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effect hope

Effect Hope is the only Canadian organization exclusively focused on serving people affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) like leprosy. For more than 130 years they have been working to create better access to healthcare for people living in remote parts of the world. Their aim is to create long-term solutions for addressing physical health, mental health, and social acceptance of marginalized people.

right to learn Afghanistan  

This group of amazing women started working with and for women in Afghanistan shortly after the Taliban took power there in l996. They are a registered Canadian not-for-profit organization that funds and supports grassroots women's groups on the ground in Afghanistan. Their focus is on education — supporting community schools, teacher training, libraries and literacy classes  — the kind of work that creates lasting progress. They have branches all across Canada, and are very welcoming of new members.

the United Nations High Commission on Refugees  

This organization works with the Canadian government to protect and aid asylum-seekers, refugees, resettled and stateless persons in Canada.

IBBY Children in Crisis Fund     

This organization works to support kids who have been through trauma caused by war and natural disaster. They send books to children who have lost everything, and they rebuild or create libraries.