Organisation aims and activities: Madre works in partnership with community-based women's organisations in conflict areas worldwide.
Further details: Madre works in the area of women's health, economic development and other human rights. Madre provides resources and training for its sister organisation and works to empower people in the US to demand changes to unjust policies.
Operational level: International
Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18
Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation
Organisation mandate: Fund other organisations, Provide training or education on child rights, Research child rights, Work directly with children, Work in partnership with organisations, Work with media and press
Areas of expertise: Armed conflict, Child participation, Children and the media, Education and cultural rights, Health and welfare, Refugee and unaccompanied children
Countries in which this organisation works: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of, Mexico, Nicaragua, Palestinian Territory, Occupied, Peru, Rwanda, Serbia , United States
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- ABC Words in Action Corporation
- Adventist Development And Relief Agency
- Advocacy Project
- Advocates for Children and Families
- AECF Annie E Casey Foundation
- African Aid Organization, Inc.
- African American Juvenile Justice Project
- Another Look
- Antarctica University
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Association for Childhood Education International
- Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
- Better Care Network
- Campaign for US Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ)
- CARE USA
- Casa Alianza - Covenant House Latin America
- Catholics For a Free Choice
- Center for constitutional rights and survivors’ network for persons abused by priests
- Center for Defence Information
- Center for Human Rights and Justice
- Center for Law and Global Justice USF School of Law
- Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
- Center for the Human Rights of Children
- Center on Children and the Law, American Bar Association
- Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Centre for Media Education
- Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL)
- Chab Dai Coalition - U.S. Office
- Chadwick Center for Children and Families
- Child Centered Millennium Project
- Child Fund International
- Child Rights Caucus for the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children
- Child Rights International Research Institute
- Child to Child International
- Child Violence Identification and Prevention
- Child Welfare League of America
- Childhope International
- Children and Violence Caucus for the 2001 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children
- Children in Armed Conflict Caucus for the 2001 UN General Assembly Special Session on Children
- Children Internationally Abducted of America
- Children Vaccine Programme
- Children's Forum 21
- Children's Pressline
- Children's Vaccine Program
- Children's Welfare International
- Children, Youth and Environments Center
- Christian Children's Fund - Liason Office
- Christian Children's Fund - USA
- Civitas Child Law Center, School of Law, Loyola University Chicago
- Coalition Against Trafficking In Women - USA
- Coalition of Cuban-American Women
- Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
- Community Information and Epidemiological Technology (CIET)
- Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd
- Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire
- Council for Professional Recognition
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Develop Africa Inc.
- Disability Rights International
- Doctors Opposing Circumcision
- Dreams Can Be Foundation
- EarthAction International
- ECPAT - USA
- End Physical Punishment of Children - USA
- Environment and Health Caucus for the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children 2001
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Espoir Inc
- Espoir pour les Enfants
- Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
- Flying Kites
- Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
- Friends of Education for African Children Orphaned by AIDS
- Girls Educational and Mentoring Services
- Global Action Network
- Global Fund for Children
- Global Youth Connect
- GoodWeave USA
- GVN Foundation
- Haitian Street Kids, Inc.
- Hariri Foundation
- Harrington Park Press
- Highland School
- Human Rights Advocates Natural Heritage Institute
- Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities
- Human Rights Educational Initiative
- Human Rights in China
- Human Rights Watch
- Human Rights Watch, Children's Rights Division
- Injustice Studies
- Institute for Families in Society
- Institute of Child Development
- Institute of Human Rights, Emory University
- Institute on Family and Neighbourhood Life
- Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
- Inter-American Commission of Women
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Inter-American Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
- International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM)
- International Campaign for Tibet
- International Center for Transitional Justice
- International Child Art Foundation
- International Coalition for Genital Integrity
- International Families
- International Foundation for Children's Education
- International League for Human Rights
- International NGO Council on Violence Against Children
- International NGO Task Group on Legal and Institutional Matters
- International Organization for Adolescents
- International Rescue Committee - USA
- International Social Services - USA
- International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Jubilee Campaign - USA
- Juvenile Law Center
- Kabissa
- King County Kids' Court/Office of the King County Prosecuting Attorney
- La Leche League International
- Life for Relief and Development
- Medical Mission Sisters
- Middle East Children's Alliance
- Modern Discussion
- National Center for Refuge & Immigrant Children, a Program of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
- National Coalition for Haitian Rights
- National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- National Committee for the Rights of the Child USA
- National Council of Churches of Christ USA
- National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
- National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
- National Education Association
- National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC)
- National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States
- Natural Heritage Institute
- New School University
- NGO Committee on UNICEF
- NGO Working Group on Girls
- Nukanti Foundation for Children
- Office of the Public Defender Northern Judicial Circuit, Georgia
- Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
- One Child International Inc. (www.1child.net)
- Pangaea
- Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education
- Peaceways- Young General Assembly Secretariat
- Pegasus Legal Services For Children
- Perhaps...Kids Meeting Kids
- Prison Fellowship International
- Program on Forced Migration and Health, Columbia University
- Progressive Initiative for Cameroon
- Project Grads for Teen Mothers
- Rainbows of Hope
- Randolph Macon College
- Rehabilitation International
- Results
- Save the Children USA
- Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation
- Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict
- Sports for Hunger/Hunger Resource Centre
- Stop Spanking
- Student Campaign for Child Survival
- Task Force on Children's Nutritional Rights
- Temple of Understanding
- The Advocates for Human Rights (formerly Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights)
- The Applied Research Center
- The New York Times
- The Office of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Violence against Children
- Tibet Justice Center
- TIME
- Try-Again Homes, Inc.
- UN - United Nations
- UN Enable, Division for Social Policy and Development, Focal Point on Disability
- UN Foundation
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - New York
- UN OHCHR - Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- UN Security Council
- UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children
- UNICEF
- UNICEF - Division of Evaluation Policy & Planning
- UNICEF - Nicaragua
- UNICEF - PNG
- UNICEF Library
- Unitarian Universalist Association
- United Nations - Division for the Advancement of Women
- United Nations Population Fund
- United States Fund for UNICEF
- University of Colorado - Children, Youth and Environments
- University of Iowa - Center for Human Rights
- US Campaign to Ban Landmines
- US Coalition for Child Survival
- Voice of America News (VOA)
- Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict
- Wellspring Advisors LLC
- Winrock International
- Witness
- Women's Refugee Commission
- Working Group on Girls Caucus
- World Bank Group
- World Bank Group - Global Child Labour Programme
- World Coalition for Indigenous Children and Youth
- World Organisation for Early Childhood Education - USA
- World Vision International - USA
- World Vision Relief and Devolopment
- Youth Advocate Program International
- Youth Empowerment Alliance, Inc.
- Youthink!
- YouthNet
- Zonta International
Organisations working in similar fields:
- Afghanistan Independent Human Right Commission
- Africa - Wide Movement for Children
- African Child Association
- African Commission on Human and People's Rights
- AKSHAYA Rehabilitation Trust
- Alliance for Childhood
- Allied Youth Initiative - Uganda
- Anita Home
- Anti-Slavery International
- Arab Council for Childhood and Development
- Arab Institute for Human Rights
- Artists United 4 Childrewn and Youth Development (AUCAYD)
- Associação Brasileira de Magistrados, Promotores de Justiça e Defensores Públicos da Infância e Juventude
- Association Appui à la Rue
- Association Communautaire Pour la Promotion et la Protection des Droits de l'Homme
- Association Défis - Jeunes pour le Développement
- Association for the Promotion and Progress of Children in Khenchela
- Autre Vie
- Azerbaijan Women & Development Centre
- Bangladesh Coalition for Child Rights
- Bangladesh Mohila Unnayan Sanghstha
- Carrefour Tiers Monde Togo
- Catholic Relief Services
- Center for Human Rights
- Centre For Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC)
- Centre for Human Rights Amos Bitola
- Centre for Women and Children's Rights
- Centre pour la Promotion des Droits de l'Enfant et de la Femme
- Centro Internazionale Studi Famiglia
- CFG International
- Child Fund International
- Child Helpline Cameroon
- Child Labour Action Network
- Child Mirror Liberia Incorporated
- Child Rights Brigade International
- Child Rights Connect (formerly the NGO Group for the CRC)
- Child Rights Information and Documentation Centre
- Child Rights International Network
- Child-to-Child Trust
- Children Concern Organisation
- Children First - Pakistan
- Children of the Andes
- Children Today Centre
- ChildRight
- Christian Children's Fund - Geneva Office
- Community Children Organisation (COCO)
- Defence for Children International
- Defence for Children International - Costa Rica
- Defence for Children International - Nigeria Section
- Development Without Borders Institution DWBI (Iraq)
- Dogodogo Centre Street Children Trust
- Droits de L'Homme sans Frontieres
- Dynamic Action for Rural Education
- Enfants du Monde - Droits de l'Homme
- Fortress Nigeria
- Fundación centro de investigaciones multidisciplinarias para el desarrollo
- Fundacion Rafael Pombo
- Fuuvi ou Enfants des parents du monde
- Generosity International Lifecare Development Coalition
- Genuine Empowerment of Mothers in Society
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- Global March South Asian Secretariat/CWIN Nepal
- Good Neighbours Care
- Grupo Iniciativa Nacional por los Derechos del Niño, GIN-PERU
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- Hellenic Association Of Poltical Scientists
- Help the Children Association
- Human Rights - First the Child
- Institut International Des Droits De L'Enfant
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- Iraqi National University for NGOs
- Jonathan's Child Care Center Sierra Leone
- Kinderombudsman
- Live Alive Foundation
- Lixbey Environmental Foundation
- Maison des Droits de l'Enfant
- Manav Kalyan Sansthan
- Materi Chechni
- Meerut CHILDLINE
- National Centre for Human Rights
- National Centre For Playwork Education - North East
- National Child Protection Authority
- National Information Centre on Human Rights
- New Life Foundation of Bangladesh
- NGO/UNICEF Regional Network for Children in Central and Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States and Baltic States
- Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
- NUR Usaq ve Genclerin Ictimai Birliyi
- Office of the Children's Advocate - Jamaica
- Organisation de Developpement et des Droits de l'Homme au Cameroun
- PAK Environment Education Society
- Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- Pan African Organisation for Research and Protection of Violence on Women and Children
- Parlement des enfants de Côte d'Ivoire section daloa
- Philippine Resource Network on Child Protection
- Plan Republica Dominicana (PlanRD)
- Plan Tanzania
- Plan West Africa Regional Office
- Red Iberoamericana de Defensa de los Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia
- Relief Society of Tigray
- Save the Children - Norway
- Save the Children - UK
- Save the Children Sweden
- Save the Children Sweden - Office for the Middle East and North Africa
- Save the Children Sweden - South Africa
- Save the Children Sweden - Thailand
- Save the Children Sweden Denmark - Bangladesh
- Save the Children UK - Northern Ireland Office
- Save the Children UK - Sierra Leone Office
- Secretariat for the National Plan of Action for Palestinian Children
- Seyaj for Childhood Protection
- Sierra Leone-Canadian Children's Aid Society
- Society for Education and Development/Nepal
- Society for the Protection for the Rights of the Child
- Somali Children Rights Organization
- Southern Africa Child Development Initiative (SA-child)
- Spanish Committee for UNICEF
- St Mary's Orphan Home
- Stiftung Fuer Kinder
- Syrian Women Oservatory
- Tanzania Child Rights Forum
- Tearfund
- Terre des Hommes - Germany
- The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
- The Ombudsperson for Children Republic of Croatia
- UNICEF
- UNICEF - Belgrade
- UNICEF - Bhutan
- UNICEF - Cuba country office
- UNICEF - Ethiopia
- UNICEF - Georgia
- UNICEF - India
- UNICEF - Kenya
- UNICEF - Malaysia
- UNICEF - Papua New Guinea
- UNICEF - PNG
- UNICEF Brussels - EU Liaison Office
- UNICEF Pacific
- UNICEF Podgorica
- UNICEF Togo
- World Federation Of Methodists & Uniting Church Women
- World Vision - Colombia
- Youth Media and Communication Initiative
- Youth Partnership for Peace and Development
Last updated 06/01/2003 12:11:02
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