International, Foreign Affairs & National Security Nonprofits in Iowa

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WE WORK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF HEALTHCARE IN TANZANIA.

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FOR GOD'S CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL EXISTS TO SERVE ABANDONED, SUFFERING, POOR AND MARGINALIZED CHILDREN BY CARING FOR THEIR PHYSICAL AND SPIRTUAL NEEDS. THE CHILDREN SERVED ARE IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, ROMANIA AND MOLDOVA.

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AS A SUBORDINATE CHAPTER OF THE BETTER WORLD FUND, INC., THE IOWA UNA HEIGHTENS PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND CONCERN ABOUT GLOBAL ISSUES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE UN SYSTEM THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES.

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EMPOWER TANZANIA, INC. WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RURAL TANZANIANS TO DEVELOP MODELS THAT SUSTAINABLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND RESILIENCE OF RURAL AREAS THROUGH HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

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CROSS MINISTRIES COLLECTS USED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THROUGH DONATION OR PURCHASE AND RE-DISTRIBUTES THE EQUIPMENT TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.

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IRIS, INC WAS ESTABLISHED BY FORMER IOWA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BOB ANDERSON IN 1993. THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PEACE BY CONNECTING IOWA TO COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. IRIS CONDUCTS MANY PROGRAMS WHICH BRING STUDENTS, JOURNALISTS, BUSINESS PEOPLE, EDUCATORS, AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS FROM AFRICA, CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE AND ASIA TO IOWA. WHILE IN IOWA, THE INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS STAY WITH IOWA FAMILIES, STUDY IN IOWA SCHOOLS, INTERN IN IOWA BUSINESSES, AND BECOME INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. WHEN THEY RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, THEY TAKE WITH THEM NEW IDEAS AND STRATEGIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE ADVANCEMENT. THEY ALSO RETURN HOME WITH NEW FRIENDSHIPS AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICANS AND OUR DEMOCRATIC WAY OF LIFE. IRIS ALSO LINKS IOWANS TO THE WORLD BY FACILITATING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND ARRANGING FOR TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES FOR IOWANS. ALMOST ALL HAVE BEEN FUNDED BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT.

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The goal of this organization are the learned societies, professional councils, and other organizations that bring together individuals or organizations with a common professional or vocational interest within the International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security major group area.

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The goal of this organization is to provide technical assistance training and material resources to support the capacity-building efforts of nations outside the U. S. with a focus on agricultural and rural development, health, education, social welfare, small business development and industrial growth.

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The goal of this organization is to provide services related to international affairs where the major purpose is unclear enough that a more specific code cannot be accurately assigned.

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AFRICA COLLEGE FUND IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WITH TOOLS FOR SUCCESS INCLUDING EDUCATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. THIS RESULTS IN ERADICATION OF POVERTY THROUGH PROVISION OF QUALITY, EFFECTIVE, CONSCIOUSNESS-BASED UNIVERSITY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

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FUND ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA TO AID AND SHELTER ORPHANS AND ABANDONDED CHILDREN AS A RESULT OF THE AIDS PANDEMIC.

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The goal of this organization is to work to relieve poverty in developing countries by providing funds, technical assistance and supplies which improve the health, education, welfare, social well-being and self-reliance of individuals and families. Also included are organizations that provide relief services in response to a major disaster or large-scale emergency that occurs abroad.

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The goal of this organization is to provide technical assistance training and material resources to support the capacity-building efforts of nations outside the U. S. with a focus on agricultural and rural development, health, education, social welfare, small business development and industrial growth.

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The goal of this organization is to work to relieve poverty in developing countries by providing funds, technical assistance and supplies which improve the health, education, welfare, social well-being and self-reliance of individuals and families. Also included are organizations that provide relief services in response to a major disaster or large-scale emergency that occurs abroad.

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PROMOTE SOCIAL/ECONOMIC JUSTICE THROUGH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, MEETINGS, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, ORGANIZING, COMMUNITY ACTION, ADMINISTRATION, MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY/ASSETS, DELIVERY OF BENEFITS TO REPRESENTED MBRS, FRATERNAL & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES & ACTIVITIES WHICH FURTHER COMMON INTERESTS OF THE MBRSHIP.

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The goal of this organization is to provide international cultural educational experiences abroad and/or sponsor international cultural events (e.g., touring performing arts troupes) that are designed to increase understanding of other societies through the arts and humanities.

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METRO EFFECT SEEKS TO HELP PEOPLE IN UNREACHED URBAN AREAS KNOW JESUS. UNREACHED URBAN AREAS CAN BE PORTIONS OF CITIES OR ENTIRE CITIES WHERE LESS THAN 2% OF THE POPULATION IS EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN. TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW JESUS, METRO EFFECT LEADS SHORT TERM MISSION TRIPS AND EMPOWERS MISSIONARY PARTNERS AND LOCAL URBAN CHRISTIANS TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT JESUS AND SHOW PEOPLE HOW MUCH JESUS LOVES THEM IN HOPES THAT THEY WILL HAVE FAITH IN JESUS AND DEVELOP STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIM.

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The goal of this organization is to provide opportunities for high school students from foreign countries to live with an approved family in the United States and attend an American high school for one semester or one year in exchange for American students living and attending school in their country during the same period of time.

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PROVIDE SAFE DRINKING WATER TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.

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The goal of this organization is to work to relieve poverty in developing countries by providing funds, technical assistance and supplies which improve the health, education, welfare, social well-being and self-reliance of individuals and families. Also included are organizations that provide relief services in response to a major disaster or large-scale emergency that occurs abroad.