Issue Area: Appropriate Technology
Windward Foundation
Windward is an intentional community located just north of the scenic Columbia River Gorge about 80 miles east of Portland, Oregon.So far, we’ve acquired 111 acres of pasture and forested land, put in basic services and learned a lot in the doing of it all. Some of the lessons weren’t …
Winrock International
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works withpeople in the United States and around the world to empower thedisadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain naturalresources. By linking local individuals and communities with new ideasand technology, Winrock is increasing long-term productivity, equity,and responsible resource management to benefit the poor anddisadvantaged …
Wire Africa
[a:31bee9ab1a32f8c3646393e20387faa1:[imgur:buttoncpi.jpg:]]WIRE AFRICA is committed to break Africas millennia long curse of poverty by providing technical, financial and technological solutions to foster economic development. We hope to fuel economic development and contribute immensely to the reduction of poverty and want in Africa by active participation in business, technology and finance by …
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance WGBA
The Wisconsin Green Building Alliance`s [WGBA] mission is to facilitate and promote the development and use of ecologically sustainable materials and practices within Wisconsin`s Built environment.Wisconsin Green Building Alliance provides a variety of resources, including: an annual green building conference, educational forums and site visits to green demonstration projects, a …
World Association for Peace and Development
Our Mission- To protcet the environment through good practices and sustainable technology. – To network other NGO’s to avoid duplication of effort. – Lobby on issues facing women.
XAccess
The mission of XAccess is to make load-carrying bicycles available to people who can least afford them yet need them most. With simple and extremely useful bikes, we help disadvantaged people get jobs, start entrepreneurial businesses, and transport themselves and their families, using the greenest power source around – human …
Yale Student Environmental Coalition YSEC
The Yale Student Environmental Coalition (YSEC) is a student-run non profit 501 (c)(3) campus environmental umbrella organization dedicated to greening both the Yale community and the surrounding area. That same year, the Coalition created the Steering Committee and Board of Overseers to help guide the two Co-Chairs who head YSEC. …