our lead partners
At New Global Citizens, it is really important to have trusted partners who know--and are members of-- local communities around the world. These are organizations that are excellent at what they do, and we trust them to give us advice and support. Like New Global Citizens, all of these partners are committed to supporting homegrown solutions led by the people faced with the world's biggest problems every day.
All of our clubs work on raising funds, increasing local community awareness, and engaging in advocacy on behalf of the grassroots projects each partner organization represents. We admire and trust these organizations because every dollar we raise and give through them used in an innovative, effective way. These organizations are small enough to be flexible and transparent (that means they can easily show you where all of their money goes) but big enough to have a real impact on the lives of the world’s poorest communities.
Check them out. Major Intermediary PartnersAshoka
The Global Fund for Children
International Development Exchange (IDEX)
Intermediary PartnersARK Foundation of Africa
Creating Hope International
Firelight Foundation
Friends of Ecuador
FXB USA
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Ashoka's vision is that of a global society that is able to respond quickly and effectively to social challenges everywhere. Ashoka's mission is to shape a citizen sector that is entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated, and to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world. Ashoka identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs - extraordinary individuals with unprecedented ideas for change in their communities - supporting them, their ideas and institutions through all phases of their careers. Ashoka has invested in more than 1,700 Ashoka Fellows in 60 countries. Those Fellows have transformed the lives of millions of people in thousands of communities worldwide.
The Global Fund for Children (GFC) is a leading institution on the rights of children. GFC advances the education and dignity of young people around the world. They envision a world where children grow up to be productive, caring citizens of our global society. GFC supports over 150 small, community-based groups that improve education for children who would otherwise be left behind.
IDEX, or International Development Exchange, is a San Francisco-bases non-profit organization that partners with grassroots groups in Africa, Asian, and Latin America, while still actively engaging North Americans in the challenges facing communities in these regions.
Since 1985, IDEX has channeled over $3.3 million to fund more than 500 self-help community projects working from social change and economic independence for all humanity, particularly women, children, and indigenous peoples.
The Ark Foundation was born out of the passion and vision of Rhoi Wangila, an African woman who relocated to the United States in early 80’s. With sheer determination and no working capital, she devoted herself to creating new possibilities and hope to children and communities Eastern Africa. The Ark Foundation was created to serve children and families whose lives had been drastically altered by civil wars, extreme poverty, and now HIV/AIDS.
Creating Hope International (CHI) was founded on a vision of improving the daily lives of the underserved, often silent victims of world strife, devastating natural disasters, crumbling economies, and political systems which suppress natural human rights. CHI begins projects with grassroots organizations to help them respond with local solutions when they face problems. Rather than short-term grants or limited-impact charity work, CHI invest in building local education and health resources and training people with the skills they need to continue the work on their own in the future. In the process, we restore their self-confidence, help them develop expertise, and assist in creating new, thriving communities out of the ashes of the old.
Firelight is YPW’s partner on 
Friends of Ecuador is a non-profit organization that serves an active community of over 500 members. The membership include former Peace Corps Volunteers, students, professionals, Americans and Ecuadorians who are committed to better understanding and greater cooperation between the peoples of Ecuador and the United States. Friends of Ecuador makes small grants to community lead initiatives in Ecuador.
The mission of FXB is to fight poverty and AIDS, and support the world’s orphans and vulnerable children left in the wake of the pandemic. FXB offers comprehensive support to families and communities that care for these children, and advocates for their needs and fundamental rights.
FXB supports children in their own village by offering them schooling and providing them with nutritional, medical, and psychosocial support to the families that take care of them. This strategy is embedded into the logic of the kind of support and aid which is culturally individualized, adapted to the each community, and is sustainable.
The mission of New Sudan Generation is to assist people in the war-ravaged Southern Sudan as they work to recover from decades of war. Our goal is to help refugees and displaced persons in rebuilding their communities. With the recently-declared Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) now in effect, there is new hope for the future of Southern Sudan.
PlanetRead is dedicated to reading and literacy development around the world and has a solid track record of work in India. PlanetRead was originally created around the idea of Same Language Subtitling (SLS), now a globally recognized innovation for mass literacy and reading development on TV. SLS for literacy was first conceived and researched in 1996 at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Then PlanetRead pioneered the concept of “Same-Language Subtitling” (SLS) for mass literacy, by suggesting its implementation on the immensely popular Bollywood film songs on TV in India.
World Action for Humanity (WAH) is a U.S. non-profit organization supporting small, locally-owned projects assisting vulnerable children around the world. We help volunteers and donors who want to make a direct contribution to smaller projects abroad by connecting them with effective, on-the-ground groups providing critical services to children in need.
Youth Action International, or YAI, was established in 2002 to develop and implement programs that help alleviate the suffering of children affected by war or living in difficult circumstances and to empower them to reach their full potential. We are a growing network of young people using grassroots techniques to support the vision of war-affected communities as they strive to support their children. Our programs are strategically developed to break cycles of violence and poverty.
Global Leadership Adventures is an international community service program for high school students ages 15 to 18. Student participants spend 3 weeks of their summer in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ghana, India or South Africa. GLA is unique because of its focus on learning first-hand about global issues and human rights. GLA is truly an international program – its students come from all over the world; last summer students from over 30 countries participated. Community service projects vary based on the needs of the community – but all programs include working alongside local people on programs that they have identified as being important.
