Baha'i-Inspired Charitable Agencies and
Social & Economic Development Organizations
(in alphabetical order)
Badi Foundation, Macau
Web: http://www.badi-foundation.org/
Established in 1990, the Badi Foundation is dedicated to the development of human resources. It recognizes that global prosperity depends on the realization of each individual's potential to contribute to the advance of his or her family and community and to the well-being of humankind. The Foundation presently oversees a school in Macau; a technical assistance program for primary and secondary schools in China; and a social enterprise program.
Baha'i Agency for Social and Economic Development (BASED-UK)
Web: http://www.baseduk.org
BASED-UK is a non-government charitable organization that aims to alleviate poverty and advance education by supporting grass-roots projects around the world.
Baha'i International Community, United Nations Office
Web: http://bic.org/areas-of-work/social-and-sustainable-development
The Bahá’í International Community is an international non-governmental organization with affiliates in over 180 countries and territories which together represent over 5 million members of the Bahá’í Faith. As an international NGO, our Office interacts and cooperates with the United Nations, its specialized agencies, with governments, as well as with inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations in order to promote and apply Baha'i principles to the resolution of current day challenges facing humanity. The work of the BIC focuses on the promotion of a universal standard for human rights, the advancement of women, and the promotion of just and equitable means of global prosperity.
Bayán Association, Honduras
Web: http://www.bayan-hn.org/
Bayan is an NGO promoting education, health, and the environment in Honduras. It focuses on promoting the SAT, middle/high school, program (Tutorial Learning System, developed by FUNDAEC, Colombia) to thousands of youth in rural villages.
Canadian Baha'i International Development Agency (CBIDA)
Web: http://www.cbida.ca/
CBIDA is the international social and economic development agency of the Bahá'í Community of Canada that supports local and sustainable social and economic development activities initiated by agencies around the world. CBIDA provides local partners with access to funding; technical assistance for programme and project development, administration and evaluation; and helps build organizational capacity.
Cambodian Organization for Research Development and Education (CORDE)
Web: http://www.corde.org.kh
CORDE is a private, voluntary, non-profit, and non-political development organization established in Cambodia to facilitate social transformation of communities by assisting individuals, families and society to transform through literacy and empowerment, moral development and health programs involving children, youth and adults.
Escritorio Baha'i de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento (Office for Environment & Development), Brazil
Email: [email protected]
Fundacion Anisa
Web: http://www.fundacionanisa.org/
A non-profit, public benefit corporation operating in the region of Imperial and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Valleys (Mexico), which provides programs in health, education, and sustainable development, inspired by the principles of the oneness of mankind as enshrined in the teachings of the Baha'´i Faith.
Fundación para la Aplicación y Enseñanza de las Ciencias (FUNDAEC), Colombia
Web: http://www.fundaec.org/
With 30 years of research and action programs throughout Colombia and in several other countries of Central and South America. Its most notable accomplishment has been the creation of the structure and processes of the University for Integral Development, within which the programs of various organizations of civil society—all sharing a common philosophical perspective—are carried out.
Health for Humanity
Web: http://www.healthforhumanity.us/
A not-for-profit charitable corporation created to enable all interested professionals to offer their services for the promotion of community health throughout the world. Missions address health issues and challenges identified by local partners and emphasize capacity building to ensure sustainability in two main program categories: technical training and health systems development.
International Education, Language and Training Association (IELTA)
IELTA is a non-profit organisation registered with the SAR Government of Macau, established to expand and develop the quality and range of educational services in Macau and China.
Mona Foundation
Web: http://www.monafoundation.org/
Supports grassroots social-economic development projects, specializing in the education of women and children, in Brazil, Haiti, Panama, India, US, Cambodia, Bolivia, Tanzania, Swaziland, and Honduras.
Mottahedeh Development Services
Email: [email protected]
Facilitates community-owned social and economic development for the positive transformation of individuals, their families, and communities. MDS applies universal spiritual principles as a guiding force for sustainable social change.
Partners for Prosperity
Web: http://www.partnersforprosperity.org/about.php
Partners For Prosperity is a registered nonprofit society that works with people of all faiths to apply universal spiritual principles to community development. PFP builds partnerships between organizations, volunteers, donors and consultants in order to create well-being and prosperity for people in their communities. Projects in countries around the world.
Rabbani Charitable Trust
Web: http://www.rabbanitrust.org/trust_purposes.htm
The Rabbani Charitable Trust is a nonprofit, tax exempt entity, raising and disbursing funds for charitable, religious, literary and educational purposes, to promote the spiritual and social well being of the entire human race. Without restrictions as to race, religion, sex or national identity, the Trust provides funds for worthy projects which will benefit humanity at the local and national level.
Sachi Foundation
Web: http://www.sachifoundation.org
Sachi Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the global culture of learning. It is the learning of a new reality where cultures take responsibility and support one another in capturing the creative divine spark. It is the learning where each culture becomes an active participant in delivering happiness for all.
Tahirih Justice Center
Web: http://www.tahirih.org/
The mission of the Tahirih Justice Center is to bring justice to the lives of women facing human rights abuses, with a special emphasis on immigrant and refugee women. The Center takes and holistic approach to the serving its clients through the provision of legal representation and auxiliary medical, educational and other social services.
Universidad Núr, Bolivia
Web: http://www.nur.edu/
Located in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Universidad Núr was founded in 1982. Its primary purpose is to foster an educational process conducive to the integral development of the potentialities latent within the human reality—a development which is essential for the effective promotion of an ever-advancing civilization.
William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation, Zambia
Web: http://www.bananischool.org
Created in 1995, the William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the advancement of the Zambian people. The Foundation oversees the development of the William Mmutle Masetlha Institute (established in October 1983) and the Banani International School (established in January 1993). The programs of the former combine spiritual education with practical training in areas such as literacy and primary health care.
Badi Foundation, Macau
Web: http://www.badi-foundation.org/
Established in 1990, the Badi Foundation is dedicated to the development of human resources. It recognizes that global prosperity depends on the realization of each individual's potential to contribute to the advance of his or her family and community and to the well-being of humankind. The Foundation presently oversees a school in Macau; a technical assistance program for primary and secondary schools in China; and a social enterprise program.
Baha'i Agency for Social and Economic Development (BASED-UK)
Web: http://www.baseduk.org
BASED-UK is a non-government charitable organization that aims to alleviate poverty and advance education by supporting grass-roots projects around the world.
Baha'i International Community, United Nations Office
Web: http://bic.org/areas-of-work/social-and-sustainable-development
The Bahá’í International Community is an international non-governmental organization with affiliates in over 180 countries and territories which together represent over 5 million members of the Bahá’í Faith. As an international NGO, our Office interacts and cooperates with the United Nations, its specialized agencies, with governments, as well as with inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations in order to promote and apply Baha'i principles to the resolution of current day challenges facing humanity. The work of the BIC focuses on the promotion of a universal standard for human rights, the advancement of women, and the promotion of just and equitable means of global prosperity.
Bayán Association, Honduras
Web: http://www.bayan-hn.org/
Bayan is an NGO promoting education, health, and the environment in Honduras. It focuses on promoting the SAT, middle/high school, program (Tutorial Learning System, developed by FUNDAEC, Colombia) to thousands of youth in rural villages.
Canadian Baha'i International Development Agency (CBIDA)
Web: http://www.cbida.ca/
CBIDA is the international social and economic development agency of the Bahá'í Community of Canada that supports local and sustainable social and economic development activities initiated by agencies around the world. CBIDA provides local partners with access to funding; technical assistance for programme and project development, administration and evaluation; and helps build organizational capacity.
Cambodian Organization for Research Development and Education (CORDE)
Web: http://www.corde.org.kh
CORDE is a private, voluntary, non-profit, and non-political development organization established in Cambodia to facilitate social transformation of communities by assisting individuals, families and society to transform through literacy and empowerment, moral development and health programs involving children, youth and adults.
Escritorio Baha'i de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento (Office for Environment & Development), Brazil
Email: [email protected]
Fundacion Anisa
Web: http://www.fundacionanisa.org/
A non-profit, public benefit corporation operating in the region of Imperial and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Valleys (Mexico), which provides programs in health, education, and sustainable development, inspired by the principles of the oneness of mankind as enshrined in the teachings of the Baha'´i Faith.
Fundación para la Aplicación y Enseñanza de las Ciencias (FUNDAEC), Colombia
Web: http://www.fundaec.org/
With 30 years of research and action programs throughout Colombia and in several other countries of Central and South America. Its most notable accomplishment has been the creation of the structure and processes of the University for Integral Development, within which the programs of various organizations of civil society—all sharing a common philosophical perspective—are carried out.
Health for Humanity
Web: http://www.healthforhumanity.us/
A not-for-profit charitable corporation created to enable all interested professionals to offer their services for the promotion of community health throughout the world. Missions address health issues and challenges identified by local partners and emphasize capacity building to ensure sustainability in two main program categories: technical training and health systems development.
International Education, Language and Training Association (IELTA)
IELTA is a non-profit organisation registered with the SAR Government of Macau, established to expand and develop the quality and range of educational services in Macau and China.
Mona Foundation
Web: http://www.monafoundation.org/
Supports grassroots social-economic development projects, specializing in the education of women and children, in Brazil, Haiti, Panama, India, US, Cambodia, Bolivia, Tanzania, Swaziland, and Honduras.
Mottahedeh Development Services
Email: [email protected]
Facilitates community-owned social and economic development for the positive transformation of individuals, their families, and communities. MDS applies universal spiritual principles as a guiding force for sustainable social change.
Partners for Prosperity
Web: http://www.partnersforprosperity.org/about.php
Partners For Prosperity is a registered nonprofit society that works with people of all faiths to apply universal spiritual principles to community development. PFP builds partnerships between organizations, volunteers, donors and consultants in order to create well-being and prosperity for people in their communities. Projects in countries around the world.
Rabbani Charitable Trust
Web: http://www.rabbanitrust.org/trust_purposes.htm
The Rabbani Charitable Trust is a nonprofit, tax exempt entity, raising and disbursing funds for charitable, religious, literary and educational purposes, to promote the spiritual and social well being of the entire human race. Without restrictions as to race, religion, sex or national identity, the Trust provides funds for worthy projects which will benefit humanity at the local and national level.
Sachi Foundation
Web: http://www.sachifoundation.org
Sachi Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the global culture of learning. It is the learning of a new reality where cultures take responsibility and support one another in capturing the creative divine spark. It is the learning where each culture becomes an active participant in delivering happiness for all.
Tahirih Justice Center
Web: http://www.tahirih.org/
The mission of the Tahirih Justice Center is to bring justice to the lives of women facing human rights abuses, with a special emphasis on immigrant and refugee women. The Center takes and holistic approach to the serving its clients through the provision of legal representation and auxiliary medical, educational and other social services.
Universidad Núr, Bolivia
Web: http://www.nur.edu/
Located in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Universidad Núr was founded in 1982. Its primary purpose is to foster an educational process conducive to the integral development of the potentialities latent within the human reality—a development which is essential for the effective promotion of an ever-advancing civilization.
William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation, Zambia
Web: http://www.bananischool.org
Created in 1995, the William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the advancement of the Zambian people. The Foundation oversees the development of the William Mmutle Masetlha Institute (established in October 1983) and the Banani International School (established in January 1993). The programs of the former combine spiritual education with practical training in areas such as literacy and primary health care.
