Abt Associates Inc.

Abt Associates is a mission-driven, global leader in research and program implementation in the fields of health, social and economic policy, and international development.

Known for its rigorous approach to solving complex challenges, Abt Associates was ranked 19th among the top U.S. research organizations and as one of the top 25 global research firms in 2010.

The employee-owned company has multiple offices in the U. S. and program offices in nearly 40 countries.

Abt Associates' staff applies rigorous research and consulting techniques and technical-assistance expertise to a wide range of issues in social, economic, and health policy, international development, and business research.

Abt Associates offers clients a breadth of multidisciplinary skills ranging from research science to technical assistance, policy analysis, economic analysis, data collection and analysis, medical science, strategy planning, and the ability to manage large complex projects. We combine these skills with deep subject matter expertise in areas such as health, education, housing, environment, international development, and business. And we bring a commitment to meeting the highest standards of technical quality for our clients.

http://www.abtassociates.com

 

 

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
is an international financing institution that invests the world’s money to save lives. To date, it has committed US$ 21.7 billion in 150 countries to support large-scale prevention, treatment and care programs against the three diseases.

The Global Fund is a unique, public-private partnership and international financing institution dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat HIV and AIDS, TB and malaria. This partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities represents an innovative approach to international health financing. The Global Fund’s model is based on the concepts of country ownership and performance-based funding, which means that people in countries implement their own programs based on their priorities and the Global Fund provides financing on the condition that verifiable results are achieved.

http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/

 

 

Columbia University's Global Health Research Center of Central Asia brings together multidisciplinary expertise from Columbia, Central Asia and the surrounding region to address a range of global health challenges: HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), hepatitis C, substance abuse, malnutrition, mental health and other threats to health. The Center is also committed to the promotion of health reform and improvement of access to care.

Partnerships with representatives from government, NGOs, the research community, and academic institutions are a key component of the Center and to the development of solutions and advancement of scientific capacity in the region. Such partnerships are well positioned to train researchers and develop culturally congruent, scientifically based solutions that are also practical. The Center employs science and research to improve the quality of life of people in Central Asia and the surrounding region.

GHRCCA is a multi-disciplinary research Center that addresses public health and social challenges affecting Central Asia and Mongolia. The Center serves as a hub for a wide range of activities and resources to enhance the quality of research, scholarship, learning, and teaching through partnerships and collaboration among faculty, scientists, researchers, and students from Columbia University, Central Asia, Mongolia, and worldwide. It also involves stakeholders from both governmental and non-governmental organizations in its work.

http://ghrcca.columbia.edu/en

 

 

GRM International: CARHAP - Central Asia Regional HIV/AIDS Programme

GRM is a leading international development management company specializing in the provision of project design, management expertise and technical assistance to development projects for bilateral and multilateral funding agencies, governments and corporations. It has over 38 years of development experience, managing in excess of 700 projects in more than 120 countries for private, government, bilateral and multilateral clients.

GRAM International implements CARHAP, funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development, to avert a generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic in Central Asia, encompassing Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

CARHAP is developing effective harm reduction activities for high-risk populations and contributing to the prevention of a generalized epidemic in the region. The Program is implemented in collaboration with national non-government and government partners, integrated with national structures and aligned behind national responses to the HIV epidemic. The purpose of the regional program is to strengthen the implementation of a multi-sectoral, coordinated national response to HIV and AIDS with special attention for those most at-risk and thereby contributing to the goal of averting a generalized epidemic. A key component of the Program is scaling-up HIV prevention activities for target populations: young male IDU in prisons and in key HIV epicentres and male and female IDUs who engage in sex work. HIV prevention will be scaled-up using harm reduction - a proven evidence-based intervention for HIV prevention with IDUs.

http://www.carhap.org.kg/

 

 

ICAP was founded in 2004 at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. ICAP has supported work on HIV/AIDS services at more than 1,200 sites across 21 countries around the world. More than one million people have received HIV services through ICAP-supported programs.

ICAP ensures the wellness of families and communities by strengthening health systems around the world. The ICAP vision is - Quality health care should be available to everyone.

ICAP programs are built on the belief that HIV/AIDS services should be universally available and accessible. They also recognize the rights and obligations of host countries to design and implement locally appropriate programs. With this mind, ICAP works with Ministries of Health, local governmental organizations, and in-country partners to develop sustainable HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programs that are integrated into national HIV/AIDS control programs. ICAP supports an array of capacity-building initiatives.  

ICAP-supported HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs are based on a comprehensive model pioneered by ICAP leadership.

http://www.columbia-icap.org/

 

 

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world's largest humanitarian network. The Movement is neutral and impartial, and provides protection and assistance to people affected by disasters and conflicts.

The Red Cross was born in 1863 when five Geneva men, including Dunant, set up the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, later to become the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The Movement is made up of nearly 100 million members, volunteers and supporters in 186 National Societies. It has three main components:

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) was founded in 1919 in Paris in the aftermath of World War I. The war had shown a need for close cooperation between Red Cross Societies, which, through their humanitarian activities on behalf of prisoners of war and combatants, had attracted millions of volunteers and built a large body of expertise. A devastated Europe could not afford to lose such a resource.
The IFRC vision is to inspire, encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.

http://www.ifrc.org

 

 

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.

With 132 member states, a further 17 states holding observer status and offices in over 100 countries, IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM works to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

The IOM Constitution recognizes the link between migration and economic, social and cultural development, as well as to the right of freedom of movement.

IOM activities that cut across these areas include the promotion of international migration law, policy debate and guidance, protection of migrants' rights, migration health and the gender dimension of migration.

http://www.iom.int/

 

 

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is a national and international center of expertise for TB control and a medical development organization. The organization is committed to reducing tuberculosis in the Netherlands and worldwide, in around forty countries. It does so by means of policy development, technical assistance, advisory services, training programs, capacity building, as well as epidemiological and operational research.

KNCV vision is a World free of Tuberculosis. 

The mission is the global elimination of tuberculosis through the development and implementation of effective, efficient and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies.

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is active in the following areas: Policy development,  Country TB program support, Human Resource Development,  Research,  Social mobilization and Advocacy.

http://start.kncvtbc.nl/

 

 

The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the Foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, the Open Society Foundations implement a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, we build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. The Foundations place a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.

Investor and philanthropist George Soros established the Open Society Foundations, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. The activities have grown to encompass the United States and more than 70 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities.

http://www.soros.org/

 

UNAIDS brings together the resources of the UNAIDS Secretariat and 10 UN system organizations for coordinated and accountable efforts to unite the world against AIDS. UNAIDS Secretariat is structured into two branches: Programme and Management and External Relations. It has Regional Support Teams working in seven regions.

UNAIDS' Vision: Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination. Zero AIDS-related deaths.

Mission: UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, is an innovative partnership that leads and inspires the world in achieving universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

http://www.unaids.org/en/

 

UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It is on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.

World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP's network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals. UNDP focus is helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of:

http://www.undp.org/

 

 

 

UNODC is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. UNODC relies on voluntary contributions, mainly from Governments, for 90 per cent of its budget.

UNODC is mandated to assist Member States in their struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. In the Millennium Declaration, Member States also resolved to intensify efforts to fight transnational crime in all its dimensions, to redouble the efforts to implement the commitment to counter the world drug problem and to take concerted action against international terrorism.

In pursuing its objectives, UNODC makes every effort to integrate and mainstream the gender perspective, particularly in its projects for the provision of alternative livelihoods, as well as those against human trafficking.

http://www.unodc.org/