The institutions included in the following directory of NGOs and foundations represent organizations associated with World Bank activities in Europe and Central Asia. The World Bank acknowledges the efforts of other relevant organizations working in the region and retains its right to revise the directory.

International NGOs/Foundations/Networks in ECA Region

	Name	Focus	ECA Countries	HQ
1.	Abolition 2000 – A Global network to eliminate nuclear weapons http://www.abolition2000.org/	Nuclear weapons.	Russia	HQ in USA
2.	ACDI/VOCA http://www.acdivoca.org/	International development; technical assistance in agriculture; business.	Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Serbia & Montenegro	HQ in USA
3.	Academy of Educational Development (AED) http://www.aed.org/	Education; social marketing; training; health; youth development; environment.	Armenia, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine	HQ in US
4.	Action Against Hunger http://www.aah-usa.org	Emergency aid & relief; nutrition, food security, health.	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Georgia, Russia, Tajikistan, Serbia & Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia	HQ in US, France, UK and Spain
5.	Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) http://www.adra.org/	Humanitarian relief, economic development, food security, primary health.	Albania, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Tajikistan	HQ in US
6.	Agha Khan Foundation http://www.akdn.org/index.html	International development agency; health, education, rural development, NGOs (main focus on Islamic Ismaili communities).	Tajikistan	HQ in Switzerland
7.	Aid to Artisans http://www.aidtoartisans.org/	Support to craftspeople around the world.	Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, B&H, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan	HQ in US
8.	Allavida http://www.allavida.org/	Capacity-building; grant-making; community development; NGO development.	Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, B&H	HQ in UK
9.	America’s Development Foundation http://www.adfusa.org/	Advocacy; civic education; civil society building and institutional development; community mobilization and development; electoral processes; human rights; legal assistance and the rule of law; local democratic governance; refugee return and reintegration.	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine	HQ in US
10.	American Councils (ACCELS) http://www.americancouncils.org/	Education; knowledge exchange; training.	All	HQ in US
11.	American Jewish World Service http://www.ajws.org/	Relief organization; Works in partnership with local grassroots NGOs engaged in education, community building, health care, agriculture reform and economic development, and initiates projects to alleviate poverty; civil society capacity building.	Russia, Ukraine	HQ in US
12.	American Refugee Committee http://www.archq.org/more.shtml	Humanitarian assistance to refugees, displaced.	Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia	HQ in US
13.	AmeriCares http://www.americares.org/main.asp	Disaster relief & humanitarian aid; medical assistance.	Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Serbia & Montenegro	HQ in US
14.	America’s Development Foundation http://www.adfusa.org/	Democracy; civil-society development; advocacy; human rights.	B&H, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan	HQ in US
15.	Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/	Human rights.	All	International secretariat UK
16.	Anti-Slavery International http://www.antislavery.org/	Human rights; child labor; forced labor human trafficking.	Russia	HQ in UK
17.	Ashoka: Innovators for the Public http://www.ashoka.org/us-canada/main/canada.cfm	Acceleration of social change; investment in social entrepreneurs.	Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Turkey, Lithuania, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia	HQ in Canada
18.	Assist International http://www.assistintl.org/home.htm	Humanitarian relief; medical and food programs; orphanages.	Hungary, Romania	HQ in US
19.	The Association for Foreign Investment and Cooperation http://www.afic.am/	Promotion of foreign investment, development of international economic cooperation and private entrepreneurship.	Armenia	HQ in Armenia
20.	The Atlantic Council (ATA) http://www.acus.org/	Promoting/enhancing Trans-Atlantic relations	All	HQ in US
21.	Balkan Children and Youth Foundation http://www.balkanyouth.org/index.htm	Improving the conditions and prospects for young people throughout the Balkan region	Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro	HQ in Macedonia
22.	Balkan Community Initiatives Fund http://www.bcif.org/	Encouraging active civil society involvement. Funding initiatives identified and developed by local communities.	Serbia and Montenegro	HQ in Serbia and Montenegro
23.	Balkan Trust for Democracy http://www.gmfus.org/balkantrust/	A project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, in partnership with Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and USAID. Supporting good governance in Southeast Europe through providing assistance to civic groups, NGOs, think tanks, local and regional governments, educational institutions, and media.	Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro	HQ in Serbia and Montenegro
24.	Baltic-American Partnership Fund http://www.bapf.org/	Enhancing civic engagement, strengthening the capacity and sustainability of local NGOs	Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania	HQ in US
25.	Baltic Media Center http://www.bmc.dk/	Democracy; social development through active participation of media.	Hungary, Russia, Latvia, B&H, Estonia, Lithuania, Croatia	HQ in Denmark
26.	Baptist World Aid http://www.bwanet.org/bwaid/	Emergency relief; community development.	Serbia, Macedonia, Russia, Croatia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Uzbekistan	HQ in US
27.	Bernard van Leer Foundation http://www.bernardvanleer.org/	Child development; grant-making; know-how sharing.	Poland, Turkey	HQ in Netherlands
28.	Bertelsman Foundation http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/	Innovative solutions to social problems; early childhood development; enlarged Europe projects; labor market reform; support to health policy and reform; corporate social responsibility; demographic change campaign; promoting philanthropic work; business reform; community development; promoting cultural dialogue.	Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary	HQ in Germany
29.	Blessings International http://www.blessing.org/	Medical supplies; partnerships with local churches and humanitarian groups; disaster relief outreach.	Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan	HQ in US
30.	Bretton Woods Project http://www.brettonwoodsproject.org/	WB/IMF.	All	HQ in UK
31.	British Council http://www.britishcouncil.org	Education; work-based learning programs; youth exchange; school partnership opportunities; language assistants programs; professional development workshops for teachers; citizenship and intercultural understanding programs.		HQ in UK
32.	Care International http://www.care.org/	Aid, relief and development; Poverty, community development.	Caucasus, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, B&H, Tajikistan	Secretariat in Brussels
33.	Carelift International http://www.carelift.org/	Health care; technology transfer; medical education.	Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Slovenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina	HQ in US
34.	Caritas Internationalis http://www.caritas.org/	Catholic relief and development organization.	Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, B&H, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Serbia & Montenegro	HQ in Vatican
35.	Carpathian Foundation http://www.carpathianfoundation.org	Focus on inter-regional, economic development and transfrontier activities. Encouraging the development of public/private/NGO partnerships and approaches to promote regional and community development and to help prevent conflicts.	Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine	HQ in Hungary
36.	Carter Center http://www.cartercenter.org/	Human rights; democracy; health programs.	Albania, Bosnia, Estonia, Russia	HQ in US
37.	Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) http://www.cafod.org.uk/	British charity; relief & development, poverty, HIV/AIDS.	Albania, Serbia