Despite ongoing challenges, there have been significant positive developments in human rights worldwide. For example, the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined from 1.9 billion in 1990 to 689 million in 2019, with many countries making significant progress in reducing poverty and increasing access to education and healthcare. The global literacy rate has also increased from 77% in 1980 to 86% in 2016, with significant gains made in countries such as China and India. In addition, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of human rights, with many countries adopting new laws and policies to protect the rights of marginalized communities. For example, in 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal, while around the same time, India decriminalized homosexuality. These positive developments indicate that progress is being made in advancing human rights worldwide, although there is still much work to be done to ensure that all people are able to live with dignity and freedom.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE PEACE ACTION EDUCATION FUND

The members of New Hampshire Peace Action are dedicated to making a contribution to world peace. We envision a world in which nuclear disarmament, mutual security, global understanding, international cooperation and respect for human rights, create social, economic, and environmental benefits for all humanity.

CONCORD, New Hampshire

Asian Pacific Community Fund

Our mission is to cultivate philanthropists to invest in organizations that empower underserved Asian and Pacific Islanders (API) to prosper by building healthier communities, creating a stronger API voice, and developing API leaders.

Los Angeles, California

Salvadoran American Humanitarian Foundation

To enhance the well-being of the underserved people in El Salvador through human development programs implemented in partnership with our in-country sister Foundation, FUSAL, and other organizations.

MIAMI, Florida

ATLANTA COMMUNITY TOOLBANK INC

Founded in 1991, Atlanta Community ToolBank is Americaâ€™s largest tool-lending resource, dedicated to equipping the charitable sector for service. More than 200 local nonprofits, schools and organized service groups borrow over 1 million dollarâ€™s worth of ATL ToolBank tools each year, equipping over 55,000 local volunteers for service. In turn, those dedicated volunteers complete 2,100 community improvement projects annually. When you spot blue-handled tools building wheelchair ramps, refurbishing youth centers, maintaining parks, play spaces and so much more - thatâ€™s your ATL ToolBank at work.

Atlanta, Georgia

EXODUS CRY INC

Exodus Cry exists to help those who are sold for sex and break the cycle of commercial sexual exploitation.

GRANDVIEW, Missouri

Harrison House

Harrison House is a 501c3 community development organization working to bring two disciplines together, historic preservation and sustainability. Our goal is to become the first LEED-certified home to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Harrison House aims to be the model home for the Las Vegas HUNDred Plan. Programs at Harrison House include family education, diversity, and sustainability.

Las Vegas, Nevada

The FaithX Project

We help congregations survive and thrive in turbulent times by understanding and engaging the stories of the communities they serve.

Germantown, Maryland

Love Has A Home, Inc.

We believe that through the power of love, we can create a world of compassion, kindness, peace, and a healthy, thriving planet. Rather than resist what we don't want to see, our approach is to proactively share our positive message of love through our logo that reads, "Love Has a Home Here."

Newtown, Connecticut

The LifeGuard Group

The human trafficking numbers continue to grow exponentially every year, with nearly 30 million estimated being exploited world-wide and 2 million within the United States. THE LIFEGUARD GROUP is a group of experts committed to an aggressive, comprehensive approach to taking the fight to human trafficking. THE LIFEGUARD GROUP is a non-profit, mission-focused organization designed to: RESPOND Edmund Burke said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Immoral, dishonorable and depraved behavior is not only present in our world, but it has been allowed to thrived simply because of a lack of response by those who desire to do right. For freedom to reign and justice to be served, we must respond aggressively to those who desire to do evil and to those who seek a helping hand. RESCUE There are millions of individuals in the United States and World Wide who are being held in slavery. The means of their captors may be different, but the outcome is still the same. Slavery is alive and well in our world and the numbers are only growing. In partnerships with Law Enforcement organizations, we will train and work alongside experts who are actively reaching out to victims looking for FREEDOM! RESTORE Young women are being sexually violated at a rate never before heard of, and their cries for justice are not being heard. Young men are growing up with a broken mindset of what it is to, “be a man.” We will establish victim outreach and restoration through safe houses and referrals programs as well as initiate a trained “rapid response” team that can help those who search for their own justice. REVIVE Ask any expert, in any field...Social, Psychological, Law Enforcement, Justice, Corrections, and they will tell you that the single most contributing factor to the breakdown of our society falls back to the disintegration of the family. This is not an “American” or western problem but it is World Wide. We have devalued life. We have diminished the importance of parenthood. The Building Winning Families program will undertake the assignment of educating, empowering, and equipping families.

Missoula, Montana

Collective Liberty

We work closely with government agencies to shift systems and improve public policy to ensure as a community we support survivors while stopping traffickers.Working together to dismantle all forms of human trafficking by supporting survivors, improving policy, and stopping traffickers. Collectively, we will create a safer, more just tomorrow.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Royal Diadem Intl Network

Royal Diadem Intâ€™l Networkâ€™s mandate is to reach out to nations and affect people positively through books, conferences, social welfare and capacity building.

Erith, England