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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Arise Foundation

Arise is an anti-slavery NGO. Our mission is to build the strength, sustainability and direct impact of frontline groups working to prevent slavery and human trafficking. We push power out to local groups and their networks – often hugely powerful, but marginalised and underdeveloped, actors in the global fight against exploitation.

New York, New York

SIM USA

Our mission is to use Christian missions to respond to need, proclaim the Gospel, and equip the church around the world.

Charlotte, Illinois

YourWords STL

YourWords STL uses one-on-one tutoring, creative writing workshops, and collaborative writing projects to amplify the voices of St. Louis youth. We believe we can change St. Louis by empowering young people to tell their stories. We are committed to bridging racial, cultural, and economic divides, by honing the ability of people to tell their stories, while providing opportunities for the community to listen.

Saint Louis, Missouri

Stepping Stones Network

We are a network of trained professionals and compassionate individuals who partner with adults and nurture children impacted by commercial sexual exploitation as they take steps to interrupt the cycle of trauma, develop life skills and build a safe circle of support. Our mission is to educate and engage the community to prevent domestic (US-based) commercial sexual exploitation and to provide comprehensive, restorative care to survivors. Our vision is to create an engaged and compassionate community where sexual exploitation is not tolerated, human rights and dignity are valued, and the lives of both victims and perpetrators are being restored through God-centered relationships.

Chicago, Illinois

Reason Alliance, Ltd

Reason Alliance is a non-profit organization that promotes religious pluralism, fights for reproductive rights, protects children from abuse at school, and defends the unfairly and unjustly marginalized.

Salem, Massachusetts

Reclaiming Hope

Reclaiming Hope cares for survivors of sex trafficking at the point of recovery, during restoration and reintegration by addressing their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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

INTERNATIONAL AMERICAN RELIEF SOCIETY IARS

We believe all lives are equal. No-one should be discriminated against or live-in poverty. We want a just and sustainable world where everyone can safely speak truth to power, claim their human rights, and build a better future for themselves. We offer direct support to people and communities living with poverty, above all in countries in the global South. We seek to add value to our partners' work and all those who challenge discrimination, exclusion, and exploitation. But for change to be sustainable, it must be systemic. To contribute to change that lasts, we mobilize to transform the systems, policies, and practices that significantly impact people's lives. We fight for gender justice and against any form of violence against women and girls. We take action to stop the climate crisis. We provide humanitarian and development assistance to displaced people in war, refugees, and other internally displaced persons to improve the quality of their living environment through the implementation of development projects promote -education, justice, - health, desirable births through family planning and reproductive health - food self-sufficiency taking into account positive local cultural values promoting peaceful coexistence between various socio-cultural groups. Women and children are at the heart of our actions. In all our programs, we pay particular attention to women's conditions and the first children of poverty in the world. Gender equality is a fundamental right. It is also an essential factor in the fight against poverty. That is why IARS contributes to women's empowerment and empowerment.

Lincoln, Nebraska

SowHope

To inspire women around the world by promoting wellness, education, and economic opportunities.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

AIDS LEGAL REFERRAL PANEL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

ALRP provides free and low-cost legal services to people living with HIV/AIDS in the San Francisco Bay Area.

San Francisco, California

Gifts With a Cause

Gifts With a Cause is passionate about providing a better education for children and a sustainable income to families and villages by designing and producing high quality Fair Trade products that then educate and inspire people to make a difference in the world by purchasing their wonderful handcrafted jewelry, scarves, purses, and home decor products.

San Diego, California