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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American Red Cross

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

Washington, District Of Columbia

RADICAL EMPATHY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCORPORATED

To end human trafficking through effective, measurable, fact-based, interactive, personalized prevention training.

Del Valle, Texas

Voices for Racial Justice

Vision: We envision a world without racism that honors the culture, knowledge, power, and healing of Black, Indigenous, and communities of color. Mission: We are committed to building power through collective cultural

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota

OneRefugee

Champion individuals from a refugee background by helping students obtain an education and prepare for a successful, meaningful, and professional future.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Pathfinders Justice Initiative, Inc.

Our mission is to prevent sex slavery and to liberate enslaved women and girls through the direct eradication of root causes. We are a thought leader and leading impact organisation working in Nigeria and with Nigerian survivors globally to build a best practices model for the developing world.

New York, New York

United African American Economic Development Fund

Our organization's mission is to bring ECONOMIC JUSTICE to the African American racial group.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Advocacy Initiative for Development (AID)

The Organization seeks to promote human rights education and enhance the capabilities of women, children, and youth across the U.S. and Africa to effect positive social change that would bring about sustainable development in their lives and communities.

AURORA, Colorado

Red Petal Project Inc

We provide resources, advocacy, and trauma-informed support to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence — so no one has to bloom alone.

DULUTH-SUPERIOR PUBLIC ACCESS COMMUNITY TELEVISION INC

PACT is Public Access Community Television, a volunteer, non-profit organization that encourages and enables individuals and groups to produce local programs.

Duluth, Minnesota

Accessibility Bridge Corporation

The mission of the Accessibility Bridge Corporation, a 501 (c) 3 organization, is to provide wraparound supports to people with disabilities who are seeking higher levels of independence and inclusion in areas of education, housing, employment, athletics, and social skills. We do this by partnering with and supporting communities and organizations to help them build their knowledge and capacity to support people with disabilities by developing programming, implementation plans, data collection and monitoring systems that will improve desirable outcomes in inclusive settings.

White Plains, Maryland

ABUNDANT HOPE INTERNATIONAL

Passion Statement: “Go, visit the Holocaust Survivors. Hug, kiss and love them; tell them I love them.” With these words burning in her heart, Susan Heagy began visiting Survivors of the Shoah, bringing hope and compassion to many who were alone and forgotten. Susan, and those who joined her in her efforts, soon discovered an entire segment of the population starved for relationship and the loving touch of someone who cared. These people were bereft of family members through the brutality of the Nazis during the Second World War. Traumatized and orphaned, both emotionally and literally, they made their way to Israel and other places in the world. Sadly, many are still alone today. Abundant Hope International (AHI) is making a difference in the lives of these special people who are so close to the Heart of Adonai. Through visitation, Survivor Adoption, volunteering and educational programs, Survivors of the Shoah are receiving the hugs, kisses and love they so desperately need. Survivors are dying at the rate of one every thirty minutes in Israel; time is short. AHI is working quickly to relieve the suffering of loneliness among the last of the Survivors. We trust the God of Abraham, Isaac and Yacov. HaShem loves these sweet Survivors even more than we do. We trust their own Messiah will speak to them as we bring our offerings of love, without conditions. We need more hands and feet to go and embrace them. We welcome you to join us.

San Antonio, Texas