DFID top development partners

http://www.devex.com/en/articles/dfid-s-top-ngo-partners-a-primer

the organizations below, made the list of Devex Top 40 Development Innovators.

1. International Committee of the Red Cross

Founded: 1863
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
President: Jakob Kellenberger
Awarded DfID funding: 55.8 million pounds ($90.1 million)

The Red Cross’s vast network of supporters and its reputation as an independent, impartial first responder has allowed the group to deliver swift humanitarian relief to victims of violence and war. Its U.K. chapter is the oldest member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. ICRC has won three Nobel Peace Prizes, in 1917, 1944 and 1963.

The awarded funding does not include grants provided to the British Red Cross, in the amount of 4.7 million pounds.

2. Population Services International

Founded: 1970
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., USA
President and CEO: Karl Hofmann
Awarded DfID funding: 40.9 million pounds

PSI offers lifesaving products, clinical services and behavior change communications, with a focus on malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. It has a presence in 67 countries and operates a European office in Amsterdam. In 2009, PSI, a Devex Top 40 Development Innovator, reported revenues of $524 million.

The awarded funding includes grants to PSI program affiliate Society for Family Health, in the amount of 11.2 million pounds.

3. BRAC

Founded: 1972
Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Executive director: Mahabub Hossain
Awarded DfID funding: 37 million pounds

BRAC is reportedly the largest NGO in the developing world. It provides microloans, self-employment opportunities, as well as health, education and legal services, which are said to have benefited more than 138 million people in Africa and Asia. BRAC was chosen in April 2011 as a Devex Top 40 Development Innovator. It boasts more than 47,000 full-time employees.

4. VSO International
Founded: 1958
Headquarters: London
Chief executive: Marg Mayne
Awarded DfID funding: 32.6 million pounds

VSO is the world’s largest independent volunteer-sending charity. It has deployed more than 40,000 volunteers to work in poverty reduction efforts in at least 90 countries. VSO won as top international development charity in the U.K. Charity Awards 2004.

5. Save the Children
Founded: 1919
Headquarters: London
Save the Children International CEO: Jasmine Whitbread
Awarded DfID funding: 31.4 million pounds (includes all country offices)

Save the Children, another Devex Top 40 Development Innovator, works in more than 120 countries. It has 29 national member organizations and operates four offices that advocate for children at the African Union, European Union and United Nations.

6. International Rescue Committee U.K.

Founded: 1997
Headquarters: London
Executive director: Carolyn Makinson
Awarded DfID funding: 29.6 million pounds

IRC-UK is the European headquarters of the International Rescue Committee, which works to save lives and rebuild communities in 42 countries. It hosts two of IRC’s technical units on governance and rights, as well as on economic recovery and development. IRC is another Devex Top 40 Development Innovator.

7. Oxfam

Founded: 1995
Headquarters: Oxford
Oxfam International director: Jeremy Hobbs
Awarded DfID funding: 25.4 million pounds

Oxfam International is a confederation of 15 organizations that fight poverty and injustice. It provides lifesaving aid during humanitarian emergencies, supports sustainable development programs of local partner NGOs, raises public awareness and lobbies decision makers to change “policies and practices that reinforce poverty and injustice.” Oxfam is also a Devex Top 40 Development Innovator.

The awarded funding includes grants for Oxfam’s general account and institutional income account as well as Oxfam India’s trust fund.

8. CARE International

Founded: 1945
Secretariat headquarters: Châtelaine, Switzerland
Secretary general: Robert Glasser
Awarded DfID funding: 18.3 million pounds (includes country offices)

CARE International comprises 12 national organizations working to end global poverty. In 2010, this Devex Top 40 Development Innovator says it supported 905 projects that benefited 82 million people in 87 countries. CARE is often among the first responders to emergencies caused by natural disasters and conflicts.

9. Medicines for Malaria Venture

Founded: 1999
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
CEO: David Reddy
Awarded DfID funding: 13 million pounds

MMV seeks to discover, develop and help deliver new, effective drugs against malaria in endemic countries. It is a virtual organization, having no laboratories nor drug manufacturing facilities. It relies entirely on public and private sector partners to meet its mission.

10. International Planned Parenthood Federation

Founded: 1952
Headquarters: London
President: Jacqueline Sharpe
Awarded DfID funding: 12.8 million pounds

IPPF champions sexual and reproductive health rights worldwide. It says it is one of the world’s largest organizations, having more service delivery points than McDonald’s. It has six regional offices and works in more than 170 countries. The federation has 153 member associations.

11. Merlin
Headquarters: London
Awarded DfID funding: 12.5 million pounds

12. Christian Aid

Headquarters: London
Awarded DfID funding: 10.9 million pounds

13. Malaria Consortium
Headquarters: London
Awarded DfID funding: 9.4 million pounds

14. Comic Relief
Headquarters: London
Awarded DfID funding: 8.65 million pounds

15. CAFOD
Headquarters: London
Awarded DfID funding: 8.55 million pounds

16. Action Against Hunger

Headquarters (U.K.): London
Awarded DfID funding: 6.8 million pounds (including country offices)

17. Plan International
Headquarters (U.K.): London
Awarded DfID funding: 6.4 million pounds
Devex Top 40 Development Innovator

18. ActionAid
Headquarters (U.K.): London
Awarded DfID funding: 6.3 million pounds (including country offices)

19. Concern Worldwide
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
Awarded DfID funding: 6.2 million pounds

20. Aeras

Headquarters: Rockville, Md., USA
Awarded DfID funding: 5.5 million pounds