International Development Charities to Support
International development charities working on economic growth, livelihoods, and capacity-building in the Global South.
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Japan
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Miyagi
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Disaster Relief
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Stichting de Leeuw Kyiv
Netherlands
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Chaam
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International
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Age Concern Palmerston North and Districts Charitable Trust
New Zealand
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Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui
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International
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The Mustard Seed Project (kenya)
United Kingdom
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Peterborough, England
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Education
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Stichting Bergse Kracht
Netherlands
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Berg En Terblijt, Limburg
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Human Services
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La Fondation Héros de Tous le Jours
Canada
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Montréal, Québec
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International
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Japan
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Tokyo
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Disaster Relief
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Service Civil International (Branche Belge)
Belgium
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Elsene, Brussels
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International
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Internet New Zealand Incorporated
New Zealand
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Wellington
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International
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Mid Murray Support Service Incorporated
Australia
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Mannum, South Australia
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International
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Stichting World Projects
Netherlands
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Hattem
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International
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Canterbury Women's Legal Association Incorporated
New Zealand
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Christchurch, Canterbury
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International
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Centre for Disaster Preparedness Foundation (CDP)
Philippines
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Quezon City, Metro Manila
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Community Development
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Nagoya Ryugakusei Net
Japan
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Nagoya, Aichi
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International
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Reaching Hand
India
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Bengaluru, Karnataka
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Education
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Saath Charitable Trust
India
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Education
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Sambhali Trust
India
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Jodhpur, Rajasthan
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Education
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Practical Action
Sudan
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Khartoum
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Education
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Bali Life Foundation
Indonesia
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Ungasan, Bali
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Human Services
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Empower Future Initiative
Nigeria
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Karu, Nasarawa
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Animal Welfare
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Related causes
What is an international development charity?
International Development as a cause covers organizations working on long-term progress in lower-income countries: livelihoods, health systems, education, and economic opportunity, built over years rather than delivered in an emergency. The directory above lists every organization carrying this cause tag, from large cross-border program operators to small charities funding a single partner community abroad, filterable by country and by size. GiveRadar assigns cause tags from each organization's name, stated mission, and registry classification: the International Development tag cannot be chosen or bought by any charity.
An international development charity is a nonprofit that funds or runs long-term programs to improve living standards in lower-income countries: work planned in years and decades, not the weeks of an emergency response. The cause tag on this page follows that issue wherever it appears, so it gathers dedicated development organizations alongside charities in other sectors that run development programs as part of a wider mission. It is related to but broader than any single sector: the categories directory groups charities by their primary sector, including an international category for all cross-border work, while this page collects the development issue specifically. Many of the organizations here also carry the UN partnership goal tag: see SDG 17 for that framing.
What do international development organizations work on?
International development organizations build things that are meant to outlast the project: skills, institutions, infrastructure, and incomes. Typical work includes:
- Agricultural and rural livelihood programs: improved seeds, farming techniques, and access to markets
- Strengthening health services abroad: supporting clinics, medical supply chains, and the training of health workers
- Education programs in partner countries, from school construction to teacher training and scholarships
- Vocational skills and job training that help local economies grow on their own
- Grant-making and long-term support to locally led organizations that carry out the work on the ground
- Multi-year country programs that combine several of these sectors in one region
- Monitoring and evaluating programs over many years and publishing what worked and what did not
What to look at before giving to development work abroad
The defining feature of an international development charity is distance: it is registered and files its accounts in one country while its programs run in another, so the paperwork at home is your main window into the work abroad. Check where the organization is registered and whether its filings say where the money goes: many registries require charities to report overseas expenditure, and a development charity that names its program countries and local partners is giving you something concrete to verify. Ask how long it has worked in those places: development is slow by nature, so a long, documented presence tells you more than a new appeal. Each profile in the directory above shows registration details, financials where filed, and an integrity assessment: that score measures how much the organization discloses, not the impact of its programs, and no score can. The full walkthrough for checking any charity is in our guide for donors.
Common questions
What is an international development charity?
An international development charity is a registered nonprofit that funds or runs long-term programs to improve living standards in lower-income countries: livelihoods, health, education, and economic opportunity. Unlike emergency relief, its work is planned over years and often delivered through local partner organizations. GiveRadar lists these organizations with registration details, financials where filed, and an integrity assessment of each one's disclosure.
What is the difference between international development and humanitarian aid?
Humanitarian aid responds to an emergency: it keeps people alive during and immediately after disasters and conflict. International development is the long-term counterpart: building livelihoods, services, and institutions so communities are less vulnerable in the first place. Many organizations do both, and their filings usually show the split; the directory above lists those tagged for development work, whatever else they also do.
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