2021 OIA Finalists

Congratulations to our 2021 .ORG Impact Awards Finalists!
 What an achievement! With more than 600 entries representing 40 countries globally, our 2021 finalists represent the very best of the .ORG Community.
Discover more about this year’s award candidates here!

BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES

DO BOLD

Advancing human rights, human dignity, and decent work for all migrant workers, Do Bold works to stop modern slavery, protect domestic workers, and prevent human trafficking.

GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS

Since 1984, Global Volunteers has encouraged and enabled volunteers to work with communities throughout the world, helping families and their children reach their full potential.

GOOD360

Good360 is partnering with socially responsible companies to source highly needed donated goods and distribute them through a network of vetted and diverse non-profits. In 2020, Good360 distributed more than $870 million dollars of goods.

LITRO DE LUZ COLOMBIA

A decentralized solar energy company that operates in rural areas and conflict or post-conflict zones in Colombia and across Latin America, Litro de Luz Colombia brings public lighting with Wi-Fi Internet to those in need.

SAFE WATER NETWORK

Co-founded in 2006 by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, Safe Water Network addresses the gap in water services delivery, which compromises the health and livelihoods of 2.1 billion people globally.

HEALTH AND HEALING IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC

ANGEL FLIGHT WEST

Angel Flight West arranges free, non-emergency air travel for children and adults with serious medical conditions and other compelling needs.

FONDAZIONE PER L'INFANZIA RONALD MCDONALD

Operating within the international organization Ronald McDonald House Charities®, Fondazione Ronald McDonald works to help sick and disabled children in Italy to have a better future.

GOOD SPORTS

Since 2003, Good Sports has given more than 8 million kids in need across the U.S. and Puerto Rico the benefits of sport and physical activity by providing them with equipment, apparel, and footwear.

HISPANOLA HEALTH PARTNERS

This clinic, founded in 2013, provides full primary healthcare around the clock for more than 10,000 of the poorest citizens in isolated Southeast Haiti.

SENSE INTERNATIONAL KENYA

An online hub for resources and training materials, Sense International Kenya provides important and life-altering information to those who work with children suffering from deaf blindness and complex disabilities.

CHAMPIONING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

ABILITY SPORTS AFRICA

Based in Uganda and in operation since 2017, Ability Sports Africa is a community-based organization that uses sports and creative arts as a platform for social inclusion and advocacy for disabled children.

THE BAIL PROJECT

The Bail Project works to combat mass incarceration and create a more just, equitable, and humane legal system by providing free bail assistance and pretrial support to thousands of low-income people in the U.S. every year.

CODE FOR AMERICA

Code for America’s Clear My Record team works with state governments and communities in the U.S. to fundamentally transform the process of record clearance, working to ensure that all eligible criminal records are cleared automatically and without burden.

Indochina Starfish Foundation Cambodia (ISF)

ISF Cambodia uses the power of education and sport to provide Cambodian children the tools they need to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.

MAIA

Through a holistic model that combines academics, culture, socio-emotional learning, and personal development, MAIA creates and educates Guatemalan girls to be the next generation of empowered female leaders who will lead transformational change.

OVERCOMING CLIMATE CHANGE

ADES

ADES manufactures energy-efficient cooking appliances in Madagascar and promotes the use of renewable energy, helping to protect the climate, biodiversity, and health while facilitating a path out of poverty.

CANOPY

Best known for greening the Harry Potter book series globally, Canopy secures large-scale forest conservation and transforms unsustainable forest product supply chains by engaging business executives as champions for conservation and sustainability.

CLIMATE ACTION 100+

Climate Action 100+ is an investor-led initiative to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on climate change.

SAAHAS

Saahas builds communities across rural and urban India that manage their waste at the source by reducing, reusing, and recycling their waste and achieving 90% resource recovery.

SEACOLOGY

Seacology protects threatened island ecosystems all over the world by working directly with communities, helping them to preserve their cultures and improve their lives while saving precious island habitats.

PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL

17000 FT FOUNDATION

Named for the highest point their team has crossed on foot to reach their most remote beneficiary, the 17000 ft Foundation works to improve the lives of the people in high altitude mountainous villages of Ladakh in the Himalayas.

LEAD

LEAD incubates ethical and effective leaders to yield systemic change globally through an accredited academic institution that combines high-quality education with elite sports training for boys and girls ages 8-18.

SENSE INTERNATIONAL INDIA

Sense International India is India’s first and only national-level organization supporting specialized educational and rehabilitation services which support children and adults with deafblindness and multiple disabilities

SKATEISTAN

Skateistan is the first international development organization to empower children through education and skateboarding, and the first organization to introduce skateboarding to the children of Afghanistan.

THAKI

Believing that education—along with digital literacy—is a human right, Thaki empowers refugee and vulnerable children to learn and thrive through self-paced, motivational electronic educational tools.

FIGHTING HUNGER AND POVERTY

BOUNTIFIELD INTERNATIONAL

Bountifield International creates opportunities across Africa for rural entrepreneurs with tools and services to efficiently process, save, and sell more food.

NO FOOD WASTE

Working across 12+ cities largely in the Southern part of India, No Food Waste redistributes excess food from weddings, parties, and events to those who are hungry. To date, the organization has supported more than 15 million people.

SEVEN SISTERS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

SeSTA works with the most underprivileged groups in endemic rural poverty pockets of Northeast India to alleviate mass poverty in these remote villages.

VENICE FAMILY CLINIC

Venice Family Clinic provides high-quality comprehensive health care to families and individuals who might otherwise go without the care they need.

ZOE EMPOWERS

Working in 7 countries—Kenya, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Rwanda, Liberia, Tanzania, and India—Zoe Empowers has helped more than 100,000 vulnerable children overcome extreme poverty.

RISING STARS

KAYLA ABRAMOWITZ - KAYLA CARES 4 KIDS

Kayla began Kayla Cares 4 Kids by collecting entertainment and educational items to donate to children’s hospitals to help children facing chronic illness feel better. With tens of thousands of items collected and donated to date, Kayla is working as hard as ever to “Help Sick Kids Feel Better One Smile At A Time!”

ESTHER EJIROGHENE AJARI - THE TRIHEALTHON

At 16, Esther got involved in community development and became a serial volunteer having worked with 25 national and international organizations. Esther soon discovered that she could do more to help people and founded The TriHealthon, where she works to achieve health equity in Africa sustainably.

DIANA CHAO - LETTERS TO STRANGERS

As a high school sophomore, Diana founded Letters to Strangers, an organization seeking to destigmatize mental illness and increase access to affordable, quality treatment for youth aged 13 to 24. Letters to Strangers is now a global youth-for-youth mental health non-profit impacting over 35,000 people on six continents.

MATINE KHALIGHI - EEQUAL

Matine, 19, is the Founder & Executive Director of the for-youth by-youth non-profit organization EEqual, which works to overcome homelessness through education. During his years in the social impact sector, Matine’s work has impacted over 10,000 individuals and has helped recruit hundreds of teenagers across the United States to be involved in his organization.

SHREYA MANTHA - FOUNDATION FOR GIRLS

Nine years ago, Shreya and her sister Sahana were volunteering at a local non-profit as tutors for human trafficking survivors trying to obtain their GEDs. Through this work, they were inspired to establish the Foundation for Girls (FFG), which focuses on economically empowering women and includes programs for young mothers, domestic violence victims, foster care recipients, and women who are experiencing homelessness.