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Program 1 [2020]
SEE SCHEDULE OGLOBAL COMMUNITY AVAAZ EMPOWERED ITS WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 65 MILLION IN 2020, SUPPORTING ACTIONS INCLUDING PETITION SIGNATURES, MESSAGES AND CALLS TO POLITICAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS, AND DONATIONS. IN ADDITION, AVAAZ HELPED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS TO START THEIR OWN CAMPAIGNS TO WIN PROGRESS ACROSS THE WORLD.THE FIGHT AGAINST DISINFORMATION AVAAZ PUBLISHED MULTIPLE REPORTS ABOUT THE PROLIFERATION OF DISINFORMATION RELATED TO HEALTH, COVID-19, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE US ELECTIONS. THESE REPORTS WERE USED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, MEDIA, AND DECISION-MAKERS IN KEY GOVERNMENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.TO DEFEND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY FROM DISINFORMATION, AVAAZ LAUNCHED OVER 32 NON-PARTISAN INVESTIGATIONS THAT UNCOVERED VAST NETWORKS SPREADING TOXIC MISINFORMATION, AND PUSHED FACEBOOK TO TAKE DOWN PAGES AND GROUPS THAT HAD A COMBINED 3 BILLION VIEWS OVER THE LAST YEAR. THIS IMPACT WAS WIDELY COVERED IN THE MEDIA. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION LED BY AVAAZ FOCUSED ON VIRAL COVID-19 MISINFORMATION, FACEBOOK ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD ALERT ALL USERS WHO HAD ENGAGED WITH HARMFUL COVID-19 MISINFORMATION, AND DIRECT THEM TO FACT-CHECKED CORRECTIONS ON THE WHO WEBSITE. PROTECTING NATURE & DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTSWHEN NEWS EMERGED OF FOREST FIRES IN AUSTRALIA KILLING MORE THAN A BILLION WILD ANIMALS, AVAAZ COLLECTED NEARLY 60,000 DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO HELP FUND URGENT EFFORTS ON THE GROUND TO RESCUE INJURED ANIMALS AND TO SUPPORT A LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLAN TO PLANT BILLIONS OF NEW TREES.WHEN EU LEADERS MET TO DISCUSS EUROPE'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM COVID-19, AVAAZ COLLECTED 1 MILLION MEMBERS' SIGNATURES AND PLACED A SERIES OF MEDIA ADS, CALLING ON TOP WOMEN LEADERS TO LAUNCH A GREEN RECOVERY PLAN, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION URSULA VON DER LEYEN, WHO THEN PROPOSED AN AMBITIOUS RECOVERY PACKAGE THAT INCLUDED BILLIONS FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND EFFORTS TO BUILD A GREENER ECONOMIC FUTURE.AVAAZ COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF DONATIONS AND MADE GRANTS TO PROTECT THE JOBS OF WILDLIFE RANGERS AND HELPED FUND A TEAM OF UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATORS WHO EXPOSED POWERFUL POACHING RINGS, LEADING TO 849 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND THE ARREST OF 50 MAJOR WILDLIFE TRAFFICKERS IN CAMEROON, GABON, BENIN, AND SENEGAL.AVAAZ CALLED ON THE UN, TRANSNATIONAL COMPANIES, AND GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD TO CONDEMN THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED AGAINST UYGHUR PEOPLE IN CHINA, AND TO INITIATE TARGETED SANCTIONS AND DIVESTMENT TO COMPEL THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO CEASE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES.COVID-19 RESPONSEAS COVID CASES SOARED, AVAAZ MEMBERS CALLED ON WORLD LEADERS TO CANCEL THE DEBT OF THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES, TO FREE UP FUNDS TO SAVE LIVES. THE G20 THEN DECIDED TO OFFER TO SUSPEND ALL BILATERAL DEBT FOR 77 OF THE WORLD'S POOREST COUNTRIES FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR - TOTALING AN ESTIMATED $12 BILLION.AS THE COVID-19 CRISIS INCREASED POVERTY AND HUNGER WORLDWIDE, OVER 130,000 AVAAZ MEMBERS FUNDED LIFE-SAVING AID IN 23 COUNTRIES, PROVIDING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES WITH FUNDS FOR FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER URGENTLY NEEDED SUPPLIES. ANOTHER COVID-19 RELIEF CAMPAIGN, FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON THE AMAZON, REACHED NEARLY 100% OF THE MOST AFFECTED AND ISOLATED INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN THE AMAZON, ALLOWING THEM TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND RESIST THE ADVANCE OF COVID-19 AND FOREST FIRES.COVID-19 ALSO THREATENED THE TOURISM-FOCUSED LIVELIHOOD OF THE NASHULAI MAASAI CONSERVANCY AND OTHER MAASAI COMMUNITIES IN KENYA. OVER 125,000 AVAAZ MEMBERS DONATED MONEY TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACCESS FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND TO SECURE THE JOBS OF RANGERS PROTECTING PRECIOUS WILDLIFE. OVER 2.3 MILLION AVAAZ MEMBERS ADDED THEIR SIGNATURES TO UN CHIEF ANTONIO GUTERRES' CALL FOR A GLOBAL CEASEFIRE SO THE WORLD COULD UNITE TO FIGHT THE VIRUS. FOLLOWING A SURGE IN PUBLIC PRESSURE, THE SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION CALLING ON ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN ARMED CONFLICTS TO CEASE FIRE FOR AT LEAST 90 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, TO ALLOW FOR DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL EVACUATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$21MAvaaz Global Campaigns
SEE SCHEDULE OGLOBAL COMMUNITY AVAAZ EMPOWERED ITS WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP OF ALMOST 70 MILLION IN 2023, BUILDING GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS ON ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN WITH SUPPORTING ACTIONS INCLUDING PETITION SIGNATURES AND DELIVERIES, MESSAGES AND CALLS TO POLITICAL LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS, AND DONATIONS. BIODIVERSITY AND THE AMAZONAVAAZ'S ONGOING BIODIVERSITY CAMPAIGNING HAS HELPED SECURE LONG-TERM SAFEGUARDS FOR THE AMAZON AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS.IN 2023, AVAAZ ORGANIZED MEMBERS IN BRAZIL VIA A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN THAT CONTRIBUTED TO PRESIDENT LULA'S DECISION TO VETO A BILL LIMITING RECOGNITION OF INDIGENOUS LANDS, AND TO INCREASE LAND PROTECTION GUARANTEES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. AVAAZ WAS INFLUENTIAL IN SECURING THE COMMITMENT TO PROTECT 80% OF COLOMBIA'S FORESTS BY 2025. IN PERU, WE HELPED BLOCK A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE OPENED PART OF THE AMAZON TO MINING AND CATTLE RANCHING. AVAAZ FUNDED AND PROVIDED STRATEGIC SUPPORT TO INDIGENOUS LEADERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE AMAZON COOPERATION TREATY ORGANIZATION SUMMIT IN BELEM IN AUGUST AND AT COP 28 IN DUBAI IN NOVEMBER, PAVING THE WAY FOR THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS COMMISSION.AVAAZ ALSO HELPED ORGANIZE CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) WATER CONFERENCE THAT TOOK PLACE IN MARCH IN NEW YORK, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR RENOWNED ACTIVIST MARCELA OLIVERA'S PRESENTATION AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY WITH CIVIL SOCIETY'S DEMANDS TO GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE CLEAN AND SAFE FRESH WATER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY.ECONOMIC JUSTICEAVAAZ WORKED TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL IMBALANCES THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO ECONOMIC INJUSTICE AS WELL AS THE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS. WE CONDUCTED HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY MEETINGS AROUND THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK FUND (GBFF) THAT HELPED ENSURE 20% OF THE FUNDS ARE SET ASIDE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE ORGANIZED AVAAZ MEMBERS AROUND A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO FINANCE THE FIGHT AGAINST INEQUALITY AND INCREASE TAXES ON THE MEGA-RICH, ADVOCATING TO KEY MEMBERS OF THE US SENATE AND WHITE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION AND TO DOWNING STREET IN THE UK WE ALSO PRESENTED OUR CAMPAIGN ASKS TO THE BRAZILIAN CONGRESS, AHEAD OF THEIR APPROVAL OF NEW FISCAL LEGISLATION TO TAX OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS AND EXCLUSIVE FUNDS, AND LED A PUBLIC ACTION AHEAD OF THE LATIN AMERICAN FINANCE MINISTERS SUMMIT. CLIMATEAT THE DAVOS WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, OVER 1 MILLION MEMBERS JOINED A "CEASE AND DESIST" CAMPAIGN TARGETED AT FOSSIL FUEL CEOS CALLING FOR AN END TO FOSSIL FUEL EXPANSION, WHICH WAS DELIVERED TO INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY CHIEF FATIH BIROL BY LEADING CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG AND GENERATED HUNDREDS OF PRESS ARTICLES. 100,000 MEMBERS IN FRANCE CALLED ON A TOP FRENCH BANK TO END FINANCING FOR TOTAL'S FOSSIL FUEL EXPANSION AS PART OF THE EACOP CAMPAIGN. IN PARIS, AT THE CLIMATE FINANCE SUMMIT, AVAAZ COORDINATED A PUBLIC CAMPAIGN TO "END FOSSIL FINANCE" WITH GRETA THUNBERG AND HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS THAT SHAPED HEADLINES IN MAJOR GLOBAL MEDIA. AS A KEY PARTNER OF A MAJOR YOUTH-LED CLIMATE LITIGATION CASE AT THE EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT, AVAAZ BROUGHT OVER 135,000 MEMBER VOICES TO THE GRAND CHAMBER HEARING, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THIS CASE IN INTERNATIONAL MEDIA. AVAAZ ALSO PREPARED AND SUBMITTED AN AMICUS BRIEF TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF YOUTH CLIMATE ANXIETY AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES' RIGHTS.HUMAN RIGHTS AVAAZ CONTINUED THE WORK INITIATED IN 2022 AFTER THE INVASION OF UKRAINE AIMING TO SEEK ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CRIME OF AGGRESSION AND WAR CRIMES, AS WELL AS TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE. MORE THAN 600,000 AVAAZ MEMBERS ALSO VOICED THEIR CONCERN ABOUT UKRAINE'S STOLEN CHILDREN, AND MORE THAN 540,000 URGED THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT TO UPHOLD ITS COMMITMENTS UNDER THE ROME STATUTE IN LIGHT OF PRESIDENT PUTIN'S PLANS TO ATTEND A BRICS MEETING IN THE COUNTRY IN AUGUST, 2023.AVAAZ ENGAGED IN HIGH-LEVEL RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY BEFORE THE EU IN ORDER TO PUSH AVAAZ PROPOSALS ON ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AI ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE WORLD'S FIRST AI REGULATION WITH A VIEW TO REDUCING AND MITIGATING THE ADVERSE AND DISCRIMINATORY IMPACTS OF AI. FOCUSED CAMPAIGN INTERVENTIONS BY AVAAZ MEMBERS AT KEY MOMENTS OF THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS CONTRIBUTED TO LARGE PARTS OF THE PROPOSAL BEING ADOPTED. GAZAAFTER THE OCTOBER 7TH, 2023, TERRORIST ATTACKS AND THE START OF THE WAR ON GAZA, AVAAZ STOOD IN SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIMS IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, WORKING TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THE FAMILIES OF HOSTAGES AND CONNECT THEM TO MEDIATORS. JOINED BY MORE THAN 900,000 MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD, AVAAZ LAUNCHED A GLOBAL CALL FOR A CEASEFIRE AND CAMPAIGNED FOR KEY REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS TO SECURE AN URGENT CEASEFIRE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN BEING TARGETED IN THE WAR. AVAAZ MEMBERS DONATED VIA AN EMERGENCY CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR WELL-RESPECTED AID ORGANIZATIONS TO DELIVER CRUCIAL FOOD AND AID. AVAAZ ALSO CAMPAIGNED FOR A LONGER TERM PATH TO JUSTICE AND PEACE, INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE CALLS FOR AN END TO THE ONGOING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR-CRIMES THROUGH INTERNATIONAL COURTS. DEFENDING DEMOCRACY AVAAZ WORKED TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE EU. AN AVAAZ TEAM CO-LED THE PROCESS OF DEFINING STANDARDS TO MEASURE THE DISSEMINATION OF DISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, WHICH WERE THE BASIS FOR SUBSEQUENT REGULATORY INTERVENTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDS SUCH AS X.DURING THE SPANISH ELECTION CAMPAIGN, AVAAZ HIGHLIGHTED THE PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND THE LGTBQI COMMUNITY THROUGH A PUBLIC CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING LAUNCHING AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN THE CENTER OF MADRID THAT RECEIVED MASSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE, WITH HUNDREDS OF MEDIA HITS NATIONWIDE AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT IN THE ELECTION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$20.5M
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