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World Economic Forum

Official Twitter account of the World Economic Forum, best known for the Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters (@pilcherg @chris_parker @WEF_Anna tweeting)
1,668,887 followers |

charity: water

charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.
1,373,401 followers |

Nicholas Kristof

New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, co-author @Half the Sky, http://www.facebook.com/kristof
1,260,951 followers |

UNICEF

Founded in 1946, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized.
1,058,222 followers |

joinRED

Bringing people and brands together to help fight AIDS in Africa. Join us! Follow (RED).
1,035,321 followers |

United Nations

Official twitter account of United Nations. Get the latest information on the UN.
874,083 followers |

Gates Foundation

We work to help all people lead healthy, productive lives, focused on health, poverty, and opportunity. Follow our work on @gateshealth, @gatesag, and @gatesed.
745,436 followers |

American Red Cross

Official twitter stream for the American Red Cross. Follow us for disaster and preparedness updates.
705,295 followers |

ONE

ONE is a grassroots campaign of 3 million people committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable diseases.
614,765 followers |

Water.org

Safe water & the dignity of a toilet, for all, in our lifetime.
504,517 followers |

CAREUSA (care.org)

CARE fights global poverty with an emphasis on empowering women and girls with education, and maternal health and microfinance resources!
480,112 followers |

Kiva

Connecting people around the world through lending to alleviate poverty. Change a life with a $25 loan.
463,956 followers |

WHO

Official Twitter channel of the World Health Organization, the United Nations' health agency
437,635 followers |

Save the Children

Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world.
418,379 followers |

Echoing Green

Echoing Green - Think Big. Be Bold. Drive Change.
399,905 followers |

Acumen Fund

Changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in social enterprises, emerging leaders, and breakthrough ideas. Follow our founder & CEO @jnovogratz.
388,364 followers |

World Food Programme

The official World Food Programme Twitter page - fighting hunger worldwide. If you're reading this... you can help! Go to http://www.wfp.org/get-involved
282,970 followers |

Oxfam International

Int'l confederation of 17 like-minded organizations working together & with partners around the world to bring about lasting solutions to poverty & injustice.
265,649 followers |

Shawn Ahmed

Former Notre Dame grad student who dropped everything to start an unplanned, unexpected, & 'uncultured' journey to help the poor.
258,106 followers |

UN Secretary-General

UNOFFICIAL TWITTER - daily schedule of Ban Ki-moon, Republic of Korea, 8th Secretary-General. Official accounts at @UN and @UN_Spokesperson.
188,446 followers |

Malaria No More

Malaria No More is determined to end malaria deaths.
154,556 followers |

Architecture for...

Architecture for Humanity brings design, construction, and development services to communities in need.
145,387 followers |

Camfed

Camfed works to break the cycle of poverty and disease in rural Africa by educating girls and investing in economic and leadership opportunities for young women
142,867 followers |

Partners In Health

Providing health care and social justice for the poor in 12 countries around the world.
141,363 followers |

Oxfam America

Working together to end poverty and injustice
116,307 followers |

UNICEF USA

21,000 children die every day from preventable causes. We believe that number should be zero. Do you believe in ZERO?
82,162 followers |

Christy Turlington

Founder, Every Mother Counts; Director/Producer, No Woman, No Cry; Global Maternal Health Advocate, Mom, Model
59,979 followers |

1GOAL

Education Beats Poverty. In 2012 1GOAL will be at the African Cup of Nations.
56,103 followers |

UNAIDS

Uniting the world against AIDS www.unaids.org
43,767 followers |

We Can End Poverty

Official twitter account of the United Nations on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We are the first generation that can end poverty. Get involved!
38,870 followers |

Oxfam

We are an international organisation that works with others to overcome poverty and suffering around the world.
33,854 followers |

Habitat for Humanity

Our vision: A world where everyone has a decent place to live.
32,028 followers |

Girl Up

A @unfoundation campaign: Uniting girls to change the world.
31,978 followers |

World Vision USA

All the latest from World Vision U.S. For more: http://blog.worldvision.org and http://www.facebook.com/worldvision
31,416 followers |

Global Fund forWomen

Resource mobilizer for women's rights worldwide. Standing w/ women since 1987.
29,189 followers |

The Girl Effect

The Girl Effect is a movement of people who believe in the unique and indisputable potential of adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves and the world.
26,855 followers |

Fairtrade Foundation

Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world.
26,546 followers |

Nobelprize_org

The official web site of the Nobel Prize. Send us your tweets about the Nobel Prize or Nobel Laureates to @Nobelprize_org or use #NobelPrize.
23,118 followers |

Greg Mortenson

Central Asia Institute co-founder / Three Cups of Tea & Stones Into Schools co-author / Let's Educate Girls & Change The World
22,832 followers |

Free The Children

Live from Free The Children HQ in Toronto, and sometimes from our projects around the world!
21,903 followers |

Walt McGuire

The Poorest Child In The World Isn't The One Without A Dime But Rather The One With No Hope.
21,393 followers |

Flickartist

21,088 followers |

Keep a Child Alive

KCA provides AIDS treatment, orphan care, nutrition and support for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.
20,736 followers |

Blood:Water Mission

Blood:Water Mission is a grassroots organization that empowers communities to work together against the AIDS and water crises. -bloodwater@bloodwatermission.com
20,473 followers |

Grameen Foundation

Grameen Foundation helps the world’s poorest, especially women, gain access to financial services, life-changing information and unique business opportunities.
18,232 followers |

Helen Clark

I'm Administrator @UNDP and former Prime Minister of #NewZealand, passionate about human #development world-wide.
18,038 followers |

CGD

The Center for Global Development is a policy research organization dedicated to reducing global poverty. Experts on Twitter: http://bit.ly/JwwooG
16,977 followers |

Food & Water Watch

We are protecting your food and water. Join us.
16,536 followers |

Fair Trade Certified

Fair Trade USA (formerly TransFair USA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States.
15,242 followers |

Cameron Sinclair

Part eternal optimist, part rabble rouser. Started #Archforhumanity and wrote a bunch of books. #ilovearchitecture - do you? http://bit.ly/GTjKxe
14,668 followers |

Africa Renewal, UN

African news and analysis from the United Nations. Re-tweets do NOT imply endorsement or agreement by the United Nations.
14,516 followers |

Global Health

The Global Health Council is the world's largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world.
13,690 followers |

Zainab Salbi

Women's rights activist, humanitarian, author, public speaker, & media commentator.
13,648 followers |

UNICEF Canada Live

Official UNICEF Canada account. We are proud to work with friends who believe as we do: that every child deserves every opportunity, no exceptions.
13,469 followers |

WKKF

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation partners with communities where children come first.
13,019 followers |

One Laptop per Child

One Laptop per Child is a non-profit organization working to provide access to education to every child in the world
13,017 followers |

Touch Foundation

A not-for-profit bringing vital healthcare services to people with the greatest unmet needs in Sub-Saharan Africa; we train doctors, nurses & more in Tanzania.
12,174 followers |

Women Deliver

Women Deliver is a nonprofit organization that aims to improve maternal health worldwide. Invest in women -- it pays!
11,860 followers |

NASW

NASW's Official Twitter Feed - National Association of Social Workers, National Office, Washington DC
10,878 followers |

Water For People

Water For People helps people in developing countries by supporting the development of sustainable drinking water and sanitation facilities.
10,797 followers |

The Hunger Project

Empowering women & men in Africa, South Asia & Latin America to end their own hunger & poverty since 1977. Up-to-date tweets on issues that matter.
10,491 followers |

OperationOF

Making motherhood safer by helping women and girls who are living the unimaginable hell of obstetric fistula.
10,446 followers |

SUMMIT ON THE SUMMIT

We climbed MT KILIMANJARO to bring attention to the GLOBAL CLEAN WATER CRISIS. Inspiring and educating youth about water.
10,445 followers |

Global Health

Global Health Progress
10,442 followers |

Fairfood

Dedicated to shaping a fairer & more sustainable food industry by advocating companies & raising awareness! Like what we do? http://www.fairfood.org/donate
9,778 followers |

Babs & Sunny Forsyth

Helping potters make water filters for their villages. Because everyone deserves clean water.
9,768 followers |

ChildrensDefenseFund

Leading our nation since 1973 to ensure a level playing field for all children
9,634 followers |

PATH

PATH's mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors.
9,599 followers |

Rini Hartman

'8 Visions of Hope', is a global art project that explores how art, artists & musicians as positive change agents can help in the realization of the MDGs.
8,870 followers |

Women Thrive

Ending Poverty by Empowering Women
8,782 followers |

End Water Poverty

We campaign against the global water and sanitation crisis. Make your voice heard through End Water Poverty. Tweets by Jen, Sarah and Olivier.
8,592 followers |

World Fair Trade Org

WFTO is the global representative body of over 350 organisations committed to 100% Fair Trade.
8,563 followers |

AAUW

By joining AAUW, you belong to a community that breaks through educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance.
8,454 followers |

Water 1st

Providing people with access to clean water, toilets & hygiene education is the first step to ending the cycle of poverty, illness and inequality.
8,449 followers |

PEPFAR

Welcome to the official PEPFAR Twitter account. PEPFAR is the U.S. government initiative to help save the lives of those at risk from HIV/AIDS around the world.
8,350 followers |

Smile Train

Smile Train is the world's leading cleft charity with hundreds of programs in 80+ of the world's poorest countries. Changing the world-one smile at a time!
8,236 followers |

One Day's Wages

A new movement of People, Stories, and Actions to alleviate extreme global poverty. Learn how 0.4% (your one day's wages) can make a dramatic & global impact.
7,675 followers |

Millennium Promise

Together, Our Generation Can End Extreme Poverty
7,622 followers |

Plan Intl USA

Working with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children. Est. 1937 || International #Development & #Aid #Education #Health
7,212 followers |

emeka_okafor

Maker Faire Africa Curator,Venture Catalyst/TED Global 2007 Director www.timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.com www.makerfaireafrica.com
6,951 followers |

Global Water (GWC)

Global Water Challenge is a coalition of groups that together are leading a global movement tackling the water crisis.
6,872 followers |

ChildFund

We are ChildFund International, helping the world's vulnerable children since 1938. We promote societies that value and protect the rights of children.
6,802 followers |

Greater Than AIDS

Greater Than AIDS is a new movement that responds to the continuing AIDS crisis in the United States.
6,801 followers |

Tap Project

6,757 followers |

Drop in the Bucket

A Los Angeles and Gulu, Uganda based Water charity building wells & sanitation systems at schools in sub-Saharan Africa with fresh ideas and technology.
6,702 followers |

Millennium Challenge

The Millennium Challenge Corporation: reducing poverty through sustainable economic growth. Privacy policy: www.mcc.gov/privacy
6,631 followers |

ActionAgainstHunger

Deadly hunger has a solution. We're working to save the lives of severely malnourished people worldwide & implement long-term solutions to hunger.
6,533 followers |

WFP Logistics

UN World Food Programme's Logistics - We Deliver!
5,973 followers |

White RibbonAlliance

We are an international coalition working to stop needless deaths in childbirth. Help us TAKE ACTION!
5,825 followers |

Aid Still Required

Just because an issue left the headlines, doesn’t mean it left the planet. We champion forgotten people and issues.
4,871 followers |

Vision Africa

Vision Africa is a UK based childrens charity working to give a brighter future to orphaned and destitute children in Kenya.
4,736 followers |

Maneno

4,656 followers |

Promote Africa

A nonprofit that empowers people and their communities with Solar Ovens, HIV-preventing media, and African Art. Tweet us with questions! ツ
4,319 followers |

Semhar

Horn of Africa. Africa diaspora & development. Civic engagement. Conflict. @DAWNInc founder & exec dir. Consultant. #WHChamps. #WhatILoveAboutAfrica
4,136 followers |

EDUN

EDUN was born when two concepts collided to create something transformative: a love of beautiful clothes and a desire to create change
4,117 followers |

Raise Hope for Congo

The Enough Project’s RAISE Hope for Congo campaign is mobilizing the public to end the violence in Congo by addressing its root causes.
4,035 followers |

CWS

Church World Service is working with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and promote peace and justice among the world's most vulnerable people.
3,968 followers |

Friends of UNFPA

UNFPA promotes the health and dignity of women. Friends of UNFPA advances this global effort by mobilizing funds and action for UNFPA’s lifesaving work.
3,953 followers |

Take Action Tour

Hot Topic Presents the Take Action Tour featuring Silverstein, Bayside, Polar Bear Club, The Swellers, & Texas In July benefiting Sexetc.org
3,934 followers |

Art Aids Art

Education • Arts • Economic Development w/ Women & Children impacted by Poverty & AIDS in South Africa.
3,929 followers |

Tim Brauhn

Interfaith activist, Director of Operations @the1010project, Butcher @DenverSeitanCO, writer, cyclist, super powers, @FaithsAct alum, sent here to fix things.
3,829 followers |

FairTradeFederation

Community of North American organizations FULLY COMMITTED to Fair Trade; tools for consumers, buyers, students, more!
3,805 followers |

WATERisLIFE.com

Providing personal water filters and wells to children to create immediate solution for preventable waterborne diseases
3,780 followers |

Peace Leadership

Being, Inspiring, Leading, Transforming & Co-Building FOR peace, well-being and a better world for all, in harmony with nature. http://www.peaceleadership.net
3,765 followers |

The 1010 Project

We partner with business and community leaders to break the cycle of poverty. The 1010 Project connects resource with need in the context of friendship.
3,623 followers |

UNDP Pakistan

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is an important partner of the Government of Pakistan for achieving national development goals
3,551 followers |

jeff power

Humanitarian Aid w/ @GHNI... I connect ppl by video w/ the poorest villages of the world... and mobilize 'advocates' who will help them.
3,151 followers |

FACE AIDS

Building a global movement of young leaders to fight HIV/AIDS
3,040 followers |

UNIC Washington

The official twitter page of the United Nations Information Center, Washington, DC.
2,969 followers |

Bono Street Team

The BST are advocates who support the work Bono does for Africa.We bring exposure & actively promote the causes close to Bono's heart & ours. @Dion_JesusGirl
2,800 followers |

Room to Read MN

World Change Starts with Educated Children. Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter news and events tweeted by @sarahrebekkah and @jakensok.
2,778 followers |

HIV Story Project

A short film compilation & new media content experiment that brings together filmmakers working with people living with HIV/AIDS.
2,734 followers |

OptINnow

Empowering entrepreneurs through Microcredit & Microfinance to help End Global Poverty. Faster.
2,670 followers |

Africa Initiative

The World Federation for Mental Health Africa Initiative on the Mental Health Consequences of HIV/AIDS
2,643 followers |

Happy Hearts Fund

Happy Hearts Fund is a non-profit foundation dedicated to improving children’s lives through educational and sustainable programs in natural disaster areas.
2,635 followers |

GBCHealth

GBCHealth is a global coalition of over 200 private sector companies leading the business fight for improved global health. www.gbchealth.org
2,574 followers |

FOUR YEARS. GO.

Building a global movement of commitment and action that will cause a positive tipping point in humanity’s future by the end of 2014-take a stand! http://4yg.me
2,562 followers |

Alun McDonald

Working for Oxfam, covering Sudan, DRC, Somalia and everywhere in between. Views are mine though
2,535 followers |

Chernobyl Children

Chernobyl Children International (CCI): We help families and communities that suffer the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.
2,387 followers |

Spencer Brodsky

I am a sophomore attending the University of Maryland, College Park. Some of my personal interests include politics, journalism, global health, and music.
2,355 followers |

Mechai Viravaidya

Former Thai Senator and social entrepreneur dedicated to poverty eradication, improving education, and promoting philanthropy.
2,336 followers |

African Well Fund

Clean Water is a basic human right. Help us bring it to the people!
2,273 followers |

Erin Hohlfelder

Health Policy Manager for @ONECampaign + Pittsburgh sports fan, global traveler, coffee lover. Tweets are not made on behalf of employer.
2,135 followers |

The Partnership

The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) unites communities to ensure that all women, infants & children not only remain healthy but thrive.
2,059 followers |

TenThousandVillages

People first, product second! We provide vital, fair income to Third World people by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America.
2,037 followers |

Andy Sumner

Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex @IDS_UK; Visiting Fellow @CGDev #GlobalPoverty #Aid #Inequality #SouthEastAsia
2,017 followers |

maker faire africa

Celebrating African ingenuity, innovation and invention.
2,006 followers |

PeaceJam Foundation

Bringing youth together with Nobel Peace Laureates to tackle the toughest issues today from basic needs, to basic rights, to social justice. Change starts here.
2,004 followers |

Ian Bray

Oxfam press officer covering humanitarian crises and issues. Struggles with split infinitives, dangling modifiers and ngo jargon
1,666 followers |

World Malaria Day

Hub for World Malaria Day activities from around the world - 25 April
1,636 followers |

Sparkseed

Investing in Student Innovation.
1,554 followers |

Demand Dignity

Amnesty International's global Demand Dignity campaign aims to end human rights abuses that keep people poor. Tweets from the global campaign team.
1,530 followers |

mothersactingup

Mobilizing mothers to advocate on behalf of the world's children!
1,461 followers |

Ante Up For Africa

Ante Up For Africa is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Don Cheadle, Annie Duke and Norman Epstein. Dedicated to raise money for Africans in need.
1,445 followers |

GlobalFund4Children

The Global Fund for Children's official Twitter page. We invest in innovative grassroots groups around the world that serve hard-to-reach, vulnerable children.
1,352 followers |

World Pneumonia Day

World Pneumonia Day - November 12 - Pneumonia kills two million children under age five - largest killer of kids in the world
1,331 followers |

UN Academic Impact

The United Nations Academic Impact works with universities and institutions of higher education to highlight priority global issues facing today’s world.
1,301 followers |

Voices of Africa

Voices of Africa Organization. Focused on information #empowerment for #sustainabledevelopment and #fairtrade using #ICT4D in #Africa
1,222 followers |

PoverUP

The first student global microfinance and social business platform committed to raising student awareness and lifting people out of poverty! Join us!
1,205 followers |

Lifewater Int'l

Lifewater is committed to partnering with the poor to bring safe water, health and wholeness through sustainable partnerships. www.lifewater.org to learn more.
1,202 followers |

Millions From One

Goal is to provide clean, safe water to 1 million people for 30 years all around the world.
1,178 followers |

Village Health Works

A US-based non-profit dedicated to bringing the highest quality healthcare to the people of Burundi. Where there's health, there's hope.
1,128 followers |

RideWellTour

Ride:Well Tour
1,110 followers |

Abby Falik

Founder of Global Citizen Year
1,076 followers |

GYCA

The Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA) recognizes the potential of young leaders as the best force to address AIDS in their own communities
1,017 followers |

GHETS

Local Knowledge, Global Health. Dedicated to improving health systems by investing in the health professionals fighting preventable death and disease.
961 followers |

HealAfrica

Training healthcare professionals and strengthening social activists in Congo
930 followers |

Fair Trade Towns

Build the Fair Trade movement in your town today!
897 followers |

ManoaManoIntl

Creating Partnerships and Empowering Impoverished Bolivian Communities that Improve Health and Increase Economic Well-Being
895 followers |

News from

MalariaWorld provides the latest on malaria, be it scientific developments, articles, jobs, etc.
806 followers |

sunnyforsyth

Project manager of @abundantwater in Lao PDR, Peace Rebel
684 followers |

TZDevelopmentSupport

Tanzania Development Support is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Tanzanians to raise themselves out of poverty.
571 followers |

Global Support

We exist to see a movement of compassion wipe out hunger, disease and extreme poverty.
482 followers |

Fabretto

Fabretto enables impoverished Nicaraguan children and their families in underserved communities to break the cycle of poverty through health, education, & more
465 followers |

IOMDI

International Office for Millennium Declaration Initiatives (IOMDI) dedicated to furthering UN Millennium Development Goals.
447 followers |

Letters To Congo

A personal look at sponsoring women and children of Congo through Women for Women International and Kids 4 Congo's Kids
441 followers |

Don't Drop Aid!

Don't drop the ball on aid.. Oxfam's campaign celebrating the summer of football with a serious point to it
427 followers |

EDUN LIVE On Campus

Clothing with a Conscious. Tweets from the Miami University EDUN LIVE on Campus Team.
352 followers |

Blood:Water Fall

Blood:Water ...Helping you bring clean blood and clean water to Marsabit, Kenya. Raise money however you can - The Fall Campaign will help you.
335 followers |

PeaceJam Northeast

Offering PeaceJam educational programs and youth conferences with Nobel Peace Prize winners.
321 followers |

Vaughn Hester

Outreach Director with FORGE, a NGO helping refugees to revitalize African communities
290 followers |

HarperMc

Goma, DRC. Product of the Midwest.
279 followers |

Philanthropiece

Philanthropiece is a nonprofit organization engaged in broad based community development including education, health, environment, & economic opportunity.
268 followers |

Heart for Change

Mission The mission of Heart for Change to provide support to non-profit organizations in Colombia through volunteer programs.
218 followers |

Epic Change

Share your love with a mama you love and help fulfill the dream of a very special mama!
214 followers |

WholeLivingWebMag

Whole Living Web Magazine by Womens Future Benefit is all about natural, environmentally friendly & ethical living.
174 followers |

Candice Knezevic

Director of Grassroots and Industry Relations at the U.S. Travel Association
75 followers |

Global Grassroots

Global Grassroots is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that supports conscious social change for women in post-conflict societies. Follow our Founder @consciouschange
62 followers |

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