These links are from searchenginecolossus.com , using the search phrase 'development program' in many countries and by searching the directory in other countries under 'society' or 'issues' or 'NGO'. Also included are programs that are international sources of poverty relief and development searched under Associations Unlimited in my local University library electronic database. Another good search (generally) is in google.com, under Directory > Society > Issues and your needed category. You can also do a similar search this way in your local search engine.
There are several websites on this portal that contain large numbers of aid organizations (they are called portals) (NGO Global Network, for example), and you just have to spend some time to see if there are any new aid organizations not listed on this portal. Sometimes with a website you can't find what you are looking for, then with another website there seem to be endless opportunities. This is especially true if you look at the links. Whenever you find a website you like, look at the links and see if there are more like it. The Internet is messy, but worth the surf if you have the time and the need. Just think of the Internet as full of nice hidden surprises. Search with fresh eyes and hope, and you will likely find what you are looking for. It may be impossible to search all the websites on this portal, but if you know what you are looking for you will likely find what you need. Just set aside a good amount of time to search, and have fun with it.
This section is a general list of some of the organizations internationally helpful for poverty relief, humanitarian aid and charity. Please use these organizations as resources; I don't know how helpful they may be. They may all be great resource hubs for poverty relief programs closer to you or they may be able to send literature/technical support/personnel that is helpful for poverty relief locally. Write to them and ask how you can get help for your needs in your area.
These and other aid organizations can be very influential in your community and may have their own agenda. Be sure to be clear about what aid they are offering and make sure they stick to that, and make sure they know you intend to keep your native traditions and integrity. They are there to help you.
Center_for_Excellence
World_Relief
Catholic_Relief_Services
International_Development_and_Relief_Foundation
Journal_of_Humanitarian_Assistance(this should give you tips about organizations,etc that are valuable for you)
JourneyToForever (see the links, and a great example)
Mennonite_Central_Committee
United_Methodist_Church_Global_Ministries
Poverty_Net
Action_Against_Hunger
Action_Aid
African_Development_Foundation
Adventist_Development_and_Relief
Africa_Aid
Africare
A_Glimmer_of_Hope
Aid_For_Africa
Aga_Khan_Development_Network
AME-SADA
Angelcare
African_Salvation_Group_Corp.
ATD_Fourth_World
Aviation_Resource_International_Connecting_Africa
Bay_Area_International_Development_Organizations
Barefoot_College
Bellanet
Better_World_Links
Bothar(farm animals)
Bread_for_the_World
Charities_Aid_Foundation
CARE(this is one of the world's largest relief organizations)
Caritas
Carter_Center(see them for peace issues also)
Cause_Canada
Canadian_Council_for_International_Cooperation
Childrens_Hunger_Fund
Global_Impact
Progressio
Christian_Children's_Fund
Children_International
Childrens_Cup
Children's_Hope_International
Children's_Hunger_Relief_Fund
Christian_Aid
Church_World_Service
Children's_Mercy_Fund
Communication_Initiative(this is a very comprehensive site for many issues)
Communities_Without_Borders
Concern
Children_of_the_Nations
Comparative_Research_Program_on_Poverty
CRWRC
Development_Alternatives_Group(as an example)
Directory_of_Development_Organizations(a worldwide directory)
Development_Gateway
Ecofeminism
Eldis
Episcopal_Relief_and_Development
Aid_Without_Borders
Family_Care_Foundation
Feed_the_Hungry
Food_for_the_Hungry
Foodfirst
Food_Not_Bombs
Freedom_from_Hunger
Friendship_Without_Borders
International_Institute_for_Sustainable_Development
Global_Assistance
Global_Volunteers
Grantmakers_Without_Borders
Habitat_for_Humanity
Heart_to_Heart
Heifer
Help_the_Children
Humana
Humanitarian_Resources_Institute
ICRW
International_Childcare_Trust
Idealist (search under humanitarian aid, poverty, human rights, etc. one of the world's largest directories)
Independent_Development_Experts_Association
International_Development_Research_Center (you can access this via email)
Intergovernmental_Authority_on_Development
Indira_Ghandi_Institute_of_Development_Research
Institute_for_International_Cooperation_and_Development
International_Institute_for_Sustainable_Development
InterAction(ask about other poverty relief organizations here)
Padre_Luis_Jayme_International_Outreach
IRIN(this is a great site for world humanitarian news that often carries news stories on global NGO's. search this site periodically)
Islamic_Relief_Worldwide
Jays_Leftist_and_Progressive_Internet_Resource_Directory(see this also for human rights and peace)
Little_Children_of_the_World
Lutheran_World_Relief
Mazon
Operation_Mercy
Mercy_Corps
Mothers_Without_Borders
Mission_Without_Borders
Reflection_and_Development_Eastern_and_Southern_Africa
Nabuur
NGO_Global_Network (the UN world listing ... may give you ideas and you can find out how to start your own)
Operation_Blessing_International
Oneworld.net(see for organizations, and see also IRIN)
OneWorld_Action
Outreach_International
Oxfam
Oxfam_America
Pact
Peace_Corps
Partners_For_Development
Planet_Aid
Plan
Plenty
Pearl_S_Buck_International
Rainbow_World_Fund
RedR
Relief_International
Rotary
Salesian_Missions
Seeds_of_Learning
Serving_Our_World
Society_for_International_Development
Synergos
TearFund
Tecimer
The_Hunger_Site
The_Hunger_Project
TrickleUp
Third_World_Network
UNDESA_Division_of_Social_Policy_and_Development
UNDESA_Division_of_Sustainable_Development
VETAID
Victoria_International_Development_Education_Association
Vitamin_Angels
Global_Volunteer_Network
Volunteer_Service_Organization
Warm_Blankets_Orphan_Care_International
War_On_Want
World_Business_Council_for_Sustainable_Development
International_Development (links and discussion)
We_Share_Foundation
World_Food_Programme(a primary resource for donated food)
Wherever_the_Need
Winrock
World_Jewish_Relief
World_Neighbors
Womankind
Worker_Ants
World_Accord
World_Children's_Fund
World_Emergency_Relief
World_Hope_International
World_Villages_for_Children
World_Vision
YMCA
Other places to look are philanthropy and charity organizations as well as looking in the web portals of wealthy countries like England and Australia and Canada via Search_Engine_Colossus
I would like to call special attention to Charity_Navigator. When you go on this site click on the international section of 'browse by category'. Then choose from the four categories listed (ie, development and relief services, etc). Then, look for the aid organization that suits your needs. When you find one, go to Google and type in the name of the organization and, when you are ready, email them as you would any organization on this portal. Please don't email the organizations that are only for America. Some are international, some aren't. Some of the aid organizations in Charity Navigator are already listed on this portal; to find out if it is on this portal, go to edit(in the toolbar above)>find and enter the name of the Charity Navigator organization. To find a website using this method you will have to use an underscore sign between the words, ie peace_brigades. It will show up in edit>find if there is a repeat. I am very sorry this and other areas of this portal is confusing. It is the nature of the Internet. Please forgive me.
I have tried to stay away from development resources that give out loans or interfere with local finances. The reason for this is that historically, American, European or other domineering economic powers have sought to trap local economies desperate for aid by creating new economies that are damaging locally but are good for America or Europe. A good example of this is the coffee industry.
As a marketable product, coffee is PRIMARILY good for the importing country, like America or Europe. While Africans work for pennies a day in the hot sun to farm coffee, Americans pay a very low price for the product. Africans go into debt killing themselves to work every day and Americans throw out a large portion of the coffee produced. It is the kind of situation you want to avoid in the developing world; I suggest that you make your local economy strong and avoid getting into a cycle of dependency with America or Europe or other domineering powers. If a group wants to help out of sheer altruism that is fine ... but creating slavery conditions where you live is not ok, nor is poisoning the local environment. Also, money is often tied with military alliances and control. America and Europe have often made alliances with brutal military dictatorships in the effort to make money. Millions of people have died because of these alliances. For this reason you may get much more help from small development organizations or those that have no other agenda besides altruism. Be careful when you ask for help, it is a very slippery trail. I found an article on the process of transforming a coffee plantation to a cooperative. This may be useful to you, take a look: Cooperative_Coffees
Having said that, I realize that some aid packages can save lives and really help. From America it is hard to tell what will happen. I list them because they are very large and potentially very helpful, and a very concise directory of international aid organizations. Ask these groups about other directories for international aid. Try them out and ask lots of questions. Remember that debt is a slippery trail. Also, the bigger the development program the more it will be tied with its home government in making policy. This can leave you in a very compromising economic or military position, either personally or politically. Accept loans and inter-government aid with caution and a plan to pay them back before you enter the agreement. Debt can be very, very burdensome and not worth the loan.
The following list is primarily useful for helping to loan and fund large businesses and whole nations. Also included are organizations that offer special grants, such as for human rights. These grants may be harder to get than aid from humanitarian organizations, so I list them separately. You may find information useful to you in these websites, and you may want to contact your government office of economic development and share this with them. Again, beware of debt; it is usually vastly unfair to people like you and me.
Foundation_Center
A_Dollar_A_Day (see especially the Gates Foundation for medicine)
MicroPlace
Arthur_B._Schultz_Foundation
Accion_International
Canada_International_Aid
Asian_Development_Bank
Ashoka
AusAid
Blue_Moon_Fund
William_J._Clinton_Foundation
Compton_Foundation
Directory_of_Development_Organizations
UK_Department_of_International_Development
Ford_Foundation
Grameen
Global_Greengrants_Fund
International_Monetary_Fund(leads to national debt; avoid at all costs)
International_Relief_and_Development
Kimsey_Foundation
Kiva
Humanitarian_Services_Giving_Site(Latter-Day Saints)
Lifebridge_Foudation
John_D_and_Catherine_T_MacArthur_Foundation
Moriah_Fund
Mustard_Seed_Foundation
NGO_Global_Network
One
Opportunity_International
Public_Welfare
Skoll_Foundation
Soros_Foundations
Tides
United_Nations_Development_Program
USAID
Finca_International
Virgin_Unite
World_Bank(leads to national debt; avoid at all costs)
World_of_Good
XminusY_Solidarity