Many of those interested in working internationally are interested in working in the non-profit, development, and/or aid-related sectors with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The links below are to searchable/browsable NGO directories freely accessible online. Most of the directories are based on affiliation but not geographically bound. The degree to which you can customize your search of the databases varies widely.
Please note: These are not job/opportunity directories but instead are meant as a resource for those seeking to learn more about organizations doing work in fields and countries of interest.
http://www.abong.org.br/
ABONG - Associação Brasileira de Organizações Não Governamentaishttp://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.com/dingo/
China Development Brief: Directory of International NGOs in Chinahttp://www.choike.org/nuevo_eng/links.html
Choike Directory: A Portal on Southern Civil Societieshttp://www.devdir.org/
Directory of Development Organizationshttp://www.concordeurope.org/Public/Page.php?ID=17&language=eng
European NGO Confederation for Relief and Developmenthttp://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/AdvancedSearch/Org/default
Idealist.org - Organization Searchhttp://www.gdrc.org/ngo/japan-ngo/ngo-start.html
Japan NGO Directoryhttp://www.alertnet.org/member_directory.htm
Reuters AlertNet - Member Directoryhttp://www.pvo.net/usaid/
US Agency for International Development Private Voluntary Organizations Registryhttp://www.wango.org/resources.aspx?section=ngodir
World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations Directory
If any of the links above are broken, or if you have a directory you'd like to suggest for inclusion, please email Go Global!
Page updated January 10, 2012.