Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) 3
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's) 3 : These are organizations, apart from corporations and political parties, which are not established by governmental initiative or under the influence of governmental control. They are a subset of civil society. NGO's can be based locally, nationally or internationally; operating out of developing and developed countries, and working on a wide range of activities, ranging from the c is semi nation of information to providing assistance for needy people, to lobbying for a variety of social, economic and political causes. Some prominent areas in which they are active would be poverty alleviation programmes, environmental awareness, women's issues, defence of marginalized peoples, programmes for the disabled, disaster preparedness and relief assistance, provision of health services, food and nutrition programmes, education (particularly adult education) and economic support programmes. NGOs operate with support from private citizens and foundations, volunteer workers and government grants and soft loans. They can boast of an effective and efficient 'networking' system, at the national, regional and international levels, and they have a United Nations (UN) platform
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