Non-governmental organizations

(N.G.OS)
Red Cross / Red Crescent
Red cross:

The red cross/ red crescent is a humanitarian aid movement that is

comprised mainly of volunteers. It was made to protect human life and
health and they are located in Geneva Switzerland.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Red_Cross_and_Red_Cr
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders:

Doctors Without Borders, Doctors without borders is an international

humanitarian-aid non-government organization. It is comprised mainly of
volunteers who are experts in the field of medication. It is located in Geneva
Switzerland.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res)
Green Peace
Green peace:

Greenpeace is a non-governmental[3]
environmental organization with
offices in over 40 countries and with an international coordinating body
in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[4]
Founded by Canadian and US ex-pat
environmental activists in 1971, Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure
the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity"[5]
and focuses its
campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate
change, deforestation,overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic
engineering, and anti-nuclear issues. It is primarily ran by volunteers
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization)

 YWCA/YMCA
Ywca/Ymca:
The YWCA/YMCA is a non governmental organization which, has its
headquarters located in Geneva Switzerland. YMCAs engage in a wide variety
of charitable activities, including providing athletic facilities, holding classes
for a wide variety of skills, proselytising Christianity, and humanitarian
work. YMCAs remain religious organisations; many national or local
organisations de-emphasise this aspect, while others choose to prioritise its
religious mission above all others.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YMCA)
Citizens for Local Democracy (C4LD)
Citizens for Local Democracy:

This NGO lasted only from 1996-1998 this organization was comprised of a
group of people who focused on local problems of their community. They
mainly focused on opposing the amalgamation of seven Toronto area
municipalities
(https://gencat4.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/request/Action?SystemNa
me=City+of+Toronto+Archives&UserName=wa+public&Password=&CMD_(
DetailRequest)%5B0%5D=&ProcessID=6000_1980(0)&KeyValues=KEY_118
996)
CAVEAT (Canadians Against Violence)

Caveat:
CAVEAT is a grass-roots charitable organization serving as a non-partisan
voice for all Canadians, working together for safety, peace, and justice
(http://www.caveat.org/)
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries:

Is an American nonprofit organization that provides job training,

employment placement services, and other community-based programs for
people who have barriers preventing them from otherwise obtaining a job.
(https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&
ie=UTF-8#safe=strict&q=Goodwill+Industries+definition)
Street Kids International
Street Kids International:

Street Kids International (or Street Kids) is a Canadian-based

non-governmental organization founded by Peter Dalglishand Frank
O'Dea in 1988.The organization focuses on providing street youth with the
opportunity to lead safer and better lives through three main programme
avenues: street health, street work and street rights. In 2008, Street Kids
International expanded its operations to the United Kingdom with Street
Kids International UK.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Kids_International)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP):

Its mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic

equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial
discrimination.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_for_the_Advancement_
of_Colored_People)
Oxfam
Oxfam:

Their mission was to persuade the British government to allow food relief
through the Allied blockade for the starving citizens of occupied Greece
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxfam)

 International PEN
International PEN:
Their goal is to emphasize the role of literature in the development of
mutual understanding and world culture; to fight for freedom of expression;
and to act as a powerful voice on behalf of writers harassed, imprisoned and
sometimes killed for their views.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEN_International)
Amnesty International (Video)
Amnesty International:

Through our detailed research and determined campaigning, we help fight

abuses of human rights worldwide. We bring torturers to justice. Change
oppressive laws. And free people jailed just for voicing their opinion.
(https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX-WnlOCvXw