1. WHAT IS AN NGO?

GIVE EXAMPLES OF NGO'S WORLDWIDE AND THEIR

ACTIVITIES.

- The term "NGO" is commonly used to describe typically non-profit, private groups
that function independently of the government. While some NGOs are primarily
supported by volunteers, others have paid personnel. The World Bank classifies
NGOs into two major categories:

 Operational NGOs – concentrate on developing and implementing projects

 Advocacy NGOs – defend or advance a certain cause, and try to affect public
policy.

- A non-governmental organization, or NGO, is a company founded by a group of

people with the intention of advancing the public, social, or political good of a
country or the entire world. As stated by the U.S. U.S. regulations from the State
Department were developed to aid in the creation of NGOs. These rules are impartial
about any NGO's worth or the type of work it performs. NGOs concentrate on a
variety of issues and subjects. Women's rights, environmental protection, global
health, healthcare, political activism, labor unions, religion, the welfare of the elderly,
and youth empowerment are a few examples.

EXAMPLES OF NGO’S WORLDWIDE AND THEIR ACTIVITIES:

1. Amnesty International

- An international nongovernmental organization (NGO) was established in

London on May 28, 1961, with the goal of drawing attention to violations of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) by governments and other
organizations, particularly those involving the freedoms of expression and of
conscience and the prohibition against torture. AI works hard to secure the
release of political prisoners and, if required, the relieve of their families. In
order to strengthen and uphold international law's protections for human
rights, it also collaborates with intergovernmental human rights organizations.
In newsletters, annual reports, and background papers, AI highlights human
rights abuses committed by governments, armed political organizations,
businesses, and other nonstate entities. It heavily relies on the widespread use
of "adoption groups," each of which has a staff of three to eight people and
takes on a specific number of cases involving political prisoners of conscience
before bombarding the offending government with letters of protest until the
inmates are freed. Organizing protests and vigils, funding human rights
education, and disseminating internet petitions and notifications are among
more initiatives.
2. SAVE the Children

- Is a nonprofit organization that works to help underprivileged kids all over the
world in times of need and over the long term. Eglantyne Jebb and Dorothy
Buxton established the original organization, Save the Children Fund, in Great
Britain in 1919 to aid starving children in Germany and Austria-Hungary
during the Allied blockade, which persisted after the conclusion of World War
I. The organization later expanded its concern to the needs of children
worldwide, eventually offering medical and child-care services, nutritional
assistance, and family self-help and communication. Full-page newspaper
adverts, sponsorships of specific children who can be identified to
contributors, and films depicting the organization's famine and disaster relief
efforts are just a few of the unique fund-raising and promotional strategies
used by Save the Children. The majority of the funding for Save the Children
organizations comes from individual charitable donations.

3. World Wild Fund

- World Wide Fund for Nature is a global organization devoted to

environmental protection. It is known as the World Wildlife Fund in North
America. A group of British naturalists spearheaded an initiative to form an
organization that protected endangered animals and their habitats in 1960,
most notably biologist Sir Julian Huxley, artist and conservationist Peter
Scott, and ornithologists Guy mount fort and Max Nicholson. Funds are
provided by the WWF for global conservation efforts. These include
initiatives that concentrate on particular species, forests, freshwater and
marine challenges, climate change, and ethical international trade. The
organization has also worked to ensure safe, sustainable living conditions for
urban and rural populations around the world, including access to clean water,
fresh air, wholesome food, and enjoyable recreational spaces. One of the
WWF's significant accomplishments is the utilization of debt-for-nature
swaps, in which a company purchases a portion of a nation's foreign debt at a
discount, converts the money to local currency, and then uses the funds to
fund conservation initiatives. In 1987, Ecuador hosted the WWF's first
successful debt-for-nature swap.