NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION – An Overview

NGO is the most important serving sector in India. It is the prime mover of Indian society. Well, the concept of NGO and social welfare are not at all new phenomena as India has a long glorious tradition of social service, social reform, and these Voluntary organization that are playing vital role in the socio economic development of this country. Keeping constant updates from micro to macro is very difficult being in the field. It is not providing only food, shelter and clothes for needy persons of the nation with a huge population and employment for million but it is also a source of providing justice for the weaker section of the country. It is the main source of transferring services from rich to poor, healthy to needy and publicly enforcement of efforts in the favour of those who are not able to put their efforts for moving in the country. NGOs have also provided their services in the field of water arrangements, tree plantation. Sanitary/sanitation, sports and are a source of awareness among people.

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Whereas there are few NGOs that have been operating without direction, organizational development, good management practices and specific missions. So, now the question arises how to pick up a right NGO for charity.

Well here are the few points which one needs to remember

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1. Must work for public benefits rather than personal profit: the bulk of funds flowing through NGOs should focus on basic humanitarian assistance and development.
2. Concentrate on health conditions: The works like pit drainage, housing, creation of smokeless environment, good drinking water for animals and human beings, regular health checkup camps must be held regularly.
3. . Trade and industry promotion: The important problem in the present context is availability of the market for the products of rural enterprises. Therefore, an NGO has a direct link with the government for marketing of the goods. Apart from this, NGO can also go for training the rural youths in fabrication works, wood works, beedi rolling, agarbathi manufacturing, printing press etc.
4. Involve in Community Development programs: The community development programs like adoption of villages for development, moral support during flood and famine period, supply of food and drinking water during flood, common well, training programs for the rural youths, housing projects, repair and renovation of houses etc. that satisfy the basic necessities.

Therefore, a sustainable organization is one, which is able to remain in existence for long, delivering the same or better level and quality of service, enduring and withstanding hardships and moving along its declared mission.

 

 

Every Child Is Special: Protect Their Rights

Millions of innocent children from all over the world are victims of abuse. These children have no access to education, they are used as cheap labour to work in hazardous conditions and many children are even forced to serve as soldiers in armed conflict. Children are the most vulnerable section of the society and they need special protection and care. The children that reside in developing countries suffer more, due to lack of education and awareness. They are dependent and innocent, hence are not capable of making the right decisions for themselves. The children are the future of the world and it is the duty of every citizen to ensure that they are provided with a wholesome development opportunity.

To address this issue of child rights, the United Nations general assembly adopted the most ratified treaty in the world. The convention of child rights was introduced on November 20^th 1989. The main objective of this convention is to ensure that the children around the world have the right to education, freedom and health care. Besides these rights, the child rights convention also provides protection to children against racism, armed conflict, vindictive punishments and protection within the judicial system from economic utilization.

However, despite the existence of such rights children suffer from abuse, neglect, preventable diseases and unequal education rights. To implement the child rights conventions, every person in the society needs to be aware of the plight of such children. This is where the role of NGOs plays a very important role in the society. Child rights NGOs work tirelessly towards the cause of children. Volunteering with such NGOs is the first step towards the protection of child rights. These NGOs work closely with the UNICEF and the Government and run various programmes to support needy children.

In countries such as India, children suffer from not just poverty, but also social evils such as child marriage. The only way to curb this issue is to spread awareness among the society, starting from the grassroots level.  Through education and awareness programmes, people of the community, governments, local authorities, and NGOs can ensure that children grow up in a healthy and safe environment.

In countries such as India, children suffer from not just poverty, but also social evils such as child marriage. The only way to curb this issue is to spread awareness among the society, starting from the grassroots level.  Through education and awareness programmes, people of the community, governments, local authorities, and NGOs can ensure that children grow up in a healthy and safe environment.