non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are organizations that are independent of governments. they are non-profit making , which means the money they make used to help those in need. there are many different kinds of NGOs. one of the largest is doctor with Africa, which tries to improve the health of people in Africa and countries like Afghanistan and Iraq.
An international NGO that gives health support to the poor and victims of war is doctor without Borders. many other NGOs are charities which help the poor they include organizations such as save the children.
Ecological NGOs such as Greenpeace, Friends of the earth and the world wildlife fund (WWF) are very popular especially with young people.
there are also many NGOs which fights for human rights and the most famous of these is Amnesty internationals, which help people who are imprisoned for there beliefs. some NGOs fight for a human rights of particular groups, such as women the women environment and development organizations(WEDO),for example, was create in 1990 to fight for the rights women, such as the right to have an education and a job.
Finally some NGOs are based on voluntary work. one of these,VSO (voluntary services overseas) work thought volunteers and local people to shere skill and to make the world and fairer place for all. since VSO was founded in 1958, more than 50000 volunteers have worked in 140 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean,Eastern Europe and LAtin American. volunteers help with education, health and disability problems. many young people make volunteer work overseas in their gap year before they begins university. that could be a wonderful and useful experience. you just have to choose which organization you'd like to join!