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2. Non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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   According to the UN, an NGO is a private, not-for-profit organization which is independent of government control and is not merely an opposition political party. [65] The rapid development of the non-governmental sector occurred in Western countries as a result of the restructuring of the welfare state.

3. Self Employed Women's Association - Wikipedia

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   Ela Bhatt, founder and past president of SEWA, appreciating the fabrics at Qalandia Women's Cooperative. Self-Employed Women's Association ( SEWA ), meaning "service" in several Indian languages, is a trade union based in Ahmedabad, India, that promotes the rights of low-income, independently employed female workers. [1]

4. List of specialized agencies of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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   The United Nations Office at Geneva in Switzerland is the second biggest U.N. centre after the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.. United Nations Specialized Agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the co-ordinating machinery of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level, and through the Chief ...

5. Nonprofit organization - Wikipedia

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   Nonprofit organization. A nonprofit organization ( NPO ), also known as a nonbusiness entity [1] or nonprofit institution, [2] and often referred to simply as a nonprofit (not followed by a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to ...

6. Non-governmental organisations in India - Wikipedia

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   Some of the states in India have enacted the Public Charitable Trust Act, while most states in India do not have a trust Act. An NGO can be created only under a public trust Act. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have independent state-level public trust Acts. States like West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar do not have any Act to register a public trust.

7. International non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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   An international non-governmental organization ( INGO) is an organization which is independent of government involvement and extends the concept of a non-governmental organization (NGO) to an international scope. NGOs are independent of governments and can be seen as two types: advocacy NGOs, which aim to influence governments with a specific ...