N G ONGO, the abbreviation of "non-government organization" in English, refers to associations, societies, foundations, charitable trusts, non-profit companies or other legal persons that are not regarded as government departments under a specific legal system and are not for profit.

purpose non-governmental organizations.

The rise of NGOs on a global scale began in the 1980s.

As global population, poverty and environmental problems become increasingly prominent, people have found that relying solely on the traditional government and market levels cannot solve human sustainable development problems.

In response, NGOs grew rapidly and formed a new level of society.

NGOs are not governments and are not driven by power; nor are they economies, especially not driven by economic interests.

The driving force behind NGOs is volunteerism.

A developed modern society needs developed non-governmental organizations.

According to surveys, the total number of non-governmental organizations in the United States exceeds 2 million, with total funding exceeding 500 billion and more than 9 million staff.

Such large and active non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are in line with the American institutional structure of "big society, small government".

The origin of this system is related to the tradition of mutual aid and self-help among immigrants at the beginning of the founding of the United States.

The main financial source of non-governmental organizations is social and private donations.

The United States has extremely powerful private foundations that support various NGOs in the United States.

The state has established a tax deductible system for donations to encourage donations.

NGOs are effective "pressure reducing valves" and "stabilizers" for the government, and they also have spiritual functions that cannot be ignored.

There are two types of NGOs in China: one is a top-down NGO with a long history and "semi-official" characteristics; the other is mostly established spontaneously by private individuals.

At present, there are about 300 relatively well-known private public welfare NGOs in the country.

Chinese NGOs mainly focus on the fields of environmental protection, women's and poverty alleviation, such as "Friends of Nature", "Global Village", "Green Home Volunteers" in Beijing, and "Friends of Green" in Tianjin.

Internationally renowned NGO Greenpeace: one of the most influential environmental NGOs in the world today.

Since its opposition to the nuclear testing site in Alaska in 1971 in the United States, Greenpeace has become world-famous for its radicalism, tenacity, and determination.

Health Without Borders: Founded in France in 1971, it is mainly composed of medical aid volunteers with the purpose of providing medical aid to people, especially disaster relief aid.

International Foundation for the Welfare of Animals: Founded in 1969, its purpose is to prevent animal cruelty.

Ford Foundation: Founded in 1936, it is one of the largest private foundations in the world.

In 1988, the Ford Foundation was one of the first international non-governmental organizations allowed by the Chinese government to set up offices in China.

Save the Children UK: One of the largest international non-governmental organizations in the UK, founded in 1919, it is an important member of the Save the Children International Alliance.

Save the Children UK is headquartered in London and carries out projects in more than 60 developing countries around the world.

Japan Sasakawa Peace Foundation: Founded in 1986, in order to further promote Sino-Japanese friendly relations, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the China Association for International Friendly Contact*** jointly established the Sino-Japanese Friendship Exchange Fund, with a total amount of 10 billion yen (approximately 650 million yen)

yuan), is the largest special fund for people-to-people friendly exchanges between China and Japan so far.