4.2.7 Flashcards
Examples of the type of aid NGOs provide are;
- Funding for programs such as mobile health clinics and immunisations
- Trained personnel (including volunteers and paid staff) to coordinate, implement and deliver programs
- Education and training
- Resources such as building materials and information technology hardware
World vision
an NGO that works with children, families and communities around the world to overcome poverty and injustice
WV: Promoting Health and Wellbeing and Human Development Globally
- Training and equipping health staff, including midwives
- Intensive feeding programs for malnourished children
The Red Cross
aims to improve the lives of vulnerable people in Australia and internationally by mobilizing the power of humanity
TRC: Promoting Health and Wellbeing and Human Development Globally
- Reducing the impact of disasters
o Identify disaster risks and take practical steps to reduce them - Meeting humanitarian needs in crises
o Emergency relief operations for major disasters and armed conflicts around the world - Health and wellbeing (water, sanitation and hygiene)
o Providing first aid training to prevent fatalities
o Preventing the spread of Ebola
o Providing safe drinking water, sanitation facilities and hygiene training
Oxfam
their vision is comprised of a just world without poverty, where people can influence decisions that affect their lives, enjoy their rights and assume their responsibilities – a world which everyone is valued and treated equally
O: Promoting Health and Wellbeing and Human Development Globally
- Advancing gender justice
- Financing for development and universal essential services