abstract:The World Bank defines a non-governmental organization (NGO) as "private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development"."World Bank and NGOs.
"It's unheard of, " said Yao Songqiao, a Beijing-based consultant with International Rivers, a nongovernmentalorganization that focuses on protecting waterways.
But the nongovernmentalorganization community, international aid and government programs have yet to dramatically change the economics of most Haitian women.