Worksheet 1

Non-Governmental Organizations

1. Decide if the statements below are true or false: a) NGOs work for the governments, helping them with humanitarian issues. False, the NGOs usually work against the governments. b) For the members of a NGO it is very important their own personal interest as well as the public interest. True, () Task oriented and driven by people with a common interest. (). c) Operational NGOs contribute with their services to the welfare of some undeveloped areas of the world. True. d) There are different types of NGOs depending on their goals, their different issues and their fieldwork. True, () Their relationship with offices and agencies of the United Nations system differs depending on their goals, their field work and the mandate of a particular institution. (). 2. Find words and expressions in the text which mean the same as the following: a) Optional: Voluntary b) Member of a city: Citizens c) Government management: Monitor d) Civil rights that concern the whole mankind: Human rights, environment or health e) Research done outside the laboratory or place of work by scientist, archaeologists, social workers, etc.: Are organized around specific issues, such as human rights, environment or health. f) Dimensions: Large g) Workers of a company or institution: Voluntary citizens 3. Writing In your own words, express some opinions about the world of NGOs (at least 150 words). 1- What do you think of them? Can you name any non-governmental organization? 2- Do NGOs only work in Third World Countries or they also work in other parts of the world?

3- After watching the documentary El sueo de Bianca write about what you think of the relation between NGOs, governments and multinational companies? Do the companies collaborate with the humanitarian organizations I think that the NGOs have an important roll in all parts of the globe, And they take actions that should be taken in consideration by everyone. One very well known NGO is AMI, we hear of them in the fight against AIDS, and Malaria. NGOs work mostly in the Third World Countries although some organizations also have interest in the actions made on the developed countries, this is because pandemic disease afect5 also developed countries, like that scene we have whiteness, not long time ago about the H1N1(the A flu). Even dough it as started in Mexico it as hit countries that were and are more developed, that is just an example how every one needs help in certain times , no matter if its rich or pour. On the most part of the news we only see the actions they take in the third world countries. Some of what they do, is acquire founds in the most developed countries, so they can buy drugs and equipment to use them in the more needed countries.