Tag Archives : NGOs

It is really fascinating to see different NGOs working in different fields to ameliorate a lot of things in the society. This time around it’s the Project Get Ready Rhode Island, which is promoting plug-in vehicles to make Rhode Island the regional leader in adopting new all-electric vehicle technology. The idea is indeed cool and welcoming but how [...]

The United States boasts of its proud tradition of nation-building. After World War II, ‘the reconstruction spending by the United States greatly increased the security of the rest of the world.’ Today, global security is said to be directly linked to ‘addressing the socioeconomic roots of terrorism by “devoting resources to narrowing the gap [...]

The victory over the Tamil Tigers leaves questions about the future of Sri Lanka and the condition of a quarter of a million refugees. Several humanitarian agencies have asked the government to ensure access to refugee camps controlled by government troops who suspect that rebels are hiding among the civilians. Gordon Weiss, spokesman for the UN in [...]

The international economic crisis could harm relations between Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the country’s social movements that expect him to carry out land reform. Organizations like the Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) and the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT), linked to the Catholic Church, allege that much of the resources [...]

The Argentine government has issued its latest confirmation on the number of dengue victims in the country: 10,594 cases. NGOs claim, however, that the number of people affected by the disease is much higher than what the government has disclosed as the disease has spread to urban centers such as Buenos Aires. The Health Ministry in Buenos Aires reported [...]

China has a new way to solve its problems: activism. In complete reversal of the repression that the Chinese had for years, the spirit of activism is sweeping the country. Civil society now serves as the proper checks and balance mechanism of government. Even if China is not as totally free as the rest of the free world, with the presence of restrictions [...]