Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)

A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a nonprofit organization that is independent of governments and international governmental organizations. They are usually funded by donations but some avoid formal funding altogether and are run primarily by volunteers. NGO are highly diverse groups of organizations engaged in a wide range of activities, and take forms in different parts of the world. Some may have charitable status, while others may be registered for tax exemption based on recognization of social purposes.others may be fronts for political, religious, or other interests. Since the end of world war 2, NGOs have had an increasing role in international development, particularly in the fields of humanitarian assistance and poverty alleviation. The number of NGOs worldwide is estimated to be 3.7 million. RUSSIA has 277000 NGOs. INDIA is estimated to have had around 2 million NGOs in 2009, just over one NGO per 600 Indians, and many times the number of primary schools and primary health centres in INDIA. CHINA is estimated to have approximately 440000 officially registered NGOs. NGOs are difficult to define, and the term NGO is not always used consistently. In some countries, the term NGO is applied to an organization that in another country would be called an NPO(nonprofit organization), and vice versa. There are many different classifications of NGO in use. The most common focus is on orientation and level of operation. An NGOs orientation refers to the type of activities it takes on. These activities might include human rights, environmental, improving health or development work.An NGOs level of operation indicates the scale at which an organization works, such as local, regional, or international. The term non-governmental organization was first coined in 1945 when the united nations (UN) was created.

By orientation

Charitable orientation often involves a top down paternalistic effort with little participation by the beneficiaries. It includes NGOs with activities directed toward meeting the needs of the poor people.

Bihar NGOs

BIHAR HAS ESTIMATED 503 NGOs.

In Bihar, Nonprofit organizations /non-governmental organizations (NGOs/NPOs/VOs)are part of social development and welfare of the state people. NGOs in Bihar have been actively working for genuine social development programs and welfare activities of urban and rural communities. Bihar NGOs are participating in the social development and charitable issues organized by governmental and welfares groups. Bihar NGOs are always ready to come ahead to work for the upliftment and betterment of the children, women development, education, social awareness and other objectives. Non-governmental organizations in Bihar are functioning for child education, child welfare, child rights, women development, women empowerment, old age homes for old age persons, physically and mentally handicap persons and upliftment of slum children and women. NGOs are well-organising education, health, social justice, disaster management, natural resource management, agriculture development, social awareness, betterment of backward and deprived communities ,poverty and distress relief programmes.

Bihar NGOs has been implementing the programs related to employment, female feticides, rain water harvesting, animal welfare, science and technology, sports, development of art, craft and culture, heritage protection, conservations of historical places the issues like conservation and protection of environment, human rights, social equality, drinking water issues, legal awareness, and aid, nutrition, right to information, rural and urban development, forming and supporting self help groups, research and development are main part of the major active NGOs in BIHAR.