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This document summarizes the missions and goals of several non-profit and non-governmental organizations. The Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders focus on providing medical relief around the world. Greenpeace, Citizens for Local Democracy, and CAVEAT work on issues of human rights, democracy, violence prevention, and environmental protection. Other organizations mentioned seek to help vulnerable groups through employment, skills training, education, advocacy, and addressing the root causes of social issues. Overall, the document outlines the humanitarian, social justice, and charitable aims of these diverse international NGOs.

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This document summarizes the missions and goals of several non-profit and non-governmental organizations. The Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders focus on providing medical relief around the world. Greenpeace, Citizens for Local Democracy, and CAVEAT work on issues of human rights, democracy, violence prevention, and environmental protection. Other organizations mentioned seek to help vulnerable groups through employment, skills training, education, advocacy, and addressing the root causes of social issues. Overall, the document outlines the humanitarian, social justice, and charitable aims of these diverse international NGOs.

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Red Cross / Red Crescent: The Canadian Red Cross mission is to

improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity


in Canada and around the world.
http://www.redcross.ca/about-us/about-the-canadian-red-cross

Doctors Without Borders: Doctors Without Borders/Mdecins


Sans Frontires (MSF) is the world's leading independent international
medical relief organization, implementing and managing medical projects in
close to 70 countries worldwide and with national offices in 21 countries.
http://www.msf.ca/en/who-we-are

Green Peace: Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning


organization that acts to change attitudes and behavior, to protect
and conserve the environment and to promote by peace.
http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/About-us/

YWCA/YMCA: The YMCA of Western Ontario's mission is to be a


multi-service charity that provides opportunities for personal growth in
spirit, mind and body for people of all backgrounds, beliefs and abilities.
http://ymcawo.ca/about

Citizens for Local Democracy (C4LD): "Citizens for Local


Democracy was a political protest organization created in Toronto in the
1990s. The purpose of this organization was to oppose certain policies of the
Ontario provincial government of the day. The government at the time was
the Progressive Conservative government under the leadership of Premier
Mike Harris. These policies were part of the Common Sense Revolution.
http://speedydeletion.wikia.com/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/
Citizens_for_Local_Democracy_(C4LD)

CAVEAT (Canadians Against Violence): CAVEAT is a


grass-roots charitable organization serving as a non-partisan voice for all
Canadians, working together for safety, peace, and justice.
http://www.caveat.org/

Goodwill Industries: Goodwill Industries is a non-profit social


enterprise that provides work opportunities, skills development and
employee and family strengthening for those who face barriers such as
disability or social disadvantage. The aim is to advance individuals, families
and communities toward economic self-sufficiency and prosperity.
http://goodwillindustries.ca/our-story/

Street Kids International: Street Kids International works across


borders to help street kids help themselves. We focus on those who work
with street kids at the local level - front-line workers who can respect their
individuality, understand their dilemmas, and create opportunities for them
to build better lives. We help street kids by creating and sharing innovative
approaches to both urgent needs and underlying causes.
http://orgs.tigweb.org/street-kids-international

National Association for the Advancement of Colored


People (NAACP): The National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP)[a] is an African-American civil
rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 by Moorfield
Storey, Mary White Ovington and W. E. B. Du Bois.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_for_the_Advancement_
of_Colored_People

Oxfam: Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations


networked together in 94 countries, as part of a global movement for change,
to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
https://www.oxfam.ca/about/introduction/oxfam-international

International PEN: PEN International promotes literature and


freedom of expression and is governed by the PEN Charter and the
principles it embodies: unhampered transmission of thought within each
nation and between all nations.
http://www.pen-international.org/who-we-are/

Amnesty International: Amnesty International is a global movement of over


7 million people in more than 150 countries working together to protect and
promote human rights.
http://www.amnesty.ca/about-us
When You Dont Exist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OUpsWCvE38

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