Can you imagine your home country getting flooded with nobody helping? Wouldn’t it be nice if an organization existed to save the day? This speech is for the Canadian Red Cross. First of all, let's start with the basics. The Canadian Red Cross is an NGO or non-governmental organization. You may ask: what is an NGO? Well, an NGO is an organization established by a group of people that want to pursue goals that relate to the public, social, or environmental good of a country or the world. Now, there are also IGOs and intergovernmental organizations. The difference is that an IGO’s members are countries, whereas NGOs are composed of private individuals. Some examples of NGOs include Save the Children, Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders, BRAC, World
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Unlike IGOs, NGOs are not funded by any government, so how does an NGO like the Canadian Red Cross get funded? The Canadian Red Cross is funded by public donations, corporate partnerships, public grants, and program revenue. Everyone who works for the Red Cross is a volunteer, and simply wants to do good deeds out of the kindness of their hearts. About the corporate partnerships, Aviva Canada sponsors the Canadian Red Cross and gives a large portion of the money that is needed to help people all over the world. The brilliant legacy of the Red Cross began in the spring of 1885, when Dr. George Sterling Ryerson transported wounded soldiers on horse-drawn wagons to a safe place where he could heal them. This act of kindness fueled the spark to light an organization geared towards helping disadvantaged people everywhere. The Canadian Red Cross does most of its work in areas of poverty, natural disaster, armed conflict, and humanitarian crisis. Some countries that they have helped include Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Sudan and many more. An example of a time when the Canadian Red Cross responded to an emergency is in 2014, when one of the most deadly epidemics spread across West
Unlike IGOs, NGOs are not funded by any government, so how does an NGO like the Canadian Red Cross get funded? The Canadian Red Cross is funded by public donations, corporate partnerships, public grants, and program revenue. Everyone who works for the Red Cross is a volunteer, and simply wants to do good deeds out of the kindness of their hearts. About the corporate partnerships, Aviva Canada sponsors the Canadian Red Cross and gives a large portion of the money that is needed to help people all over the world. The brilliant legacy of the Red Cross began in the spring of 1885, when Dr. George Sterling Ryerson transported wounded soldiers on horse-drawn wagons to a safe place where he could heal them. This act of kindness fueled the spark to light an organization geared towards helping disadvantaged people everywhere. The Canadian Red Cross does most of its work in areas of poverty, natural disaster, armed conflict, and humanitarian crisis. Some countries that they have helped include Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Sudan and many more. An example of a time when the Canadian Red Cross responded to an emergency is in 2014, when one of the most deadly epidemics spread across West