NGOs include groups and institutions that are entirely or largely independent of government and that have primarily humanitarian or cooperative rather than commercial objectives, they are private agencies in industrial countries that support international development; indigenous groups organized regionally or nationally; and member-groups in villages. NGOs include charitable and religious associations that mobilize private funds for development, distribute food and family planning services and promote community organization. They also include independent cooperatives, community associations, water-user societies, women's groups and pastoral associations.
The word of NGO stands for non-government organizations running from charity to advocacy, funded by government or the business world and from grass roots. These organizations specialize on specific themes and they have comprehensive approach to deal with all aspects of development that include helping people to help themselves by mobilizing their own resources, tapping their potential, finding solutions to their problems and implementing them to realize their goals. The NGOs act as intermediary development agencies between the state and the target groups by acting as their guide, philosopher and friend.
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by private organizations or people with no participation or representation of any government. In the cases in which NGOs are funded totally or partially by governments, the NGO maintains its non-governmental status so far as it excludes government representatives from membership in the organization. Even though the term "non-governmental organization" implies independence from governments, some NGOs depend heavily on governments for their funding.
