What are NGOs?
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs for short) deal with many different issues including social injusticeA lack of justice. This may include denying human rights, unfair distribution of wealth or discrimination..
They do not receive any money or support from the government so have to do their own fundraising.
They would see their role as one dedicated to reducing social injustices locally, nationally and internationally.
All NGOs carry out work in line with their own values, however not everyone agrees with the values that an NGO might have.
For instance, some NGOs have been linked to supporting terrorism or promoting intolerance.
What is social injustice?
Social injustice is when people suffer unfair, illegal or immoral treatment at the hands of the government or others.
Across the world it is easy to find examples where people are poor, hungry, sick, in danger and vulnerable.
This includes the wars, famineAn extreme lack of food that leads to large numbers of people starving to death. and disease epidemicA major outbreak of a disease that spreads rapidly to a lot of people. that appear on the national news. It also includes issues that are less obvious such as unfair practices in health and welfare that often lead to poverty, illness and homelessness.
The concept of social injustice is linked closely to human rights and the ways in which different cultural and political practices discriminate against people because of their faith, race, gender, social standing or sexual orientation.