“Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives.”- Kofi Annan Social welfare refers to the well-being of society as a whole. As such, social welfare is concerned with quality of life; it looks at the conditions in the surrounding environment and the…
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As the Millennium Development Goal 2015 deadline approaches we are constantly faced with the question of “what’s next?” Countless countries will not meet the eight goals set forth by the United Nations to increase equality, health services, and education among other social problems. When the MDG’s were first proposed both government and NGO’s implemented programs…
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“It’s only right that, on just one of those days, the world should celebrate NGOs and thank them for the tremendous work that they do.”- Mr. Andris Piebalgs @APiebalgsEU, European Commissioner for Development,
the European Commission. On February 27th, 2014, nearly sixty-three years after the definition of “International NGOs” (Non Governmental Organizations)…
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