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Canadian Red Cross And Other NGO's

=Definition of NGO =

A non-governmental organization ( **NGO **) is any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national or international level.

www.ngo.org/ngoinfo/define.html

List Of Six Different NGO's
Canadian Red Cross (Fredricton) The Arthritis Society (Moncton) Making Waves (New Brunswick) Pulse Incorporated (Saint John) Fredericton Community Kitchen (Fredricton) Canadian Mental Health Assoc (Saint John) Name of your NGO Canadian Red Cross Mission of NGO 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. The **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Canadian Red Cross **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> is the leading humanitarian organization through which people voluntarily demonstrate their caring for others in need.

<span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">www.redcross.ca/cmslib/general/Admin%20job%20description.docx

History of NGO <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">While Ryerson was inspired during Louis Riel's North West Rebellion in a way that would foretell the **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Canadian Red Cross **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">' development in the country, it wasn't until 1896 that he officially founded the **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Canadian Red Cross **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, which was the first overseas branch of the British **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Red Cross **<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> to become established.

<span style="color: #006621; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">www.redcross.ca/about-us/red-cross-stories/2013/history-of-the-canadian-red-cross

Overview (Details: who, what, when, how, why) <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 32px;">George Ryerson created the Canadian Red Cross <span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">George Ryerson created the Canadian Red Cross during a war to transport injured men off the battlefield. The Canadian Red Cross was formed in 1896 <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In the spring of 1885, <span style="color: #ee0000; font-family: 'Open Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|D] r. George Ryerson<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> set the foundations for what would later be known as the Canadian Red Cross Society <span style="color: #ee0000; font-family: 'Open Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">[|b] y sewing two strips of red fabric onto red cotton<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> and draping this over horse-drawn wagons transporting injured men. Reason of choosing NGO <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> www.redcross.ca/about-us/red-cross-stories/2013/history-of-the-canadian-red-cross

Why We Chose The Canadian Red Cross We chose the Canadian Red Cross for our project because we can relay on them when our house catches on fire and to provide safety to us, we were also interested in the history of the Canadian Red Cross.