Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Civil Society - Session 2 - NGOs - Dec 10, 2008

Lecture on NGOs and Civil Society - Dec 10, 2008

In Session 2 we defined NGOs and their role in global civil society. Here are several videos featuring various types of NGOs from funding agencies like Oxfam, to respected international NGOs like Human Rights Watch and Doctors Without Borders.
   
I. Videos and Figures

1. Save the Children: "Knit One, Save One" campaign

2. Human Rights Watch: "Congo: The World's Deadliest War"
You may view this interesting video featuring Congo and its unstable democracy through this link.

3. Parallel Summit: 2008 G8 Summit in Hokkaido, Japan (NTDTV)


4. Oxfam: "Canvas for Change" during the 2008 UN Climate Change Conference


5. Better World Books: "Book Drives for Better Lives"
Watch this six-minute video to learn more about Better World Books: how we got started, the non-profit literacy partners we benefit and our book drives at over 1,200 campuses nationwide. You may view this video through this link

6. Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders: an Introduction

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