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NGOs play a crucial role in Society and aim to improve the populace’s lives. They have become an essential component of the nation’s growth that welcomes the poor and helps them flourish. The bulk of NGOs work to promote independent development.
The Civil Society, on the other hand, is a collection of volunteers who represent the interests of the electorate. NGOs and civil society organizations have grown to be an important part of the community that supports public safety and awareness.
The article will discuss the difference between civil Society and NGOs. Civil Society and NGOs have the power to influence individual behaviour. Such institutions, which are covered by the WHO-World Health Organisation, are actively involved with the promotion of agendas like the fighting against cancer, Polio, discrimination, refugee children and women’s rights.
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According to the World Health Organisation, Civil Society is different from a commercial profit-making business. Civil societies typically include- charities, development NGOs1, community groups, women’s organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations, trade unions, social movements, coalitions, and advocacy groups.
A Non-Governmental Organization is a voluntary group with a social mission that functions independently from the government- the organization with a motive to improve Society. The definition of an NGO is universal. There are multiple terms used for NGOs, such as non-profit organization (NPO), Civil Society Organisation- CSO, Social Benefit Organisation, Citizen Sector Organisation, Social Benefit organisation, Advocacy Organisation or Voluntary Organisation. However, there is a difference between a civil society and an NGO.
Presence of NGO ensures-
It is essential to know the difference between civil Society and NGOs in the current decade, where there is the globalization of policies and liberalization of government practices to meet the ends of world politics. It appears that civil Society and NGOs are interchangeable terms, but their roles are different.
For example, – Fundamental right to stop exploitation against children-Article 23 and 24-this is what a civil society must have as a goal. Whereas NGOs like Red Cross Society or Centre for Child Rights, or United Nations Body like UNICEF are the remarkable examples of the working to achieve the goals or those enshrined in the Constitution of Civil Society.
It can be concluded that the difference between civil Society and NGOs can be understood with the new substantive laws of the government, such as-FCRA. The amendment aimed to bring about transparency in the functioning of a Non-Governmental Organization-NGO. It amended NGOs serving education and research. Such NGOs are foreign controlled NGOs. This brought capping of administrative expenses to 20% of NGO. No transfer of accounts to any other firm. The civil society requires presence of an NGO, and such amendments are increasing NGOs’ reach to unprivileged groups in the Society. Civil societies require NGOs to carry out the interests of the public. Hence, from the above, civil societies are different from NGOs.
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