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According to the UN, an NGO is a private, not-for-profit organization which is independent of government control and is not merely an opposition political party. [ 65] The rapid development of the non-governmental sector occurred in Western countries as a result of the restructuring of the welfare state.
Ong is a Hokkien romanization of several Chinese surnames: 王 (Wáng in Hanyu Pinyin), 汪 (also Wāng), 黃 (traditional) or 黄 (simplified; Huáng); and 翁 . Ong is also a Laotian surname. Ong or Onge is also a surname of English origin, with earliest known records found in Western Suffolk taxation records from c. 1280 AD. [ 1 ]
Walter Jackson Ong SJ (November 30, 1912 – August 12, 2003) was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian, and philosopher. His major interest was in exploring how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness.
Oneok, Inc. ( / ˈwʌnˌoʊk / WUN-oke[ 2]) is an American diversified corporation focused primarily on the natural gas industry, and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company is part of the Fortune 500 and S&P 500. [ 3] Oneok was founded in 1906 as Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, but it changed its corporate name to Oneok in December 1980.
Willie Tan Ong ( Chinese: 許 偉 利; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Úi-lī; pinyin: Xǔ Wěilì; [ 3] born October 24, 1963) is a Filipino cardiologist, internist and media personality who rose to prominence for giving medical advice through his Facebook page and YouTube channel.
ONG & ONG is a Singaporean industrial design, architecture, and urban planning firm. It was first established in 1972 by Ong Teng Cheong and his wife Ling Siew May. [ 3] Headquartered in Singapore, the company maintains its presence across various Asian countries such as China, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mongolia, and Thailand.
An international non-governmental organization ( INGO) is an organization which is independent of government involvement and extends the concept of a non-governmental organization (NGO) to an international scope. NGOs are independent of governments and can be seen as two types: advocacy NGOs, which aim to influence governments with a specific ...
BRAC is an international development organisation based in Bangladesh. In order to receive foreign donations, BRAC was subsequently registered under the NGO Affairs Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh. BRAC is the largest non-governmental development Organisation in the world, in terms of the number of employees as of September 2016. [ 3 ...