History of Non-Government Organizations in the Philippines Non-government Organizations play an important role as government’s partner in adhering development and progress in a civil society. This part of the study states the challenges as well as the risks of upholding the prominence of these non-government organizations. Philippine NGOs emerge as relief and welfare organizations to social advocates leading to transformation approaches.
1521-1700
Since Philippines is established as one of the Spain’s colony and one of its most spread-out influence is religion, various civil society organizations (CSOs) that is developed from this era are all faith-based. Soon after the dominant ruling of the Spaniards, the Filipinos become resistant. The citizens of the country start to form organizations seeking independence and equal rights which value education. Later on, these organizations are condemned illegal by the Spanish government (Moshman, n.d.).
1701-1900
But as the Spanish colonization ends, the United States government decriminalized these CSOs. Church and state-based civic organizations, according to Hilhorst (2003) lead the Philippine government to revolutions and political movements. Private organizations focusing on relief and reconstruction works arise to
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In 1950s, NGOs begin to network. As a result of this, according to Lariza (as cited in Alegre, 1996), Alegre states that in 1952, the Philippine National Committee of the International Council on Social Welfare (ISCW) is established by few social workers. Eventually, ISCW is changed into Council of Welfare Agencies Foundation of the Philippine, Inc. (CWAFPI) which is the founder of various civic organizations such as Boys/Girls Scouts of the Philippines, National Red Cross and others. CWAFPI is further changed into National Council for Social Development
The Progressive Reform movement started gaining ground during the early nineteen-hundreds. People of all races, genders, and backgrounds had realized it was up to them to reform their government for the greater good. This idea of change, however, took root earlier on, during the late eighteen-hundreds; in what can be known as the populist movement. One can see the creation and ideology behind the Progressive movement as a result of the Populist movement early on. It is important to realize, however, the definition of the Progressive movement, and how it paralleled, and differed, from the Populist’s.
One example is a large non-governmental organization by the name of Medecins Sans Frontieres. The organization is one that delivers medical aid to different countries. They have helped over seventy countries total. Medecins Sans Frontieres wanted to open a feeding center for Ethiopia but were rejected by Ethiopian authorities. Kelala, a region in Ethiopia had more than six thousand children suffering from serious malnutrition.
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising that took place in 1898-1990 from the Chinese society against U.S Foreigners and as a result, the United States interfered and their interference was backed up with reasons and and resulted in many outcomes. Reasons that the United States was in favor to participate in the Boxer Rebellion included: The siege of the American Consulate in Beijing, the US was apart of the Eight Nation Alliance, and the United States believed war was a threat to its global trading empire, so they had to act or let everything fall. The U.S involvement was needed in the Boxer Rebellion for its strong, united military aid and resources. The U.S. involvement was necessary in the Boxer Rebellion for American wanted to keep control over the Philippines, they wanted to have a good presence
The spiritual and moral growth of non-governmental assistance conforms to his religious background that helped dictate his policy of voluntarism saying “I cannot conceive of a wholesome social order or a sound economic system that does not have its roots in religious faith.” As mentioned above his faith stressed moral voluntarism to bring aid to those who cannot help themselves,
Organizations like the Council of Federated Organization
In Chapter four it focuses on the CWF backed advocacy group, The Child Welfare Organizing Project, which in Tobis view became the nation’s preeminent organization for training and organizing parents with child welfare histories. Then Chapter five, Tobis turns his attention to four grassroots parent organizations that agitated for reform from outside and inside the system. In both chapter he outlines the lessons learned in the building and sustaining a social movement. The need for “collective efficacy” (Sampson, Radenbush& Earls, 1997: p.918) the importance of identifying and cultivating different sources of power: and the need for skilled administrators to help organizations move their missions forward.
This association was created to help those in need, for example, homeless and poor people, with food, clothes, and homes. The reconstruction did all this and many other succesful
Every eight minutes, the American Red Cross responds to an emergency. The staff assists the victim however possible. Helping the community is the main goal of the association. Shelter, food, and clothing are provided during natural disasters. The International Organization all began with the work of Clara Barton.
The United States has always displayed a rich diverse culture, even before it gained its independence from Great Britain in 1776. European colonists were not the first groups of people to have lived in the America, as many indigenous groups have occupied this land hundreds of years before colonization. These indigenous groups played a major role in the makeup of Latin America and Caribbean, which is what made the Americas so diverse during the time of colonization. Academics Juan Gonzales and Paul Ortiz contribute to a current school of thought that discusses the role Latin and Caribbean Americans had in the development and liberation within the United Sates and across America. Many academics in this school of thought draw upon events like
As Albert J. Beveridge pointed out in Document B, “would not the people of the Philippines prefer the just, human, civilizing government of this republic to the savage, bloody rule… from which we have saved them?” Just, human, civilizing? Strict, biased, Christianizing was more like it. In these islands, the United States of America once again made the same mistake it had made with the Native Americans. Determined that there way was the best way, ‘the slaughter of the Filipinos’ (Doc.
Executive Summary The Salvation Army of the United States is one of the largest national providers of welfare services; operating in 128 countries worldwide, consisting of over 1.5 million members (i.e., officers, soldiers’ and adherents) (The Salvation Army USA, 2018). The organization prides itself for working with and advocating for the rights and needs of disadvantaged people. The promotion of values for human dignity, justice, hope, compassion and community makes the organization a leader in social justice and protection of the rights of disadvantaged and vulnerable people (The Salvation Army USA, 2018).
Before the First World War, the Red Cross introduced its “first aid, water safety, and public health nursing programs” (Who is Clara Barton, 2008) In regards to natural disasters, they provided relief for the Great Depression during the 1930s and also the during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 which was the largest Red Cross Response in it’s history. Here they provided millions of people with food, shelter, and money to get back on their feet, emotional support, etc. Their first congressional charter was received in 1900 and the second in 1905. Then their third was adopted in May 2007 which “restates the traditional purposes of the organization” which includes being a form of communication between those in the American armed forces and their families as well as providing an international and national disaster relief and mitigation (Who is Clara Barton, 2008).
The founding of this organization provided a home base for those in need.
The people who established the Republic of Gilead were religious extremists. They believed in their religion much that they felt the need to enforce it on everyone in the United States. They took the rules written in the scriptures literally which then makes them very strict because the rules are exact. Additionally, they have doctrines and beliefs that they teach to the people of the new society, and make them take is as the only truth. Religion in the Philippines works in the same fashion.
The Philippines has always had a rich musical history. It takes its roots from the indigenous tribes of the Philippines, who used it as a way to pass on epics and stories about gods and heroes, a way to celebrate good harvests, festivals, weddings and births, a way to mourn the dead, to court women, and a way to praise the gods. This music was then enriched by the Philippines’ western colonizers. The Spaniards imparted the zarzuela (called sarswela in the Philippines) and the rondalla, adding more Spanish touches to Filipino folk songs. The Americans, on the other hand, influenced the Philippine music scene by introducing pop and rock, eventually leading to the creation of “Pinoy pop”, which included a wide variety of forms like dance tunes, ballads, rock n’ roll, disco, jazz, and rap.