The NGOs are mainly aimed at assisting the people in the most urgent situations. Because the requirements can be of various kinds, the NGOs can be classified according to the purpose.

The work of all these supplements. Thus, the work of NGOs in charge of health care would be meaningless without those who are responsible for bringing food to the same population.

Humanitarian aid

Most of the NGOs were responsible for providing humanitarian aid in the most disadvantaged, where shortages of food and water leads to thousands of people dying every day from hunger and malnutrition.

These NGOs, in addition to raising money and food, are trying to achieve sustainable development in the affected regions. Empowerment agriculture and try to reach agreement with the governments a fair trade to enable these countries out of poverty.

Healthcare

The need for health care and medicines in the third world is one of the key concerns of some organizations such as deficiency causes a high mortality rate.

The number of diseases and epidemics in underdeveloped countries is very high. The most important are: malnutrition, the consumption of non-potable water and food in poor condition and the lack of hygiene, medicine and medical personnel.

There are many organizations that promote the mobilization of health personnel to those areas, donations of medicines and fundraising for the establishment of hospitals.

Children

Numerous associations focus their work in caring for children. It is one of the segments of the population most disadvantaged and most suffering from poverty and underdevelopment.

In addition to the common needs of food and health care, children are subjected to numerous abuses such as sexual exploitation and labor.

The orphans and neglect are another problem for children in the third world. Moreover, expand education and eradicate illiteracy is one of the main concerns of the NGOs.

Gender

Women represent one of the weakest sectors of the population, especially when one takes into account the lack of rights and freedoms that still suffer in many countries.

According to some studies show, women produce his work in the field 70% of the food consumed and carry the full weight of the household. But they are also suffering from abuse, sexual exploitation and other abuses.

There are many NGOs that provide direct support to these womenOther fight for a change in the laws of some countries and possible improve the status and rights of women.

Violations of human rights

Although everything mentioned so far are in violation of human rights, there are NGOs that deal with more specific situations caused by wars or circumstances repressive policies, such as a dictatorship.

Struggling against the death penalty and in favor of freedom of expression. They try to achieve the release of political prisoners and denounced the abusive behavior that they suffer and prisoners of war in prisons.

Environment and the Protection of Animals

Due to climate change arise every day more organizations concerned with environmental preservation and alarmed by the poor exploitation of natural resources.

The erosion of the environment leads to a climate change that could have serious and incalculable consequences. These include the disappearance of some land that would be plunged under the sea and the rise of temperature.

The work of NGOs in charge of this is that governments try to reduce the emission of gases into the atmosphere and promote the use of renewable energies.

Animal welfare is also pursued through these partnerships. They collect abandoned animals, denounced the abuse that they may experience and try to change the laws to protect endangered species.

NGO representatives

·  International Red Cross: is the oldest NGOs, born in 1863.. It consists of the International Committee of the Red Cross, which is responsible for the care for war victims.

·  Greenpeace: was founded in Canada in 1971. Supports protection of the environment through better use of natural resources, improved expenditure management of water and better protection of animals.

·  OXFAM: serving since 1956. Create economic development projects, covering the needs that occur in cases of emergency, is releasing solidarity campaigns and promotes fair trade. It is one of 13 NGOs dependent Oxfam International.

·  Action Aid: it is an NGO founded 25 years ago that seeks to raise development projects for the integration of marginalized people in the social, political and economic life of their country.

·  Medecins Sans Frontieres: its aims are to provide medical aid and getting drugs to those countries where they are most needed, due to hunger, lack of hygiene and the large number of infectious diseases.

·  Caritas: unlike the others, is not non-denominational but belongs to the Catholic Church. Its work focuses on care for all people who suffer marginalization and social exclusion, as well as denunciation of the situations of inequality and injustice.

Remarks

There are too many centers and solidarity associations operating in Spain. Their work is related to the homeless, drug addicts, alcoholics and any other sector that suffers from poverty and marginalization.