NGOs and Global Advocacy quiz for Grade 8 students

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌍 NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations): These are non-profit groups that work independently from governments to address various global issues.
• 🤝 Global Advocacy: This involves NGOs promoting specific causes or policies on an international scale to create change.
• 🎯 Key Areas of NGO Work: Humanitarian aid, environmental protection, human rights, and poverty reduction.
• 📢 Advocacy Strategies: NGOs use tactics like public awareness campaigns, lobbying, and research to influence policy.
• ⭐ Examples of NGOs: Doctors Without Borders, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, and Save the Children.
• ⚖️ Impact of NGOs: They play a crucial role in providing services, advocating for change, and monitoring government actions.
• 💡 Challenges Faced by NGOs: Funding limitations, political obstacles, and ensuring accountability.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is the best definition of an NGO?
   1. A government-run organization.
   2. A non-profit organization that operates independently of governments.
   3. A business that donates to charity.
   4. An international political party.
2. What is the primary goal of global advocacy?
   1. To make money for NGOs.
   2. To promote specific causes or policies internationally.
   3. To start wars.
   4. To ignore global issues.
3. Which of these is a common area of focus for NGOs?
   1. Creating new video games.
   2. Humanitarian aid.
   3. Space exploration.
   4. Building theme parks.
4. Which of the following is a strategy often used by NGOs for advocacy?
   1. Ignoring the public.
   2. Lobbying.
   3. Starting conflicts.
   4. Keeping secrets.
5. Which of the following is an example of a well-known NGO?
   1. Microsoft.
   2. Doctors Without Borders.
   3. McDonald's.
   4. The United Nations.
6. What is a common challenge faced by NGOs?
   1. Unlimited funding.
   2. Political support from everyone.
   3. Funding limitations.
   4. No need for accountability.
7. What role do NGOs play in monitoring government actions?
   1. They never monitor governments.
   2. They play a crucial role.
   3. They only support governments.
   4. They have no impact.