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  2. Canada Without Poverty - Wikipedia

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    Canada Without Poverty (CWP) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to eradicating poverty in Canada and educating Canadians about the link between poverty and human rights. [ 1 ] CWP is based in Ottawa, with a second office in Vancouver and is run by a board of directors who have, or have had, personal experiences of poverty.

  3. Poverty in Canada - Wikipedia

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    [13]: 2 The poverty rate in Canada in 2008, was among the highest of the OECD member nations, the world's wealthiest industrialized nations. [6] In 2013, Canada's high poverty rate ranked among the worst of 17 high income countries with 12.1% living in poverty. [91] Canada's child poverty rate was 15.1% compared to 12.8% in the mid-1990s.

  4. Social planning organizations in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Changing relationships with all levels of government; Changing provincial government priorities (greater challenges to put poverty on the agenda) Impact of service downloading from government to private, non-government and non-profit organizations. Demographic Challenges Growing immigrant and visible minority populations

  5. Poverty - Wikipedia

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    The definition of relative poverty varies from one country to another, or from one society to another. [2] Statistically, as of 2019, most of the world's population live in poverty: in PPP dollars, 85% of people live on less than $30 per day, two-thirds live on less than $10 per day, and 10% live on less than $1.90 per day. [3]

  6. List of advocacy groups in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The government of Canada subdivides advocacy groups into "accident prevention associations, advocacy groups, animal rights organizations, antipoverty advocacy organizations, associations for retired persons, advocacy civil liberties groups, community action advocacy groups, conservation advocacy groups, drug abuse prevention advocacy organizations, environmental advocacy groups, humane society ...

  7. International non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    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. INGOs can admit members affiliated to government authorities as long as it does not interfere with their freedom to express themselves ...

  8. Engineers Without Borders (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB; French: Ingénieurs sans frontières Canada, ISF) is a non-governmental organization devoted to international development. Founded in 2000 by George Roter and Parker Mitchell, engineering graduates from the University of Waterloo, it is a registered Canadian charity focused on finding solutions to extreme poverty, specifically in rural Africa.

  9. Non-governmental organization - Wikipedia

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    A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus on humanitarian or social issues but can also include clubs and associations offering services to ...