e-NGO.NET

E-NGO was established Wednesday, July 5th 2000 by a mixed group of professionals with a common interest in better human-environmental interrelations through information exchange and cooperation. Our goals are:

• To create an information hub for environmental NGOs and anybody who wishes to contact them to facilitate networking and active cooperation. We plan to eventually provide a searchable database of environmental groups with concise description, listed achievements, contact details and a rating system of their willingness and capability for cooperative action in their fields of interest / expertise. We hope that this will facilitate information exchange and cooperation between NGOs and add to their membership, efficacy and influence.

   

• To create a web-based environmental information and resource library. This will also include the manufacture and periodic up-dating of English language web-sites for Japanese environmental NGOs. We also hope to provide information to facilitate greener lifestyles and work practices without infringeing copyright laws or legal rights. We also plan to publicize green products, companies and corporate strategies. Ideally this library will also contain contact details of professionals willing to do some voluntary pro-bono work within their capabilities or fields of expertise. Good examples of this would be IT work, proof-reading, translation work, legal, medical, vetinarary and environmental consultation. Eventually it would be nice to list a Calendar of Green Events too.

   

• To encourage eco-tourism and environmental volunteering in Japan and other countries. We hope to help establish, amongst other positive developments, a coordinated farm-stay system in Japan to benefit rural communities and urban residents. We also aim to publicize useful information sources, books, cheap travel agents etc.

   

• To try to assist conservation of Japanese wildlife species. Long live the Meidaka and Kurosagi! God bless and help the benthic life-forms of Isahaya bay!

  The directors may add to or adjust these goals by majority agreement. New directors may be appointed by directors' majority approval by applying to the secretary or by proposal from an existing director.

  Membership

  E-NGO is currently operated on a voluntary basis by a small board of directors, but sometimes great oaks from tiny accorns grow! Membership is currently open to anyone without a criminal record who wishes to help.

  Development

  The site will always be functional in some form. It may grow slowly - so please bear with us. We intend it to be bilingual English and Japanese (at least through hyperlinks), stable, nicely organized, user-friendly and regularly up-dated. We don't guarantee this.

  Funding

  E-NGO is not currently funded at all. It doesn't really need any funding either.

  Contacting E-NGO

  Send English mails with "For E-NGO Secretary" to MAIL Send Nihongo mails with "For E-NGO Secretary" in the subject line to Japanese Mail

   

  Disclaimer You utilize the contents of this site entirely at your own risk. As the information E-NGO publishes comes from various sources both identified and otherwise, we make no guarantees concerning its quality. Our site will contain nothing illegal, defamatory, pornographic or otherwise offensive. We mean well, and deny accountability / culpability in advance for any misunderstandings, mistakes, perceived insults, or damages of whatever form that may inadvertantly arise from anything on or connected with this site. Send any English comments or observations with "For E-NGO Secretary" in the subject line to MAIL

  Send Nihongo comments "For E-NGO Secretary" to Japanese Mail

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