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Assignment

Approved Charities and NGOs

Approved Charities and NGOs
This is the list of approved organizations for which ASD is legally allowed to raise funds for, including a brief description of each.

Topic Suggestions

Animal rights (factory farming)
Human rights (child labor)
Mass consumerism (resources; landfill/garbage disposal)
Worker rights (construction workers in Qatar)
Monoculture vs. polyculture
Climate change/global warming
Poverty
Environmental destruction
Civil and political rights
Women’s rights
Religious tolerance/intolerance
Racism
Sustainable practices

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Global Issues books from our Library

Do Animals Have Rights? by Yolanda Brooks
ISBN: 1848370105
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Examines the likely effects of human activity and climate change on the future of endangered species, and debates whether humans should try to save them from extinction.
Let's Think about the Internet and Social Media by Alex Woolf
ISBN: 1484602935
Publication Date: 2014-07-01
This book looks at issues surrounding the use of the internet and social media, such as reliability of information, cyber-safety, and whether it is healthy to spend lots of time online.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals
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United Nations: Global Issues
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Global Issues
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Animal Rights at BBC
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Animal Rights Movement
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International Labour Association: Child Labour
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Scholastic: Child Labor
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Scholastic: Child Labor Around the World
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EcoMENA
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WWF - THREATS
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National Geographic: Environment
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Upcycle Magazine
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CIA World Factbook
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Teens Health from Nemours
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Oxfam
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World Health Organization
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Council on Foreign Relations
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What is the government doing about ______ ?
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