I have two causes in mind that I believe in. They are saving animals and saving the environment.
I choose to prioritize our environment, mainly, for it is where all living things take shelter and obtain food, including us. Secondly, it concerns everything and everyone. If the environment looses its capacity to provide our basic needs, we'll be extinct just like most endangered animals are now.
I chose GreenPeace for its interests, to ensure the ability of our planet to nurture life in all its diversity and to work on issues concerning our environment, are the same with mine. It is one of the most transparent or visible NGO in the world not only because it works internationally but also because it has been seen in action working on issues that concerns our environment. It has worked on issues such as deforestation, commercial whaling, anti-nuclear issues and most importantly, global warming.
Objective 2: ACT
I have made an alliance with my friends who believe in the same cause as I am which is saving the environment. Since we believe in saving our environment, me and my friends walked to our place of destination instead of riding a jeepney or using a car. We wore green shirts and we made up a slogan: "Kung malapit, lakarin mo na."
Objective 3: IMAGINE
A world where NGOs are primary actors in the international arena
NGOs are much like states as primary actors. They have arguments on what issues to undertake which would be of great benefit to everyone and the world. Each NGOs believe that their causes are more important than the others. Self-interest is an issue which NGOs and states share. As a counterpart for great powers, there are great NGOs which consist of the most popular NGOs in the world, such as, World Wildlife Fund, Amnesty International and GreenPeace. Others are in the middle. The others considered as small NGOs, the local ones.
The only difference is that there are much more players in the international arena than ever before. It's much more chaotic, however, with the absence of war just plain "diplomacy".
Mission 2 Accomplished
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