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AF Ponta Delgada
The Ponta Delgada Football Association ( pt, Associação de Futebol de Ponta Delgada) is the governing body for association football and futsal competitions in the Portuguese Ponta Delgada (district), former-district of Ponta Delgada (Azores), Ponta Delgada. This organization regulates football in the Azores, Azorean islands of São Miguel Island, São Miguel and Santa Maria Island (Azores), Santa Maria. History The foundation of the Football Association began with the growth of many social and cultural institutes and organizations, unrelated to organized sport. One was the ''Ateneu Comercial de Ponta Delgada'' (''Commercial Athenaeum of Ponta Delgada'') at the edge of celebrating its first century of existence, and that inherited a voluminous and well-elaborated place in the society and culture.Jorge do Nascimento Cabral (14 July 1997), p.2 The ''Associação de Socorros Mútuos União e Trabalho'' which began in the last century, and helped to motivate public training, that fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-governmental Organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in humanitarianism or the social sciences; they can also include clubs and associations that provide services to their members and others. Surveys indicate that NGOs have a high degree of public trust, which can make them a useful proxy for the concerns of society and stakeholders. However, NGOs can also be lobby groups for corporations, such as the World Economic Forum. NGOs are distinguished from international and intergovernmental organizations (''IOs'') in that the latter are more directly involved with sovereign states and their governments. The term as it is used today was first introduced in Article 71 of the newly-formed United Nations' Charter in 1945. While there is no fixed or formal definition for what NGOs are, they are genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
