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Private Voluntary Organization

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Private Voluntary Organization
Also called a PVO. A charity or other organization that provides international assistance and is eligible for financial support from USAID. Organizations must register as PVOs to apply for this support, and ordinarily must provide audited financial statements and the like.


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In a little-known corner of the United States Code, the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act, Congress gave the president extraordinary authority in times of humanitarian disaster: "[N]otwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or any other Act, the President is authorized to furnish assistance to any foreign country, international organization, or private voluntary organization, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, for international disaster relief and rehabilitation.
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Tom Davis, whose opinions here don't necessarily reflect his employer's, has worked with private voluntary organizations for 20 years on child survival, HIV/AIDS, and other issues in 16 developing countries.
 
 
 
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