ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation

Okay kiddo, let's try to break down the big words in "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation" so we can understand it better.

- "Organisation" means a group of people or a company working together to achieve something. It's kind of like a team.
- "Non-governmental" means it's not run by the government. So, the organisation does not have any ties to the government.
- "Autonomous" means the organisation has the power to make decisions on its own. It's kind of like your parents letting you decide what you want to wear for school-- you make the choice on your own, without them telling you what to do.
- "Quasi" means that it has some features that are similar to an autonomous organisation, but is not fully independent. It still may have some rules and guidelines that it has to follow.

So, when we put all of those words together, a "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation" is a group of people working together towards a certain goal, that is not run by the government but that still follows some rules and may have some outside oversight.

A good example of this is the International Red Cross. They are not run by any government, but they have to follow certain rules and guidelines to make sure they are doing the right thing, and they also have some outside oversight to make sure they are helpful and doing their job well.