Non Governmental Organizations

Paper Summary:

The paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and discusses the need for a reevaluation of their political, economic and social abilities. The paper explains that as a result of the NGOs being closer to the poor and therefore more capable of serving them, they are also potentially farther from the resources that fund them and the government agencies that create policies to help with such causes. The paper maintains that the need to bridge this gap is paramount to their future abilities.

Outline:
Introduction
NGO Strengths and Weaknesses
Government Support of NGOs
The Future of the NGO

From the Paper:

"Non Governmental Organizations have been an important part in the global war on poverty since before the movement to eradicate poverty was called a war on poverty. Though government organizations, beginning with Roosevelt have played a crucial role in assistance and aide to individuals, groups and nations in an attempt to assist those in need, they are frequently not the agencies that do the very personal groundwork that is often required to elicit progress in development. (Kamat 2003: 65) NGOs, sometimes called civil society organizations or CSOs or community based organizations, CBOs depending on structure and focus, tend to be those agencies that actually provide resources and individuals directly to the people who need them, be it education and medical personnel and equipment, employment training, infrastructure development or even clean water and sustainable agricultural training procedures and equipment."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Aubrey, L. (1997). The Politics of Development Cooperation: Ngos, Gender and Partnership in Kenya. London: Routledge.
• Fisher, J. (1998). Nongovernments: NGOs and the Political Development of the Third World. West Hartford, CT: Kumarian Press.
• Jatkar, S. A. (2002, April). Debating Reconstruction in Afghanistan: The World Bank and Pakistani NGOs. Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 21, 88.
• Kamat, S. (2003). NGOs and the New Democracy: The False Saviors of International Development. Harvard International Review, 25(1), 65.
• Oversees Development Institute, Briefing Paper (June 2006) Policy Engagement for Poverty Reduction---How Civil Society Can be More Effective. At: http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/briefing/bp_june06_policy_engagement.pdf

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