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Module 1
NGO
Development and Management
There
are so many different ways of associating
with the term NGO. For those of you,
who feel that the government is incompetent
or inherently wicked, it may be attractive.
For those who believe that government
can serve socially useful purpose, it
tends to be defined as an opposition.
NGO’s
originally emerged as a consultative
body, which played a role in helping
government bodies set up agendas for
certain sectors of society, and in making
appearances to advocate policies. They
hardly ever represented the actual role
that is played by the NGO today, as
a continuum ranging from dependency
on government and the UN, interdependence
and independence to isolation to virtual
opposition.
NGO’s
can be divided into two groups:
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NGO’s
as vendors of goods and services
on the basis of contract.
- NGOs
driven by concern with values
Thus
an NGO operation involves long and detailed
working out which aims at delivering
something new, overcoming ignorance,
setting operational modes and forestalling
difficulties.
There
are several definitions
to be found, you can pick and choose
depending upon your objectives in setting
up an NGO.
In
this module, we shall have a look at
the types of NGOs divided on the basis
of Orientation
and level of Operation.
We shall then go on to look at the activities
undertaken by an NGO and also
identify the thrust
areas that they are involved
in apart from gaining an understanding
of the advantages
and disadvantages of an NGO.
Also look at the roles
played by NGOs.
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