What Is Ngo
Wwwhat is an NGwO?
♣ No single accepted definition, but…
♣ Generally, a private body that is independent of government control and not seeking to challenge government for political control as a political party
♣ Address issues in the interest of the “public good” (as defined by group)
♣ Non-profit, non-criminal, and non-violent (according to UN standards) ♣ They rely on a mix of donations and grants (both private and public), volunteer labor, money-generating activities
♣ NGOs are not just liberal or leftist organizations; many represent conservative and right-wing interests too! NGO-government partnerships
♣ Some of the most innovative development work is taking place at the intersection of NGO-government cooperation o NGOs supplement services provided by government
(e.g., health care or health information), stretching the money that each spends o Governments can act as customers/consumers for NGO initiated activities o Governments and NGOs can each tackle different aspects of a particular problem (e.g., environmental degradation or conservation work)
What do NGOs Do?
♣ Advocate particular political, social, or economic positions
♣ Lobby governments at the local, regional, national, and international level
♣ Provide consultative services at the local, national, or international level (e.g. the UN)
♣ Provide crucial social services either in cooperation with, or in place of, the state
♣ Engage in economic development, education, and capacity building at the local, regional, national, or international levels ♣ Provide emergency assistance at the local, regional, national, and international levelValue of NGOs
♣ Mobilization and organization of ordinary people to demand political change
♣ Counterweight to the impersonal forces of govt. bureaucracy and globalization⋄ local ownership and interest
♣ Increasingly a source of ideas and claims about how the world ought to be
♣ Creation of a global “human rights” culture, thanks to
♣ No single accepted definition, but…
♣ Generally, a private body that is independent of government control and not seeking to challenge government for political control as a political party
♣ Address issues in the interest of the “public good” (as defined by group)
♣ Non-profit, non-criminal, and non-violent (according to UN standards) ♣ They rely on a mix of donations and grants (both private and public), volunteer labor, money-generating activities
♣ NGOs are not just liberal or leftist organizations; many represent conservative and right-wing interests too! NGO-government partnerships
♣ Some of the most innovative development work is taking place at the intersection of NGO-government cooperation o NGOs supplement services provided by government
(e.g., health care or health information), stretching the money that each spends o Governments can act as customers/consumers for NGO initiated activities o Governments and NGOs can each tackle different aspects of a particular problem (e.g., environmental degradation or conservation work)
What do NGOs Do?
♣ Advocate particular political, social, or economic positions
♣ Lobby governments at the local, regional, national, and international level
♣ Provide consultative services at the local, national, or international level (e.g. the UN)
♣ Provide crucial social services either in cooperation with, or in place of, the state
♣ Engage in economic development, education, and capacity building at the local, regional, national, or international levels ♣ Provide emergency assistance at the local, regional, national, and international levelValue of NGOs
♣ Mobilization and organization of ordinary people to demand political change
♣ Counterweight to the impersonal forces of govt. bureaucracy and globalization⋄ local ownership and interest
♣ Increasingly a source of ideas and claims about how the world ought to be
♣ Creation of a global “human rights” culture, thanks to