NGO failure and the need to bring back the state

Zaidi, S. Akbar

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199903/04)11:2<259::aid-jid573>3.0.co;2-n

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“…Zaidi (1999) posits that the solution lies within the state, urging a drastic reform of state welfare programs. However, reliance on the state would be regressive because of the inherent inefficiency of bureaucratization and the irreparably poor reputation of Pakistani government services.…”

Section: Internationalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Gathering lessons learned and perceptions at the community level of the NGOs extended shelter intervention program

Shah¹,

Khan²,

Nabi³

et al. 2018

Int. NGOJ

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Over the past few years, the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have helped communities remarkably to respond to and recover from the impact of natural hazards like floods in Pakistan. Compared to the previous natural disasters, 2010 floods were the most devastating and the challenges through relief aid were more significant for the affected families and communities. The purpose of this paper is to gather lesson learned and perception at the community level of the NGOs extended shelter assistance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. In this regard face-to-face questionnaire was used with 406 respondents (both shelter recipients and non-recipients) for two modules of the questionnaire whilst the 3rd module of the questionnaire was only administered with the shelter-recipients households (HHs) (n=203), using a parallel sampling approach. Overall, the study findings draw attention towards further improvement so that the non-recipients HHs may see and value the assistance as socially balance and integrated. Evidence from this study shows that around 88% of the shelterrecipients expressed their agreement while on the other hand less than one-third of the non-shelterrecipients agreed that the allocation to the recipient's HHs was based on prioritization of needs and 89% of the shelter-recipient respondents agreed that the given shelters have met their HH accommodation needs. However, among these only 34% fully agreed that it met their accommodation needs adequately whilst 55% only agreed partially however, less than half of them (45%) mentioned should have a boundary wall. Moreover, around one-fifth (20%) mentioned to have at least two rooms and toilets. This paper also offers potential actions for State owned and humanitarian agencies to support long-term sustainability in their relief activities and an often-overlooked element of the disaster recovery cycle. NGOs may be interested in using this document to inform their decision makers about changes to disaster relief policies that better define the components of and organizational roles and responsibilities in long-term recovery to the disaster affected people.

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Section: Internationalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Gathering lessons learned and perceptions at the community level of the NGOs extended shelter intervention program

Shah¹,

Khan²,

Nabi³

et al. 2018

Int. NGOJ

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“…Today, NGOs are seen by governments and donors as a much better conduit through which to channel aid to provide services than country governments (Zaidi, 1999).…”

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“…NGOs are increasingly seen as the solution for all ills that afflict underdeveloped countries, and additionally, any issue that the private or public sectors cannot address is automatically expected to be undertaken and delivered by NGOs (Zaidi, 1999). In fact, NGOs deliver more development assistance today than the entire UN system (Mathews, 1997).…”

Section: Health Ngos Public Goods and The Need For Collective Actionmentioning

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Collective Action among Non-Governmental Organizations Working in Maternal and Child Health in Haiti

McCool

2017

Annals of Global Health

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“…Although the 'either-or' binary model still held ground during the late 1990s (Zaidi 1999), the later studies portrayed a more balanced picture, surveying the strengths as well as weaknesses of NGOs as also areas of their conflict as well as cooperation with the state (Bebbington and Farrington 1993). This was reflective of the realization, at least amongst a number of commentators, that NGOs can be more effective when they are able to build strategic partnerships with the state and also intervene in the market.…”

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Confronting or Complementing? A Case Study on NGO–State Relations from Kerala, India

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NGOs have, of late, found some of their traditional domains, such as provision of micro-credit and participatory development, coinciding with or being taken away by the state. How do they position themselves and retain relevance visa-vis the state in the changed scenario? Tracing the trajectory of interventions of a local NGO in Kerala, India, this article shows that NGOs exhibit 'multiple identities'-selective collaboration, gap-filling and posing alternatives-in the process of engagement with the state. The 'strategizing' of such identities may hold the key to their relevance vis-a-vis the state.Résumé Depuis un certain temps, les ONG constatent que certains de leurs domaines d'activité traditionnels, tels que la fourniture de microcrédit et le dével-oppement participatif, se recoupent avec les actions des É tats ou sont remplacés par ces dernières. Dans ce contexte modifié, comment manoeuvrent-elles pour conserver leur utilité face aux É tats? Cette étude, en retraçant la trajectoire des interventions d'une ONG locale au Kerala (Inde), montre que les ONG affichent «plusieurs identités» -collaboration sélective, comblement des lacunes, création d'alternatives -en même temps que le dialogue entretenu avec les É tats. La «fabrique de la stratégie» de ces identités peut détenir la clé pour que les ONG gardent la pertinence face aux É tats.Zusammenfassung Nicht-staatliche Organisationen haben in letzter Zeit einige ihrer traditionellen Bereiche entdeckt, wie beispielsweise die Bereitstellung von Mikrokrediten und die partizipatorische Entwicklung, welche entweder im Einklang mit dem Staat stehen oder von diesem übernommen werden. Wie finden die Organisationen in dem neuen Szenario ihren Platz, und wie können sie ihre Bedeutung gegenüber dem Staat wahren? Es werden die diversen Eingriffe einer lokalen nicht-staatlichen Organisation in Kerala, Indien verfolgt, und die Abhandlung zeigt, dass nicht-staatliche Organisationen im Dialogprozess mit dem Staat ,,multiple Identitäten'' annehmen -z. B. die gezielte Zusammenarbeit, das Lückenfüllen und das Angebot von Alternativen. Der ,,strategische'' Einsatz dieser Identitäten kann der Schlüssel zur Bedeutung der nicht-staatlichen Organisationen gegenüber dem Staat sein.Resumen Ú ltimamente, las ONG han visto cómo algunos de sus dominios tradicionales, como la provisión de micro-crédito y el desarrollo participativo, se han solapado con los del estado o han sido absorbidos por éste. >Cómo se han posicionado estas ONG y qué han hecho para conservar relevancia frente al estado en este nuevo panorama? Este artículo, que hace un seguimiento de la trayectoria de las intervenciones de una ONG local en Kerala (India), demuestra que las ONG muestran «varias identidades» (colaboración selectiva, relleno de huecos y planteamiento de alternativas) en el proceso de compromiso con el estado. La posición estratégica de estas identidades puede ser la clave de la relevancia frente al estado.

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NGO failure and the need to bring back the state

Cited by 87 publications

References 14 publications

Flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Gathering lessons learned and perceptions at the community level of the NGOs extended shelter intervention program

Flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Gathering lessons learned and perceptions at the community level of the NGOs extended shelter intervention program

Collective Action among Non-Governmental Organizations Working in Maternal and Child Health in Haiti

Confronting or Complementing? A Case Study on NGO–State Relations from Kerala, India

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