Selecting a Partner for NGO in Nigeria 1. INTRODUCTION: This piece is an executive summary of the processes and steps required for selecting a winning Implementing Partner for development work. It is the first in a series meant to enrich the body of knowledge available on the topic and provide guidance to local Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) desiring to manage donor funds. Local NGOs provide the vehicle for effective intervention in their areas because of their closeness to the local communities. Faith-based organizations for example, command large followership, while community coalitions are established by the communities themselves. 1.1 LOCAL IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS (IPs) Implementing partners are Non-Governmental Organizations, Community-Based Organizations, Community Coalitions and Faith-Based Organizations that are recipient of donor funding or support to implement development intervention activities in their community or areas of coverage. They are expected to be not-for-profit organizations established with strong social network and capacity to support the intervention objective of the donor. They should have program experience and track record, with formal organizational structure, management processes and actively managed by their Trustees or Directors. 1.2 BASIS OF PARTNERSHIP: The basis of the partnership between the donor and the implementing partner may include: 1. To implement intervention activities at different levels using local NGOs. 2. To strengthen the capacity of the organization to provide quality social services. 3. To mentor and nurture such organizations into bigger players in social service delivery. 2. SYNOPSIS OF LOCAL NGO ENVIRONMENT: The development sector in Nigeria is very vibrant with a lot of NGOs registering their interest in different areas of social and economic needs. Some of the organizations are young which indicates a greater interest in development work by many. However, so many of them have low capacity and therefore require technical support and mentoring to move forward. A good number of the NGOs are providing services in areas where donor funds are available. This explains why majority are in the area of Reproductive health and HIV/AIDS to the exclusion of other sensitive areas of societal need like economic empowerment, education, drug abuse etc. Faith-based organizations established by their parent bodies to assist needy members have the largest network of branches across Nigeria, but lack large scale intervention capabilities. There is a huge skill gap in the sector. For local NGOs who have partnered donor agencies in the past, a lot of their staff has been trained in different areas, but the budget constraints of retaining such staffs, that will thereafter step-down the knowledge acquired to others is a challenge.
Historically Haiti’s government has not been a provider of services to its population. One study found that even before the 2010 earthquake, NGOs provided 70 percent of healthcare and private schools funded by NGOs accounted for 85 percent of the national education (Ramachandran, 2012, p. 2). Charities and NGOs have become t...
If the federal government support the small business financially, this may result in more prospurity, and co9vergae of clinical shortage . It is important to assign deligates to persuave some banks to l begin accepting applications from financial institutions who are interested in becoming Community Advantage lenders. It is essential to lobby the government to join thousands of partnerships , and focus on health,, education and welfare. The role will be more effective if we expand the partnership globally. global funding. Global funding can be significant in building program targeting HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis that are high risk from these diseases. Our focus should be focused on human development and not on energy development.
To help with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s mission to “provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever” (Big Brothers Big Sisters of America” takes money, community, and government partnerships. Government agencies, for example, provide this program with grants and “fundamental initiatives” (Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, 2016). In addition, the Big Brother Big Sisters of America program also has corporate alliances (charitable companies), community partners (volunteer programs), foundations and corporations (grants), and advocacy partners (support the services the program
Most nonprofit volunteer groups can be described as holistic and geared toward supporting those that are disadvantaged. The volunteer seeks to meet a need and/or be a role model. The desire is to give tools to an individual that can make their situation better than it was before. Many nonprofits are religious based entities ran by pastoral leaders. Other nonprofits are mainly community based operations set up to meet a physical or emotional need, provide food, offer shelter, counseling, or utility assistance
Foreign aid can destroy natural mechanisms of economic growth if not properly apportioned to the individuals with motivation and passion for expansion. When blindly given to governments and the public, aid destroys native markets and halts natural growth. NGOs, charities and governments need to take the time to meet the needs of the poor individuals ensuring that local governments have a symbiotic relationship with those they govern over and that governments do not become corrupt or prone to cause civil unrest. Aid focused on meeting the needs of those ensnared by poverty traps can exponentially initiate growth but only if done with appropriate care and caution.
Non-government organisations (NGO) are a diverse group of private organisations set up to engage in a wide variety of activities such as building schools, reporting on human rights, advocacy of the poor, climate change and disease prevention. NGOs are usually set up as charities or not for profit, meaning any profit they do make goes back into funding the services they provide. The number of NGOs is rapidly increasing and world wide there is an estimated 10 million NGOs. To give a bit of scale, in a country like India which has a population of 1.2 billion people there is approximately one NGO for every 400 people in the country. One of the most prominent and well known NGOs working across the globe is Amnesty International
Red Cross, Josea’s feed the hungry and UNICE- what do they all have in common? They are all nonprofit organizations. Throughout the world, but especially in the United States nonprofit organizations are very important and a necessity for many cities. It has become one of the main focuses for a growing amount of majors and studies for many people. With more than 8 million employees and more than 80 million volunteers in the United States alone nonprofit are some of the most important job in recent times (Drucker). The importance of many nonprofit organizations could be the difference between many people’s lives and their deaths. The importance of nonprofit organizations is growing throughout the United States day by day. The fact that nonprofits are built solely on helping the people throughout your community and neighboring communities make nonprofits important based on that fact in itself. Nonprofit provide places to sleep when maybe a family has nowhere to go or somewhere to have a hot meal. This could be someone in your family, a close friend or even a distant neighbor but in all people are people and help is help so the reasons for nonprofit being important are ongoing.
Certainly, nonprofit organizations have been appreciated as Africa’s ‘magic artillery’. For example, for decade, it has raise our national income levels, reduce poverty, support democracy, ameliorate child mortality, enhance fertility, promote civil societies, and empowers the vulnerable (particularly women). The unfortunate setback is that African countries have had an extremely slow improvement in nonprofit educational curriculums in recent years. For instance, we have observed certain hybrid programs offered here and there in several African business schools. Relatedly, we have noticed with total dismay how African scholars have not appreciated the nonprofit education programs in our continent. A progressive education achieves two obligations: first, it interconnects different methods of teaching from various institutions to encourage a universal scholarship, as well as contribute toward fortifying global knowledge. Secondly, it raises the profile of those who are able to access education at different levels. The conclusion is that redefining, reassessing, and refocusing the nonprofit education in Africa is essential for development in Africa, however, nonprofit education policy must form an integral part of a wider society that encourages and appreciates equity in nonprofit education. For instance, a nonprofit educational equity depends on two main factors. The first is fairness, which implies that factors specific to one's personal condition should not interfere with another one’s potential for academic success. The second important factor is “inclusion,” which should be a comprehensive standard that applies to all in a certain education system (OECD.org, 2008). These two factors closely relate and depend on each other for an educational system's success. Therefore, to
Outside if politics, there are also groups called NGOs: (Non-governmental Organizations) that are not run by state or local governments that operate as nonprofits organizations; these groups have created a web of global development networks in response to governmental decision making dominated by the core (e.g., WTO, IMF, World Bank). A main point of NGOs is to have undeveloped and developing countries participate. Unfortunately, this is sometimes seen as counter-hegemonic, which is where nations dominate other nations, both economically and politically.
Throughout U.S. history the nonprofit and government sectors have addressed needs that are not being met by the marketplace through the provision of a variety of social goods and services ranging from health and human services to environmental conservation. In response to increased demand for these services, the number of nonprofits has grown by 59% over the past 20 years (Powell and Steinberg, 2006; NCCS, 2010). There are now over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the U.S. which account for 5 percent of GDP, 8.1 percent of the economy’s wages, and 9.7 percent of jobs (Wing, 2008). Over the same time period, government social programs also rapidly expanded in number and per capita cost (OCED, 2010) .
Mercer, C. (2002). NGOs, civil society and democratization: a critical review of the literature. Progress in development studies, 2(1), pp.5--22.
The foundation implements agricultural development, financial services for the poor, and water sanitation and hygiene by donating and partnering with family organizations.
The community organizations will gift some cash for the charity to assist those people that desires it over they are doing. Also, world involvement, since this is often a world downside individuals from different country area unit ought to be attached this issue. they must succor people simply just in case this crisis happened to them, different will facilitate them out too.
Key to the growth of NGOs was the rapid advancement of communication technology. Not only did these advances in communication help to build stronger bonds among NGOs, but it also spurred on the growth of umbrella bodies for smaller local organizations. The Phillipines alone have 18,000 NGOs (McCormick 59).
The other kind of International Organization (IO) is the NGO which are primarily non-profit private organizations that engage in a variety of international activities (Pease, 2012 p. 4). They are able to particip...