ngos as independant actor in developing cooperation
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What
- is a NGO?
- is the difference between civil society and NGOs?
- are the roles of local and international NGOs?
- Is the situation in your organisation?
Roles of NGOsAgenda
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NGOs as independant actor in developing cooperation
Definition NGO
• non governmental, non-profit oriented interest groupwith clear organisational structure
• Engagement in policy fields where social, economic or political problems are not sufficiently taken into account or solved by government structures
• Wide range of roles:
- service delivery
- advocacy work
- „Watchdog“
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(social purpose) NGO
(social purpose) NGO
formalization/ institutionalisation
processes
benefits from value addedextend
beyond NGO members
benefits from value addedextend
beyond NGO members
Emergence of NGOs?
Social capital formation
Reciprocity
Sustanability of collective action
Civil Society
Civil Society
individuals in society
individuals in society
Social mouvement (membership/club)
NGO(membership/club)
NGO
benefits from value created intended for NGO membersbenefits from value created intended for NGO members
(Hildy Teegen et al., 2004 modified for this module)
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Comprehension of „development“ by NGOs
Sustainable development …
• has to be ancored in society
• aims to reach social justice
• requires the respect of human rights and advocates especially rights of women and marginal groups
• puts poverty reduction before economic development
• gives high importance to ecological sustainability
(Quelle: www.ngo.org)
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• Individuals, organisations,who organise to reachcommon interests
‘third sector’ or ‘non-profit’ sector
NGOs ≠ Civil Society
Foundations
PartiesState
Enterprises
State
Private sector
(market)
• important sector besides stateand economy (market)
Governance value
creation
Civil society
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Private sector
- enterprises
- consultancies
Spheres of development actors
State
- bilaterals
- multilaterals
- developing banks
budget support
big infrastructure projets
projects on macrolevel
political and economic interests
economic interests
Civil Society
- intern. NGOs
- local NGOs
- informal CBOs
- (foundations)- (parties)
grassroots
advocacy
„nish-products“
upscaling
watchdog
„safety net“
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Pestalozzi a NGO profile
Roles carried out in Switzerland
1.
2. Priorisation of roles carried out
Group Work
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Roles of international NGOs
Alternative Ideas and Creative Inputs
Capacity Development of Partners
NGOs together wit SDC form the suisse development cooperation
Programm-steering
Acqui-sition
Accountability Knowledge management
Fund-raising
Public relations
In Switzerland
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Public Relations Work
• Sensitisation for development cooperation questions
- campaigns, expositions, school work
• Engagement in development cooperation questions
• Transfer voice of the South to the North
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Pestalozzi abroad – profile of partners
Roles carried outin partner countries
S trength
W eakness
O pportunities / (Potentials ????)
T hreats Analysis of the roles assumed by your organisation!
1.
2. Priorisation of roles carried out
3. Analysis of carried out roles
Group Work
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Threats(Problems)
Opportunities(Potentials?)
WeaknessStrength
Pestalozzi abroad – profile of partners1. Roles
2. Priorization of roles
3. Analysis of carried out roles
Carried out role
Group Work
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Roles of NGOs
Alternative Ideas and Creative Inputs
Capacity Development of Partners
NGOs together wit SDC form the suisse development cooperation
Project Implemen-
tation
Watch-dog
Lobbying
Advocacy
Policy Dialogue
Empowerment of the
Marginalised
Mobilisation of Social Actors
Abroad /local
Programm-steering
Acqui-sition
Accountability Knowledge management
Fund-raising
Public relations
In Switzerland
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Duties of NGOs abroad
• service delivery ?????
• trend from implementation towards collaboration / support of partners
• increased focus on organisational and capacity development
• supporting politicy dialogue based on civil society perspective
• strenghthening of South-NGOs in fulfilling their advocacy role
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Service Systems Model
Statepolitical authority
Service providers
publicprivate (business/non-
business)
Citizens/Users
contract, control, partnership
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NGOsNGOs
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Current critic towards NGOs
• Legitimity: NGOs are speaking for whom?
• Accountability: towards whom?
• South-NGOs:
are often under financial pressure and therefore position themselves more as service provider than acting as watchdog and carrying out advocacy work.
sometimes they give account on their activities rather to donors than to their own constituency
How active do they shape their own roles?
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Literature
Hildy Teegen, Jonathan P., Doh and Sushil Vachani, 2004: The importance of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in global governance and value creation: an international business research agenda. Journal of International Business Studies (2004) 35, 463–483
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