NGOs as independant actor in developing cooperation

Pestalozzi 7/2012International Development Cooperation

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


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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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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NGOs as independant actor in developing cooperation