The Ngo Factor In Africa

Author : Maurice N. Amutabi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135528485

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The NGO Factor in Africa by Maurice N. Amutabi Pdf

The book breaks new ground in understanding the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Africa. The book historicizes NGOs using the Rockefeller Foundation as a case study, looking at its tripartite paradoxical roles as an agent of colonialism, globalization and development/underdevelopment. It deploys interdisciplinary devices to show how the RF projects have engaged in marginalization, patronage and ‘othering’ of African values and customs and the ensuing controversies. Using globalization, postmodern and postcolonial theories the book deconstructs the long-held myths about NGO inviolability, and opens ground for understanding their strengths. It interrogates sites of contestation, apprehension and possibilities that the RF has produced. Using RF projects, it looks at structures of hegemony, race, power, class and gender that the RF has created. The book illustrates the extent to which the RF has been instrumental in spreading capitalism, imperialism in economic, political, cultural and social realms through globalization. It desists from the grand narrative approach that has dominated African history in the past but instead gives agency and voice to those that have previously been marginalized.

Author : Maurice N. Amutabi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135528553

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The NGO Factor in Africa by Maurice N. Amutabi Pdf

The book breaks new ground in understanding the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Africa. The book historicizes NGOs using the Rockefeller Foundation as a case study, looking at its tripartite paradoxical roles as an agent of colonialism, globalization and development/underdevelopment. It deploys interdisciplinary devices to show how the RF projects have engaged in marginalization, patronage and ‘othering’ of African values and customs and the ensuing controversies. Using globalization, postmodern and postcolonial theories the book deconstructs the long-held myths about NGO inviolability, and opens ground for understanding their strengths. It interrogates sites of contestation, apprehension and possibilities that the RF has produced. Using RF projects, it looks at structures of hegemony, race, power, class and gender that the RF has created. The book illustrates the extent to which the RF has been instrumental in spreading capitalism, imperialism in economic, political, cultural and social realms through globalization. It desists from the grand narrative approach that has dominated African history in the past but instead gives agency and voice to those that have previously been marginalized.

Author : Aboudou Touré Cheaka,Florentin Nangbe
Publisher : IIED
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Economic development projects
ISBN : 9781843690696

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NGOs and the Informal Sector in Africa by Aboudou Touré Cheaka,Florentin Nangbe Pdf

Author : Sarah Michael
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015060622456

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Undermining Development by Sarah Michael Pdf

Why haven't development programs sponsored by local NGOs been more effective in Africa? In this careful study of NGOs in three African countries -- Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Senegal -- Sarah Michael exposes reasons why successful, well-run, and powerful development programs are infrequent in Africa. Michael's argument focuses on issues of power. NGOs in Africa do not command the financial resources, employ the professional staff, or have the same access to donors that NGOs in other parts of the world enjoy. Main topics covered in this probing book include: What does a powerful NGO look like? How does power affect sustainable development? What circumstances prevent local NGOs in Africa from wielding power? How can African NGOs remedy their absence of power? What relationship with donors and international NGOs should be cultivated? This book will interest readers concerned with issues pertaining to the organization, mission, and implementation of development NGOs in Africa and beyond.

Author : Melina C. Kalfelis,Kathrin Knodel
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781800731110

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NGOs and Lifeworlds in Africa by Melina C. Kalfelis,Kathrin Knodel Pdf

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become ubiquitous in the development sector in Africa and attracting more academic attention. However, the fact that NGOs are an integral part of the everyday lives of men and women on the continent has been overlooked thus far. In Africa, NGOs are not remote, but familiar players, situated in the midst of cities and communities. By taking a radical empirical stance, this book studies NGOs as a vital part of the lifeworlds of Africans. Its contributions are immersed in the pasts, presents and futures of personal encounters, memories, decision-making and politics.

Author : Issa G. Shivji
Publisher : Fahamu/Pambazuka
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780954563752

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Silences in NGO Discourse by Issa G. Shivji Pdf

One of the most articulate critics of the destructive effects of neoliberal policies in Africa, and in particular of the ways in which they have eroded the gains of independence, Issa Shivji shows in two extensive essays in this book that the role of NGOs in Africa cannot be understood without placing them in their political and historical context. As structural adjustment programs were imposed across Africa in the 1980s and 1990s, the international financial institutions and development agencies began giving money to NGOs for programs to minimize the more glaring inequalities perpetuated by their policies. As a result, NGOs have flourished--and played an unwitting role in consolidating the neoliberal hegemony in Africa. Shivji argues that if social policy is to be determined by citizens rather than the donors, African NGOs must become catalysts for change rather than the catechists of aid that they are today.

Author : Aboudou Touré Cheaka,Florentin Nangbe
Publisher : IIED
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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NGOs AND THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN AFRICA by Aboudou Touré Cheaka,Florentin Nangbe Pdf

Author : Jim Igoe,Tim Kelsall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114189256

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Jim Igoe,Tim Kelsall Pdf

Between a Rock and a Hard Place examines Africa's NGO boom of the late 1990s. In spite of the high expectations placed on African NGOs during this period, these organizations remain poorly understood. Today, Africa's NGO boom has been followed by a bust--as the fickle development industry moves its money to other types of institutions. In spite of this funding bust, the explosion of NGOs in Africa during the 1990s transformed African societies and economies in fundamental ways. In the wake of Africa's NGO boom, it is imperative that these transformations be understood and placed in historical context. Such an understanding will help us to learn from the mistakes of this brief historical period--as well as to build on its opportunities. The case studies presented in the body of this work provide the missing details of this historical moment. Through these case studies, this book examines two questions that are fundamental to development and governance in Africa--and around the world: The nature of the relationship of NGOs to Civil Society; and The effectiveness of NGOs at promoting economic development with equity. The book begins with a comprehensive introduction, which outlines the theoretical debates surrounding Africa's NGO boom--and the question of civil society in Africa. This section is followed by detailed ethnographic accounts of the NGO boom from Zimbabwe to Mali and the types of social tranformations these organizations were part. Most importantly, these accounts reveal the ways in which African elites and community organizers have worked to position themselves within the global networks of development and governance institutions, and the impacts of their strategies on life in African communities. They reveal the ways in which African NGOs have had to negotiate the different and often contradictory demands on their own constituencies, donors, and African states--the ways in which they have succeeded and the ways in which they have come unglued. "Igoe and Kelsall provide useful suggestions on how to understand historical and cultural contexts of NGOs." -- Development and Change "The volume consists of eleven chapters, which provide rich ethnographic studies covering the entire continent... [T]he chapters interact and engage with one another, creating an excellent collection of essays that together provides a rich, multilayered, and thought provoking introduction to the dramatic growth of NGOs in Africa since 1990." -- The International Journal of African Historical Studies

Author : Stephen N. Ndegwa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:49015002301159

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The Two Faces of Civil Society by Stephen N. Ndegwa Pdf

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author : Hans Holmén
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 156549301X

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Snakes in Paradise by Hans Holmén Pdf

* Questions many key assumptions about the efficacy of NGOs and civil society in development. * Provides suggestions on how to improve NGO performance and how NGOs can better link with local African initiatives and agendas. Beginning in the 1980s, sub-Saharan Africa witnessed a veritable explosion of NGOs and CSOs engaged in efforts to develop the subcontin­ent. Often praised for their commitment, flexibility, close contact with grassroots movements and marginalized groups, these organizations have become the darlings of donors and the UN system. During the same period, however, rural Africa has sunk deeper into poverty. The massive NGO engagement appears not to have made any meaningful progress. Snakes in Paradise breaks through the generalizations and neat theories to discover why these efforts have failed. Focusing especially on those local NGOs that are frequently overlooked by studies that cover the major international players, Holmén uncovers a NGO landscape that is considerably more ambiguous than the popular development literature would have people believe.

Author : William T. Markham,Lotsmart Fonjong
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137507198

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Saving the Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa by William T. Markham,Lotsmart Fonjong Pdf

This book describes how NGOs' efforts to promote sustainable development are affected by their funding, management strategies, and relationships with government, communities, and other NGOs. The authors explore implications for theory and offer suggestions for increasing NGO effectiveness.

Author : Issa Shivji
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1990263674

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Breaking the Silence on the Role of Ngos in Africa by Issa Shivji Pdf

Members of the Organic Intellectuals Network are active organizers in the struggle to achieve social justice. They have experienced the contradictions of the NGO discourse and, just like others before them, have found themselves in the struggle versus survival dilemma. To get a clear picture of our contemporary struggles and the despair brought about by NGOs operating in the proletarian movement, comrades decided to reflect, study, and analyze Prof. Issa Shivji's book Silences in NGO Discourse: The Role and Future of NGOs in Africa. For the authors, these analyses and reflections are based on personal experiences in their day-to-day organizing. In summarizing the authors' observations regarding the impacts of NGOs in organizing, this book calls into question the fundamental question, 'why do NGOs exist?' To answer this question, the authors provide a historical chronology of the resistance in Kenya, Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa, relating those to the subjective factors in existence at every period. Through this, a scientific relationship can be drawn between social movements and NGOs in our current epoch. From their experiences with NGOs, the authors, representing grassroots social movements, highlight the dangers associated with donor funding. Often, donor funding ends abruptly after making people dependent on them, creating severe strain on grassroots organizations. The more one engages with NGOs, the softer one becomes to critique NGOs, particularly in highlighting their relationship to imperialism. Further, NGOs usually help in driving reforms. However, they play no part in revolutionary work. As a result, they merely preserve the present order and help exacerbate the frustrations arising from massive inequality in our society. In the long run, NGOs play a critical role in stifling the development and independence of grassroots social movements. This publication also includes two previously published essays by Prof Issa G Shivji, Silences in NGO Discourse: The Role and Future of NGOs in Africa, and Reflections on NGOs in Tanzania: What We Are, What We Are Not and What We Ought To Be

Author : Robert A. Dibie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124062329

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Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa by Robert A. Dibie Pdf

Written to provide guidance for civil society organizations and their client groups, this book examines the role of NGOs in the development processes on the African continent. It raises questions about the influence of funding agencies over the NGOs they support and explores the challenges NGOs face. The book argues that increased knowledge and cooperation on all parts is essential to achieve sustainable development. This book also concludes that sustainable development activities are not beneficial to every community in Africa. Taking into consideration globalization and studies of sub-Saharan countries, this book concludes that news models of leadership are necessary for the success of Africa, and NGOs are a vital part of achieving that development.

Author : Jennifer N. Brass
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781316721056

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Allies or Adversaries by Jennifer N. Brass Pdf

Governments throughout the developing world have witnessed a proliferation of non-governmental, non-profit organizations (NGOs) providing services like education, healthcare and piped drinking water in their territory. In Allies or Adversaries, Jennifer N. Brass explains how these NGOs have changed the nature of service provision, governance, and state development in the early twenty-first century. Analyzing original surveys alongside interviews with public officials, NGOs and citizens, Brass traces street-level government-NGO and state-society relations in rural, town and city settings of Kenya. She examines several case studies of NGOs within Africa in order to demonstrate how the boundary between purely state and non-state actors blurs, resulting in a very slow turn toward more accountable and democratic public service administration. Ideal for scholars, international development practitioners, and students interested in global or international affairs, this detailed analysis provides rich data about NGO-government and citizen-state interactions in an accessible and original manner.

Author : Paul Opoku-Mensah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : 3639167007

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NGOs and the Politics of African Development by Paul Opoku-Mensah Pdf