NGO strategies beyond aid: Perspectives from Central and South America and the Philippines
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-25-2010
Abstract
Though unevenly spread, many developing countries are experiencing a decline in aid flows. This paper explores and compares NGDO responses in regions and countries in or entering a 'beyond-aid scenario'. The comparison shows that, despite a diversity of contexts and histories, the quest for self-sustainability has become a common and dominant concern. Within a framework of options, examples show what is being attempted in terms of NGDOs altering their resource profile and the problems they encounter in doing so. Emerging evidence suggests that NGDOs are more likely to sustain themselves if they (a) look beyond finance to adopt an integrated, capacity-based approach to sustainability and internal organisational reform and (b) put effort into making good their 'relational deficit' with a wider array of domestic constituencies.
Recommended Citation
Fernando Aldaba, Paula Antezana, Mariano Valderrama & Alan Fowler (2000) NGO strategies beyond aid: Perspectives from Central and South America and the Philippines, Third World Quarterly, 21:4, 669-683, DOI: 10.1080/01436590050079056
