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Injuries are a major worldwide contributor to morbidity and mortality. The negative impact caused by such injuries is disproportionately heavy in developing countries. Such disparities are caused by a complex array of problems, including a lack of physical resources, poor infrastructure, and a shortage of trained health professionals. Overcoming such deficits in care will require the involvement of organizations that can offer broad-based solutions. These organizations must bridge the gap between private and public institutions to establish a systems-based approach to program development and institution-building. They must provide not just an adequate level of care, but a transfer of knowledge that leads to sustainable and cost-effective intervention. Orthopedics Overseas is an example of such an organization. We examine the development of Orthopedics Overseas and describe their interventions in Uganda as a case-study to show the unique position they have to affect change.

The essence of nongovernmental organizations and analyzes the social and political processes which occur in Ukraine. The emphasis on the political and social activities at nongovernmental organizations, and analyzed the number of registered organizations.

Contents: 1. Introduction PART I PHILANTHROPY, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP 2. Evolving thinking on community partnerships 3. The nongovernmental sector and philanthropy PART II COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES 4. Introduction to Part II 5. The Newark Anchor Collaborative 6. Memphis Medical District Collaborative 7. Southeast Los Angeles Collaborative 8. Central Corridor Anchor Partnership 9. Quality Jobs Fund PART III INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS 10. Introduction to Part III 11. Colombia: Rebuilding El Salado 12. Malawi: Chipatala Cha Pa Foni 13. England: young Black men's employment program in London – the Moving On Up initiative 14. India: Parivartan – health in Bihar 15. Australia: Metropolitan partnerships – Victoria PART IV LESSONS AND THE FUTURE 16. Introduction to Part IV 17. Successes and challenges 18. Future opportunities, considerations, and directions References Index.

"Nongovernmental Organizations: Bread for the World, Inc." published on by Oxford University Press.

This article highlights the development and emerging significance of nongovernmental organizations, as well as their relevance to the future of social work. It provides the practicing social worker with an introduction to NGOs and illustrates the opportunity they offer for applyingthe strengths perspective.

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are frequently touted as important actors in democratization. Yet despite the proliferation of NGOs since the advent of political liberalization and democratization in Jordan, they remain circumscribed by the realities of continued state power. Because the political transition was informed by a desire to perpetuate regime survival in the midst of economic crisis, NGOs continue to experience political limits to their activities. (DSE/DÜI)

Abstract: Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the Asia-Pacific have become increasingly active and vocal in their criticism of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Its free-trade agenda, its close ties with business in the region, and the high profile it has achieved since the beginning of leaders' meetings in 1993 caught the attention of NGOs. Since then, NGOs have organized counter-conferences parallel to the leaders meetings, conferences that are becoming larger and broader in scope every year. The 1997 People's Summit on APEC, held in Vancouver, Canada, was effective in many ways, but it also revealed that NGOs in the Asia-Pacific face significant challenges. Sectoral and political divisions, and the difficulties of maintaining ongoing linkages will require renewed efforts on the part of NGOs if they are to continue to develop an alternative agenda for sustainable human development in the Asia-Pacific.

This article draws on academic writings in international relations and development studies and on primary research conducted in India. Three particular nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) discussed in the article are the Pan-Himalayan Grassroots Foundation (PHGF), Development Alternatives (DA), and Lokayan. The purpose of this analysis is to explore the idea of a singular model of NGO development (sometimes called alternative or people-centered development), as well as the factors that account for existing similarities and differences among NGOs. The article shows that NGOs can share the same political ideals (such as empowerment of the poor) yet vary widely in how they theorize and operationalize development. It is important, therefore, to distinguish the unity exhibited in collective opposition to conventional development from the diversity of alternative philosophies and approaches. In conclusion, the article summarizes the main findings and draws broader lessons about ambiguity and contradiction from the Indian case studies.

During the implementation of the 1994 Law of Popular Participation (LPP) nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) assumed a new role as intermediaries between the government and the Bolivian population. The law, at the heart of a decentralization program, transferred 20% of the national budget to municipalities, established participatory planning, and mandated oversight by grass-roots territorial organizations. In some cases, NGOs with long-term commitments to an area have served as effective planning agents, successfully assisting a relatively democratic process of decentralization, and using their project-writing expertise to find matching grants to leverage revenue-sharing funds. Perhaps most important, some NGOs have educated residents of small municipalities about their rights to participate in local planning and budgeting. At the same time, rivalries between NGOs, NGO control of planning, and the failure to establish a permanent presence in a municipality have limited NGO effectiveness. Despite these shortcomings, NGOs have the potential to help prevent local elite cooption of the LPP and the corruption found throughout the country as small municipalities develop the technical capacity to direct local development. Examination of the Bolivian experience offers lessons both on the opportunities and on the limitations of NGOs as partners with governments that seek efficient and more equitable solutions to problems of local development. This assessment is particularly important as multilateral donors and institutions have consistently used Bolivia over the past fifteen years to experiment with new policy models which they later apply elsewhere in the developing world.

Considers the post-September 11 (2001) shift in the approach to public benefit nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in terms of accountability. The role of NGOs is reviewed before describing public benefit NGOs & their underpinning values. It is contended that NGO values may not accord with the values of its constituency & a focus on values can result in a moral hazard. In this light, attention turns to the various accountabilities that NGOs have to respond to. It is argued that the lack of formal downward accountability mechanisms requires that a voluntary reversal of the power relationship between NGOs & their constituencies is necessary to maintain the legitimacy of NGO work. J. Zendejas

The 2004 UN Report of the Panel of Eminent Persons on United Nations-Civil Society Relations forms the basis for a discussion of nongovernmental organization (NGO) relations with intergovernmental institutions in the context of pursuing international-level participatory democracy. Major propositions related to this are explicated, revealing fundamental problems of NGO access to intergovernmental forums. What the UN might do to improve its management of NGOs is then suggested, contrasting its approach with that of the EU & IMF. Ten key recommendations from the UN report for reform of UN civil society engagement are delineated. J. Zendejas