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Are NGOs a force of social change or part of the problem?

Are NGOs a force of social change or part of the problem?

by Shakeel Ahmed -
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Kindly, give logical arguments in support of your answer.

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by abdul Hanan Achak s/o A Manan -
dear sir
non governmental organizations has such good role in our society. they are working on unemployment, poverty, education, health, livelihood.
recently an organization has started a good project on livelihood. they provide all facilities to those who has technical skills. mean they work for the social change.
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by abdul Hanan Achak s/o A Manan -
NGOs sectors have support of state.
they legally take directions from state to enroll any project in Pakistan.
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by abdul Hanan Achak s/o A Manan -
as 1 female student mentioned some good point about the services of NGOs. such as they are working on HIV AIDS, Malaria. TB , Breast cancer, Mother and child, polio as well as they participated during the period of COVID 19. they worked as front line heros. even NGOs sectors provided all kind if facilities to the medical staffs and started public awareness program on districts level as well as provincial level. they planted water tanks on many crowded places for washing the hands for 20 second. which helps to control spreading of corona in masses.
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by Syed Mohsin Shah s/d/o Syed Ahmad Shah -

Asalam o Alaikum Sir

Indeed NGOs are a strong force for social change particularly in developing countries. NGOs intervene in a number of laggard areas such as gender empowerment, poverty alleviation, empowerment generation,polical empowerment and even issues of human rights protection to mention but this few. They act as social movements and a few are engaged in skill training for their recipients. In situation where most developing countries are experiencing or constraints with lack of financial and economic resources, to undertake development programs,NGOs have fill in the gap and intervene in executing a number of plan socioeconomic activities. This is particularly the case of Nigeria where NGOs have become a source of livelihood and sustenance for the people.

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by Syed Mohsin Shah s/d/o Syed Ahmad Shah -

Asalam o Alaikum Sir

Indeed NGOs are a strong force for social change particularly in developing countries. NGOs intervene in a number of laggard areas such as gender empowerment, poverty alleviation, empowerment generation,polical empowerment and even issues of human rights protection to mention but this few. They act as social movements and a few are engaged in skill training for their recipients. In situation where most developing countries are experiencing or constraints with lack of financial and economic resources, to undertake development programs,NGOs have fill in the gap and intervene in executing a number of plan socioeconomic activities. This is particularly the case of Nigeria where NGOs have become a source of livelihood and sustenance for the people.

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by Palwasha Khan -
AOA sir, I hope you are're fine. 

Non-governmental organizations play a significant role in today’s society, typically picking up the government’s deficits in services and social protection for citizens. It is true that they are non-government but these organizations play a very important role in the society welfare. In South Africa, NGOs face serious financial and capacity challenges with many already closing down or scaling back their activities. This is despite the country facing increasing developmental challenges in areas including health, education and poverty alleviation.

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by Ashraf khan s/d/o Din muhammad -

As per the statistical evaluation of worldBank 

The NGOs are contributing 39% of total services in underdeveloped or war ravaged countries and areas .In case of refugee crisis they maanage thier bread and butter and,if to put emphasize,they curb contagion and work for the suvival of mankind.Just in context of recent wrackages caused by cobid-19,As per HPDI,NGOs have served in almost 170 countries to help slump death scores.Besides,NGOs are working on gender biases,depresson problems,racism such as"Black lives matter" and many more.

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by Shakeel Ahmed -
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by kaniz raza s/d/o nazir hussain -

There are different types of NGOs, but what quickly comes to our minds when we talk of an NGO is that organization doing some humanitarian work with support from well-wishers usually from outside its country of operation in form of ODA. But there is another kind of NGO which operates with funding from within its country of operation.

It is important to remember that the idea of NGO was initially designed as a temporary structure to address some problems and create fertile ground for economic growth.Later, we saw a shift of emphasis from economic growth to education, human rights, health and other aspects of development with the assumption that improving education and health as well as human rights would create a more productive social capital which is key to economic growth.

 it seems the NGO is a problem because it has become an end, not a means anymore. NGOs come to stay rather than address a particular problem. When one project is on the verge of phasing out, they identify another one to attract more grants with the aim of maintaining their existence. That is why we have NGOs which have completely derailed from what they started with. Most NGOs go with what donors are interested in. Employees of NGOs are motivated by earnings rather than altruism. Employment in an NGO is considered a more rewarding career among people who are educated in the global south. If you ask college students today, they will tell you that their future plan is to work in an NGO, and some will actually tell you that they want to start their own NGO. After all, who can ignore easy money which only requires some form of mission statement to access?

In Sub-Saharan Africa, over 70 percent of educated people who are in formal employment are in ODA funded programs. The imminent danger is that with signs of donor fatigue today, the future of ODA is uncertain. What will happen if ODA ceased abruptly?

So in this way NGOs might therefore be quite often part of the problem especially if corruption is a perquisite for the organizations viability.


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by Faridullah s/d/o Muhammad Raziq -
R/Sir
NGOs have such a good role for the development of our society. they have vital role for the education system in all over the world.
as well as they have so good motive and stream line agenda for the rural s areas or war effected zones. during the period of COVID 19 NGOs sectors provided every kind of support to the world such as food packets, medicals instruments medicines, and spread awareness about corona. they conducted awareness programs on District level as well as provincial and country level. mean the have positive motive for the social change.
NGOs sectors have good part in education system for providing livelihood, construction, skills providing techniques and self hygiene.
they also provide skills activities to female to run a community or group in the respective area to transfer their skills with others.

thank you
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by Faridullah s/d/o Muhammad Raziq -
Indeed NGOs are a strong force for social change particularly in developing countries. NGOs intervene in a number of laggard areas such as gender empowerment, poverty alleviation, empowerment generation,polical empowerment and even issues of human rights protection to mention but this few. They act as social movements and a few are engaged in skill training for their recipients. In situation where most developing countries are experiencing or constraints with lack of financial and economic resources, to undertake development programs,NGOs have fill in the gap and intervene in executing a number of plan socioeconomic activities. This is particularly the case of Nigeria where NGOs have become a source of livelihood and sustenance for the people.
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by Syed Abdul Hadi s/d/o Syed Abdul Bari -
Respected Sir
Non Governmental organizations are consider as backbone of the government in developed countries. they have a positive role in the development of the society. mostly NGOs sectors in Pakistan have good understanding with state. they share their projects with governmental authorities for the legal approval of project. mean they work with GOVT as partner or stakeholder. in Pakistan NGOs sectors have good role in different fields. such as IN HEALTH SECTORS TB, MALARIA,AIDs,AND NUTRITION, CONSTRUCTIONS. EDUCATION. LIVELIHOOD.
Even they took part during the period of COVID-19. they spread the message of HAND washing and keeping distance among people. they planted water tanks and sanitizers at many crowded areas. the conclusion of my this pera is that NGOs workers are front line heros for social change.

THANK YOU