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Introduction
The World
Bank defines NGOs as private
organization that pursue activities to
relieve suffering, promote the interest
of the poor, protect the environment,
provide basic social services, or
undertake community development.
Defining NGOs is problematic and a
description may be more useful. The
Cardoso Report (UN Report on Civil
Society Involvement) offers the
following description. All
organizations of relevance to the United
Nations that are not Central governments
and were not created by inter
governmental decisions, including
associations of business,
Parliamentarians and local authorities.
NGOs has become shorthand for public-
benefit . NGOs a type of civil society
organization that is formally
constituted to provide a benefit to the
general public or the world at large
through the promotion or advocacy on
services. They include organizations
devoted to environment development,
human rights and peace and their
international networks.
Since
1950s steadily NGOs have become
important components of developmental
strategy world over. From local to
international level NGOs are involved in
developmental activities. Advocacy,
implementation, health and hygiene,
life-skill development, economic
alternatives and awareness etc. are
important aspects of NGO activities.
Number of NGO are steadily increasing.
They have become partners of
international , national , regional and
local governance mechanism in bettering
the world. The quality of manpower in
NGOs determine to an extent the quality
of world bettering mechanism, process
and strategy. Improving of the quality
of manpower of NGOs working at grass
root level is of great importance. The
leaders , the founders, the policy
makers, the funding organization of NGOs
may be aware , conscious and
knowledgeable but the vast majority of
persons working at the lower rungs of
NGOs sector need education, awareness,
sensitization and skills to be better
equipped to serve the cause of their
organization. The objectives of the
course is precisely to meet this need.
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