The present study seeks to increase understanding about organizational, structural and contextual factors that affect and explain the coordination of NGOs in Nampula province. The focus of the analysis is the ongoing experience of coordination among NGOs at provincial level through the Provincial Civil Society Platform (PCSP) and the possibilities of improvement of this coordination at district level. Civil society organizations in Nampula province, especially NGOs implementing socioeconomic and civic projects, are trying since 2006 to establish a coordination mechanism of civil society intervention in the province. In 2009 they formally established a Provincial Civil Society Platform (PCSP) as a meeting point, in the provincial capital, where civil society organizations meet to coordinate their interventions and to exchange information. In this platform, organizations working or interested in a specific thematic sector meet together to discuss specific problems or to strategise towards a common objective. Despite years of building up this structure and the expressed willingness to be more effective and coordinated at all levels, this platform did not resulted yet in joint or coordinated interventions at district level that could increase the possibilities of development of citizens in remote areas. This is a qualitative study, undertaken in Nampula province using the experience of NGOs members of the agriculture and natural resources sector in Ribáuè district. The analytical framework is based on the Sustainable Rural Livelihood approach. Farmers, extension workers and representatives of private sector in Ribáuè and Nampula were interviewed to have their perception about people’s livelihoods and interactions among service providers. Representatives of NGOs and governmental entities were interviewed to get their understanding about opportunities and obstacles for coordination of NGOs at district level. The study concludes that coordination of NGOs can be improved by information sharing and service exchange. However, different from previous understanding that it is the local government that shapes the coordination of civil society, this study concludes that coordination of NGOs is dependent in the relation that they will establish with their donors. NGOs should reflect upon the role of donor and position themselves in order to achieve a path of coordination that can contribute for sustainable development at local level.

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This paper focuses on youth volunteering in the post – communist societies, more specifically, in the post- soviet country Lithuania. Volunteering as a formal action performed by organizations is well known in Western Europe for ages, but in Eastern European countries, especially in Baltics it has been a new phenomenon after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.During the communist regime, volunteering was compulsory for young and for old generations. In this period of time not only the volunteering was under Soviet Union control but also the civil society, which was the keystone of voluntary activities. After the fall of the communist regime volunteering levels in Eastern Europe have decreased. However, in Lithuania volunteering in NGOs has recently become one of the most popular culture movements of youth. This research paper aims to raise an awareness on the positive and negative impacts of it. Chapter first addresses to the significance of the topic; chapter second critically reviews the existing theoretical underpinnings related to the theme; chapter three represents the story of Lithuania; chapter four is focused on the research carried out. Addressing the issues of youth engagement in NGOs this paper concludes that research made together with literature review can be sufficient enough to justify the negative reasons of the youth engagement in NGOs in post- soviet state.

Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS) / The promotion of widespread entrepreneurship through the setting up of small and medium sized enterprises (SMMEs ) is crucial for the transformation to a market economy and the democratisation of society in \the new South Africa. SMMEs are recognized as an engine of economic \ \growth and a source of sustainable development. Within this sector micro , 1nd small enterprises are of special importance because they are considered as the cradle of entrepreneurship, particularly in environments facing high ketllPIQYII'1:en!and poverty,. as j!) the case ~~.South Africg,

Yes / This paper aims to deepen and advance our understanding of the de-facto accountability processes and practices within Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs). We employ a three-fold accountability framework of felt, imposed and adaptive accountability, supported by insight from the Islamic perspective to elucidate our empirical findings. We adopt this framework because it enables us to localise the notions of accountability, allowing a more complete understanding of the de-facto nature of Muslim NGO accountability to emerge within the context of religious ideals and between accountabilities that are externally imposed and those that are internally generated.

China has experienced incredible growth in the number of nongovernmental organizations (NGO) that occupy civil society. These organizations came forth at a time of rapid economic and political change. Instead of being given a supportive legal path for their work, NGOs have had to navigate the supply and demand factors in their specific situation in order to flourish. The demand side factors chiefly consist of matters pertaining to the need an NGO is meeting; and supply side factors pertain to an NGO's ability to create infrastructure to support their organization, including both the space in society to function and the processes necessary to fund their operation. By understanding the supply and demand side factors of the third sector, NGOs are able to achieve effectiveness in a variety of different capacities. In the current regulatory framework, many of these capacities are not entirely legal, but NGOs continue to find ways to make these arrangements work. Intermediary NGOs are a special type of NGO that positions itself to benefit both the donor and the beneficiary and help both overcome some of the challenges presented by the difficult regulatory environment. In doing this, intermediary NGOs fulfill a special role in meeting supply and demand in the third sector and can propose many useful solutions for philanthropy in China today.

Martina Navratilova - Gender Policy of Serbia in the Context of EU Accession Negotiations Abstract This thesis deals with the gender policy of Serbia during the years 2009-2021. During this period, the European Union had a tremendous effect on the gender policies of Serbia, hence it is crucial to include the perspective of NGOs as an important partner of both Serbia and the EU. The aim of the research is to, based on the analysis and the current state of the legislative and institutional framework, assess the impact of Serbia's gender policies on the lives of Serbian women. This analysis is carried out through a thorough examination of official documents, secondary literature and by conducting three interviews with Serbian civil society members. The research has proven that despite the complex progress of Serbian gender policy, its practical results have not been significant.

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The Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) progressively expand and assume a relevant role in contemporary society. With NGOs expansion in Brazil and the rest of the world, also increases people interest to enter this universe, motivated by a strong sense of dedication to social causes, as well as to achieve personal and professional recognition through the exercise of a labor that could make sense to him or her. On the other hand, NGOs expansion brings some challenges, among them the adoption of managerial practices and procedures aiming to attract, develop and retain competent and dedicated professionals, in order to achieve effective results in its actions, especially in a context of intensive competition for financial resources. This study aims to investigate whether NGOs represent opportunity for professional investment, and was based on theoretical analysis of concepts such as people hiring, keeping and resigning, in the perspective of people employed with them and in NGOs own perspective, through a critical-reflexive approach of human management subsystems, eventually adopted. This is an explanatory and descriptive research, managed through a multiple case study, subsided by 12 (twelve) interviews and 19 (nineteen) questionnaires answered by managers and collaborators of 3 (three) most prominent NGO in Brazilian state of CearÃ. Data were treated qualitatively employing quantitative instruments. The research allowed to evidence that surveyed organizations assign importance to human management, nevertheless not adopting structured practices in order to promote the collaborators permanence, discerning that hiring and permanence of them proceeds from the desire of professional qualification, of joining in these organizations an space of identification with the social causes that he/she protect and believe, and by the work environment (organizational climate) provided. / As organizaÃÃes nÃo governamentais - ONGs cada vez mais se expandem e assumem papel relevante na sociedade contemporÃnea. Com o crescimento das ONGs no contexto brasileiro e mundial aumenta tambÃm o interesses das pessoas de ingressarem no universo de trabalho das ONGs, pressupÃe-se, movidas por um forte senso de dedicaÃÃo a causas sociais, mas tambÃm de obter reconhecimento pessoal e profissional pelo exercÃcio de um trabalho que lhes faÃa sentido. Por outro lado, a expansÃo das ONGs traz alguns desafios, dentre esses, a necessidade de adotarem prÃticas e procedimentos de gestÃo que visem a atrair, desenvolver e reter profissionais competentes e mobilizados, com fins a obter resultados efetivos em suas aÃÃes, sobretudo num contexto de intensa concorrÃncia por recursos financeiros. O presente estudo tem por objetivo investigar se as ONGs constituem espaÃo de investimento profissional, partindo-se da anÃlise teÃrica na perspectiva das pessoas que atuam nas ONGs e das organizaÃÃes, na qual se englobam conceitos sobre ingresso, permanÃncia e evasÃo de pessoas, mediante a anÃlise dos subsistemas de gestÃo de pessoas eventualmente adotados. Esta pesquisa se caracteriza como exploratÃria e descritiva, por meio de estudo de caso mÃltiplo, e valeu-se da aplicaÃÃo de 12 (doze) entrevistas e 19 (dezenove)questionÃrios, aplicados junto aos gestores e colaboradores, respectivamente, de 3 (trÃs) das maiores ONGs do Estado do CearÃ. As informaÃÃes foram tratadas qualitativamente com emprego de instrumentos quantitativos. A pesquisa permitiu constatar que as organizaÃÃes estudadas atribuem importÃncia à gestÃo de pessoas, entretanto nÃo adotam prÃticas estruturadas que visem a promover a permanÃncia de seus colaboradores, percebendo-se que o ingresso e permanÃncia desses colaboradores ocorrem a partir do desejo de se capacitarem profissionalmente, de encontrarem nessas organizaÃÃes um espaÃo de identificaÃÃo com as causas sociais que defendem e nos quais acreditam, e pelo ambiente de trabalho (clima organizacional) proporcionado.

Research report presented to the SBL, Unisa, Midrand. / This report proposes to make a contribution in the area of governance by critically analyzing the governance structure of SNV (The Netherlands Development Organization) in implementing projects. This study is motivated by the scarcity of published documentation on corporate and project governance practices specific to the African and particularly Kenyan context which organisations interested in pursuing good governance and managerial practices can use as a reference point.