<p>Since the 1970`s the Non Governmental Organisations, NGO:s, have taken an increasing responsibility in the development cooperation work. Apart from an increase in resources delivered through the NGO:s it is also obvious in various official documents that the idea of NGO:s in regards to; reaching and involving poor people in the work and as capable of delivering aid resources to a low cost, is very widely spread and commonly accepted among political decision makers and aid agencies. In addition it’s very seldom that those positive statements about the NGO:s abilities, are backed by any kind of scientific study. This study argues that the ascribed abilities are more the rhetoric of a political idea than an empirical reality. </p><p>Another significant idea is that NGO:s very often are mentioned and considered as a congruent group of organisations of similar qualities and weaknesses. In reality there is an extreme diversity regarding their purpose, size and leadership philosophy. The study shows that the differences between NGO:s is so large that it is meaningless to refer to them as a common group with the same possibilities to deliver the same kind of results. </p><p>In short, the Russ Foundation Small Saving Scheme is fairly good at fulfilling the picture that is ascribed to NGO projects from the aid agencies. It is good though to remember that both the organisation and the program was especially chosen because it fulfils the criteria assumed necessary to achieve good results in the chosen areas. There is a good chance that they share those abilities with other NGO:s similar in purpose, size and philosophy of leadership, but it’s also unlikely that organisations that differ a lot in those characteristics, would deliver the same kind of results, which has been assumed by the main part of the political decision makers and by the aid agencies for a long time.</p>

<p>Under 2000-talet har Sveriges internationella utvecklingssamarbete blivit allt mer resultatstyrt och man har beslutat att Sverige ska styra sitt utvecklingssamarbete mot tydligare mål, resultat och samordning samt ökad effektivitet. En del av Sveriges  internationella utvecklingssamarbete utförs av enskilda organisationer, och återrapporteringen av dessas resultat har ansetts bristfällig för att utläsa huruvida stödet till enskilda organisationer varit ett effektivt sätt att bedriva utvecklingssamarbete på. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur man inom några av Sveriges enskilda organisationer har utvecklat sitt tänkande kring resultatmätning, vad som påverkat denna utveckling och vad det har fått för konsekvenser. Slutsatserna är att de enskilda organisationerna som ingår i denna studie har ökat sin ambition att mäta resultaten av sitt utvecklingssamarbete sedan ett antal år tillbaka och lärt sig och utvecklats mycket på området. I vilken utsträckning de påverkats av externa krav i omställningen är svårt att avgöra, men ökade krav har fått konsekvenser för organisationerna. Det tycks finnas stor vilja att kommunicera resultaten, samtidigt som man står inför dilemman vad gäller resultatmätning av kommunikationsverksamheten.</p>

Since the 1970`s the Non Governmental Organisations, NGO:s, have taken an increasing responsibility in the development cooperation work. Apart from an increase in resources delivered through the NGO:s it is also obvious in various official documents that the idea of NGO:s in regards to; reaching and involving poor people in the work and as capable of delivering aid resources to a low cost, is very widely spread and commonly accepted among political decision makers and aid agencies. In addition it’s very seldom that those positive statements about the NGO:s abilities, are backed by any kind of scientific study. This study argues that the ascribed abilities are more the rhetoric of a political idea than an empirical reality. Another significant idea is that NGO:s very often are mentioned and considered as a congruent group of organisations of similar qualities and weaknesses. In reality there is an extreme diversity regarding their purpose, size and leadership philosophy. The study shows that the differences between NGO:s is so large that it is meaningless to refer to them as a common group with the same possibilities to deliver the same kind of results. In short, the Russ Foundation Small Saving Scheme is fairly good at fulfilling the picture that is ascribed to NGO projects from the aid agencies. It is good though to remember that both the organisation and the program was especially chosen because it fulfils the criteria assumed necessary to achieve good results in the chosen areas. There is a good chance that they share those abilities with other NGO:s similar in purpose, size and philosophy of leadership, but it’s also unlikely that organisations that differ a lot in those characteristics, would deliver the same kind of results, which has been assumed by the main part of the political decision makers and by the aid agencies for a long time.

Under 2000-talet har Sveriges internationella utvecklingssamarbete blivit allt mer resultatstyrt och man har beslutat att Sverige ska styra sitt utvecklingssamarbete mot tydligare mål, resultat och samordning samt ökad effektivitet. En del av Sveriges  internationella utvecklingssamarbete utförs av enskilda organisationer, och återrapporteringen av dessas resultat har ansetts bristfällig för att utläsa huruvida stödet till enskilda organisationer varit ett effektivt sätt att bedriva utvecklingssamarbete på. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur man inom några av Sveriges enskilda organisationer har utvecklat sitt tänkande kring resultatmätning, vad som påverkat denna utveckling och vad det har fått för konsekvenser. Slutsatserna är att de enskilda organisationerna som ingår i denna studie har ökat sin ambition att mäta resultaten av sitt utvecklingssamarbete sedan ett antal år tillbaka och lärt sig och utvecklats mycket på området. I vilken utsträckning de påverkats av externa krav i omställningen är svårt att avgöra, men ökade krav har fått konsekvenser för organisationerna. Det tycks finnas stor vilja att kommunicera resultaten, samtidigt som man står inför dilemman vad gäller resultatmätning av kommunikationsverksamheten.