Thesis (MPA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment seeks to critically analyse the impact of international funding on
the present state of development in developing countries. The aim of the
analysis is to provide recommendations to improve the methods and motives
behind giving funding in order to increase the impact of such funding.
International funding provided to developing countries is often based on rigid
guidelines, requirements, restrictions and conditions. It is these conditions that
need revising to be more appropriate for conditions in developing countries. Only
through viewing case studies and learning from them is it possible for
international funding to facilitate more innovative and effective development to
those in need.
The research findings are derived from analysis of the literature review of
international funding and through viewing the Danish International Development
Assistance (DANIDA) and the South African Police Service (SAPS), the two
organisations of this case study. The SAPS is one of many organisations
receiving international assistance and have benefited from assistance from
DANIDA since 1994. Funding for the project in the study was granted after the
project proposal was formulated to fit the requirements of the DANIDA Guideline
for Project Preparation, a set of guidelines prescribed to any organisation
wanting to receive funding from DANIDA. All funding organisations have similar
guidelines although it is evident that some are more rigid and prescriptive than
others. From this study a list of recommendations were developed pertaining to
the sets of guidelines used by international development organisations.
It appeared rational that the list of recommendations should be divided into
suggestions on the required structures of development organisations and on the
required aspects to be included in the project proposal and implementation. The
recommendations to the structures were to determine the level of involvement of
the funding organisation in the project; to determine the literacy level necessary
to comply with the funding requirements; to decide on the level of involvement of external consultants; to ensure frequent reviews; and finally to ensure conflict
resolution. The aspects to be included in the project proposal and implementation
were based on ensuring equal opportunity in terms of diversity and gender
awareness; to commit to the sustainability of the project; for all parties to be
involved in the compilation of project objectives and to ensure that the project
represents the overall development goals of the beneficial country.
Although a number of these recommendations are applied by some
organisations it is necessary for the successful outcome of a project that all are
considered. Each recommendation represents a building block of development
and these are all interdependent. The general conclusion of this study is
therefore that some level of conditionality is necessary. No one can expect
economic aid to be given without conditions but the conditions must be fair,
benefiting the recipient country and ensuring that development of those living in
poverty is indeed the outcome of all funding. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie werkstuk het ten doelom die impak van internasionale befondsing op die
huidige stand van ontwikkeling in ontwikkelende lande krities te analiseer. Die
analise het die formulering van aanbevelings ter verbetering van die metodes en
motiewe agter die toestaan van befondsing ten doel ten einde die impak van
sulke fondse te verhoog. Internasionale befondsing vir ontwikkelende lande is
dikwels gebaseer op rigiede riglyne, vereistes, beperkings en voorwaardes. Dit
is hierdie voorwaardes wat hersien moet word ten einde meer toepaslik vir
toestande in ontwikkelende lande te wees. Slegs deur die ontleding van
gevallestudies en lesse daaruit geleer is dit moontlik vir internasionale
befondsers om meer innoverende en effektiewe ontwikkeling aan behoeftiges te
fasiliteer.
Die navorsingsbevindings is afgelei uit die analise van die literatuurstudie insake
internasionale befondsing, asook die analise van die twee organisasies in die
gevallestudie, naamlik die "Danish International Development Assistance
(DANIDA)" en die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie Diens (SAPD). Die SAPD is een van
vele organisasies wat internasionale bystand ontvang en word reeds sedert 1994
deur DANIDA ondersteun. Befondsing vir die projek waarop die gevallestudie
gebaseer is, was toegestaan nadat die projekvoorstel geformuleer is volgens die
vereistes van die "DANIDA Guideline for Project Preparation". Laasgenoemde is
'n stel riglyne wat voorgeskryf word aan alle organisasies wat vir befondsing wil
kwalifiseer. Alle befondsingsorganisasies het soortgelyke riglyne, alhoewel dit
duidelik is dat sommiges veel meer rigied en voorskrywend is as ander. Uit die
studie is 'n stel aanbevelings ontwikkel rakende die riglyne soos gebruik deur
internasionale ontwikkelingsorganisasies.
Dit blyk rasioneel om die lys van aanbevelings te verdeel volgens voorstelle
rondom die vereiste struktuur van ontwikkelingsorganisasies, asook voorstelle
aangaande die vereiste aspekte wat ingesluit moet word in die projekvoorstel en implementering. Aanbevelings insake die struktuur het ten doelom vas te stel
watter vlak van betrokkenheid van die befondser benodig word; om die nodige
geletterdheidsvlak vir die nakoming van die befondsingsvereistes te bepaal; om
die vlak van betrokkenheid van eksterne konsultante te bepaal; om gereelde
hersiening te verseker; en om konflik oplossing te verseker. Aspekte om in te
sluit in die projekvoorstel en implementering is gebaseer op die versekering van
gelyke geleenthede in terme van diversiteit en geslagsbewustheid; om
volhoubaarheid van die projek na te streef; vir alle partye om betrokke te wees in
die samestelling van die projekdoelwitte en om te verseker dat die projek die
oorkoepelende ontwikkelingsdoelwitte van die begunstige land verteenwoordig.
Alhoewel party van hierdie aanbevelings reeds toegepas word deur sekere
organisasies, is dit noodsaaklik om alle aanbevelings in ag te neem ten einde 'n
suksesvolle uitkoms van die projek te verseker. Elke aanbeveling
verteenwoordig 'n boublok van ontwikkeling en almal is interafhanklik tot mekaar.
Die algemene bevinding van hierdie studie is dat 'n bepaalde vlak van
voorwaardelikheid noodsaaklik is. Daar kan nie verwag word dat ekonomiese
hulp verskaf word sonder voorwaardes nie, maar laasgenoemde moet regverdig
wees, voordelig vir die begunstigde land wees, en verseker dat ontwikkeling van
diegene wat in armoede leef wel die uitkoms van alle befondsing is.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53644 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Hansen, B. B.(Britt Bertram) |
| Contributors | Theron, Francois, Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Sustain. develop plan and management |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 117 p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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