An Assessment on Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Improving the Living Standards of People in Arusha District Council.

Mushi, Justin Leveran (2020) An Assessment on Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Improving the Living Standards of People in Arusha District Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

NGOs for years have become trusting entities for fostering development in developing countries. Countries have continued cooperating with these entities and mainstreaming their agendas of development with these NGOs. The aim of this study, therefore, was in line with the trust and consideration given to NGOs towards development. The Arusha District Council was used as a case study to study the effectiveness of NGOs in improving the living standards of people in rural areas. 80 Random Purposive sampling was used. The study used questionnaires, documentary reviews, and interviews as its research instruments. The descriptive analysis of the data was used to analyze the data collected. The findings of the study revealed that NGOs are effective in improving the living standards of people in Arusha District Council. It has been also shown that the effectiveness of these NGOs operating in Arusha District Council were due to the factors such as the serious follow up of the NGOs on the projects they initiated, cooperation of the community leaders in the implementation of the projects on their areas, the good relationship between government and NGOs, and the willingness of the community members to engage in the programs of NGOs. However, the good and effective use of funds by NGOs is not satisfying as 32% of the beneficiaries are still with doubts on the fund management by NGOs, there is still unsatisfying participation of the ordinary people in community to identifying areas for NGOs to focus on their efforts, NGOs lack enough financial resources to carter the administrative needs. Lastly, the NGOs with the same mission are overcrowded on one area and leave other areas with limited operations or without their operations at all. Keywords: Non-Governmental Organization, Living Standard, Development & effectiveness.

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