The relationship between government and NGO’s in Foreign Aid Management: A case of NGOs working in health and agriculture

Kimbesa, Jestina Japhet (2019) The relationship between government and NGO’s in Foreign Aid Management: A case of NGOs working in health and agriculture. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

There have been increased channeling of foreign aid through NGOs based on the evidence that NGOs provide more effective targeted aid given their closer proximity to the grassroots, and that their interventions are resistant from mutilations by a business or political interests. In several countries, NGOs are weak or play more of an oppositional rather than an operational role, and governments are highly suspicious of them (Clark, 1993). The study examined the relationship between the government and Non–government organizations in foreign aid management in Tanzania. A Cross-sectional study which employed a qualitative approach was adopted; data were collected from 60 respondents were selected: 29 from government and 31 from NGOs in agriculture and health sectors through interview and questionnaire; and document review. Content analysis was applied to analyze the data whereby a large amount of text was summarized into key results, assessed and examined against research questions and study objectives. Findings reveal that 47% of the respondents said that NGOs are very important to the government, and the majority 88% from both sectors confirmed to have received support from the NGOs. In the average majority (57%) of the respondents were involved in project designing, planning, implementation, and monitoring. Most (75%) of the respondents admitted that there is a very good relationship between NGOs and the Government of Tanzania. The study concluded that there is a strong relationship between NGOs and the Government of Tanzania. Commitments, financial resources, human resources, and equipment were the factors that determine the collaboration between the Government and NGOs. Other chief factor facilitating the government and NGOs collaboration includes; project design, planning, implementation, and monitoring.

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