Post by: Hannah RitchieSummary
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) play a dominant role in the humanitarian and development sectors, providing emergency relief and delivering specific programmes, such as education, improved water, sanitation and hygiene, and human rights support. NGOs were born out of the failing approach of state-led development in the 1970s and 1980s to meet the needs of the world’s poorest (3). International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) extend this concept of the NGO to an international scope, usually operating from headquarters outside of the countries in which they are working (3). We might like to think of INGOs as altruistic organisations. However, despite what anyone may tell you, can any organisation ever be truly altruistic? After all - INGOs rely on dependency to survive. As such, is the system of aid and development in which INGOs operate, along with the way they’re run, perpetuating a cycle of dependency, alongside an inherent inequality between race, location and class? In this blog, I will discuss just that, delving into the work of INGOs in an inherently unjust system that fosters corruption and weak markets, whilst safeguarding the interests of donor countries. Image from devpolicy.org
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