Can NGOs succeed where government fails?
The assumption might be that NGOs can do things the Nigerian state cannot. And perhaps that NGOs can be models of good governance.This report comes from ThisDay in Lagos., but an almost identical report appeared in Nigeria's Guardian almost two weeks ago.
Over 46,000 NGO's Registered in Nigeria
The European Union has set aside the sum of 20 million euros to provide assistance to registered Nigerian Non State Actors (NSAs), which has now blossomed to over 46,000, according to records at the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
The grant is aimed at fostering pro-poor policy, enhanced service delivery and transparent governance; with the project undertaken in particular at state and local government level, to increase NSAs' effectiveness and impact.
[EU representative] Mr. Walter Bresseleers, said the EU "will, over a period of 3 years, provide assistance to Nigerian Non State Actors. The implementation of this programme gives the opportunity to strengthen the dialogue between the state institutions and the NSAs in Nigeria."
"This dialogue will concern national policies but it will also represent an opportunity to promote a balanced and sustainable local development. In this context, NSAs can play an important role through the promotion of a particular culture among all actors involved in the development process, both at national and local level."
Other components of the programme, he added, include the promotion of political and social dialogue at all levels of public life; the promotion of shared values among all actors involved in local development; transparency, accountability, participation, effectiveness, equity; the management of national and local antagonism through conflict prevention and resolution; and the promotion of a participatory and representative democracy...
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Labels: civil society, Nigeria, political culture
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