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Improving Development Ownership Among Vulnerable People: Challenges of NGO s’ Community Empowerment Projects in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Islam M. Rezaul
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian social work and policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1753-1411
pISSN - 1753-1403
DOI - 10.1111/aswp.12035
Subject(s) - empowerment , general partnership , context (archaeology) , public relations , qualitative research , community development , qualitative property , economic growth , business , political science , sociology , finance , geography , social science , archaeology , machine learning , economics , computer science
This paper exposed the major challenges that the non‐governmental organizations ( NGO s) face in improving development ownership among vulnerable people in community empowerment projects in Bangladesh. The finding, based on a qualitative research approach, used multi‐method data collection procedures. Data were collected from two NGO s, Proshika and Practical Action Bangladesh ( PAB ), working with two vulnerable communities—blacksmiths and goldsmiths. The results showed that NGO s faced a number of challenges, including lack of understanding about the local context, initiatives to localize global development tools, developing partnership, and space for local people in the development processes. The paper argued that, without securing development ownership, the NGO s’ activities toward community empowerment of vulnerable people would not be possible. The findings of the paper would be valuable guidelines for policy makers, development practitioners, NGO workers, and academicians.