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    Non Governmental Organizations' Partnerships for Poverty Aleviation in Addis Ababa
    (A.A.U, 2007-07) Goshu, Gutata; Venkatakrislman, V(Dr)
    Poverty is a multi-dimensional and multi-sectoral phenomenon. Hence no single institution can address all the dimensions of poverty. Further, no single problem can be solved anyone institution. On the other hand, there is ample evidence of success due to partnerships where joint efforts have proved a worthwhile option than merely shouldering the responsibilities by ei ther public, or private or non-profit sectors. Partnership between various sectors in public services delivery has become a viable option in di ffe rent parts of the world. Business sector and civil society are getting increasingly involved in social development through reduction of unemployment, elimination of social inequalities and exclusions. Indeed, partnership processes unlock diverse potentials and make available innovative solutions. This research attempts to delineate the range of partnership pattern for poverty alleviation among Civil Society Organizations and between them and Governments, and Private sector in the Addis Ababa city. This study followed qualitative strategy to a large extent. Survey method was used to gather information from forty-three representatives from Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Interviews were also held with the concerned officials of different government institutions such as Addis Ababa City Administration covering Houses Development Project Office and Addis Ababa Housing Agency. At the sub-city level, Arada Civil and Social Affairs and Cooperative Offices were also covered. A few community based organizations such as Jddirs, Councils of lddirs, and Cooperatives such as Saving and Credit Cooperatives, and Construction Cooperatives were also contacted for various other information needed for this study. Currently, governments at various levels are trying to alleviate poverty from the country. Poverty in Addis Ababa has also received considerable attention from various stakeholders. In this endeavor, the contribution of stakeholders cutti ng across all the sectors is crucial. NGOs are trying their best to incorporate the voice of the poor in policy cycle. In addition, NGOs are directly intervening on different areas to end up poverty from Addis Ababa. A substantial number of NGOs have developed partnership among themselves in the last five years. Nevertheless, they could achieve very limited partnership with the private sector institutions. Their partnership with the public sector is largely confined to implementation of projects together. However, it could be observed that the partnership between the Public and Non Profit sector is very much limited compared to the range of areas in which they can collaborate. Though the concept of institutional partnership is relatively new, many NGOs could realize the benefits of partnership such as reduced costs, sharing workload and increased efficiency. Most of the partnered organizations also faced problems such as lack of cooperation from their partners, lack of partnership experience, and misuse of resources are some of the problems that hinders the smooth development of pal1nership. To overcome these problems, constant progress report, and frequent audit could reduce the abuse of resources and may strengthen the partnership. In addition, once some problems occur, all the stakeholders should take immediate action to resolve the problems rather than leaving it unresolved for good.
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    Non Governmental Organizations' Partnerships for Poverty Alleviation in Addis Ababa
    (A.A.U, 2007-07) Goshu, Gutata; Venkatakrishnan, V(Dr)
    Poverty is a multi-dimensional and multi-sectoral phenomenon. Hence no single institution can address all the dimensions of poverty. Further, no single problem can be solved anyone institution. On the other hand, there is ample evidence of success due to partnerships where joint efforts have proved a worthwhile option than merely shouldering the responsibilities by either public, or private or non-profit sectors. Partnership between various sectors in public services delivery has become a viable option in different parts of the world. Business sector and civil society are getting increasingly involved in social development through reduction of unemployment, elimination of social inequalities and exclusions. Indeed, partnership processes unlock diverse potentials and make available innovative solutions. this research attempts to delineate the range of partnership pattern for poverty alleviation among civil society organizations and between them and governments, and Private sector in the Addis Ababa city. This study followed qualitative strategy to a large extent. Survey method was used to gather information from forty-three representatives from non governmental organizations (NGOs). Interviews were also held with the concerned officials of different government institutions such as Addis Ababa city administration covering houses development Project office and Addis Ababa housing agency. At the sub-city level, Arada civil and social Affairs and cooperative offices were also covered. A few community based organizations such as lddirs, Councils of lddirs, and cooperatives such as saving and credit cooperatives, and construction cooperatives were also contacted for various other information needed for this study. currently, governments at various levels are trying to alleviate poverty from the country. Poverty in Addis Ababa has also received considerable attention from various stakeholders. In this endeavor, the contribution of stakeholders cutting across all the sectors is crucial. NGOs arc trying their best to incorporate the voice of the poor in policy cycle. In addition, NGOs are directly intervening on different areas to end up poverty from Addis Ababa. A substantial number of NGOs have developed partnership among themselves in the last five years. Nevertheless, they could achieve very limited partnership with the private sector institutions. their partnership with the public sector is largely confined to implementation of projects together. However, it could be observed that the partnership between the Public and non Profit sector is very much limited compared to the range of areas in which they can collaborate. though the concept of institutional partnership is relatively new, many NOOs could realize the benefits of partnership such as reduced costs, sharing workload and increased efficiency. Most of the partnered organizations also faced problems such as lack of cooperation from their partners, lack of partnership experience, and misuse of resources are some of the problems that hinders the smooth development of partnership. To overcome these problems, constant progress report, and frequent audit could reduce the abuse of resources and may strengthen the partnership. In addition, once some problems occur, al l the stakeholders should take immediate action to resolve the problems rather than leaving it unresolved for good.