Role and Challenge of NGOs to Improving the Livelihood of People with Disability in Urban Areas: Case of Kirkos Sub-city of Addis Ababa City Administration
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Like in other countries, non-governmental and civil society actors are visible on the overall institutional landscape of Ethiopian society. Because of the specific contexts, compared to many other African countries, the Ethiopian NGO/CSO community is not that developed in terms of diversity, size and capacity. The NGOs perform various functions for the benefit of society. The range of NGO activities is huge and is spread in all fields. NGOs have a big responsibility to play to improve the livelihood of PWDs. The main objective of the study is to show and find out the roles and challenges of NGOs to improve the livelihood of PWDs in Kirkos Sub-city in case study of CE and FENAPD from NGO side towards improving the livelihood of PWDs by applying descriptive research method using purposive sampling techniques. Data was collected through interview and questionnaires from the selected NGOs managers, PWDs Lives in Kirkos Sub city and different stakeholder. The findings show that the roles being played by the NGOs towards improving the livelihood of PWDs is insignificant and inefficient comparing to the need and sensitivity of the issue due to lack of proper attention. And the roles being played by the selected NGOs is not have coordination with the government institution and it is difficult to know whether the role of NGOs complementary, supplementary and advisory because of insignificant role. NGOs like FENAPD despite the fact that there are limitations in their service and challenges that have much advisory role in the help of PWDs. And CE also despite of its challenge it has supplementary and complementary role to help PWDs. Finally, the study concludes that NGOs should and must give all the necessary attention to improve the livelihood of PWDs who are very vulnerable and who needs support, NGOs must work as complements to government in a partnership relationship the institutions must get all the necessary resource to conduct their tasks and NGOs also need to be encouraged to continue rendering service to PWDs in a consistent manner.
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A thesis submitted to the Department of Public Administration and Development Policy Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Public Management and Policy.
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Disability, NGO, Urban Areas