Assessment of Nongovernmental Organizations' Sustainability in the Gaza Strip

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إدارة

الملخص

This research aimed to assess the overall sustainability of the Palestinian nongovernmental sector operates in the Gaza strip. The research used the Civil Society Organizations Sustainability Index CSOSI developed by United States Agency for International Development USAID. The index examines and assigns scores to seven interrelated dimensions: legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, advocacy, service provision, infrastructure, and public image.The research adopted the descriptive analytical approach and was conducted on a purposive sample of 80 NGOs in the Gaza Strip with cross-sectoral fields of operation. The selection criteria of the sample was : NGOs with annual budget 500,000 US dollars or above, and NGOs licensed for more than five years. The main tool of the research was a questionnaire, which was distributed to the research sample. The response rate was 100%. The research concluded that sustainability evolving in the seven dimensions of the Index as well as the overall sustainability, as the results were as follows: Legal Environment (4.6), Organizational Capacity (3.7), Financial Viability (4.9), Advocacy (4.6), Service Provision (4.2), Infrastructure (4.2), Public Image (3.9) and Overall sustainability (4.3). The research has put forwards a number of recommendations such as:- Provide legal awareness on NGOs' legal framework for both NGOs' staff and government officials to overcome obstacles in practices.- Conduct capacity building training for NGOs' staff in the areas of management and specialized training courses.- Diversifying financial sources for NGOs including cost recovery as well as raising strategies.- Provide awareness about the importance and role of NGOs to the community.- Provide specialized training for NGOs' staff in the area of needs assessment, product/service development and cost recovery.- Promote the establishment of NGOs resource, information and training centers.- Create public perception of NGOs' concept and framework to the public, media, government, private sector and other potential stakeholders.

روابط وملفات

التعريف والنوع

رقم الوثيقة

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رقم العقد

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نوع الوسائط

Crawler

نوع المحتوى

الرسائل العلمية

صيغة المصدر

رسائل ماجيستير

نوع الملف

pdf text

أسماء الملفات

2103148_1.pdf

بيانات النشر

ألقاب المؤلفين

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اللغة

English

المصدر والدورية

اسم المصدر

Assessment of Nongovernmental Organizations' Sustainability in the Gaza Strip

المحتوى والصفحات

عدد الصفحات

0

إشراف وإعداد

الإشراف

Nihaya El Telbani

الإعداد

Alhasan Mohammed Hassan Salama

الاقتباسات الببليوغرافية