What does strengthening ngo capacity mean for civil society and governance?

What does strengthening ngo capacity mean for civil society and governance?

Published Jan 2002

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What does strengthening ngo capacity mean for civil society and governance?

Efforts to strengthen the capacity of non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and develop civil society in general are increasingly undertaken both as ends in themselves and as a means of achieving other goals. These goals can include making poverty reduction programmes more effective and improving governance. But what does NGO capacity- building entail, and does support for NGOs necessarily mean stronger civil society and better government?

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