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Sustainability of community-based organizations of the rural poor: Learning from Concern's rural development projects, Bangladesh.
- Source :
- Community Development Journal; Jan2007, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p47-62, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Based on two decades of grassroots experiences, Concern Bangladesh has developed a federation structure to ensure the sustainability of community-based organizations (CBO). Despite capacity-building inputs to all federations, only a few of them have been able to operate without substantial external aid. This lack of progress relates to a ‘one size fits all’ capacity-building strategy and other sociopolitical issues such as the alienation of federations from the wider community and to political manipulation. Successful federations demonstrate that a committed leader who ensures participation, respects transparency and accountability, and promotes second line leadership can contribute positively to sustainability, even in an adverse sociopolitical context, and with limited capacity-building support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RURAL poor
RURAL development
COMMUNITY organization
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00103802
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Community Development Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23935739
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsi093