Reflections on NGOs in Tanzania: what we are, what we are not, and what we ought to be
Author(s)
Shivji, IssaEditor(s)
Eade, DeborahPublication date
2004-08-01Subject
Approach and methodologyKeywords
Development methodsCountry
Tanzania
Metadata
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Development in PracticeDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
NGOs and social activists run the risk of following the policy directions favoured by foreign donor agencies to the detriment of their own organisational and moral capacity to act in solidarity with those whose interests they claim to support. With specific reference to Tanzania, the author argues that while NGOs readily take action to protect their own interests, they do not consistently stand up for the basic freedoms of working people. In a unipolar era, which holds that the age of politics and international solidarity is over, it is vital for NGOs and other social activists to keep alive the belief that an alternative to the existing world is both necessary and possible.Pages
7ISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/0961452042000239832