ABSTRACT
Drawing on the case studies presented in previous chapters, we identify here a number of discrete ‘roles’ played by NGOs and GOs in interacting with each other. Preliminary definition of some of these roles emerged from the presentation and discussion of over forty case studies by the practitioners and researchers attending the Asia workshop in Hyderabad, India, 16–20 September 1991, many of which have been presented in summary form in this volume. To some extent this represents a simplification of complex relationships, but classification of NGOs’ and GOs’ experiences into broad groupings of this kind is essential for analytical purposes. It is important to recognize, however, that the activities of even a single NGO are frequently diverse, and so may fall into more than one role. PRADAN in India, for example, has been active both in ‘de-mystifying’ technologies obtained from GOs, and in forming local groups capable of drawing on government services and interacting with the private commercial sector.
