Socio-Economic And Training Programmes Towards The Socioeconomic Development Of Ngo Beneficiaries In Bangladesh

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2015-01
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KHAN, MOHAMMAD AKTARUZZAMAN
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The huge and rapid growth of NGOs in Bangladesh imposes specific challenges on the development philosophy, especially, in the socio-economic development (SED). The development endeavours, by the local and international NGOs, though seemingly focused effective, in practical not supported rather contested in some of the research findings. Hence, the present study aims to examine the impact of their development programmes on the development of beneficiaries. To accomplish this aim, the study investigates the impact of three dimensions of socio-economic programmes (health, education, and micro-credit) and four dimensions of training programmes (reaction, learning, behaviour, and result) on NGO beneficiaries’ socioeconomic development (income, nutrition, education, housing, disaster prevention, and health). Grounded by the Human Capital Theory (HCT), the present research proposed a framework linking the SEP, TP, and SED. A total of 300 NGO beneficiaries of three leading NGOs representing the response rates of 78.53% participated in the present study. Data for all variables were collected through selfadministered survey questionnaires. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to test the hypotheses posited in the present research using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results of the present study revealed empirical support for the theoretical framework. The predictor variable, health, positively influenced the outcome variables, such as nutrition, housing, and health. Education programme, another predictor, also contributed to the beneficiaries’ education level, though, micro-credit (as dimension of SEP) negatively influenced income and housing of xviii NGO beneficiaries. On the other hand, all of the training dimensions negatively influenced “income” whereas; most of the training dimensions have positive impact on the rest of outcome variables. Training-reaction positively influenced disaster prevention capacity of NGO beneficiaries. The results provide evidence that SEP and TP, especially, health, education, reaction, and learning play important roles in influencing NGO beneficiaries’ SED, which is in the line with human capital theory. This study contributes to the body of knowledge with findings that the human capital theory is applicable in the context of Bangladeshi-NGOs, particularly, in their socioeconomic development programmes. The study confirms two theoretical contributions: (1) the inclusion of micro-credit (predictor) in the HCT framework, and (2) disaster prevention capacity (outcome) as a new socio-economic development indicator. In methodological contribution, the study collected data from beneficiaries' perspectives regarding their development despite the rhetoric of NGOs' participatory development. Finally, the findings have managed to demonstrate the superiority of non-economic aspects as compare to economic factor in developing the socio-economic status of NGO beneficiaries in Bangladesh.
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Socio-Economic And Training Programmes Towards The Socioeconomic Development , Of Ngo Beneficiaries In Bangladesh
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