Conference Paper Part I: Abstract
“Non-Governmental Organizations & Government Relations in Ethiopia: Are Non-Governmental Organizations Doing More Harm Than Good?”
The economic stability of Ethiopia in recent years has taken a turn for the worse (according to US Embassy reports) despite the increased number of NGOs operating in Ethiopia to help provide stability. Government officials in Ethiopia lobby for, boast of, and depend upon more funding coming from NGOs each year (according to the Ministry of Ethiopian Foreign Affairs). Are NGOs promoting dependency rather than sustainability? Ethiopia is a country rich in natural resources but poor in economy, infrastructure, and leadership. Non-governmental organizations set out to implement projects their way with their funding while the government takes a different approach. NGOs operating in Ethiopia claim that new rules rules and regulations keep them from operating effectively. The Ethiopian Bureau of Federal & Economic Development (BOFED) claims the increased misappropriation of NGO funds to be the reason for recent added rules and regulations. While NGOs and Ethiopian Government point fingers at each other, the Ethiopian people continue to suffer.
I hypothesize that there are both positive and negative consequences to the work of nongovernmental organizations in Ethiopia. While some are doing more harm than good, I hope to find that others are doing more good than harm.
Through personal observation, interviewing those involved with NGOs operating in Ethiopia, and researching scholarly approved case studies of NGO projects, I intend to determine the positive and negative consequences NGOs have in Ethiopia. I intend to better define the relationship between Ethiopian government and NGOs, as I believe defining this relationship will show some of the aforementioned consequences and help provide a solution for the two to work together to move forward.
2 comments:
Beautifully written. Your Exordium draws the reader in especially strongly. One typo I noticed: end of Exordium, "vanquished" should be vanished.
Your proposal is clear, well backgrounded, and states import well. I'm interested in hearing about your results.
I love your exordium. It certainly does draw the reader in. Is it perhaps too much background for an abstract though? What conference is this for? Consider having your title reflect your focus on Ethiopia. Your writing is engaging and powerful, as is your subject. I'm excited to hear about your results. Good job!
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