On the intangible side, there are perhaps even more issues to address, that would understandably require the perspectives of various fields. Of these, one of the most common contention would be of the imposition of the NGO’s value system and judgement upon their beneficiaries/partners/clients/poor (indeed, the terms used by the NGOs to refer to those they are helping indicate a lot on the moral perspective and approach that they are taking). How do the NGO see its role as compared to how their clients see the NGO’s role? Many NGOs believe that they are helping their clients to achieve economic independence and helping them to “stand on their two feet”, but are the clients not already doing that through scavenging, for instance, in their old ways of life, even if it is not what the NGO’s ideal will mandate? Other NGOs may decide to tackle the “poverty of the mind”, referring to how the poverty situation prevents the poorer from seeing the deficiency arising from their stagnant economic situations, but in doing so, do they respect the dignity of these communities, and recognize the abilities of the members of the communities sufficiently? NGOs may advocate for a change in mindset of their clients, but how do
On the intangible side, there are perhaps even more issues to address, that would understandably require the perspectives of various fields. Of these, one of the most common contention would be of the imposition of the NGO’s value system and judgement upon their beneficiaries/partners/clients/poor (indeed, the terms used by the NGOs to refer to those they are helping indicate a lot on the moral perspective and approach that they are taking). How do the NGO see its role as compared to how their clients see the NGO’s role? Many NGOs believe that they are helping their clients to achieve economic independence and helping them to “stand on their two feet”, but are the clients not already doing that through scavenging, for instance, in their old ways of life, even if it is not what the NGO’s ideal will mandate? Other NGOs may decide to tackle the “poverty of the mind”, referring to how the poverty situation prevents the poorer from seeing the deficiency arising from their stagnant economic situations, but in doing so, do they respect the dignity of these communities, and recognize the abilities of the members of the communities sufficiently? NGOs may advocate for a change in mindset of their clients, but how do