OPERATIONAL POLICIES OF NGOS THAT ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY
- Multiple sources of funding for the programmes (activity designated funds) rather than a single source to ensure long-term financial continuity.
- Establishment of information sharing network of allies working in the same field.
- Starting the programme in a small way and developing it incrementally (Learning through actions).
- within the limits of vision and mission, allow flexibility to introduce new ideas and close redundant operations.
- Expand operations in the related areas after gaining sufficient experience rather than expanding too fast to unrelated areas.
- Introduce `bottom-up' management by encouraging generation of ideas from the grass-root level (Encourage grass-root workers, consumers and others close to the grass-root end of the channel to express their ideas and make decisions in a consensual manner).
- Clarify the level of participation expected from the community right from the beginning of the programme, and develop a strategy to achieve it based on the capacity of different community groups. (A. Participation to the extent of `contribution' of material, manpower, or finances to the programme, and no `decision making' power. B. Participation to the extent of establishing an `organisation' to follow the pre-determined strategies, with no `decision making' power over the strategies. C. `Empowerment' of the community to establish its organisation and develop its strategies, entirely by itself.)
- Introduce strategies to carefully fulfil the short-term needs of the community with regard to rehabilitation, while emphasising the long-term needs simultaneously (in order to avoid rejection of the programme by the community).
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