Donor–NGO partnerships in South Africa: A qualitative case study of five NGOs in Gauteng

Q2 Social Sciences

African Evaluation Journal Pub Date : 2022-10-27 DOI:10.4102/aej.v10i1.619

Limkile Mpofu, Kaymarlin Govender

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Background: Donor–nongovernmental organisation (NGO) partnerships may enable earlier infusion of implementation science principles into developing evidence-based interventions. Yet, donors and NGOs often report difficulty leveraging resources, personnel and expertise to create beneficial outcomes for all. Drawing from a PhD thesis, the authors report how the asymmetrical nature of the relationships manifests in practice in the work of NGOs. The study focused on human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV and AIDS) NGOs in Gauteng province in South Africa.Objectives: This study examines whether the asymmetrical relationships can be termed partnerships and highlights the potential for such a discourse to reinforce existing relationship inequalities.Method: Qualitative data were collected through in-depth individual interviews with key informants from five purposively selected HIV and AIDS NGOs. A total of 28 interviews were analysed deductively using thematic analysis. The Dóchas Partnership Assessment and Development Process framework guided this analysis. The NGOs under study have implemented various HIV and AIDS programmes and policies in their workspace.Results: The findings have revealed that ‘partnership’ is a false representation of the actual relationships between donors and NGOs.Conclusion: The study concluded that although the notion of partnerships accurately describes the intention of ‘donors’ and ‘NGOs’ to collaborate in ways that ensure improved services and outcomes, the unintended consequences of how partnerships are managed and run inhibit that common agenda. The article concludes with suggestions to build and sustain effective working relationships between partners.Contribution: Assessing how donor-NGO partnerships are operationalised can assist in determining the extent to which their relationship is operating and point to areas where partnerships practice can be further developed.

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南非捐助者与非政府组织的伙伴关系:豪登省五个非政府组织的定性案例研究

背景:捐助者与非政府组织(NGO)的伙伴关系可以使实施科学原则更早地融入到发展循证干预措施中。然而，捐助者和非政府组织经常报告难以利用资源、人员和专业知识为所有人创造有益的结果。作者从一篇博士论文中，描述了这种关系的不对称性如何在实践中体现在非政府组织的工作中。这项研究的重点是南非豪登省的人类免疫缺陷病毒感染和获得性免疫缺陷综合症(艾滋病毒和艾滋病)非政府组织。目的:本研究探讨了不对称关系是否可以称为伙伴关系，并强调了这种话语加强现有关系不平等的潜力。方法:通过对五家有目的的艾滋病非政府组织的关键线人进行深入的个人访谈，收集定性数据。采用主题分析法对28个访谈进行演绎分析。Dóchas伙伴关系评估和发展进程框架指导了这一分析。所研究的非政府组织在其工作空间内执行了各种艾滋病毒和艾滋病方案和政策。结果:研究结果表明，“伙伴关系”是捐助者与非政府组织之间实际关系的虚假表述。结论:该研究得出的结论是，尽管伙伴关系的概念准确地描述了“捐助者”和“非政府组织”以确保改善服务和成果的方式进行合作的意图，但如何管理和运行伙伴关系的意外后果阻碍了这一共同议程。文章最后提出了在合作伙伴之间建立和维持有效工作关系的建议。贡献:评估捐助者-非政府组织伙伴关系的运作方式有助于确定其关系的运作程度，并指出伙伴关系实践可以进一步发展的领域。

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African Evaluation Journal Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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1.50

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20 weeks

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