Employees Of Non-governmental Organizations Research Articles

Remote work arrangement: An investigation on the influence of team’s innovative performance in multinational NGOs in Jordan

As the workforce worldwide goes through a transformative shift towards remote work, this paper discusses the positive effects of this quite flexible work arrangement on team’s innovation performance (TIP) in multinational, non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Adopting cross-sectional, quantitative research design, empirical data were collected through a survey of 268 employees of multinational NGOs operating in Jordan. The collected data were, then, analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results of the analysis showed that remote work has significant, positive effects on TIP in NGOs. Of the various remote work features investigated, spatial flexibility has the highest effect. The study results contribute to the ongoing discourse on the future of the work styles and have implications for leaders, policymakers, and practitioners who seek promoting innovation in multinational NGOs.

Co-management of marine protected areas: Challenges and lessons from the most urbanized coastline of the South Western Atlantic

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are powerful instruments to conserve biodiversity and ecosystems, if supported by an effective management structure. In Brazil, no-take and multiple-use MPAs have advisory councils that allow co-management as an important strategy to deal with conservation challenges, mainly in urbanized coastal areas. However, the profile of members and their perceptions regarding advisory council challenges remain poorly known. Here, we assessed the advisory management councils of the largest network of MPAs in the South Western Atlantic, situated next to one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Seven MPA advisory councils were initially characterized through consultation with the MPA managers, followed by interviews with each advisory council member. We found that advisory council members were mostly agents of the local government, university scientists, members of local associations, and employees of non-governmental organizations. Compared with no-take MPAs, multiple-use MPAs tended to have greater diversity of member profiles in terms of institutional affiliation, gender, training level and age group. Although the majority of respondents considered the advisory councils an effective management tool, almost 30% of the interviewees did not recognize this mechanism as efficient, and the perceived capacity for advisory councils to respond to challenges was lower in no-take MPAs. This perception was attributed to a lack of complete actor inclusivity and the low decision-making power of advisory councils. There was a general agreement that no-take MPA advisory councils in particular are not achieving their sustainability goals and have progressed less than multiple-use MPAs in terms of co-management. To overcome this, we provide a series of recommendations to improve stakeholder participation and co-management of MPA operation.

Handbooks and health interpreters: How men are assets for their pregnant partners in Senegal

IntroductionGlobal health researchers often approach fatherhood initiatives from a deficit-based perspective, assuming men need sensitization, education, or correction. Senegalese men, which some global health and development organizations have determined to be uninvolved, are part of a team of prenatal and postpartum support called the “entourage” and have a very specific role to play as ad hoc health interpreters. MethodsThe findings of this article come from 12 months of ethnographic research in Dakar, Senegal in 2018. In addition to participant-observation in three maternity wards across the city, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 pregnant women, 27 expectant fathers, and numerous family members, midwives, physicians, and governmental and nongovernmental organization employees. Data were coded and evaluated using thematic analysis. ResultsIn Senegal, the Handbook of Mother and Child Health is distributed in state-funded maternity wards. The Handbook outlines what pregnant women should know about pregnancy and how to appropriately engage with clinical services. Male partners of pregnant women commonly read the book for and to their pregnant partners. Men are placed in the unique position of intermediary between pregnant women and the State and as such, they learn a lot about pregnancy and childbirth, as well as prenatal and postpartum care. ConclusionsOur ethnographic insights challenge global health rhetoric that frames men as uninvolved in women and children's health and this study demonstrates that future interventions should take an asset-based approach to men's involvement. Senegalese men are uniquely positioned by gendered expectations to act as health interpreters for their pregnant partners. We conclude with specific, actionable recommendations for the Senegalese case.

Impact of Performance Appraisal and Employees Participation on Employees Job Satisfaction in Non-Governmental Organizations

Organizational success is closely linked with employee satisfaction; all organizations need to have an accurate measure on how much each individual is satisfied from his job and his assigned roles within the job. This study was conducted to know the impact of Performance Appraisal and Employees Participation on job satisfaction in non-governmental organizations. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the employees of non-governmental organizations. The results of analysis show that there is positive and significant impact of Performance Appraisal on Employees Satisfaction, with a result of regression analysis; 73% with significance level of 0.002. Further there is positive and significant impact of Employees participation on Employees Satisfaction, with result of Regression analysis; 92.7% with significance level of 0.000. On the other hand there is also a significant and positive relationship between Performance Appraisal, Employees participation and job satisfaction. It is concluded that Performance Appraisal and Employees Participation contribute in job Satisfaction in non-governmental organizations.

Standardization of Persian version of persistence questionnaire: Validity and reliability assessment

Background and Aim: Perseverance is related to many personality, behavioral and educational variables, and hence the need for a questionnaire in Persian language to measure perseverance is felt. This research was conducted with the aim of standardizing and examining the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Persistence Questionnaire. Methods: The current research is practical in terms of purpose. In terms of the type of survey data collection and in terms of methodology, it is considered as a test-making study, which has been carried out in the general format of a descriptive research project. The statistical population in this research included all managers and employees of non-governmental organizations in Tehran in 2022. The research sample included 865 managers and employees who were selected by cluster method. The data was collected using Duckworth (2008) perseverance questionnaire. In this research, correlation methods, goodness of fit study, factor analysis and reliability analysis (Cronbach's alpha method) were used. Data were analyzed using LISREL 8.80 and SPSS.22 software. Results: Based on the data analysis, the current research identified 2 factors (interest and effort) that explain 60.92% of the persistence variable. The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the fit indices of the model are in a favorable condition. In addition, Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the subscales was calculated between 0.74 and 0.82. Conclusion: According to the appropriate statistical analyzes and the results, it seems that the Persian version of the persistence questionnaire (Grit-S) has good validity and reliability and can be considered an efficient tool in this field.

Designing a Model of Antecedents and Consequences of Relationship Marketing to Increase Participation in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Objective: The purpose of this study is to design a relationship marketing model to increase participation in non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Methodology: This research is a mixed-method study (qualitative-quantitative) conducted using the thematic analysis method. In this context, the statistical population in the qualitative section includes all marketing experts and senior managers of companies and institutions active in the field of participation in NGOs. Using snowball sampling, 10 individuals were selected until theoretical saturation was achieved. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the experts. Strauss and Corbin's systematic method was used for coding the interviews. To validate the qualitative findings, the criterion of credibility with reliability was employed. The statistical population of the quantitative section included all employees of NGOs providing services to children with critical illnesses. Based on the determined sample size for structural equations, 260 individuals were selected using purposeful sampling. The data collection tool was a questionnaire derived from the qualitative section. For the questionnaire's validity, convergent and divergent validity were used, and for reliability assessment, Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability were utilized. The collected data were tested using PLS3 software. Findings: The final model, consisting of causal conditions (11 concepts and 2 categories), central phenomena (5 concepts and 1 category), contextual conditions (6 concepts and 2 categories), strategies (11 concepts and 2 categories), intervening conditions (5 concepts and 1 category), and consequences (10 concepts and 3 categories), was formed as the dimensions of relationship marketing to increase participation in NGOs. After analyzing the quantitative section, all path coefficients in the model were significant and confirmed. Conclusion: The results indicated that designing a relationship marketing model for NGOs can enhance member and community participation and interaction, ultimately leading to the achievement of goals and the enhancement of the mission of these organizations. This model is crucial as an effective tool for the development and growth of such organizations and can lead to positive transformations in social participation and NGO activities.

A Fictional Glimpse of Challenges to Belonging: Excerpts from “Sidekick”

“Sidekick,” an original short fiction work, explores the concept of belonging through its two main characters, Birch and Aggie, who struggle to find social acceptance. The challenge for Birch is that he has paranoid schizophrenia. While he exhibits symptoms of delusions and experiences auditory complex perceptions, as do many with paranoid schizophrenia, unlike most, he also sees visual hallucinations. The general population might confuse his disability with dissociative identity disorder, or existing in multiple personality states. Instead, Birch seems cut off from reality, and while highly intelligent and educated, has been unable, especially in recent years, to maintain a successful life. The narrator, Aggie, is a retiree whose career was spent as an expatriate working with farming communities for a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Cambodia. She has recently returned to her home in Virginia. Her perceptions and experience are partially based on research and my observations while visiting Cambodia and my conversations with NGO employees there. The greater portion, however, is informed by my observations and experiences over the last eighteen years as a member of the expatriate community in Doha, Qatar, one of the Gulf states. Usually, expatriates are motivated by imagining a better life abroad in status, salary, and/or in opportunities to make a meaningful contribution. Aggie’s desires fit within the third category, but as is common in the lives of expats, her dreams met with obstacles, which require adjustment if the expat is to remain abroad. Aggie was unable to find a way to adjust. However, upon her return, she has realized that her home is no longer familiar to her, and while she has never quite fit into the fashionable society of Richmond’s West End, her outsider status has become even more pronounced. Her first-person account relays her chance encounter at a café with the much younger Birch and the tentative attempts these two lonely people make in pursuing a possible platonic friendship.

THE EFFECTS OF DONOR FUNDING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NGOS IN MOMBASA COUNTY

Purpose: Local Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) play crucial role in uplifting livelihoods and overall economic development in Kenya. However, several local NGOs have experienced dwindling performance as a result of insufficient donor funding. It is in this vein that the current study assessed the effects of donor funding on the organizational performance of local sexual reproductive health NGOs in Mombasa County. The specific study objectives included; to establish the effect of availability of donor funds, funds management, and capacity building on the performance of local NGOs.
 Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey research design while the target population was all the employees of sexual reproductive health NGOs in Mombasa County. The study used simple random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was self-administered to all employees of the 14 NGOs. The study utilized descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. Diagnostic tests such as normality and multicollinearity were used.
 Results: The research found that funds’ management, funds’ availability, capacity building, and government policies had positive relationship with NGOs project performance. The study concludes that NGOs had various sources of funding. It concludes that the NGOs ensured funds’ management by employing qualified accounting staff, embracing openness for regular donor evaluations, ensuring financial disclosures to stakeholders. The study concludes that NGOs’ staff had adequate experience in running projects. It was concluded that there was no level business environment for local NGOs, the available government NGO operation policies were unfriendly and the Co-ordination Act needed improvement.
 Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study recommends that all NGOs should continue sourcing for multiple reliable funders. The study recommend that all NGOs should uphold proper planning for finances, monitoring, evaluation, and budgeting control to ensure accountability to promote successful completion of projects. The study recommends that NGOs’ staff should be subjected to regular timely task-oriented training.

Occupational Stress and its Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence among Employees in Non-Government Organisations in Pakistan

Purpose: Output of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) mostly depends upon efficiency and performance in completing different projects. NGOs in Pakistan operate in diverse fields including health, education, women empowerment etc. The job of the NGOs tends to be stressful due to security issues, psychological strains, organizational structures, and various roles of the employees. This study investigated and explored outcomes of occupational stress in the form of employee engagement at work; furthermore, the research investigated that how emotional intelligence intervenes the impact of occupational stress and employee engagement, as being the mediator. The conservation of resource theory (COR) is applied to explore the relationship of occupational stress and its outcomes in non government organizations of Pakistan. Methodology/Design/Approach: Data was collected from 346 employees (middle level) of NGOs. Stratified sampling technique was used to collect the data. The study makes use of quantitative analytics to test the hypothesis. A positivist approach was adopted for the study as it follows a well-defined structure for the topic under study. Correlation, Regression and sobel’s test for mediation analysis was used in the research to study the relation among the variables. Findings: The study finds the effect of occupational stress on engagement of employees in NGOs and this relationship is mediated by four constructs (relationship management, social management, self-awareness and self-management) of Emotional intelligence. The study concludes that more the level of occupational stress, lower the engagement of employees. This study also finds that relationship between occupational stress and reduced employee engagement is lowered in employees having high level of emotional intelligence. Results also found to be consistent with conservation of resource theory. Limitations/Future Research: The current study is limited to the middle level management; future research can be further extended to all levels in the organization. Employee engagement as a single outcome off occupational stress is analyzed other outcomes may be explored in future researches. Implications: This study contributes to the literature of occupational stress and its outcome in the shape of engagement with an individuality of how emotional intelligence mediates this relationship. The study supports the results of the growing scholarly work on the phenomenon. Practical implications: This research provides insight for organizations, management and for individuals to incorporate emotional intelligence effectively to deal with the stress without being depleted. Additionally, recommendations are provided for the NGOs to enhance the organizational performance through employee engagement and emotional intelligence. Originality/Value: This research explored and analyzed relationship of occupational stress and engagement and emotional intelligence in a different dimension. Further the non-governmental organization remains largely unexplored in this area.

Tuberculosis and/or HIV Infection and Associated Socio-Behavioural Factors in Immigrants, in Portugal: A Cross-Sectional, Community-Based Descriptive Study

Introduction: Portugal is one of the countries in Western Europe with the highest prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The prevalence among migrants is estimated to be higher than among non-migrants, which suggests a greater vulnerability of this population. Aim: To describe the distribution of TB, HIV and HIV-TB co-infection and socio-behavioural factors associated with immigrants that lived in the metropolitan area of Lisbon and used the services of a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive pilot study. An anonymous and structured questionnaire developed specifically for the study was applied by NGO employees duly trained for this purpose to a purposeful sample of 100 immigrants attending health services in an NGO in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal. Results: The prevalence of HIV-TB extrapulmonary coinfection and HIV infection was 1% (n = 1) and 17% (n = 17), respectively. Only 1 immigrant had 4 out of the 5 symptoms suggestive of TB. No cases of pulmonary TB were identified, although 3 of the immigrants reported having been treated for pulmonary TB in the past. The participants were young, mainly female and some were male-to-female transsexuals. Most were from the community of Portuguese-speaking countries, especially from Brazil, and almost half of them had not regularized their immigration status. Additionally, almost one-fifth of immigrants were unemployed (17%), and one-sixth performed sex work (14%). Most of the participants (71%) sometimes used or never used a condom during sexual intercourse. Additionally, 40% revealed using illicit drugs and 1% said that they had shared injection material in the last 12 months. Discussion: Being non-employed, with a low income and a lower level of education, consumption of illicit drugs and regular tobacco consumption were common characteristics in the immigrants studied, which points out social and economic disadvantages that could influence the risk of acquiring HIV and TB. Policies on latent TB infection and TB diagnosis are urgently needed, mainly aimed at vulnerable groups and culturally diverse populations.

Transformative Practices within Mechanisms of Control: “Recognizing” Unrecognized Arab-Bedouin Villages in Israel

“Seeing from the South” (Watson 2008) and “Re-engaging Planning Theory with South-Eastern Perspectives” (Yiftachel 2006) are essential calls for the development of planning theories and empirical research from the Global South. Such scholarship has interpreted the rationalities at play as informal settlements develop on the peripheries of rapidly globalizing cities and explored how they reflect the nature of state interventions. This article examines the utility of planning theories issued from the Global South and North in explaining a case of state planning for an indigenous, ethnic minority in Israel: the Negev/Naqab Arab-Bedouins. The researchers conducted 90 interviews with planners, engineers, Bedouin residents, government officials, academics, and employees of non-governmental organizations. Their aim was to understand how stakeholders comprehended, engaged with, and approached planning for the Abu-Basma Regional Council, a state initiative to plan and provide services to informal Bedouin villages in Israel’s south, as well as the program’s outcomes. The findings indicate that planning theories from the Global South, which are focused on space, resource distribution, and resident-driven spatial change, are essential to understanding the outcomes of planning. They provide a necessary context for the North’s normative/prescriptive planning theories, which highlight tangible “episodes” (Healey 2007, 78) of planning practice but risk misattributing popular resistance to a program’s communication challenges, rather than to residents’ fundamental objections.

An Advanced Measure of Moral Sensitivity in Business

Abstract. Moral sensitivity, understood as an individual’s capability of identifying and ascribing importance to moral issues when they arise, is often considered a key competence in professional life and a precondition of ethical behavior. With a focus on business settings, this article presents a new measure to assess individual’s sensitivity to moral and business values. The measure was developed using a vignette-based domain-specific approach and validated in two studies. In Study 1, we compared our instrument and various convergent and divergent scales to obtain the first evidence of the construct validity of the instrument. Study 2 provides evidence of criterion validity by comparing the sensitivity to moral and business-related issues between a sample of business managers/bankers and employees of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The results demonstrate that business managers/bankers reveal lower scores of moral sensitivity than employees of NGOs. Further directions for moral sensitivity research and limitations are discussed.

Saudi Arabia-China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: intergovernmental green initiatives.

The objective of the study is to conduct the socio-economic and environmental survey about the feasibility of Saudi Arabia-China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (SCPEC) in five different dimensions, i.e., (i) key strengths of SCPEC project, (ii) prospective weaknesses of SCPEC project, (iii) opportunities attain Pakistan from SCPEC project, (iv) opportunities gain SCPEC from Pakistan, and (v) possible threats from SCPEC to other countries, including India. The larger number of intellects participated in this survey, including armed personnel working in strategic industries, academicians of higher education institutes, colleges, and public/private schools, doctors, civil servants, employees of non-governmental organizations, and others. The survey identified five major key strengths, including tourism promotion, infrastructure development, technology diffusion, energy demand, and mutual trade gains, while the prospective weaknesses are financial constraints, political instability, international dumping, corruption, and lack of good governance. The survey results show that Pakistan economy could attain maximum opportunities from SCPEC project in the form of economic empowerment, mutual trade gains, transportation development, entrepreneurship, and development of Gwadar port, while the SCPEC project gains from Pakistan in the form of economic stabilization, trade gains, and low transportation cost. The possible threats to SCPEC project to the other countries including India are political threats, security issues, Kashmir issue, and economic issues. The survey results conclude that the large number of intellects confirmed the positivity of SCPEC project for both the Pakistan and for the Chinese economy, while few intellects in numbers are incompatible with the SCPEC project due to economic, environmental, and security threats.

Proximity and distance in the mediation of suffering: Local photographers in war-torn Aleppo and the international media circuit

This article studies the work and working conditions of local non-professional or semi-professional photographers in Aleppo 2016, and the way they manoeuvre in relation to international networks of journalists and editors as well as to Western norms of portraying distant suffering when seeking to reach global audiences. Theoretically, the article draws upon studies of the ethics of distant spectatorship as well as of practitioners’ perspectives on photojournalism in and from conflict zones. The analysis builds on interviews with local photographers, Aleppo Media Centre, non-governmental organization employees, news agency photo editors and international journalists who have worked in Aleppo as well as digital ethnography. We argue that the relationship between Aleppian photographers and international news organisations was characterised by mutual dependency, but that their relationship was concurrently wrought with inequalities and dilemmas as the photographers’ working conditions were characterised by physical, political and economic vulnerability.

Building Evaluation Capacity within an Agricultural NGO using SWOT Analysis

Evaluation capacity building (ECB) aims to create a learning organization committed to increasing evaluation knowledge and skills among employees (Fitzpatrick, Sanders, & Worthen, 2011). ECB framework was used to determine the scope of monitoring and evaluation activities within an international agricultural non-governmental organization (NGO) using a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analyses (SWOT). The objectives were to analyze current practices, capacity for evaluation activity at the project and organizational level, and propose a model for building evaluation capacity within the NGO. Existing documents and artifacts were content analyzed (Krippendorff, 2004) and 44 NGO employees, donor agency representatives, and similar NGO representatives were interviewed regarding their evaluation practices. Results indicated that project-level evaluation staff had sufficient training and expertise to conduct evaluation within the scope of their projects (strength). However, ECB and organizational learning from evaluation efforts were not institutionalized (weakness). The NGO lacked evaluation expertise and leadership at headquarters level due to staff attrition and lacked technology to capture data for aggregation purposes to report on progress made toward mission between projects and over time (threat). Opportunities included promoting an Evaluation Specialist to lead efforts by recruiting from within the NGO and advancing the individual’s knowledge and skills through pursuit of a doctoral degree in evaluation. The NGO is advised to adopt a knowledge management system to capture and aggregate data between projects and over time to communicate better overall mission accomplishments to stakeholders and donors.

Taking the First Steps beyond GDP: Maryland’s Experience in Measuring “Genuine Progress”

Gross Domestic Product’s (GDP) limitations as a prosperity indicator are now widely recognized, leading to a search for “beyond-GDP” alternatives. The US state of Maryland has calculated one such alternative, the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI), since 2010. What effect is Maryland’s GPI having in practice? Is there any evidence to date that the GPI has shaped policy and public priorities in ways that live up to its supporters’ hopes—whether for a transformative shift beyond the economic-growth paradigm or simply better policymaking? What key obstacles exist to fulfilling those goals? This article draws on semi-structured interviews with elite respondents—including Maryland’s former governor, senior public servants, academics, non-governmental organization employees and foundation leaders—involved in producing, advocating and using the GPI, along with analysis of relevant documents. Although significant impacts on policy are not yet evident and a change of governor has removed high-level support, the GPI initiative has revealed innovative possibilities for more environmentally and socially minded policymaking and introduced new ideas with potential long-term impacts. However, various challenges remain, including strengthening the political constituency behind the GPI, more deeply embedding it into the policymaking process and addressing the GPI’s own limitations in supporting a beyond-GDP economic narrative.

Impact of Motivation on Job Satisfaction: A Case Study of NGOs in Karachi

In this research, empirical literature on work motivation and its relation with job satisfaction has been critically analyzed and reviewed to further clarify the variations in each factors impact on employees’ motivation level, while being part of an organization. For this research, motivation factors such as salary, security, work environment and compensation & benefit have been correlated with job satisfaction, accumulated from the questionnaires filled by the employees of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Karachi.Research indicates that basic motivational factors as identified from the literature review have a significant impact on employee’s job satisfaction level, while the absence of motivational factors may lead to demotivation, as the level of motivation classifies employees either being satisfied or unsatisfied, in their career path. Furthermore, the analysis also indicates that basic factors such as health benefits, transport facilities, rewards and compensations, safety and security concerns are also given equal importance by the employees, in sustaining motivation levels and escalating job satisfaction. The results from regression analysis show a significance level at p

Palestinian television and public participation

This article examines the Palestinians perceptions towards the role of Palestine TV and Al-Aqsa TV in providing a platform for open discussion and create an arena for different groups to communicate freely with each other. Focus groups with a range of participants, from university students and human rights activists, to journalists and non-governmental organization employees were deployed. The article argues that the two political factions are trying to manipulate the public and conceal information that affects their power. It provides an overview of comments, and views expressed by the participants during the focus group sessions in response to a set of questions. The key findings of the study were, in the view of many respondents, that the two television channels, Palestine TV and Al-Aqsa TV, were controlled by the two political parties – Fatah and Hamas, respectively and that this has compromised the media’s function to public participation.

Agency through Development: Hausa Women's NGOs and CBOs in Kano, Nigeria

ABSTRACTAnalyzing the participation of Hausa women in religiously influenced nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) devoted to development work provides critical insights into the complex intersection of gender, religion, class, culture, and politics and economics. Based on interviews with leaders and employees of various NGOs, including community-based organizations (CBOs), in Kano, Nigeria, in 2010–11, this in-depth case study provides important examples of how various types of NGOs navigate political pressures when it comes to funding; it recognizes the understudied importance of women's labor contributions in the context of the development apparatus in Africa; it highlights the role of women as progenitors rather than benefactors of economic development; and it illustrates the unique role that faith-based organizations (FBOs) can and do play in terms of reaching certain marginalized segments of the population.

The Role of Ngos in Preventing Unemployment in Bangladesh

Based on personal observation, qualitative and quantitative research method, objectives of this study have been set to explore the contributions of the non-governmental organization (NGOs) in Bangladesh with the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) as the case. Two villages of the Chandpur district of Bangladesh were selected. Results indicate that the NGOs are capable of contributing in preventing unemployment in rural areas with diversified programmes. However, the involvement and interaction of NGO employees with the rural population needs to be friendly. Introduction: The non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have attached themselves with the employment generation activities regardless of male or female gender bias. They are initiating programmes for poverty alleviation through the sustainable development activities. Involvement of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with such activities has been evidenced through several academic research works (Chowdhury & Mukhopadhaya, 2011). Hundreds of such kind of organizations are in operation in Bangladesh for decades and are mainly financed by the international donor agencies. However, in many cases activities of such organizations and their presence in most rural areas of Bangladesh are very limited. This study has restricted its focus on a single large scale non-governmental organization known as the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC). This is the world's largest non- governmental organization (NGO) which started the activities back in 1972 having Sir Fazle Hasan Abed as the entrepreneur (Reza & Ahmmed, 2009). This organization has gradually expanded its activities in diversified sectors and mainly in the areas like employment generation and poverty alleviation through sustainable developmental initiatives. Again, this organization has been playing role to develop the socio economic status of the women through involving them with the development activities. The adoption or implementation of programmes those are designed to bring the women with the development initiatives thus have been ensuring a better livelihood that is mostly free from hard core poverty. As outlined, main objective of this study has been to explore the contributions of the non-governmental organization (NGOs) from the developing country perspective, Bangladesh as a case. This has tried to assess the current unemployment situations in Bangladesh. With this purpose, the study has critically explained typologies of the executed programmes of BRAC, in the particular area of poverty alleviation. Literature Review: 2.1 Unemployment Situation: Bangladesh Perspective: Unemployment situation has remained constant in Bangladesh for the last few decades. The recent trend denotes that there have been some improvements in the unemployment scale in recent years. However, there has been always a serious anomaly in the measurement of employment status of the country population.