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Role of an International Institution in Poverty Alleviation through NGOs

by A Correspondent
CANADA is one of the richest countries In the world and plays a viial role in poverty alleviation of the third world under-developed countries ' extending cordial support to the development organizations in Asia. Africa and Latin America with financial assistance. This assistance especially is extended to the sector of poverty alleviation. as well as human resource development, formulation of effective development strategy and research etc. To impart , training in these fields the Canadian Government has utilized a training Institute internationally reputed as Coady International Institute, an extension of St Francis Xavjer University of Novos Scotia.
Coady Institute arranges regular training course for third world development organizations. This year trainees from 51 countries of Asia. Africa and Latin America took part in the training course. Md Shafiqul Haque Choudhury. Chief Executive, Association for Social Advancement (ASA), a development NGO in Bangladesh, presented four papers in the course as a Visiting Fellow. All. however, related to the activities of his organization with, of course reference to poverty alleviation.
In the first phase he presented, among trainers of Coady, the development approach in transition explaining the self-reliant development model (of ASA) which Includes an effective combination of so-
cial and economic programmes towards poverty alleviation, The second phase included discussion on emergence and growth of NGO's. He pointed to the socio-economic condition of Bangladesh in which NGO's had to start working while explaining the state of present working situation. In the third phase he discussed about group formation, programme Implementation, impact assessment and evaluation of participatory development programmes — all that work ultimately towards poverty alleviation of the rural poor. He further shared experience of ASA'S savings and credit operational techniques, utilization of fund through revolving process, decentraliza-bion of administration & management and self-reliance of the landless poor. In the fourth and concluding phase, hg put some suggestions regarding what should be the relationship and communication strategy of Coady with other NGOs as development institution stressing upon the need for changing the nature and process of some Coady programmes to suit the requirements more effectively. For development is a dynamic process which cannot be kept confined within a limited sphere. It changes with the change of time, situation and environment. He mentioned that after liberation of Bangladesh, NGO activity in the country was mainly relief
oriented but afterwards, it has changed and expanded and presently.-programmes on development education, awareness and consclentization, poverty alleviation throtigh economic empowerment have become popular.
At present, economic empowerment and self-employment of the poor Is a very powerful approach. It aims to upgrade human status through eradication of hunger and poverty. Many rich countries including Canada have been providing financial assistance to achieve this goal in many poor third world countries. But there still prevails a gap between the developed and under-developed countries in respect of meeting the target. And there is no exception in case of Coady too. It extends training on social development without, however, much emphasis on economic- empowerment of the needy poor. To make the process truly effective a change in the curriculum is needed, and as observed by Mr Choudhury, social and economic development activities should be conducted through an integrated process. And as such a proposal to revise Coady training curriculum to make it consistent with the present need and trend of development. which of course should be on the basis of field level experience, was accepted.
After all the alm Is poverty alleviation of the poor in under-developed countries All efforts in that need to be practically effective.