The world needs a robust civil society national ngo

THE WORLD NEEDS A ROBUST CIVIL SOCIETY: NATIONAL NGO A world full of chaos floating in between the utopian and realistic world, the world needs robust civil societies and organizations which specialize in serving the society.

We all know despite having best form of government, there are some sections of the society which remain out of touch. NGOs fill this gap left behind by the government and private enterprises.

Governments are run by politicians and they have short sighted vision because of the periodic elections. The long term social goals are not given much importance because of the global race of who is the world’s biggest economy. The economy of a country very much depends upon the social weaving and without a healthy society – even the economy won’t last as perceived in the beginning.

Politicians often miss the crucial issues till they become dangerous for their surviving.

This is not entirely their fault as modern societies are based upon Westphalia reward those who can win. Even the governments partner with NGOs to implement their policies. So, NGOs are an integral and necessary component p for the well being of society.

Private sector is mostly motivated by profit and they leave those spaces where there are no returns on their investments. As economist Milton Friedman said “the social responsibility of business is to increase its profit”. Thus, businesses don’t provide those services where monetization is difficult. NGOs have different agendas – they provide services not looking for profit but by the quantum of impact.

Example of NGOS that fill these gaps include National NGO which provides quality free education and help critically ill patients lacking financial resources for treatment.

Apart from that they also run a Rehab Centre which provides physical therapy and a learning centre for blind persons. Their motto is simple, to provide help in every possible way. Their work in the last five years speaks for itself.

The third major role NGOs play is undertaking high risk business models where the returns on investments are uncertain. For example, in India various NGOs worked in the micro credit sector. Once the sector became modernized and professional, for – profit companies made entry into that.

Thus, there is a requirement of more support to these NGOs as they risk working there where private sector hesitates to and governments find it difficult due to limited manpower.