Assessment of popular participation in the formulation and implementation of development policies and programmes: a case study of Ethiopia

Abstract

In Ethiopia there are about 180 various kinds of NGOs,registered within the rubric of relief and development that are engaged in different activities ranging from offering relief services to that of enabling self-reliant development. There are also over 1000 people's organisations that are registered under the Ethiopian civil code. Any analysis of NGOs activities,therefore, requires a working categorization. In this particular paper, NGOs have been categorized based on their objectives,status and origin. NGOs could have single Of multiple objective(s)depending on the scope of their activities.