Conclusion
The role of NGOs’ in providing primary education for all has been based on a neo-liberal agenda for development. Although the goal of achieving primary education has not been achieved, NGOs roles have improved the situation. Where they have failed is in there foresight of how neo-liberal education enables international social welfare. Many of the cultures where these initiatives have been delivered have rejected and have not actively participated in these educational initiatives (for a variety of reasons which are beyond the scope of this website). In order to ensure that developing nations are able to move out of poverty, international development, as a whole, needs to change it formula. The wholesale application of neo-liberal tools for development needs to change. Therefore international initiatives need to change their approaches to better meet the needs of the communities that they are working with.
One of the tools that can do this is culturally relevant education. NGOs’ need to be the organizations that advocate for the use of these tools as it is there role to represent the needs of civil society, and those who are the most marginalized by the current system. In order to change the role of NGOs’ international social work needs to become a more active player.
The role of social work in this situation is not to advocate for a specific model, which may jeopardize the job of a social worker, but to help establish more collaborative networks at all levels of education initiatives. By doing this International development agencies can begin to work equally with local communities by linking social capital. This in turn can help lead to a greater democratic dialogue between local communities and NGOs,’ and lead to validation of indigenous knowledge and culture. This in turn may lead to greater sense of well-being that is based on a local cultures value, not on their ability to contribute to the global economy. Local Communities have the ability to advocate and achieve their own goals, they just need to be given a chance and NGOs’ need to let them.
One of the tools that can do this is culturally relevant education. NGOs’ need to be the organizations that advocate for the use of these tools as it is there role to represent the needs of civil society, and those who are the most marginalized by the current system. In order to change the role of NGOs’ international social work needs to become a more active player.
The role of social work in this situation is not to advocate for a specific model, which may jeopardize the job of a social worker, but to help establish more collaborative networks at all levels of education initiatives. By doing this International development agencies can begin to work equally with local communities by linking social capital. This in turn can help lead to a greater democratic dialogue between local communities and NGOs,’ and lead to validation of indigenous knowledge and culture. This in turn may lead to greater sense of well-being that is based on a local cultures value, not on their ability to contribute to the global economy. Local Communities have the ability to advocate and achieve their own goals, they just need to be given a chance and NGOs’ need to let them.
