What factors impact the effectiveness of International Non Governmental Organizations (INGOs) in Ethiopia

Since the 1970s Ethiopia has experienced a massive increase of International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) in its territory. The multiplication of these INGOs seems to be the result of the activities of both international donors and governments in Ethiopia. International donors considered INGOs as efficient, flexible or adoptive to the needs of the community and more trustworthy than government agencies in implementing development projects. International donors also believe that the proliferation of INGOs in Ethiopia will stimulate the growth of political democracy and trade liberalization. The government allowed the influx of these INGOs in order to tap the resources they bring in to its territory and to secure legitimacy from the international community. Various scholars discussed the projects of these INGOS, their proliferation and the challenges they face in Ethiopia and other similar less developed nations. But the question of what factors impact such INGOs to become consistently effective in Ethiopia has not been studied in a comprehensive and empirical fashion. The purpose of this research is to fill this gap and identify a theoretical model that would help analyze factors impacting INGOs effectiveness in Ethiopia and possibly similar other less developed nations. Using this theoretical model the research concludes that two factors determine INGOs' effectiveness in Ethiopia. These factors are 1) Positive or strong relation between INGOs and their main stakeholders and 2) Positive or strong relation between INGOs' stakeholders independently of their relation with INGOs but in the process of their participation in INGO projects.