BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – CEMAC - Communauté Economique Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale ECOWAS Economic Community for West African States – Economic Community for Central African States – CFA F Communauté Financiére de l’Afrique Franc – FF French – GDP Gross Domestic Product – GPTZA- Global Platform Tanzania INGO International Non-Governmental Organization – MS/AADK Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke/ActionAid Denmark – MS Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke – NGO Non-Governmental Organizations – NNGOs North Non-governmental Organizations (representing USA or Europe) – N-S NGO North-South Non-Governmental Organization – MDGs Millennium Development Goals – OCAM Organization Commune des Afrique et Madagascar (an Accounting system) – OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development – OHADA Organization for the Business Harmonization on Commercial Law in Africa – PD Declaration – SNGOs South Non-governmental Organizations (representing SSA) – SSA - Sub-Saharan Africa SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats – UDEAC Union Douaniere des Economie de l’Afrique Centrale – UN United Nations – UN-ECOSOC United Nations Economic and Social Council – USAID United States Agency for International Development – WTO Trade Organization – Abstract This research investigates the implications of NGO partnerships for Sub-Saharan Africa’s Development. Its hypothesis is that these partnerships mutually benefit both the North and the South; the North offers technical skills and knowledge, while the South offers the
BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa CEMAC - Communauté Economique Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale ECOWAS – Economic Community for West African States – Economic Community for Central African States CFA F – Communauté Financiére de l’Afrique Franc FF – French GDP – Gross Domestic Product GPTZA- Global Platform Tanzania INGO – International Non-Governmental Organization MS/AADK – Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke/ActionAid Denmark MS – Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke NGO – Non-Governmental Organizations NNGOs – North Non-governmental Organizations (representing USA or Europe) N-S NGO – North-South Non-Governmental Organization MDGs – Millennium Development Goals OCAM – Organization Commune des Afrique et Madagascar (an Accounting system) OECD – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OHADA – Organization for the Business Harmonization on Commercial Law in Africa PD – Declaration SNGOs – South Non-governmental Organizations (representing SSA) SSA - Sub-Saharan Africa SWOT – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats UDEAC – Union Douaniere des Economie de l’Afrique Centrale UN – United Nations UN-ECOSOC – United Nations Economic and Social Council USAID – United States Agency for International Development WTO – Trade Organization Abstract This research investigates the implications of NGO partnerships for Sub-Saharan Africa’s Development. Its hypothesis is that these partnerships mutually benefit both the North and the South; the North offers technical skills and knowledge, while the South offers the