Assessment of Government and NGOs Joint Efforts and Role in Drought
Mitigation Program: The Case of East Guji Zone Drought Vulnerable Areas
Abstract
The focus of this paper is to examine the responses of NGOs and
governmental bodies joint efforts in drought mitigation programs of
southern Ethiopia, East Guji Oromo drought vulnerable areas in the
20th century. The manuscript also explores the role of
thus bodies and the perceptions of local communities towards those
organization intervention extents and ways of assistance to occurred
hardships. Likewise, the article also tries to look, assess and well
exhibit a well-known and still active NGOs in the area and their
individual paramount participation, efforts and roles in the drought
vulnerable areas of East Guji Zone, and types of aid, assistance,
donation and empowering of the vulnerable communities; joint works with
governmental organizations like RRC or DPPC and others in crisis
anticipation, intervention and rehabilitation activities.