Non Governmental Organizations in Darfur

The voluntary work played big role in development of many civilizations and societies through centuries because it provides non-profit services.
The voluntary work takes several of forms from self-serving traditional customs , offering assistance, communal responding during hardship , providing relief, to resolving disputes and reducing effect of poverty.
Volunteers have played significant role in development in the developing countries through their participation in implementation of national and UN programmes on humanitarian aids, boosting human rights, democracy and peace.
They also took part in execution of many projects in the fields of illiteracy, immunization and environment protection.
The voluntary work becomes the base for activities of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and civil society organizations..
The role of the voluntary organizations recently increased during the last decade, where its concept expanded to include efforts of local and national voluntary organizations, besides the bilateral and multi-lateral programmes which are known as the Third Sector and NGOs.
The New World Order and the development of political thought have helped NGOs to transcend national borders and provide their assistance to the needy people in any place. In this situation governments have not choice, but to deal with these organizations.
The introduction of NGOs to Sudan dated back to 1980s when drought and famine hit some parts of Sudan.
These international organizations use voluntary work in provision of aid and relief through which they pass their clandestine agendas.
But following the signing of Khartoum Peace Agreement in 1997 and after approval of the constitution, the activities of the civil society organizations in Sudan increased because the government has lifted restrictions from the political parties and all civil society organizations.
Sudan is still in need of voluntary work in fields of relief, disasters, rehabilitation and development.

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