This publication describes and analyses the role of non-governmental development organizations (NGDOs) of the Southern hemisphere. It is primarily intended as a text for interested outsiders -- such as officials of UN-organizations, politicians, civil servants and scientists -- but it will also contribute to self-knowledge and self-reflection among members of the NGO community. After a brief introduction, the reader is introduced to a substantial number of non-governmental development organizations from three continents by means of organizational portraits, written by the NGDOs themselves. Each contribution is prefaced by a brief description of the organization, and all address the following basic subjects: - Development -- for whom, by whom? - The NGDO's objectives and strategies - Organizational structure - North-South cooperation - The NGDO's achievements - Staff motivation

Preface. Part One: 1. Introduction. 2. Organizing the Gift. Part Two: 3. Action of Welfare and Awakening in Rural Environment (AWARE). 4. Bandhua Mukti Morcha (BMM). 5. Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC). 6. Call of Islam. 7. Consumer Association of Penang (CAP). 8. Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo y la Participacion (CEDEP). 9. Centro de Investigacion para la Accion Femenina (CIPAF). 10. Concertation. 11. Environment and Development Agency (EDA). 12. Environment Development Action in the Third World(ENDA T.M.) 13. Eritrean Relief Association (ERA). 14. Foro Nacional para Columbia (FORO). 15. Friends of Women (FOW) 16. Green Belt Movement (GBM). 17. Instituto Brasileiro de Analises Sociais e Econamicas (IBASE). 18. ICTUS: Sounds and Images in a Closed Society. 19. Instituto de Educacion para el Desarrollo Rural (INEDER). 20. Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI). 21. Organization of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP). 22. Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement (SMM). 23. Vicaria de la Pastoral Obrera (VPO). Part Three: 24. In Search of Identity. 25. The Struggle for Indepence. 26. A Structural Vision of the Causes of Poverty. 27. The Human Right to Development. 28. Active Participation. 29. The Cultarl Factor: The Richness of the Poor. 30. The Position of Women. 31. The United Nations. 32. Development Education. Recommendations.