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Lobbying a Crucial Mechanism for NGOs to Obtain Funding for Poverty Alleviation Programs in Africa

Lobbying a Crucial Mechanism for NGOs to Obtain Funding for Poverty Alleviation Programs in Africa
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Author(s): Idahosa Igbinakhase (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa), Vannie Naidoo (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)and Thea van der Westhuizen (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 10
Source title: Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Risk Management and Cyber Intelligence
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Luisa Dall'Acqua (University of Bologna, Italy & LS TCO, Italy)and Irene Maria Gironacci (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4339-9.ch013

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Abstract

The need to unravel the organizational capabilities of youth-serving NGOs that may influence the replication of successful programmes designed to empower poor youths in order to make these programmes accessible to more youths and more geographical locations has motivated this study. This chapter will highlight the crucial role lobbying plays for NGOs in their efforts to obtain funding for poverty alleviation programs in Nigeria. Lobbying challenges experienced by youth-serving NGOs and factors that influence lobbying capabilities will be also be unpacked and discussed. A quantitative study was conducted on 196 youth-serving NGOs in Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used to collect data. This chapter will highlight the crucial role lobbying plays for NGOs in efforts to obtain funding for poverty alleviation programs. The results of the study indicated that lobbying is an important organizational capability for youth-serving NGOs in their bid to alleviate youth poverty in Nigeria.

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