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unemployment whereas only 4.8%of total participants disagreedwith this statement. In item5,
none of the participants disagreedwith the statement: NGOand other donor agencies provides
fund (aids) for skill training. In item6, more than half of the administrators (66.7%) agreed that
NGO and other donor agencies provide free skills for poor students whereas 14.3% of total
administrators disagreed with this. The mean value is within the average value (X for T =3.57)
which is higher than 3.5. Therefore, the statement is accepted. In the last item, none of the
administrators disagreed with the statement: NGO or other donor agencies provide support
(take initiatives) to increase the skill level in the country and, it has high value of mean: X for
T=4.00 (higher than 3.5).
Figure 3.7: Role of NGO and other donor agencies
From this discussion, we conclude that NGO and other donor agencies have the listed roles to
play:
1. NGO and other donor agencies helped women and other disadvantaged groups (poor
people) in skill training.
2. Foreign investors, NGO’s and donor agencies have not put much effort toopen industries
for skilled people.
3. NGO’s and donor agencies provide small funds to the poor skilled people to startup
business.
4. The NGOs and other donor agenciesworked jointlywith the government in formulating
projects to reduce poverty and unemployment.
5. NGO and other donor agencies provides fund (aids/loans) for skill training.
6. NGO and other donor agencies provide free skills for poor students (this findings is
confirmed via qualitative analysis, page 68)
7. NGOor other donor agencies provide support (take initiatives) to increase the skill level
in the country.
0,00 0,50 1,00 1,50 2,00 2,50 3,00 3,50 4,00 4,50
They help woman and other disadvantages groups…
They take initiatives to open industries for skilled…
They provide small funds to the poor skilled people…
They work jointly with the government to reduce…
They provide fund (aids) for skill training
They provide free skills for poor students
They provide support to increase the skill level
Role of NGO and other donor agencies: Administrators Opinion
(X= mean value )