Abstract:
This study deals with the History of NGOs in Yayo district from 1984 to 2020. The objective of the
study is showing the activities, achievements, and History of NGOs in Yayo district. To achieve the
goal an attempt was made to collect the necessary data, using interview, different unpublished and
published materials, as well as Archives. The study explains how the NGOs under study came to
Yayo district and the specific contributions they made in the socio-economic development of the
district. The study also tried to elucidate the role of NGOs in natural resource conservation,
health, economy, and educational achievements in the study area. The paper tried to identify the
local and foreign NGOs that were engaged actively in the study area during the period under
discussion, and describe the extent these organizations involved the local people in development
schemes such as afforestation programs, construction of various infrastructures, and training. The
study confirms that, meaningful works done by NGOs in natural resource conservation, health,
economy, and educational achievements in the study area. The study shows that how the mentioned
changes were achieved through the collective activities and collaboration of NGOs concerned,
district offices, kebele and woreda leaders, and the population. The study confirms that the NGOs
like Menschen für Menschen did lots of works in the field of education, health, natural resource
conservation, HIV/AIDS, Social works, and Gender issues. The other NGOs like Cheshire have a
valuable contribution in helping the poor and the people living with different types of impairments.
The activities of Sustainable Land Management, Participatory Forest Management, and other
forest related NGOs is also discussed in this study.
