Additionally, liberal pluralists emphasize on non-governmental organizations as the primary factors in achieving human rights. Some theorists argue that it should be up to the NGOs to endorse human rights, not up to the individual states. Many Sub-Saharan African states including Guinea, Angola, and Zimbabwe have corrupt governments that do not provide effective services to its citizens. In these scenarios in which the states are unable to secure human rights, liberal pluralists argue non-governmental organizations should be encouraged and expected to replace the government’s responsibility to achieve justice.
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However, the two distinct sectors of organizations each have strengths in one specific area of goals. While the majority of local NGOs have failed to develop participating African states, international NGOs have thrived in urbanizing the states. Through their campaigns, international NGOs have increased the human capital of the participating African states and raised their per capita income. On the other hand, the goal of achieving human rights has been dominantly succeeded through local organizations as opposed to international. Local organizations spend more of their time focusing on one specific state and take the effort to educate themselves on the environment and culture of the individual states. Many local organizations also acknowledge gender parity goals as equally significant to gender equality goals. Thus, their campaigns not only attempt to enroll equal numbers of boys and girls in schools but also ensure both genders have equal participation in all forms of education. This way, female students are able to receive as much out of their learning experience as male …show more content…
They also compare the organizations to missionaries and officials that were used to run the states in the colonial era. Conversely, the group of scholars known as liberal pluralists encourage the use of NGOs to endorse human rights. They assert that when the governments of states are not ready or able to provide basic human rights to its citizens, NGOs should take the responsibility to do so. Looking at the success of both international organizations such as Plan International and local organizations such as The Integrated Social Development Centre in providing equal education to several countries of the world, it is evident that achieving a basic human right creates future opportunities for children in society and ultimately promotes state development. By acknowledging the great impact NGOs can have on a state and its residents, governments should recognize NGOs as a tool to that can improve the conditions of their underdeveloped
In 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognized elementary education as a compulsory right entitled for every human …show more content…
However, the two distinct sectors of organizations each have strengths in one specific area of goals. While the majority of local NGOs have failed to develop participating African states, international NGOs have thrived in urbanizing the states. Through their campaigns, international NGOs have increased the human capital of the participating African states and raised their per capita income. On the other hand, the goal of achieving human rights has been dominantly succeeded through local organizations as opposed to international. Local organizations spend more of their time focusing on one specific state and take the effort to educate themselves on the environment and culture of the individual states. Many local organizations also acknowledge gender parity goals as equally significant to gender equality goals. Thus, their campaigns not only attempt to enroll equal numbers of boys and girls in schools but also ensure both genders have equal participation in all forms of education. This way, female students are able to receive as much out of their learning experience as male …show more content…
They also compare the organizations to missionaries and officials that were used to run the states in the colonial era. Conversely, the group of scholars known as liberal pluralists encourage the use of NGOs to endorse human rights. They assert that when the governments of states are not ready or able to provide basic human rights to its citizens, NGOs should take the responsibility to do so. Looking at the success of both international organizations such as Plan International and local organizations such as The Integrated Social Development Centre in providing equal education to several countries of the world, it is evident that achieving a basic human right creates future opportunities for children in society and ultimately promotes state development. By acknowledging the great impact NGOs can have on a state and its residents, governments should recognize NGOs as a tool to that can improve the conditions of their underdeveloped