-Excerpt: The Topic For Discussion Was “Is CSO- Government Collaboration Critical to Good Governance In Tanzania? Presentations were aimed at discussing the trend in relations and cooperation in regard to the delivery of services in Tanzania.
Presenting the paper ‘Beyond Service Delivery and Advocacy’, Kenny Manara who is the consultant with an NGO Resource Centre, Aga Khan Foundation said that the cooperation between civil society organizations and the Governemnt is significant but due to the nature of some of them they have been regarded as being overcritical.
Manara said the CSOs are diverse in character and they have been formed for various interests which at times can bring them to conflicts with the Government. He identified such NGOs as those dealing with good governance, human rights and accountability.