Abstract
The present work entitled "Humanitarian aid from NGOs and
its impact on improving the living conditions of beneficiaries: the case of the
Bugorhe and Irhambi-Katana groups" is an evaluative study of the real
impact of humanitarian aid from NGOs since 2016 until July 2021, the period of
our field surveys.
As part of this work, we want to know and determine the kind
of impact that humanitarian organizations have on the socio-economic lifestyle
of beneficiaries in the Bugorhe and Irhambi Katana groupings.
The reflection started from two research questions, the first
of which was to know the impact of humanitarian aid on the socioeconomic life
of the beneficiaries of the Bugorhe and Irhambi-Katana groups; the second was
to determine the strategies to be put in place to enable the peasants of the
aforementioned Groups to lead a decent life, of self-care and not to depend on
humanitarian aid alone.
We started out with the following two hypotheses to confirm,
refute or qualify: Pauperization and the high dependence of the population
would be impacts of humanitarian aid; Raising awareness among the population on
entrepreneurial activities and the value chain of a few food crops would make
it possible to somehow resolve the issue of humanitarian aid in North
Kabare.
In view of the results obtained, it appears that: The two
groups recognize the existence of humanitarian aid from NGOs in their
respective entities.
- Regarding the type of assistance provided by these
organizations, it emerges that many NGOs were interested in the distribution of
food: 42% in Bugorhe and 39% in Irhambi-Katana (see graphs N ° 4 and N
° 12);
It is within this framework that we formulated recommendations
(to all direct and indirect actors involved in the granting of humanitarian aid
from NGOs) with a
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- As for the improvement of living conditions, the
interviewees indicated the negative impact of humanitarian aid from NGOs with
78% in the Bugorhe Group and 60% in the Irhambi-Katana Group (see Graphs N
° 5 and No. 13);
- It emerges that in the two Groups, humanitarian aid from
NGOs is subject to constraints, including the insufficiency of the aid in
relation to the number of beneficiaries on the one hand: see 30% of respondents
in the Bugorhe Group against 20% in the Groupement d'Irhambi-Katana and the aid
is not designed in the context of sustainability on the other hand as confirmed
by our respondents: 22% in the Bugorhe Group and 30% in the Groupement d
'Irhambi-Katana (see graphics N ° 6 and N ° 14);
- In addition, the respondents wish to no longer remain
beneficiaries of humanitarian aid in view of their constraints: 80% of
respondents in the Bugorhe Group against 75% in the Irhambi-Katana Group (see
graphs N ° 7 and N ° 15);
- Regarding the strategies to be put in place, our respondents
emphasize the promotion of agro-pastoral activities in the foreground: 31% of
respondents in the Bugorhe Group against 40% in the Irhambi-Katana Group, in
second position, the respondents wish to raise awareness and train the
population on entrepreneurial activities: 31% in Bugorhe against 26% in the
Groupement d'Irhambi-Katana (see graphs N ° 8 and N ° 16).
In view of the above, it should be noted that our hypotheses
have been confirmed. Ultimately, according to the literature and the results of
this research, it should be noted that humanitarian aid from NGOs has very
occasional and barely visible effects. One of the main limitations of
humanitarian aid around the world is that it has developed "around the paradigm
of life to be saved, of suffering to be relieved". In other words, the
fundamental issue is that by offering humanitarian aid, NGOs treat the symptoms
and not the causes of the problem.
view to saving the population of the aforementioned Groups
from impoverishment and strong dependence on NGOs. -to humanitarian aid from
NGOs.
V' It is up to the Congolese state to promote national
cohesion, to facilitate the emergence of NGOs and other development
associations in the territory of Kabare in general, and in particular in the
groups of Bugorhe and Irhambi-Katana.
And to do this, it must:
- Reduce social and economic inequalities through coherent,
sustainable and thoughtful social and economic legislative measures;
- Increase its budget for development actions and the fight
against poverty in the territory of Kabare in general and in particular in the
groups of Bugorhe and Irhambi-Katana;
- Promote savings and credit activities by opening a People's
Bank;
- Increase legal recognition for NGOs in order to promote the
development of rural areas.
V' It is up to the NGOs to commit themselves to solving
the problems of the populations by supporting, above all, sustainable
development actions to improve the socioeconomic conditions of the
population.
To do this, it will be necessary:
- The establishment of a mechanism for monitoring and
evaluating the activities of its program;
- Promote and encourage training in self-promotion for
residents;
- Intervene in a concerted manner between them and other local
stakeholders in the fight against poverty;
- Transparency in day-to-day management;
- To prove the effectiveness of their grassroots actions in the
territory of Kabare in general and in particular in the Bugorhe and
Irhambi-Katana groups, with a view to the fight against poverty.
V' To the people of Bugorhe and Irhambi-Katana to:
- Join the efforts of those actors who wish to support
sustainable development actions with a view to improving socio-economic
conditions;
- Develop the senses and / or the spirit of creativity;
- Develop team spirit;
- Banish the spirit of dishonesty by rationally using the
humanitarian aid obtained.
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