The 2001 NGO Sustainability Index
For Central and Eastern Europe
and Eurasia
The Office of Democracy and Governance in USAID's Bureau for Europe and Eurasia
is proud to present the 2001 NGO Sustainability Index. This report, the fifth
in the series, provides a comparative overview of the current state of NGO
sectors in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. We hope
it will serve as a useful management tool for international donors and local
NGO support organizations interested in monitoring, measuring and evaluating
progress in sectoral development.
The Index also provides a good starting point for further, more statistically
rigorous investigations of the strength and sustainability of civil society.
As examples, USAID Missions in Georgia and Central Asia have built upon the
annual NGO Index in the design of more quantitative assessments of their respective
civil society sectors. In Georgia, the Mission is planning to conduct an annual
survey to measure the effectiveness of NGOs and to collect data to help answer
questions such as the average cost to operate an NGO, the number of beneficiaries
that Georgian NGOs serve, and the cost of services per beneficiary. In Central
Asia, USAID has begun an annual "NGO Thermometer" to complement the
Index's macro view of the sector and collect more specific data to help the
Mission monitor and evaluate the impact of USAID programs.
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