AMERICAN NGOS WORKING IN PAKISTAN, 2005-2010: WORK ETHICS AND IMPACT ON LOCAL STAFF

Abstract

Nation- building is often considered to be the process of constructing governments. Nation building requires two elements that are somewhat at odds with each other. In one element, a government with a legitimate monopoly on power must be established. The second element builds and nurtures institutions. A consolidated effort must involve government and non-government actors. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have the potential to be a major ally in establishing this link between society and government. NGOs improve the welfare of country by addressing issues and providing services in areas in which government participation is lacking, such as health care, education and poverty relief. In this paper, we want to explain the work ethics in the development sectors, especially after the major attack of earthquake on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in 2005, after that series of natural disasters in Pakistan, flood in Baluchistan, Sindh and KPK, affected the whole infrastructure very badly. So in these crises America and other developed countries played a vital role to give the services in reconstruction and rehabilitation of affected areas. The study examines the role of American NGOs in the development sector of Pakistan, as the work ethics and its impact on working staff under the descriptive tools of observation through in-depth interviews. The study also provides an analysis of Pakistan and U.S. Aid relations in 2005 to 2010 by adopting a strategy to improve the Pakistanis rehabilitation, reconstruction after earthquake in 2005, reduction of poverty, rise in education level in tribal areas, shelter homes for IDPs, and their accommodation, health and socio-economic problems. This also studies the code of ethics and their impact on local working staff in a nongovernmental organization.