The Community Responsibility of Non-Governmental Organizations in Facing a Health Crises from the perspective of Community Organization Method

Document Type : Empirical Articles

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1 Methods of Social Work, Faculty of Social Work, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt

2 Methods of Social Work,Faculty of Social Work, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt

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The present research aims at identifying Non-Governmental Organizations’ (NGOs) levels of Community Responsibility (social- economic- environmental) in Facing a Health Crises from the perspective of Community Organization Method. It also identifies how Community Responsibility of NGOs differs in facing a health crises geographically (rural- urban). The research was applied to (107) board members of NGOs and activity officials. It has been found that NGOs highly performed the three dimensions of their responsibility (social, economic, and environmental) in order to deal with a health problems facing the community. Results indicated that there are no significant statistical differences between urban and rural NGOs in the average of their performance facing a health crises. The research recommended mechanisms to enhance social responsibility of NGOs from the perspective of Community Organization Method.

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