Although relief assistance has been soon associated with
community organization, it has poorly or not at all addressed the
strengthening of local governments to help those delivering better
services to the local population. It corresponds to a community
development strategy or “second generation”strategy through self-reliant local action focussing on occupational groups. Here, the NGO becomes more a mobilizer with combined funding coming from public and external donors, coming under pressure to develop
a capacity in project management.