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Table 6.1 Changes in objectives and/or publics of NGOs according to date established
Changes in objectives and/or
publics of NGOs
Yes No Total
Date established Up to 1984 Count 21 27 48
Row % 43.8% 56.3% 100.0%
1995–1994 Count 40 80 120
Row % 33.3% 66.7% 100.0%
1995–2004 Count 36 96 132
Row % 27.3% 72.7% 100.0%
Total Count 97 203 300
Row % 32.3% 67.7% 100.0%
Source: Sample survey 2004/2005.

NGOs develop? Table 6.2 indicates that the conditions peculiar to each sector. Thus, for
organizations primarily dedicated to health- example, we could suppose that the organiza-
related activities are the ones with the lowest tions dedicated to health activities are less
propensity to change (21.1%), followed by adaptable, given the fixed investments they
organizations dedicated to rural communities make in equipment and specialized personnel.
and native groups (22.2%), while the most Table 6.3 shows the major sources of
flexible are the NGOs that have poverty and financial support of NGOs, according to their
unemployment as their major target, and age. We observe that dependence upon
those dedicated to poverty and unemploy- foreign funds is higher among the older ones,
ment among youths (25%). The substantial decreasing dramatically in the group of
differences we observe between NGOs active newer NGOs. The ones established in
in distinct areas might indeed reflect the the recent decade count most on domestic

Table 6.2 Changes in objectives and/or publics according to main area of activity
Changes in objectives and/or
publics of NGOs
Yes No Total
Major area Health (HIV, physical Count 42 15 57
of activity deficiencies, cancer) Row % 21.1% 78.9% 100.0%
Poverty, unemployement Count 9 8 17
Row % 52.9% 47.1% 100.0%
Youth groups in risk situation Count 32 68 100
Row % 32.0% 68.0% 100.0%
Excluded urban communities Count 12 21 33
Row % 36.4% 63.6% 100.0%
Women, blacks and other Count 11 23 34
minorities Row % 32.4% 67.6% 100.0%
Native and rural communities Count 4 14 18
Row % 22.2% 77.8% 100.0%
Organization of the third sector Count 14 28 42
and civil society Row % 33.3% 66.7% 100.0%
Others Count 11 17 28
Row % 39.3% 60.70% 100.0%
Total Count 97 194 291
Row % 33.3% 66.7% 100.0%
Source: Sample survey 2004/2005.