Assessing procurement practices in the NGO sector: a case Study of the African women’s development fund
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NOVEMBER, 2018
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Abstract
As development actors, NGOs have become the main service providers in countries
where the government is unable to fulfil its traditional role. Non-governmental
Organisations (NGOs) play a vital role in the socio-economic development of Ghana
especially in the rural areas. They complement government’s efforts in providing
sustainable development by filling development gaps where government falls short.
Despite these important roles local NGOs play in the development process they are
faced with a number of challenges which raises concern about their sustainability. The
aim of this research was to critically assess the procurement practices applied by NonGovernmental Organizations, case study of African Women’s Development Fund
(AWDF). The following objectives were set to help achieve the aim of this study: to
determine procurement process or practices used by African Women’s Development
Fund, to analyse factors that influence procurement process or practice use by AWDF,
to assess challenges in the procurement process or practices used by AWDF. The
study adopted a qualitative method of enquiry with a semi-structured interview guide
to gather data from the employees at AWDF. Findings from the study revealed that
the factors that influence the AWDF procurement process were equity, effectiveness
and efficiency, smooth and efficient process. The challenges that are faced by AWDF
were Inadequate Understanding of Procurement, Poor responsiveness of suppliers,
Differences in the Brand Quoted by the Suppliers, Suppliers have bad business
relationship, bureaucracy and delay on the part of suppliers. The study therefore
recommended that there should be a procurement unit or department for all
procurement activities to be channeled and also the need to employ procurement
professional as a procurement assistant. The procurement review committee should
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also be empowered in order to perform their tasks to the standards required of them or
a more effective review committee should be formed.
Description
A postgraduate dissertation submitted to the Department of Construction
Technology and Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Award of Master of
Science (MSc.) Honors Degree in Procurement Management.
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Procurement practices,, Non-Governmental Organisations