Nongovernmental Organizations; Partnerships in Education

This report explores the partnerships between local development organizations and Redd Barna (RB), a Norwegian development organization engaged in child-centered development work in Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Chapter 1 of the report introduces the concept of partnership as viewed from donor and recipient perspectives, describes the methodology, and discusses the Asian backdrop. Chapter 2, "Exploring Partnership, " explores dimensions of partnerships in general, including their formality, participants ' power, symbolic nature, and duration; and considers partnerships in sports, business, patron/client relationships, social contracts, and development. Chapter 3, "Development Partnerships, " focuses on RB-Asian development partnerships, including the parties involved, the importance of mutual benefits, and features of effective partnerships related to orientation, resource profiles, partnership interface, and the interaction of these three components to form the partnership model. Shifts fro