OPS 15. Partners or Contractors: A Case Study of Peru

This report explores the changing mechanisms of funding, and the implications of some of these changes on the funders-official agencies and Northern NGOs and the funded, the local Peruvian Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). IT looks at the evolution of the NGO sector in Peru with reference to the Peruvian and Global Contexts. The report examines the current activities and interactions of certain key actors and discusses the changing dynamics of the relationships between the different sectors, specifically taking a southern perspective in the face of growth in direct funding, and the role of NGOs in the context of an increased donor interest in civil society.