Scaling-up Motivation of Southern NGOs: A Case Study on Internationalization of YCAB Foundation

摘要

Activities of Non Governmental Organization (NGOs) around the world vary by degrees, as do their relationships with international organizations, corporations and other civil society organizations. Until recently, it is widely accepted that NGOs that able to operate internationally mostly coming from developed countries, while due to various limitations the ones from developing countries tend to operate locally which in most cases working together with NGOs from developed countries. Scaling-up is a term referring to a means by which smaller NGOs especially from developing countries or Southern NGOs (SNGOs) can participate at the world table or operate internationally. Looking at the experience of Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB Foundation) as an example of SNGOs that has successfully operated internationally, this paper reveals several motivations for the scaling-up of SNGOs. The paper identifies three related motivations, namely the agenda of south-south transfer, NGOs bargaining power, and a competitive environment faced by NGOs. While the first motivation is normative in lieu of YCAB Foundation as a non-profit organization, the other two motivations tend to be pragmatic and closely related to economic considerations.