Esteemed members of this E-forum, Facilitators and Dr May Mahmoud Farag Ahmed who this correspondence is directed to: Please accept my greetings and a heartfelt compliments for the professionalism and respect observed and also an lively debate and very constructive contributions of the members. These...

I feel the role of civil society that includes academic institutions, professional associations and NGOs, in any development work, is often misuderstood. While genuine institutions of civil society must exist for a long time and have a demonstrated record of public service, there is no dearth of NGOs...