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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).01 10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).01 Published : Mar 1Exploring the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations during COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan
The purpose of this research was to examine the role of NGOs during COVID-19. Covid-19 pandemic was substantially more than a health crisis, it's also a significant financial crisis. Qualitative data was collected in this research through interview guide from administration of NGOs. In this research working of NGOs, challenges confronting to NGOs, nature of coordination of NGOs with different stakeholders, strategies used by the NGO's, response of people regarding the services, how NGO's managing their resources for providing services during COVID-19 pandemic was studied. It was found that NGOs were providing assistance to the patients of the Covid-19 as well as facilitating them in all respect related to treatment of Covid-19.It was recommended that NGOs should have to build up their electronic communication capacity, build up their site and discuss consistently with NGOs individuals.
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Covid-19, NGOs, Stakeholders, Power of Partnerships, Pakistan
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(1) Madieha Akram
Chairperson/Assistant Professor, School of Sociology, Minhaj University Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Nazia Hamid
M.Phil. Scholar, School of Sociology, Minhaj University Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Aamir Hayat
Assistant Professor, School of Sociology, Minhaj University Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Akram, M., Hamid, N., & Hayat, A. (2022). Exploring the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations during COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, VII(I), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).01
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CHICAGO : Akram, Madieha, Nazia Hamid, and Aamir Hayat. 2022. "Exploring the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations during COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, VII (I): 1-8 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).01
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HARVARD : AKRAM, M., HAMID, N. & HAYAT, A. 2022. Exploring the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations during COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, VII, 1-8.
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MHRA : Akram, Madieha, Nazia Hamid, and Aamir Hayat. 2022. "Exploring the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations during COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, VII: 1-8
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MLA : Akram, Madieha, Nazia Hamid, and Aamir Hayat. "Exploring the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations during COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, VII.I (2022): 1-8 Print.
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OXFORD : Akram, Madieha, Hamid, Nazia, and Hayat, Aamir (2022), "Exploring the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations during COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan", Global Social Sciences Review, VII (I), 1-8
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TURABIAN : Akram, Madieha, Nazia Hamid, and Aamir Hayat. "Exploring the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations during COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review VII, no. I (2022): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2022(VII-I).01