Shava, Elvin2026-04-102026-04-102014-11Shava,E.A critical evaluation of the administrative architecture for nongovernmental organisations and their role in allievating poverty in Zimbabwe: The case of Mwenezi district municipality.Alice.University of Fort Hare.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/3992Masters ThesisThe study set out to evaluate the administrative architecture for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and their role in alleviating poverty in some vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe. The study evaluated the institutional or organisational structures of NGOs such as capacity building, accountability, strategic planning and transparency and monitoring and evaluation structures among others, to see if they are able to alleviate poverty in rural areas. Five NGOs: Plan International, CARE, Christian Care, Aquaculture Zimbabwe and Mwenezi Development Training Centre operating in Mwenezi District were chosen as ideal case studies due to their roles in alleviating poverty in the district. The study adopted a qualitative approach whereby interview schedules and secondary analysis were used to collect data. The main purpose of conducting semi-structured interviews was to get an in-depth inquiry on the nature and administrative structures of NGOs. As a result, NGO field officers and programme managers were interviewed as key informants since they possess intimate knowledge on how their respected organisations operated in rural areas. Findings from the study were categorised into themes which flow according to research questions. The results indicated that NGOs face critical challenges in trying to revamp their administrative structures. There was lack of capacity building, poor governance, and lack of financial sustainability, corruption, lack of monitoring and evaluation officers which inhibit effective service provision in rural communities.enPovertyRural DevelopmentNon GoveThesis