Social Development Projects Management in Context of COVID-19 Pandemic

This book is an examination of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of NGOs' social development projects in Northwestern Ethiopia. It examines the innovative practices adopted to mitigate the crisis, the significant challenges encountered, coping strategies, and mechanisms employed in the implementation and management. Readers of the book will discover the unique vulnerabilities of Northwestern Ethiopia's communities to the combined effects of the pandemic and pre-existing socio-economic inequalities; criteria to determine the successful implementation of the NGOs' projects; challenges encountered; effectiveness of different approaches to social development; and adaptive strategies and coping mechanisms employed by project implementers to navigate the effects of the pandemic setting. Finally, this book suggests practice and policy recommendations and implications for strengthening the resilience of social development initiatives in future crises, focusing on Northwestern Ethiopia's specific context. Therefore, this book is essential reading for development practitioners and policymakers to understand an informed approach to future social development interventions.