Community-Based Initiatives and Public Services Delivery in a Fragile Context: The Case of Yemen

The collapse of public services in Yemen due to a protracted crisis raging since 2015 has compelled some local citizen-based coalitions to initiate community-based service delivery. This preliminary study identifies Community-Based Initiatives (CBIs) as non-state actors supplying basic services ordi...

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Published in:Nonprofit and voluntary sector quarterly 2024-02, Vol.53 (1), p.5-28
Main Authors: Elayah, Moosa, Al-Sameai, Nesmah, Khodr, Hiba, Gamar, Samah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil society
Community
Crises
Developing countries
LDCs
Non-state actors
Public services
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Summary:The collapse of public services in Yemen due to a protracted crisis raging since 2015 has compelled some local citizen-based coalitions to initiate community-based service delivery. This preliminary study identifies Community-Based Initiatives (CBIs) as non-state actors supplying basic services ordinarily provided by governmental institutions. It offers an overview of Yemen’s humanitarian crisis while focusing on public services provision pre- and mid-conflict and highlights the role of CBIs as a response to its breakdown within a severely fragile context. As this work considers CBI a societal constituent and not simply a temporary phenomenon, it discusses the general trends of Civil Society. This article fills the gap in the literature and compares the Western perspective and application of CBIs in Yemen aiming at developing a more specific and contextual conception. The analysis lays the foundation for much needed future studies on the role of informal organizations in service provision in developing countries of the Global South.
ISSN:0899-7640
1552-7395
0899-7640
DOI:10.1177/08997640221145182