The Obstacles of Establishment and Efficiency of NGOs in Iran

NGOs, as organizations independent of governments and their controls, are established on the basis of innovation, free will and self-motivated cooperation of individuals whose purposes are benevolent. Today, the NGOs play a considerable supportive role in different fields such as legal, political, economic, environmental, cultural, so that some scholars interpret them as the alert conscience of society or an instrument for the adjustment of the position of people (as weaker party) in the face of the government (as stronger party). However, there exist numerous legal or non legal barriers for either establishing NGOs or their efficiency when they have been established. This article, first, examines these obstacles and, then, offers some practical suggestions for their removal.