10.2.1: Sometimes the relationships of NGO with government or governmental institutions are not just lacking but are negative. Based on enmity. May be comprehensible and nourished by negative experiences in the past, but kept alive as part of the oral history of the organisation and thereby sometimes degenerated into a rigid image of being natural enemies. A courageous member of the organisation could question this tradition and propose reconsideration. A tight positive relationships is not the only option. The  relationships toward a governmental body could well be variable, sometimes being adversaries, sometimes partners. In countries in which government is not yet  used to a vital civil society, NGO's which criticise the government may be considered as enemies of the state. So both parties have to overcome prejudging the other party as the enemy.

Look at solution 9: cooperation. Read action 1: strategy. Read action 2: negotiating skills. Read action 3: ten golden rules for lobbying. Read: civil society 1: A list of possible NGO contributions, deduced from practise and literature. Read: civil society 2: Definitions of civil society. Read: civil society 3: NGO's and their contribution to the development of the civil society. Read: civil society 4: NGO's and development action. Read: civil society 5: Reasons for a NGO to choose for contributing to civil society.