Advantages and disadvantages of bottom-up development projects

Advantages:

• Planned and controlled by local communities.
• Target some of the poorest communities of an area.
• Schemes are much less expensive.
• More appropriate technology is used.

Disadvantages:

• Many NGOs rely on voluntary donations, which can limit spending capacity
• The projects only help a small number of people.
• Governments and communities in developing countries often rely on NGOs too much without developing their own strategies.