Scope and Limitations of the Study Significance of the Study

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The findings of this study will contribute to enabling organizations who are eager to establish relationships with other organizations in the creation of a holistic and multidisciplinary support network for the survivor families of the anti-illegal drug campaign. This is because the needs, experiences, and recommendations of the survivors regarding their current and ideal contexts will be systematically assessed considering the goal to have a more unified collaborative effort with the survivors.

In addition, the need for claim-making for reparation as survivor advocates will be explored. This would enrich literature and experiences for both service providers such as nongovernment organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs), and client survivors who are challenged in the realm of legal empowerment. This would contribute to the sustainability of initiatives as most service providers - though able to provide key services such as food donations, counseling, support groups, and livelihood programs - are unable to prioritize legal needs due to valid limitations such as financial and security related issues often associated with legal casework.

For a shared understanding of these terms, the authors stand by widely accepted definitions and characteristics of these organizations, while acknowledging that there remains certain contentions in terms of definitions as there are overlapping and interconnected features, and as organizations are multifaceted. According to the UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework developed by Shift (n.d.), Tomlinson (2013), and VanDyck (2017), the term CSO is the overarching classification among the three as it compromises both NGOs and FBOs. This may be traced to how “civil society” may be broadly defined as the realm outside the family, State, and market, which consist of organizations and collective actions (VanDyck, 2017). Despite these sources agreeing with CSO as an encompassing term, Tomlinson (2013) acknowledges that both development actors and governments, particularly governments from developing countries, utilize the phrase NGO more.

Proceeding to the next term, Karns (n.d.) characterizes a nongovernmental organization (NGO) as a group of individuals or organizations formed for service provision and advocacy raising regarding various human and environmental concerns. According to Karns (n.d.), “NGO” was coined by the UN in 1945 to distinguish these organizations from private organizations and intergovernmental organizations