Non-governmental organizations are one of the development actors. In developingrncountries like ours, where poverty affected the lives of many people, their contribution isrntremendous. The collaboration and networking of actors and common understanding on legalrnand policy issues between NGOâ€™s/CSOâ€™s and the government are not yet developed. Therefore,rnthe general objective of this study is to assess the perception of selected stakeholders on the rolernof NGOs in local development in kirkos sub-city of Addis Ababa.rnIn order to achieve the objective, the research method employed was descriptive casernstudy. Through the use of primary and secondary data sources the researcher has gathered thernnecessary information. The survey questionnaire was used to gather the relevant quantitativerndata. The qualitative data were gathered through in-depth interviews, key informants andrnpersonal observations. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive method of analysis.rnSeveral researches were done on NGOs contribution to the local development in Addis Ababa,rnbut this research focuses on NGOs contribution in Kirkos sub city, and since the findings onrnNGOs contribution shows mixed result the topic still demands further research.rnThe major findings are that the contribution of NGOs in Kirkos sub-city in the areas ofrnwomen economic empowerment, health, education and child development is remarkable butrnbased on the governments urban poverty reduction and development plan there is less or nornintervention in areas of environmental intervention, microfinance, and local institutions capacityrnbuilding. Due to lack of baseline survey and research NGOs/Charities are working in similarrnand limited areas. Income generation and local resource mobilization are not implementedrnadequately. There are some efforts with regard to NGOs collaboration among themselves andrnnet-working but it is not satisfactorily implemented. There are misunderstandings on legal andrnpolicy issues between the NGOs and the government