The main focus of this paper rl?Volves around four major issues. The first issue relates to the typernof government and its policies tawards working in collaboration with NGOs to respond to socialrnneeds and to provide support for the vulnerable so that they make ends meet.rnThe second issue focuses on the sigmficance of social and economic programs of NGOs in linernwith the nations' human centered development.rnThe third issue deals with the importance of the role of the government in creating an enablingrnenvironment for the NGOs so that they play their roles in building good governance, Inrnestablishing the rule of law and in increasing their contributions in social provisioning.rnThe final point is on the importance of the complementarities of the government and NGOs' rolesrnin the counlnis effort to get out of poverhj by working on principled based and through goodrnpractices of partnership.rnThis research examines the relationship behveen NGOs and the government at federal levelrnfocusing on the overall coordination and at ANRS Il?Vel focusing on program management Cljelernand service provision in the education sector.rnAccording to the findings of the study, the Government - NGOs relationship in the countnj is arnmixed hjpe; ranging from subservient, compensatonj and partnership type of relationship.rnHawl?Ver, currently, no relationship is helping NGOs to operate at their full capacihj for positivernchange in human centered dl?Velopment endeavors.rnThe mistrust of both parties should be managed f ollowing partnership principles and goodrnpractices. [n this regard, government should go out of its way to appreciate and learn therncon tribution of NGOs in service provisioning and poverhj alleviation by establishing a high levelrnstructure that could coordinate and facilitate the possible partnership between the governmentrnand NGOs because 110 single and comprehensive government institution is currently in place torncoordinate and facilitate NGOs development. programs and relationships.rnFinally, it is hoped that this study will help to ignite debate among policy form ulators,rnacademician s, and within the c NGOs about their fu ture role and contributions in humanrncentered development.