NGOs play predominant role in the development of the country. NGOs mainly provide social services to the society. NGOs contribute a lot in the development of the society through various projects and activities. But the role of NGOs in social development is ignored by the society. There are lots of misconceptions in the minds of people regarding effectiveness of NGO in social development. Due to this many NGO do not get support & cooperation from the society and government for their activities resulting into a significant loss of the society. Very few research studies are available in the area of ascertaining the effectiveness of NGO. This research gap was identified by the researcher. One of the leading NGO in Pune region i.e. Lions Club International has been selected for this study. This is a descriptive study wherein a sample of 400 beneficiaries of the Social development initiatives conducted by Lions Club International during the F.Y. 2012 to 2018 was selected for study. The satisfaction level of the beneficiaries was ascertained for various initiatives of Lion’s Club International in the Pune region. It was found that the outcome of the initiatives of LCI was significant in the form of competency building of the beneficiaries along with improvement in skills; knowledge and confidence were the outcome.

Keywords: NGO, LCI, Education development, Human Resource Development, Lions, Beneficiaries.

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