In most of the developing countrIes, rural development strategy
emphasizes the n~cessit/ of changing the existing social org order to satisfy the basic needs felt by the majority of those residents of rural
areas. Govemmental and non-governmental rural organizations are
considered as the basic tools and pivots needed for any development effort
olrected towards raising standards of living for all citizens Including social,
economical, and cultural aspects within the general frame of the state policy. The main objectives of this study were to determine rural
development organizational viability degree, and determine the gap size
between the degree of present viability and the needed, or hoped, ones for
those rural development organizations. In addition identify factors affecting
the degree of rural organizational viability. The study sample included eleven local village units from four
Governorate: Dakahlia, Menia, Sohag and North Sinai. Six types of rural
ceveropment organizations were studied. They were: educational