Local NGO brokers in Africa and beyond negotiate and mediate between (inter)national donors and potential beneficiaries within their communities. They translate local needs into development projects to make them suitable for international donors. This article looks at two main conditions that influence their work: First, windows of opportunity, which open and close according to structures and institutions beyond their sphere of influence; and second, their personality and skills. Based on two case studies from Burkina Faso, this article offers insights into biographies and life stories of such brokers where engagement leads to a distinguished lifestyle that contains aspects of cosmopolitanism and distinctiveness.

非洲及其他地区的当地非政府组织经纪人在（国际）国家捐助者与其社区内的潜在受益者之间进行谈判和调解。他们将当地需求转化为发展项目，使其适合国际捐助者。本文着眼于影响他们工作的两个主要条件：第一，机会之窗，根据超出其影响范围的结构和制度打开和关闭；其次，他们的个性和技能。基于布基纳法索的两个案例研究，本文提供了对此类经纪人的传记和生活故事的见解，在这些经纪人中，参与导致了一种包含世界主义和独特性方面的杰出生活方式。