[afro-nets] Is the NGO good or bad? Who knows?

[Peter Burgess <Profitinafrica@aol.com>]

Is the NGO good or bad? Who knows?
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Dear Colleagues

I have been seeing more and more references to NGOs that seem to
be in the fund raising business, and not the program delivery
business. This is not a good sign. I have stories from Africa,
South Asia and Latin America. The following is an indicator of
the issue:

 >>>>> Gisele is sceptical too about the help she and others can
hope for from the associations battling HIV/AIDS. "I went to see
them too. They wrote my name down on a list and made promises
they never kept. Most of these associations were set up to make
a living for the people who run them" she said. >>>>>>

This is one of the transparency and accountability (Tr-Ac) is-
sues that the transparency and accountability network (Tr-Ac-
Net) is being organized to address. This is not a simple issue,
but it is an important issue. A good organization that has no
money may have to disappoint Gisele. Or a bad organization, may
just have spent the money inappropriately.

And indeed decision making at the highest levels may also be the
problem. Where was the big money used? An important question,
and not easy to get an answer quickly.

If you have stories... good and bad... please send them to me.
It will help accelerate Tr-Ac-Net's work

Peter Burgess

CCSD Foundation / C-WISP / Tr-Ac-Net in New York
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