[afro-nets] Is the NGO good or bad? Who knows? (2)

[Albert Kunihira <aym@infocom.co.ug>]

Is the NGO good or bad? Who knows? (2)
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Dear Peter Burgess,

Thank you for your mail about NGOs concentrating on raising
funds than concentrating on service delivery. The answer is very
simple, if you have ever run a NGO in Africa or East Asia you
would not make such a misleading statement. How would you expect
a NGO to deliver services without funds? How would you meet the
logistic needs for the NGO in the process of service delivery? I
can mention a few items here:-
a. Transport in service delivery
b. Communication
c. Salaries
d. Rent
e. Allowances
f. Training Materials in case of HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns
g. Stationery... and the list is endless.

What mechanism have you used to find out that NGOs are not de-
livering services? If NGOs cannot raise funds why does Afri-Fund
exist? I think you desire to be sacked. True there are NGOs who
have mismanaged donor funds but this equally appears in western
world. We have read of a lot of financial scandals involving
billions of US Dollars in western countries. Similarly, I have
worked with various whites in different projects and agencies,
whites donate money but eventually this money goes back in dubi-
ous ways.


Albert Kunihira
Country Director & Peace Ambassador
The Africa Youth Ministries Uganda
P.O. Box 20029
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256-71-200009/75-200009 39-200009
Fax: +256-41-251060
mailto:Admin@aymu.org or
mailto:Albert@aymu.org
http://www.aymu.org