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...Indeed, the Tsinghua study indicated that half of the people who donated after the quake were unsure where their money went. And some 60% said they had doubts about the work of NGOs and had more faith in the government. "I used to be more positive and thought that civil society would really take off in China after the earthquake," says Deng. "But more than a year later, we haven't seen any substantial progress." Since the initial onrush of 300 NGOs and 3 million volunteers in the months after the disaster, the damaged regions now have only about...
...some cases local governments required volunteer groups to hand over funds, says Deng Guosheng, an associate professor at Tsinghua's School of Public Policy and Management, who headed the research team. But in general the heavy reliance on the state is an indicator of the underdeveloped state of many NGOs in China. "Most NGOs are incapable and desperately in need of money," says Deng. "Some of them couldn't even afford to travel to the earthquake zone. In order to get any results for their money, those groups had to rely in turn on the government...
...This week an official with the Ministry of Civil Affairs told the Beijing News, a Chinese newspaper, that the heavy state involvement was due to problems with the system for donations. "The credibility of a number of NGOs is not high and their feedback is unclear," said Wang Zhenyao, director of the ministry's Social Welfare and Charities Division. "That's why the donations finally go to government." (Read "A Year After Sichuan Quake, Citizens Press for Answers...
...International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), one of the few NGOs still working in South Ossetia, has been trying to find a path through the minefield of identity politics to reunite families that have been split by the war. "Right after the conflict there were lots of requests from people seeking to be reunited with their families," says Marina Tedeti, spokeswoman for the ICRC operating in South Ossetia. Since the end of the war - and with the support of both the Georgian and the South Ossetian governments - the organization has brought 320 people back together with their families through...
...it’s not just the issue of aid allocation that warrants a cessation of unconditional funding to NGOs, Polman said. She added that the “old” dependency argument—that, during peace time, assistance from NGOs often inhibits its recipients from becoming independent and self-sufficient—is a damaging effect of funding these organizations, as well...