NGO in Cambodia
Marie Stopes and the HIV people have done great things.
Not sure how their funding is going these days.
Not sure how their funding is going these days.
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I don’t understand the premise of your question, it seems like a stupid question? Why would any receiving foreign funding rule them out as supportable? And how would you expect anyone on here to know the income streams of all NGOs.Expatissimo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:58 am@RobW Thank's for your judgement. quote: Related to that is whipping the best employees out of the private sector labour pool in my opinion. Otherwise, there are some very good ones.
My question, still unanswered is "Which ARE the GOOD NGO " do you have any names ?
And the second question still open is: how many of Cambodia's NGO are NOT receiving ANY foreign funding ?? And which ones by name are those (in my opinion supportable ones).
What do you mean by foreign funding, do you mean like USAID or similar government type foreign aid budget? Or just any money which comes from overseas?
I don’t think the Cambodian Red Cross receives international funding, they’ll probably fit your criteria…but you might want to look at them a bit closer before donating.
You’ll struggle to find any which doesn’t receive anything from overseas. Most will have some connection to individuals, societies or organisations which help support. Very few are completely self sufficient within Cambodia though many have commendable goals of sustainability and are working towards that.
If you want to know reputable NGOs (in my opinion) then you can contact me by Private message. I don’t want to promote organisations on here only for some muppet to rejoice in finding some perceived mistake they made 10 years ago thereby in their opinion invalidating any good they are currently doing or have done in past.
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In response to your thread "I don’t understand the premise of your question, it seems like a stupid question? "
In order to get a better picture i suggest you look at this podcast from the BBC from some years back regarding the NGO Sector in Malawi. Another 3.world country but with similar problems so the comparison makes sense.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00mmn27
It's of no question to me that a number of foreign funded NGO have another "hidden - political" agenda.
I don't understand why you want me to PM you just to find out which of Cambodia's NGO you consider as good. This is an open forum and why not share it with the audience here ?
Another much more recent case is the suspension of 54 NGO operating in Uganda.
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations-NGO Bureau has suspended the operations of 54 NGOs.
According to the Executive Director of the NGO Bureau Stephen Okello, they conducted investigations which revealed that 23 NGOs are operating with expired permits, 15 failed to file annual returns and audited books of accounts while 16 were operating without registering with the bureau.
The NGO Act requires all NGOs to register with the NGO Bureau, acquire and renew their permits annually to continue operations and also file their annual and audited books of account with the NGO Bureau. The Bureau is mandated to register, regulate, monitor, inspect, coordinate and oversee all NGO operations in the country.
Okello says the NGOs have been non-complaint and hence ordered that they halt their operations immediately.
The NGOs whose operations have been halted for operating without a valid permit include the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), Western Ankole Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), Citizens’ Concerns Africa, Elohim Power Transforming Africa, Orone Foundation and Light Concepts.
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https://www.independent.co.ug/ngo-burea ... f-54-ngos/
I hope you now no longer consider my question as stupid.
In response to your thread "I don’t understand the premise of your question, it seems like a stupid question? "
In order to get a better picture i suggest you look at this podcast from the BBC from some years back regarding the NGO Sector in Malawi. Another 3.world country but with similar problems so the comparison makes sense.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00mmn27
It's of no question to me that a number of foreign funded NGO have another "hidden - political" agenda.
I don't understand why you want me to PM you just to find out which of Cambodia's NGO you consider as good. This is an open forum and why not share it with the audience here ?
Another much more recent case is the suspension of 54 NGO operating in Uganda.
======================================================
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations-NGO Bureau has suspended the operations of 54 NGOs.
According to the Executive Director of the NGO Bureau Stephen Okello, they conducted investigations which revealed that 23 NGOs are operating with expired permits, 15 failed to file annual returns and audited books of accounts while 16 were operating without registering with the bureau.
The NGO Act requires all NGOs to register with the NGO Bureau, acquire and renew their permits annually to continue operations and also file their annual and audited books of account with the NGO Bureau. The Bureau is mandated to register, regulate, monitor, inspect, coordinate and oversee all NGO operations in the country.
Okello says the NGOs have been non-complaint and hence ordered that they halt their operations immediately.
The NGOs whose operations have been halted for operating without a valid permit include the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), Western Ankole Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), Citizens’ Concerns Africa, Elohim Power Transforming Africa, Orone Foundation and Light Concepts.
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https://www.independent.co.ug/ngo-burea ... f-54-ngos/
I hope you now no longer consider my question as stupid.
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No, it’s doesn’t really explain your question. It still seems like a naive (maybe naive is a better word than stupid) question. I’ll ask again, what do you mean by foreign funded? Foreign government funded? Because the vast majority of, if not all, NGOs (local and international) will have some form of funding from abroad, and this is not a negative trait.Expatissimo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 3:16 pm@by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:03 pm
In response to your thread "I don’t understand the premise of your question, it seems like a stupid question? "
In order to get a better picture i suggest you look at this podcast from the BBC from some years back regarding the NGO Sector in Malawi. Another 3.world country but with similar problems so the comparison makes sense.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00mmn27
It's of no question to me that a number of foreign funded NGO have another "hidden - political" agenda.
I don't understand why you want me to PM you just to find out which of Cambodia's NGO you consider as good. This is an open forum and why not share it with the audience here ?
Another much more recent case is the suspension of 54 NGO operating in Uganda.
======================================================
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations-NGO Bureau has suspended the operations of 54 NGOs.
According to the Executive Director of the NGO Bureau Stephen Okello, they conducted investigations which revealed that 23 NGOs are operating with expired permits, 15 failed to file annual returns and audited books of accounts while 16 were operating without registering with the bureau.
The NGO Act requires all NGOs to register with the NGO Bureau, acquire and renew their permits annually to continue operations and also file their annual and audited books of account with the NGO Bureau. The Bureau is mandated to register, regulate, monitor, inspect, coordinate and oversee all NGO operations in the country.
Okello says the NGOs have been non-complaint and hence ordered that they halt their operations immediately.
The NGOs whose operations have been halted for operating without a valid permit include the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), Western Ankole Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), Citizens’ Concerns Africa, Elohim Power Transforming Africa, Orone Foundation and Light Concepts.
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https://www.independent.co.ug/ngo-burea ... f-54-ngos/
I hope you now no longer consider my question as stupid.
I am very familiar with NGOs in Cambodia, I don’t need an out of date podcast relating to another country to educate me,
I already explained why I will share info by PM if required.
Expatissmo is on the money there.ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 3:56 pmNo, it’s doesn’t really explain your question. It still seems like a naive (maybe naive is a better word than stupid) question. I’ll ask again, what do you mean by foreign funded? Foreign government funded? Because the vast majority of, if not all, NGOs (local and international) will have some form of funding from abroad, and this is not a negative trait.Expatissimo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 3:16 pm@by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ » Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:03 pm
In response to your thread "I don’t understand the premise of your question, it seems like a stupid question? "
In order to get a better picture i suggest you look at this podcast from the BBC from some years back regarding the NGO Sector in Malawi. Another 3.world country but with similar problems so the comparison makes sense.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p00mmn27
It's of no question to me that a number of foreign funded NGO have another "hidden - political" agenda.
I don't understand why you want me to PM you just to find out which of Cambodia's NGO you consider as good. This is an open forum and why not share it with the audience here ?
Another much more recent case is the suspension of 54 NGO operating in Uganda.
======================================================
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations-NGO Bureau has suspended the operations of 54 NGOs.
According to the Executive Director of the NGO Bureau Stephen Okello, they conducted investigations which revealed that 23 NGOs are operating with expired permits, 15 failed to file annual returns and audited books of accounts while 16 were operating without registering with the bureau.
The NGO Act requires all NGOs to register with the NGO Bureau, acquire and renew their permits annually to continue operations and also file their annual and audited books of account with the NGO Bureau. The Bureau is mandated to register, regulate, monitor, inspect, coordinate and oversee all NGO operations in the country.
Okello says the NGOs have been non-complaint and hence ordered that they halt their operations immediately.
The NGOs whose operations have been halted for operating without a valid permit include the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), Western Ankole Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), Citizens’ Concerns Africa, Elohim Power Transforming Africa, Orone Foundation and Light Concepts.
unquote
https://www.independent.co.ug/ngo-burea ... f-54-ngos/
I hope you now no longer consider my question as stupid.
I am very familiar with NGOs in Cambodia, I don’t need an out of date podcast relating to another country to educate me,
I already explained why I will share info by PM if required.
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https://www.wrongkindofgreen.org/2019/0 ... l-complex/
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I agree, and I think that there are probably many other genuinely good organizations... A number work on the ground on the personal impetus of individuals who operate with zero funding, and only a handful of people; so, many of the involved expats are working for free and doing whatever small thing that they can do improve life for people at the local level. As many long-time expats here know, if you get to know the people around you, and try to lift a finger, even you can do more than pull ring-tabs and help out... it is as simple as talking to your neighbor or teaching their kids to speak English...Lucky Lucan wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 12:38 pmPSE is a good organization that helps thousands of kids and their families.
The concept of an NGO is too often mixed-up with the idea of a corporate entity. The former, if genuine, actually does things on the ground to help improve society... Meanwhile, the corporation serves itself only and -- if it is of foreign origin -- a corporation usually focuses on making money for export, heedless of local effects... Where do Coca-Cola's profits go? To some bank in America or offshore, obviously... Most of the current corporate effects in Cambodia consist of very long tentacles of exploitation, reaching indirectly from European clothing chains, etc, same as in the case of Bangladesh and other countries whose locals are forced to labor in sweatshops for poor poor pay -- working people who have no right to negotiate or protect their interests...
NGOs, if they have earned the name, do not serve themselves first... It is easy to criticize by opinion, but without some hard statistics to show exactly "how much" money the large NGOs absorb for their "administration" before they give back to the local society, it remains a speculative, opinionated discussion at best, riddled with prejudiced impressions, misnomers and lazy lies...
I am all for doing anything you can to help out the local people... Do not forget, a lot of the Cambodian people's laziness and apathy is ingrained by the void of opportunity and the deliberate under-development of the public education system...
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Well, in the US, only children beyond the age of 17 are permitted to be involved with Sex, so why should we allow these kids to be involved with more worldly and significantly more complicated issues ? Who is going to prosecute these Greta exploiters ??????Guest wrote: ↑Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:39 am....... read this excellent and very long 5 part series on the manufacturing of Greta Thunberg ......
Many American and British NGOs, even some programs collaborating with the UN and other transnational organisations, are "active measures", or cover for spies.ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:03 pmI don’t understand the premise of your question, it seems like a stupid question? Why would any receiving foreign funding rule them out as supportable? And how would you expect anyone on here to know the income streams of all NGOs.Expatissimo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:58 am@RobW Thank's for your judgement. quote: Related to that is whipping the best employees out of the private sector labour pool in my opinion. Otherwise, there are some very good ones.
My question, still unanswered is "Which ARE the GOOD NGO " do you have any names ?
And the second question still open is: how many of Cambodia's NGO are NOT receiving ANY foreign funding ?? And which ones by name are those (in my opinion supportable ones).
What do you mean by foreign funding, do you mean like USAID or similar government type foreign aid budget? Or just any money which comes from overseas?
I don’t think the Cambodian Red Cross receives international funding, they’ll probably fit your criteria…but you might want to look at them a bit closer before donating.
You’ll struggle to find any which doesn’t receive anything from overseas. Most will have some connection to individuals, societies or organisations which help support. Very few are completely self sufficient within Cambodia though many have commendable goals of sustainability and are working towards that.
If you want to know reputable NGOs (in my opinion) then you can contact me by Private message. I don’t want to promote organisations on here only for some muppet to rejoice in finding some perceived mistake they made 10 years ago thereby in their opinion invalidating any good they are currently doing or have done in past.
Sustainability is a real issue for those Grassroots Orgs. This is just another example of a Tourist Couple that decided to stay and help and has done so for many years.
Australian couple Andrew and Janine Judd came to Cambodia on holiday in 2006. Knowing the long history of violence and poverty the country had experienced, the couple did not expect to be greeted with an outpouring of hospitality and kindness. Yet that was exactly what they received.
“We came here in 2006 for a holiday. We stayed in a village in Kampong Cham. Of course, before coming here, we read a lot about the country. We saw how willingly people shared their belongings even when they had almost nothing for themselves.
“The difference from the materialistic country where we came from was jarring. We wanted to do something to help them,” says Janine.
source:https://phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle-aro ... e-cambodia
Interestingly Kep Gardens never labeled themself as an NGO but rather as a Association ! Yet again it proofs that an idealistic and perhaps sometimes naive approach to help people while you are on a holiday trip is not really sustainable. Many NGO are depending on yet other NGO's to fund them without the Donors being aware of it. Is Bigger Better ? I have my doubts because the bigger the Org gets the more Money and Resources are wasted and the initial goal of helping is sidelined. Depending on Volunteers is also a thorny subject. "The HUG an ORPHAN" issue has been an issue in that area for a long time. Tourists volunteer, have no language or other skills, perhaps feed kids and change their diapers while showing off their latest electronic gadgets don't help. Bonding with young kids and than dump them when the Holidays are over is equally evil.
Australian couple Andrew and Janine Judd came to Cambodia on holiday in 2006. Knowing the long history of violence and poverty the country had experienced, the couple did not expect to be greeted with an outpouring of hospitality and kindness. Yet that was exactly what they received.
“We came here in 2006 for a holiday. We stayed in a village in Kampong Cham. Of course, before coming here, we read a lot about the country. We saw how willingly people shared their belongings even when they had almost nothing for themselves.
“The difference from the materialistic country where we came from was jarring. We wanted to do something to help them,” says Janine.
source:https://phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle-aro ... e-cambodia
Interestingly Kep Gardens never labeled themself as an NGO but rather as a Association ! Yet again it proofs that an idealistic and perhaps sometimes naive approach to help people while you are on a holiday trip is not really sustainable. Many NGO are depending on yet other NGO's to fund them without the Donors being aware of it. Is Bigger Better ? I have my doubts because the bigger the Org gets the more Money and Resources are wasted and the initial goal of helping is sidelined. Depending on Volunteers is also a thorny subject. "The HUG an ORPHAN" issue has been an issue in that area for a long time. Tourists volunteer, have no language or other skills, perhaps feed kids and change their diapers while showing off their latest electronic gadgets don't help. Bonding with young kids and than dump them when the Holidays are over is equally evil.
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Yes, Khmers are not at all materialistic....Expatissimo wrote: ↑Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:40 pm“The difference from the materialistic country where we came from was jarring. We wanted to do something to help them,” says Janine.
Romantic Cambodia is dead and gone. It's with McKinley in the grave.
I have experience volunteering with Cambodia Children's Fund in PP. From my experience, they seem like a legitimately caring and worthwhile operation.Expatissimo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:58 amMy question, still unanswered is "Which ARE the GOOD NGO " do you have any names ?
https://www.cambodianchildrensfund.org
@Sobriquet. CCF is good ??
I wonder what kind of volunteer work you did there.
I heard many other stories about that Org. When a former 21.Century Fox Marketing Director "Scott Neeson" without any degree or qualification in Child Care sets up a child rescue operation with children that often have at least one living parent housed in a institutional, prison like child care center like the one at Phnom Penh's Monireth Blvd. i have my doubts.
Neeson is perfect selling his org to wealthy donors, mostly from the US but his Org should be relabeled into Cambodian Children FOUND !
I wonder what kind of volunteer work you did there.
I heard many other stories about that Org. When a former 21.Century Fox Marketing Director "Scott Neeson" without any degree or qualification in Child Care sets up a child rescue operation with children that often have at least one living parent housed in a institutional, prison like child care center like the one at Phnom Penh's Monireth Blvd. i have my doubts.
Neeson is perfect selling his org to wealthy donors, mostly from the US but his Org should be relabeled into Cambodian Children FOUND !
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