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Non-formal (additional) Aid resources


                                                                                   “Do not eat on your own”


                 restrictions, and lack of transparency in dealing with public agencies.  Reducing these risks at
                 the country level is a foundation without which reducing project-level risks will not lead to

                 increased investment and growth in developing countries.”
                                                         Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2017/2018:   500
                                                            Foreign Investor Perspectives and Policy Implications.
                                                                                            World Bank (2018)

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            International NGO

            International NGO differ from the other groups mentioned in this section. The others may
            not already be active in Africa but they have the potential to enhance the UK International

            Aid operation.

                 International NGO are different in that they already operate in Africa. In theory this
            should mean its a lot less difficult to persuade them to do things that would enhance UK

            International Aid. And yet we do nothing (or next to nothing) to make this happen.

                  Large international NGO ‘build their business’, build personal careers on the back of
            formal UK International Aid spending. The many smaller international NGO increase their

            sense of ‘worthiness’.

                 For heaven sake, start to demand that all NGO fill their in-country management
            positions with local Africans. Even if that means having to give individual Africans 2-3 years

            ‘out of Africa’ management training and experience. Start to demand that all NGO provide a
            locally defined ‘living wage’ to all locally employed Africans.

                 Set in motion DfiD/FCDO policies that require all NGO contractors used by DfiD/FCDO

            to guarantee the above.
                 Set in motion ‘joint-working’ with HMRC alter the current tax regime so that any tax

            relief only applies to NGO that comply with the above. (And this may mean the establishment by
            DfiD/FCDO of a UK ‘quality chartermark’ for NGO)

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                 “ For the few years, Dan Brockington of the Sheffield Institute for International Development and

                 Nicola Banks of GDI, have been engaged on an epic project to map UK NGOs focused on
                 development.The report, which tracked the finances and activities of 898 development NGOs

                 based in England, Wales and Scotland, found:
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