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20 century 'zuŋ u 'not for profit' empires
"Veni, Vidi, Vici ",Steti - ego adduxit amicis meis

Read their 'company' reports and see how they justify their 'worthiness' by emphasising the
number of countries they operate in. Not how many countries they have left. Because their
work is now done, they are not needed now. (Think about that)

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Anyone who watches the Kenya sitcom “The Samaritans” will understand how Africans
view INGO workers / volunteers. Its popularity tells its own story.

And that derogatory image of INGO is not confined to Kenya. Scan the internet

looking for worthwhile reports on the INGO and you cannot help but notice how many

times you see items related to INGO and their own 'survival'.

Its been well recorded how much of today’s 'humanitarian aid' is undertaken by NGO

founded in Europe during the World War era. And that this has probably impacted on their

modern-day operations in Africa.

Some critics go as as far to say that they do modern Africa a disservice by continuing

to use the 'GBP 1 will save / feed a child' tug at people's heartstrings when trying to
generate donations. But the problems with INGO in today’s Africa are much greater and far

deeper than that.

Africa is awash with small and medium-sized INGO. As crisis followed crisis during

the decades of post-independence chaos more and more INGO came. And they never went

home. (Think about that)

And the televisual imagery that helped to swell private sector donations spurned its
own industry. The image the average private donor has of INGO still relies on the

'worthiness' created by the stars of INGO (MSF, IRC and others). The reality can be so very

different. Every Tom, Dick or Harry feels free to establish this or that small INGO. And so
often they have no relevant credentials to underpin this.

During the aftermath of the 2008 'financial crisis', one of the few employment sectors
in the UK that seemed to boom was the not for profit sector. Scan the Internet for volunteer

opportunities and you will be struck by just how many businesses, and they are

businesses, derive their income from being part of the supply chain.

It’s now much more the norm that 'volunteers' pay for their assignment. And this has

led to cases where people set up local African NGO, recruit paying volunteers, and use at
least part of these moneys for their personal use.