NGOs rebuked for not being transparent<\/p>\n
KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara Governor Piet A.
\nTallo slammed on Tuesday 24 non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
\nfor not being transparent in the way they spend donors' money.<\/p>\n
\"The 24 NGOs have received a fair amount of money from foreign
\ndonors, but we haven't seen any real results. Many children are
\nstill malnourished, while many people are still struggling with
\npoverty,\" said the governor, as quoted by provincial spokesman
\nUmbu Saga Anakaka.<\/p>\n
The amount of money received by local and foreign NGOs
\noperating in the province, according to the East Nusa Tenggara
\nDevelopment Planning Board, was Rp 119 billion (US$15.5 million)
\nlast year. NGOs often work in fields that help the poor as well
\nas in child and maternal health.<\/p>\n
Separately, the director of Womintra Foundation, Susi
\nKatipana, said NGOs did account for their spending by producing
\nfinancial reports that could be audited by donors.<\/p>\n
Susi, whose NGO focuses on people's financial betterment,
\nassured that all aid handed over to the NGOs had reached its
\ntargets. -- JP<\/p>",
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