C'da, > I noticed you recommended they should be good. That was very thoughtful. > But since it appears that many of these are more scams, how to stop them > from ruining it for everyone?
Ish Ram, Hori, Hori. Of course, I still think they are good. Obviously, like anything else, if there is money to be scammed, it is likely that one would see these scam artists coming out of the woodwork. Does that mean that we throw out all the NGO, to get rid of the bad ones? I know of one particular NGO, "Pratham" which is supposedly doing wonders in helping women's issues in India. In fact, there is one Assamese young lady who is high up in Pratham in N. Delhi. Now, as far as one knows, its an up and up NGO. But who knows? >of how a number of kharkhowas were hoping to form NGOs to milk NRA >donations . Did the NRAs buy into it? I seriously doubt it. > What is the bottom line now Ram--do we need more NGOs to save desi- > demokrasy, or just more better NGOs :-)? NGOs cannot SAVE a democracy, they can only help stregthen the polity. Good NGOs can do a good job. I still have faith in them. >From some cursory reading, it seems many NGOs all over (world over) are scamming people left & right, specially in countries in Africa. But then, once in while, one hears of great stories like AIDS being completely eradicated from some African locale where there was no hope left. That was done by NGOs. Like demokrasy, NGOs are what people make of it :-) --Ram On 5/17/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ram,Ram, Ram :-). > > Now NGOs are infected too? > > What do we do now? > > I noticed you recommended they should be good. That was very thoughtful. > But since it appears that many of these are more scams, how to stop them > from ruining it for everyone? > > I remember a note from someone in Assam Net, perhaps years back, where > the writer spoke, with disdain, of how a number of kharkhowas were hoping > to form NGOs to milk NRA donations . But I would have to guess that is easier > dreamt than done :-). > > What is the bottom line now Ram--do we need more NGOs to save desi- > demokrasy, or just more better NGOs :-)? > > c-da > > > From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2005/05/16 Mon PM 11:11:03 EDT > > To: Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > CC: Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > > Subject: Re: [Assam] NGOs > > > > > And setting up an NGO is the hottest thing going for > > > young folks all over Assam - even those without any > > > socio-economic agenda. > > > > And throughtout India, I would guess. Its indeed a sad commentary. > > > > On 5/16/05, Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > And setting up an NGO is the hottest thing going for > > > young folks all over Assam - even those without any > > > socio-economic agenda. It seems NGOs get funds and > > > those funds can be pocketed easily. Seems easier than > > > working (or for that matter finding work). > > > > > > Why do I think is it hot for this category of people? > > > Because, a cousin of mine, a low level political type > > > in the hinterland whose party is currently in power > > > talks about doing it. What it means is that it is a > > > better option to get money than government contracts. > > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > Sarangapani, > > > > > > All NGOs are not created equal;separate the wheat from > > > the chaff,ignore propoganda and look at their track > > > records,especially financial statements.Despite their > > > saintly image in the media,some misuse their > > > funds.Motivations of political,religious,or > > > ideological activism make not an NGO.Delhi-based NGOs > > > will not succeed in getting the people of NE to > > > participate in determining their develomental > > > needs,since they donot work with native ways of > > > knowing things. > > > KJD > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Assam mailing list > > > > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > > > > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > > > > > > > Mailing list FAQ: > > > > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > > > > To unsubscribe or change options: > > > > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! 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