For plan, programme
The Himalayan Times
11
April 2014
For plan, programme
I have no ill intention while referring to
I/NGO’s performance in Nepal considering their enormous financial and
management inputs for many years. However, after going through Bihari K,
Shrestha’s article “INGO’s performance in Nepal2 (THT, 8 April, Page 8), I want
to share my experiences with the intention of enhancing I/NGOs performance so
that the Nepali people would receive maximum benefits in the days to come.
I am not so sure about the exact number of
I/NGOs currently engaged in Nepal. However, my guess would be not less than
in between nine to 10 thousand of such institutions are working here with or
without registering with Social Welfare Centre (SWC). A few days ago, I had
read that SWC does not have any proper monitoring mechanism to monitor the
financial inputs and development performances of I/NGOs. If so, where does the
government’s monitoring system lie with respect to curtailing I/NGOs
development activities?
I think, unless the government has proper
policies with regard to where and how to incorporate I/NGOs development
activities in order to complement its long term plan and program, the haphazard
involvement of I/NGOs here and there could be detrimental for achieving its long
term development goal. The government should present its long term plan and
program to all the INGOs in advance and seek their involvement in them rather
than letting them (INGOs) uncontrollably implementing their development
activities. In Bangladesh, the government asks INGOs to strictly
follow its long term plan and program if they desire to launch any development
program which has been extremely successful in properly utilizing both the
human and financial resources.
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
