Make reforms in SWCN
The Himalayan Times
2 August 2018
Make
reforms in SWCN
Since long, the government has
been allowing local non-government organizations (NGOs) and international
non-government organizations (INGOs) to work in various parts of the country
with the intention of improving the living conditions of the local populations.
These organizations were/are engaged in implementing different kinds of
development programmes related to formal and non-formal education, community
health, income generation and women empowerment.
Around 48,000 NGOs are currently registered
with the Social Welfare Council Nepal (SWCN); however, not all of them are active.
The SWCN is the umbrella organization at the centre. One of its
responsibilities is to monitor the activities of these organizations which have
not been effective due to its limited human and financial resources. These
shortcomings of SWCN have made most of the I/NGOs implement their activities in
their own ways, hampering the achievement of intended objectives of the
programme. The operational expenses of these organizations started growing
higher and higher thus reducing the budget for the development programme. In
fact, the ideal ratio of development and operational funds is 70:30; however,
the SCWN has liberally directed them to spend 60% of the budget for the
development programme.
Looking at these irresponsible
activities of some of the I/NGOs, the government was recently thinking to
tighten their belts by introducing a policy. At such time, 30 Chinese NGOs are
set to penetrate the country’s social sectors at the grassroots level for the
coming three years “30 Chinese BGOs all set to work in Nepal” (THT, July 31,
Page 1). Time has come for the government to reform and reorient the existing SWCN.
Rai
Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
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