• Rwanda: Are NGOs Perpetuating Dependence Instead of Self-Sufficiency?

    The New Times (Kigali), 25 February 2013

    Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the country are under the spotlight. They are being accused of having no impact after it merged that they spend almost 80 per cent of their budgets on administration, sharply limiting their impact in communities.

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  • NoherisFriend
    Feb 27 2013, 00:33

    Administrative costs are under scrutiny in both private and public organizations everywhere these days. I'm very disappointed to learn that as much as 80% of NGO money is spent that way, and hope the donations I make to them don't spend more than 20% on administration. I also agree that the goal of helping people to achieve self-sufficiency is optimal. However, until a location has good education, sanitation, and food, that can only remain a goal. Each country, or better yet, a pan-African organization, has to be the foremost and most active participant in the welfare of its people.