DONOR DEPENDENCY IRKS NGO BUREU BOSS
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BY ANDAMA MOSES
MASINDI
Steven Okello, the Executive Director NGO Bureau, the agency that regulates the work of NGOs in Uganda is concerned about the high level of donor dependence syndrome by NGOs in the country that he said makes their continuity uncertain.
Okello expressed the concern during the grand opening of a nursery and primary school buildings constructed by Shine Children’s Foundation in Miirya cell, Kigulya division, Masindi district
today.
Okello, who was the chief guest at the event, revealed that the number of NGOs in Uganda is increasing at a high rate but many of them are largely donor dependent and that many of them collapse once the donors withdraw the funding and yet they lack sustainability strategies.
The Bishop of Masindi Kitara diocese, George William Kasangaki who opened the school, warned the people against greed for money which drives them into committing evil acts like prostitution and corruption that has crippled the development of the country.
He urged the leaders of the shrine’s children foundation to do their work with honesty.
Denis Kiirya, the organization’s executive director explained that the organization that has been in existence for more than 10 years, strives to help the vulnerable children who cannot afford the school requirements.
He added that one of the interventions is constructing the school to give quality and affordable education to them. He listed constructing a health center, connecting the school to electricity, constructing a computer laboratory and a modern sports center to serve both the school and community as some of the organization’s future plans
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