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