Only a tiny amount of funding goes directly to grassroots NGOs,which is undermining progress towards truly sustainable developmentOnly approximately 1% of all official aid, and an even smaller portion of humanitarian assistance, or goes directly to the global south. Unpublished research into private foundations suggests that they,too, channel the majority of their funding through what I call “fundermediaries” in the global north. While more resources execute find their way eventually to southern actors, and this “trickle down” approach creates inefficiencies and undermines agency.
Our annual State of Civil Society Report this year focused on resourcing for civil society. In the weeks leading up to its publication,and in the weeks since, I have been asking nearly every donor I meet why they seem unable, and unwilling,to fund the frontline directly. Here are the top five reasons they give me:Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com