Madhesh, NGOs/CSOs, Critical Mass and Development

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MADHESH, NGOS/CSOS,

CRITICAL MASS AND DEVELOPMENT

Anirudh Pd SahProgramme Coordinator

Nepal Madhesh Foundation(NEMAF)

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DONORS/INGOS’ PERSPECTIVEMr. Robert Piper, UN Ambassador :Need of transparent, system based operated CSOs/NGOs

Question of credibility on Madhesh based NGOs

Effective implementation of the project/programme by Madhesh based NGOs

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Dr. Spachis, Ambassador, European Union Delegation to Nepal:Advocacy is must for developing Madhesh

Monitoring and Evaluation is inevitable

PERSPECTIVE COND….

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Mr. Upadhaya, a delegate from World Bank: Perception of the state and

other regarding the depth of CORRUPTON in Madhesh.

PERSPECTIVE COND….

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WHAT IS AT GROUND?BLACK BUDDHA:

Ignored Hospitals Empty collegesLocales not get tired of

blaming the leaders Funds/Aids do not reach to

actual beneficiaries

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WHAT IS AT ……….. CONDAccording to The Economist, the misuse of developmental Fund (60 to 90%)At DDC, NGOs/CSOs and Users’

group pay commissions of up to 50%.

Rest of the fund is misused at VDC Level

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WHAT IS AT ……….. CONDMisuse of developmental Fund

(65 to 85%)At DDC, NGOs/CSOs and Users’

group pay commissions of up to 40%.

Rest of the fund is misused at VDC Level

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Lack of proper development activitiesLawlessnessLack of Madheshis voice in the mediaLack of political concentration towards

the real issues of MadheshWorse situation of Water and Sanitation Corruption in Management Committee

of SchoolState and stakeholders not accountable

to & responsible towards community

WHY IN MADHESH ONLY ??

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ABSENCE OF CRITICAL MASSThis critical mass nowadays

simply called as Civil SocietyIf there is vibrant and critical

mass of civil society in place, there will be less chance of existence of malpractices in the society

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WHAT DOES CIVIL SOCIETY DO?civil society raises :

questions, prescribes constructive

suggestions and exerts pressure on the concerned

stakeholders to be accountable to people

Recent Anna Hazare civil society movement is an example.

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CIVIL SOCIETY IN MADHESH??Few and mainly Kathmandu Centric

Almost void of vibrant and critical mass of civil society at local level in Madhesh

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Need to create mass of vibrant and critical civil society

Strengthen them with proper information and

Train them for proper act of activism

WHAT CAN BE DONE THEN?

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HOW THE VOID CAN BE FILLED? Strengthen the local NGOs by

Enabling their offices SYSTEM BASED OPERATEDFinancial Administration Regulation/policy

Staff Management Regulation/policyInstitutional Good Governance PolicyMonitoring and Evaluation Framework

Other related policies that help to run organization smoothly

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Training them to manage organization as well as programme effectively and efficiently

Engaging them in civil society strengthening activities (FOCUSING YOUTH OF MADHESH) at local level

HOW THE VOID ………..CONTD

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CHALLENGES Reluctance of Madhesh led NGOs and

Madheshis to change Presence of same old genre of political local

leaders in all party mechanism Very low turn out at awareness and such

programmes Reluctance to own the public infrastructure Low level of understanding about their

rights and at the same time their strengths to be in group

Want to have prompt gain The strengthening process will be very slow

but GRADUAL

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FLOW PROCESS

Presence of Madheshi Civil Society at local level

Proper functioning of state and stakeholder mechanism

Socially and economically developed Madhesh

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