Social Work in the Jungle Ramble in the Jungle

NGOs do more harm than good.



Now that we got your attention, allow us to explain. NGOs or nongovernmental organizations are the basis for a vicious cycle. This cycle involves the government, corporates, and even us big city folk. But among all these players, NGOs are the most nefarious. This is because they disguise their long-term problem with short-term intentions.



CSR or corporate social responsibility programs by the government force companies to contribute to NGOs. In turn, these NGOs take the money and create a problem. They contribute to the underprivileged and create a constant supply of the underprivileged. These people, through no fault of their own, come from small to big cities. This is the vicious cycle, authorized by the government and funded by corporates.



As part of an NGO, we’ve seen this first hand. This episode is an encapsulation of that experience. For good or bad, it’s what we think is wrong with the NGO system. But we think a solution is afoot. By making small cities a manufacturing hub at a public level. By creating incentive structures for small cities at a private level. This can be a solution that all three cogs of the vicious cycle  - NGOs, Corporates and the government can solve. 



The conversation is based on this article: https://aakash-athawasya96.medium.com/the-false-promise-of-big-city-ngos-2891ba9862a

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