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Crooked INGOs and NGOs: Tools of Neo-Colonialism

S. Hewage

I have been reading lately of numerous alleged unethical and illegal activities of Western nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) in nonwestern countries, where there are political and social conflicts. Very often, these foreign funded INGOs and their local counterparts NGOs are violating national and local rules at their free will, causing more problems for local authorities. These INGOs and NGOs often get away with such unlawful behaviors with the help of their Western paymasters, who are quick to accuse the authorities in the Third World for violating human rights. This is a “catch 22” situation for most of these impoverished nations: if the authorities catch a crooked INGO or NGO breaking the law, they will be accused of violating human rights. If they allowed them to operate at their free will, they will create civil and political unrests. In essence, what these INGOs and NGOs are actually doing is to foster social disharmony in the Third World countries, so that these INGOs can convince their paymasters in the West that they are a vital component in maintaining peace in the Third World. By pleasing their paymasters, they can fill their coppers so that the members of these INGOs and NGOs, and their families, can live a comfortable life. You may recall the tactics of Christian missionaries accompanied by the colonialists in the 18th and 19th centuries as part of their “civilizing mission” to legitimize the colonial expansion. Likewise, these INGOs and their local coolies disguised as NGOs, are performing a vital task in the neo-colonial expansionist project of the 21st century.

Here is a recent example of a crooked INGO violating all civilized behaviors. Last week, Chadian authorities arrested a journalist and a group of French aid workers belong to “Zoe’s Ark” attempting to kidnap 103 children out of Chad. According to the reporters, the aid workers have arranged to take these children, who were “described as orphans,” to Europe to place them in the custody of foster parents (foster parenting is also a profitable business in the West, where families receive state’s funding to look after unwanted children). According to UN and Chadian authorities, most of the 103 children between 1 and 10 years of age were indeed not orphans, but have at least one living parent. According to eyewitnesses, the aid workers had poured red liquid on the children in an attempt to make them look injured, and had put bandages on their arms and legs. According to the Reuters News Service, the French Television network CAPA had released footages “that showed members of Zoe’s Ark putting bandages on children and pouring liquid on them to make it seem as they were injured.” The reporter working for the French Television network CAPA, Marc Garmirian, who was arrested along with the aid workers for not reporting the incident to the authorities, argued that “The bandages were also to make the journey seems less dramatic. The children found it amusing.” Finally, the Chadian authorities had to released crooked INGO members owing to the pressure from French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, who went to Chad to negotiate the release.

This example shows how corrupt are these foreign funded INGOs, and their close affinity with the political leaders of the so-called “free-World.” These INGOs go to any length to please their masters in order to increase funding for their organizations. They are no different from those Christian missionaries accompanied by the Western colonizers in 18th and 19th centuries to legitimize the colonial rule. They worked as “tools of the empire.” These INGOs and NGOs operating in many parts of the world today are tools of the neo-colonial agenda of the West.

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