Three major US-based donors on MHA’s ‘watch list’
The ministry
of home affairs has recently put under the ‘watch list’ three major
US-based donors under the Foreign Contributions Registration Act,
2010.
of home affairs has recently put under the ‘watch list’ three major
US-based donors under the Foreign Contributions Registration Act,
2010.
The three
major NGOs – Open Society Foundation (OSF),
World Movement for Democracy and National
Endowment for Democracy (NED) are now in the
watch list, also called “prior permission category” of MHA,
which means that these donors cannot extend any financial assistance
to any registered or unregistered NGO/organisation or individual
without clearance from the ministry.
major NGOs – Open Society Foundation (OSF),
World Movement for Democracy and National
Endowment for Democracy (NED) are now in the
watch list, also called “prior permission category” of MHA,
which means that these donors cannot extend any financial assistance
to any registered or unregistered NGO/organisation or individual
without clearance from the ministry.
The number
of major foreign donors under government’s watch list now aggregates
eighteen. Earlier Greenpeace International, Climate Work Foundation,
Ford Foundation and CORDAID among others were in the list. Ford
Foundation was earlier this year removed from the watch list.