“In the race for excellence, there is no finish line”
The world has become dependent on NGOs; but what would a world without NGOs look like?
Humanitarian crises due to disease outbreaks, drought, and conflict along with lack of reliable access to food are displacing and pushing people to the verge of starvation. The bloody war grounds of Syria have been devastatingly destroyed, and it continues with no end in sight. In underdeveloped and developing countries, instances of social inequality are on the rise.
During a crisis, multiple aspects like human lives, the economy, etc., are at play. The government may not always hold the specialized expertise or experience to handle these crises effectively, from a humanitarian perspective. Here, NGOs step in and intervene.
NGOs are born out of the significant necessity for collective public action towards social development. They are critical to a community’s economic and social growth and mobilization, particularly in underdeveloped countries.
NGOs do not and cannot ever replace public governments. Rather, it provides valuable support to distribute aid among needy communities as they have built the rapport and trust with them. The world has been in a constant prolonged state of despair which has allowed for the birth and survival of the concept of NGOs.
No matter how advanced the international community becomes, no matter how “equal” the world becomes, there will always be room for improvement and therefore there will always be a purpose for the NGO industry to exist and continue serving.
Reaching Hand is one of the 22,400 registered NGOs with the FCRA, as of Feb 2021.
The attempts of NGOs focusing on the various issues usually go in vain due to the umpteen influential forces, some of them being the power of the state, regulations, and such. The current threat to the existence of many NGOs is the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA, 2010) which makes it mandatory for NGOs to receive all foreign contributions from any foreign source only in a bank account and must be routed and spent only through a bank. This could result in an NGO losing its foreign funding sources which in turn limits the NGO’s ability to cater to the needs of people.
This is a huge hit to the already struggling NGOs while they continue to play a crucial role in:
- Advocating and fighting for individuals’ basic human rights
- Meting out direct help and support to affected individuals
- Campaign to positively revolutionize and change the laws and systems
- Offering inputs to initiate and incorporate the essence of major laws of the state
- Champion the cause of the people, to the people, for the people.
Reaching Hand is a registered charitable trust that focuses on addressing gaps in education, health and employability among the underprivileged communities. Managed by private individuals, a large part of our strength comes from members of the community offering voluntary support to our mission. NGOs are tools available for the people to make an impact and Reaching Hand ensures that this tool is completely accessible to anyone who would like to work for the advancement of the society.
Over the last 25 years, Reaching Hand has had an extensive impact in the state of Karnataka touching more than thousands of lives – child
“In the race for excellence, there is no finish line”
The world has become dependent on NGOs; but what would a world without NGOs look like?
Humanitarian crises due to disease outbreaks, drought, and conflict along with lack of reliable access to food are displacing and pushing people to the verge of starvation. The bloody war grounds of Syria have been devastatingly destroyed, and it continues with no end in sight. In underdeveloped and developing countries, instances of social inequality are on the rise.
During a crisis, multiple aspects like human lives, the economy, etc., are at play. The government may not always hold the specialized expertise or experience to handle these crises effectively, from a humanitarian perspective. Here, NGOs step in and intervene.
NGOs are born out of the significant necessity for collective public action towards social development. They are critical to a community’s economic and social growth and mobilization, particularly in underdeveloped countries.
NGOs do not and cannot ever replace public governments. Rather, it provides valuable support to distribute aid among needy communities as they have built the rapport and trust with them. The world has been in a constant prolonged state of despair which has allowed for the birth and survival of the concept of NGOs.
No matter how advanced the international community becomes, no matter how “equal” the world becomes, there will always be room for improvement and therefore there will always be a purpose for the NGO industry to exist and continue serving.
Reaching Hand is one of the 22,400 registered NGOs with the FCRA, as of Feb 2021.
The attempts of NGOs focusing on the various issues usually go in vain due to the umpteen influential forces, some of them being the power of the state, regulations, and such. The current threat to the existence of many NGOs is the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA, 2010) which makes it mandatory for NGOs to receive all foreign contributions from any foreign source only in a bank account and must be routed and spent only through a bank. This could result in an NGO losing its foreign funding sources which in turn limits the NGO’s ability to cater to the needs of people.
This is a huge hit to the already struggling NGOs while they continue to play a crucial role in:
- Advocating and fighting for individuals’ basic human rights
- Meting out direct help and support to affected individuals
- Campaign to positively revolutionize and change the laws and systems
- Offering inputs to initiate and incorporate the essence of major laws of the state
- Champion the cause of the people, to the people, for the people.
Reaching Hand is a registered charitable trust that focuses on addressing gaps in education, health and employability among the underprivileged communities. Managed by private individuals, a large part of our strength comes from members of the community offering voluntary support to our mission. NGOs are tools available for the people to make an impact and Reaching Hand ensures that this tool is completely accessible to anyone who would like to work for the advancement of the society.
Over the last 25 years, Reaching Hand has had an extensive impact in the state of Karnataka touching more than thousands of lives – children, women & families from weaker sections of society.
ren, women & families from weaker sections of society.