Attrocities against NGOs ?

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Dear Forum,

It is really shocking to read about the personality clashes among the two

reputed organizations viz. TAI and SFDRT. We individuals when get into high

positions forget our ethical responsibility and make the people scape goats of

our ego clashes. Our primary objective is to provide best possible services to

the most vulnerable populations. We proclaim to empower the vulnerable groups

and we ourselves violate basic human rights most of the time.

It is pathetic to note that most of the time the funding agencies expect the

NGOs to dance to their tunes. Same thing happens with the Project Head, their

subordinates and consultants. The project head is capable of driving the entire

staff and consultant team to their whims and fancies and they think they enjoy

supreme power and nobody can question them. Same thing happens at TAI, and the

entire gang dance to Lakshmibai’s tune.

VHS has showed entire world an excellent model for targeted intervention with

its successful project APAC. If Tamil Nadu has showed commendable results in

containing HIV, it is because of its democratic leaders who allowed their

subordinates and NGOs to function as a well knit team. We wonder whether such

democratic leadership happens at TAI. It is high time for VHS to study the

problem in an unbiased manner and take necessary action to solve the ego clashes

and leadership problems at TAI. Otherwise VHS may loose the reputation and

respect it has gained with so many years of hard work in the field.

Nuckeeran

E-mail: <nuckeeran@...>