Global: Less Money For More Work – the NGO Double Whammy

Image Courtesy: BigThink Non-profit organisations and NGOs are laying off staff and cutting back aid programmes as the global recession bites, and the prospects for 2010 also look bleak. “Clearly the impact of the financial downturn on charities...

NGO to build thousand houses in flood-hit areas

The south karnataka based NGO Shree Kshethra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) has come forward to construct one thousand houses in flood-affected districts of the State. Dr L.H. Manjunath, Executive Director-SKDRDP, said that the thousand...

NGOs fight cancer through awareness

Experts have long opined that the battle against breast cancer can be won with awareness. London-based NGO Roko Cancer has been walking in this direction for the past five years. It conducted a breast cancer detection camp for city residents on Sunday. The...

RBI asks banks to be vigilant on NGOs

The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, has asked commercial banks to be vigilant while dealing with non-profit organizations, to ensure that banks are not used as conduits for either money laundering or terrorist finance. This means that banks will have to...