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Originally posted by Zakk: *
Nadia: My own experiences are that well over two third of all NGO's in Pakistan are inactive or not worth even considering as NGO's. The main issue is one of grass roots organisations, and **most of the ones around are not even close to that, they are essentially sub contractors for Western or Middle Eastern Aid organisations and are out to *promote their donors own political agenda.** Pakistan's few grass roots movements are looked down upon by the government because they are not easy to manipulate. The end result is famous social scientists like Akhtar Hameed Khan ended up failing to make any difference. That is why you have no parable to Grameen Bank in Pakistan.
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That's what i was trying to say in my round-about way, you stated it in half a sentence.
Sad and true.