Friday, May 29, 2009

Aid expert says only pennies of foreign aid reaching Afghans ...

CALGARY - In a country where government corruption and payoffs are pervasive, only pennies from each aid dollar being sent to Afghanistan are actually reaching the people who need help, an international aid expert said Thursday.

"You've got 15,000 foreigners, primarily westerners, based in Kabul - a lot of overlapping, poor co-ordination - and it seems a battle between the NGOs (non-government organizations) in terms of territoriality and a battle of egos," Vicenzino said at a gathering hosted by the United States Consulate in Calgary. Aid expert says only pennies of foreign aid reaching Afghans ...

Metro - Aid expert says only pennies of foreign money reaching Afghans

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