WILLIAM GUMEDE: Civil society and NPOs must get Covid-19 funding 🔒
People wait in line for food parcels at Olievenhoutbosch in Centurion. Picture: ALON SKUY
The UK has released a £750m Covid-19 emergency funding package for charities and civil society organisations. The Australian government has included civil society organisations in its $130bn wage subsidies to businesses that have suffered large drops in turnover, and given $200m specifically to charities and community organisations that provide social services, food distribution and emergency services, and $100m for those that provide support services related to domestic violence and abuse.
Since 1994, civil society organisations have played a sterling role in holding government to account, uncovering and protesting against corruption, public-service delivery inefficiencies and shambolic execution Since 1994, civil society organisations have played a sterling role in holding government to account, uncovering and protesting against corruption, public-service delivery inefficiencies and shambolic execution.
Civil society organisations also soak up a large number of young volunteers, especially black youth, moulding young people in ways that are productive and supportive of democracy, social justice and caring for others, so providing a positive outlet for restless energy that may have otherwise go into gangsterism, populism and extremist politics.Close to a third of civil society organisations in SA get some form of funding from the government.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
MARK BARNES: Tackling this crisis needs more carrots and less sticksKeeping an entire society locked in cages will not cure Covid-19 and its myriad consequences
Read more »
DA seeks IMF support for its opposition to race-based Covid-19 relief fundingIt is appealing to the International Monetary Fund to censure the government for its use of B-BBEE criteria in Covid-19 relief funding
Read more »
Covid-19 positive Eskom employee placed in isolation, work area disinfectedEskom says of the seven employees that were tested for Covid-19 following contact with the infected person, six results have been received and they are all Covid-19 negative.
Read more »
China and the US may be heading to a virus-inspired cold warBoth Trump and Xi are getting flak domestically over their handling of Covid-19, and neither are assured of another term, writes Ian Bremmer
Read more »
Shoutout for shoppers in small town SA as R1m is raised for Covid-19 fundDonations big and small from 135,000 people in some of the country's poorest provinces have helped raise R1m for SA's Covid-19 Solidarity Fund. COVID19
Read more »
Presidency 'essential' staff member tests positive for Covid-19An 'essential staff' member within the presidency has tested positive for Covid-19.
Read more »