| Recently there has been a mushrooming of NGOs in | | | | these organisations. When they try to work |
| Mauritius. Those NGOs have different purposes, be it | | | | individually and independently they have difficulties in |
| to sensitive people about human rights, animal rights, | | | | finding sponsors and volunteers to work for them. A |
| ailments and so much more. Sometimes those NGOs | | | | lack of personnel and most importantly a lack of |
| reach their goals to a certain extent and often they | | | | finance greatly paralyses the success of any |
| fail to do so due to lack of personnel, funds and a | | | | organisation. Therefore, remaining small is as good as |
| proper organisation. | | | | not existing at all. The head of those organisations |
| In an interview in a popular local weekly Dr. Satish | | | | might have superb ideas to help the country progress |
| Boolell gave his opinion about NGOs. According to him, | | | | but unfortunately their message goes astray, not |
| the propagation of NGOs does no good to the | | | | reaching those to whom it was intended. |
| country. What we really need, still according to him, is | | | | I'm not saying that organisations in Mauritius are up to |
| for those NGOs to work together in networks. That | | | | nothing constructive. Organisations like PILS are doing |
| is, each organisation doing a share of the job to | | | | great but there are others which are created, ran for |
| reach a certain objective. For example organisations | | | | a few months and then forced to cease working |
| fighting against the abuse of illicit drugs can join hands | | | | because of the above mentioned reasons. |
| with organisations fighting against AIDS. The | | | | So this goes to say that what we actually need is |
| association of these organisations will result in a | | | | more cooperation of the NGOs with each other and |
| better planning of tasks and the reaching of a | | | | more funds to those organisations in the form of |
| common goal. | | | | government subsidies or sponsors from private firms. |
| As we say, too much of something can ruin the | | | | We also need volunteers to work for those |
| whole thing. I feel that this applies in the case of | | | | organisations, at least part time. |