Nangof closes its doors

The Namibia Non-Governmental Organisation Forum (Nangof) has stopped operating due to inadequate funding.The Nangof Trust, the umbrella body for non-governmental organisations which coordinates their activities and facilitates funding, was the collective voice for over 100 NGOs working in Namibia.The organisation's coffers dried up after its major donor, European Development Funding (EDF) stopped disbursing funds to the organisation in February 2016.It wound down its activities between March and April 2016, and scaled down its staff complement to zero, until it eventually closed at the end of 2016.The chairperson of the Nangof Board of Directors, Sandy Tjaronda told Nampa in an interview last week the EU was the backbone of the organisation's funding.He said the organisation did not have the resources to sustain itself after EDF withdrew.“We did not have the resources to close the gap to cover our operational costs. It is a temporary thing (closure); it is not a permanent thing, but it has its own implications,” Tjaronda said.He further added that the umbrella organisation could recover its operations, but would have to find a lasting solution for challenges affecting it. “It is sadly so that most NGOs rely solely on external donor funding. We need to start to work on how we can be resilient and sustainable in the event of the funding landscape changing,” he stated.The NGO Forum was responsible for policy advocacy and network coordination to limit duplication of activities in various areas including health, gender, environment, socio-economic justice, human rights and democracy in the country, as well as facilitate funding for NGOs.NAMPA

Nangof closes its doors

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