Clean funding for civil society organisations: ethics and racketeering in Cameroon
Credibility of funders’ procedures Donors intervening in environmental preservation actions of civil society organisationsin the Congo Basin espouse their reputation of exhibiting and seeking transparency, effectiveness and efficiency in the initiatives they support. This is demonstrated in several areas. Firstly, by the rigidity of the procedures that regulate the funding processes, which are accessible only to a restricted elite of civil society organisations. Secondly, in the monitoring processes that these organisations must follow; compliance with implementation deadlines, operational and financial reporting, etc. However, the added value of expected results is questionable. If we consider all the contributions made to CSOs in [...]