In the wake and aftermath of the Haiti disaster and at their most vulnerable and desperate moments, after they have lost most of their possessions and livelyhoods a glimmer of hope appears, an extending hand - The Aid agencies! To whom we are supposed to trust.
Those Aid workers exploited the desperate and needy for their own sexual gains and desires, its absolutely the lowest form of humanity!
Looters get shot! What do these scum-bags get, embarrasment?
There are many failures that have contributed to this exploitation and blase' attitude:
-Lack of a real Vetting procedure for the Aid workers on 'the front line'.
-Lack of managerial governance within the chain of command.
-Supervisionary employee complacency!
I do not expect the 'person-at-the-top' to 'fall on their sword' and resign. I expect every employee within that deployment to be investigated and sanctioned appropriately in accordance with their failures and or actions.
The damage done, not only to the reputation of Aid agencies but the Humanitarian relief effort in general is irreversible!
I'm sure it wasn't the first time it has happened and it probably will not be the last.
After many major disasters, due to the break-down of law and order within an organised society there will be a power struggle as the indisious element of organised crime moves in to fill the gap. Should we now expect a universal, intermediatory police force to deploy as well? Or should martial law be an automated 'knee-jerk' reaction to any state of emergency?
In my opinion the big aid agencies have been tarnished and will have to fight hard in order to restore their reputations.
I hope that the smaller charities, which are more localised, continue to keep up their good work. Charities such as:
-Foodbanks
-Homelessness charities
-Veteran targetted charities
There is an old saying "If you want to get rich, start a charity", there is enough scepticism for aid agencies and charities already, they are undoubtably multi-million pound businesses with logistical chains that any large company/country would be envious of. Has 'big company' syndrome kicked in? Time and their contributions will tell.
How can a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), ever be 'Non Governmental' when a large majority of its funding comes from the Foreign Aid Budget? (Or does it contribute to a bigger intelligence picture and 'flow of information' with 'our man on the ground'! For this reason, these agencies will not fail, they have been tarnished with the 'Jimmy Saville' wand - They will initially struggle until the next scandal!
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