Charity governance (CG) is the culture within a charity and the direction they aim to go in whilst involving objectives and purposes, this must be within rules and regulations to make sure that no laws are being broken. Here are some of the main aspects of CG, purpose, integrity, board effectiveness and openness and accountability. Charities are based off donations and their public image is crucial to obtaining funding and donations, CG helps this as it shows how well run a charity is to those outside of the operations and for those involved in operations they can improve and maximise impact for the demographic the charity is set up for. The CG code was designed in a manner to act as a practical tool and is voluntary rather than a strict set of rules that must be followed, however it is widely endorsed by charity commission.
Government aid is defined as either providing finance for services or providing said services to other countries. One example is how Britain provides financial help and services for countries in the commonwealth and as recently as 2022 they committed over £200 million to multiple major education projects spanning multiple commonwealth countries. There are many instances where countries send aid to other countries undergoing some turmoil whether it be war or famine or any other purposes.
One thing in common between charity and government aid is that it doesn’t always end up in the right hands. Government aid can be sent to and received by the intended party however it can be gravely misused and cause more harm than good, this is why it is more preferred to provide aid in resources such as food, equipment or even staff (to conduct training) rather than money. The problem with charity is that it is often hard to trace the money, and this leaves it susceptible to it being siphoned off at every stage, whilst it is essential to gathering funding by the public to resolving issues in their country or abroad there is a persistent scepticism surrounding it. The approximate range of charity money that reaches the intended recipient is believed to be between 60-70%, whilst some of the money is used for administrative purposes and paying workers this should not accumulate to 30% so there are other factors to consider that aren’t apparent.
Bureaucracy is the system of government where important decisions are taken by state officials instead of elected representatives. In many cases this can lead to corruption especially in the third-world countries receiving money (from government aid or charity) where it is potentially being held up at the top of the chain. This strengthens the dysphoria between the leaders and their people and causes discontent which left for a long enough time can lead to riots, protests, and eventually civil war. This has been the case in many countries such as Sudan and often this leads to factions and militias being set up.
The recent war in Sudan is an excellent example of this as years of corruption under the Omar al-Bashir regime led to an uprising in 2019 where he was eventually replaced in a coup led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamad Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) who commands the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). After the successful coup the 2 figureheads of the revolution turned on each other, both using the resources at hand to seize control, both claim to have been attacked first sparking a new civil war in April of 2023 during the last few days of the holy month of Ramadan. For more in depth analysis on this conflict see article 12. There have been several truce attempts and negotiations however the war rages on and with millions displaced and further millions on brink of starvation humanitarian aid and other resources have been scarce. It is borderline impossible to move aid through the country due to lack of safety. Furthermore, it is difficult to locate charities or organisations with a permanent residence for resources (money) to be transferred to as giving money to the government or the RSF would only fuel this war rather than have the intended purpose of reducing the pressure on the civilians suffering