China Daily - NGOs in difficulty, survey shows
Zhang Yining
Although it's only about the those NGO working on the envrionmental
protection, but it's still worth reading, especially the statistical
figures revealed, quoted below:
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There were 2,768 environmental protection NGOs in China at the end of
last year, with a total membership of 224,000, said the survey, released
by the All-China Environment Federation (ACEF) last Saturday.
Government departments and student volunteers initiated more than 90 per
cent of them, but only a little over 20 per cent had registered with
authorities.
A membership system is widely used as the major fundraising method, but
more than 70 per cent do not have fixed money sources.
The scale of NGOs in China is usually very small: There are less than
70,000 full-time staff and nearly 30 per cent only have part-time staff.
Because of lack of funds, about half of the full-time staff are unpaid,
and many lack necessary insurance.
About 80 per cent of NGO members are below 30, and more than 90 per cent
of leaders have a college or higher degree.
More than 95 per cent of the members say they do the work solely for
environmental protection and not to make money.
In 2005, nearly 3 billion yuan (US$370 million) was raised by these
NGOs.
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[1] http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-04/24/content_574893.htm
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