Money Guzzlers

most development interventions end when funding ends .. im not entering into a debate on whether susainability is possible or not .. Sustainability is an almost utopian concept.. few glorious exceptions keep our hopes burning ..

But, forget the difficulty one has to undergo and creativity needed to attain sustainability .. i doubt whether we are really interested in sustainability at all .. imagine this .. when a project is getting funds, then one can afford a lot of things.. good work place, cars, food .. its all part of the package ..

But once funds are gone, even if the activity is sustainable, it will be on low cost mode .. no cars, one room work place etc .. so, who would be interested in continuing an activity after funds are gone ..

I sometimes cant help thinking, NGOs do what gets them funds rather than get funds for what they need to do ..So, its common to see NGOs competing for donor attention and not sharing their work with anyone else .. In my mind, i have coined a phrase for such NGOs .. Money guzzlers ..