Politicization of Humanitarian Aid Allocations by Global Donors and Implications on Selected Non-Governmental Organisations’ Performance in Nigeria

T.F. Abiodun, M.A. Ayanlowo, O.S. Davis
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Organisations that focus on humanitarian concerns usually rely on voluntary donations and largesse from multiple ends, without which their operations cannot be implemented. The premise of the paper was established on the fact that humanitarian aid is ultimately complemented by humanitarian funding, which is in itself reliant on donors from multiple ends. As a result of this, it has become difficult to divorce the political nature of the influence of donors’ interests in the allocation and focus of the humanitarian funding offered. This has resulted in a dilemma. The study focused on the issue of the politicization of humanitarian funding and how it affects the delivery of humanitarian aid in selected non-governmental organisations in Nigeria. Using a qualitative approach, 10 participants, working with different NGOs in Nigeria and occupying different positions, were recruited to derive data on the topic. Semi-structured interviews were utilised. The data obtained were analysed via thematic analysis to decode the data and derive recurrent themes from it. The results of the study showed that there is a consensus among the participants on the virtually inevitable role of politics in the acquisition and subsequent distribution of humanitarian funding to address issues related to conflicts and disasters among diverse communities across Nigeria. This often negates the principle of independence and autonomy that NGOs should work by where, in most cases, the acceptance of humanitarian funding from donors often leaves their hands tied. The study offered recommendations along the lines of creating mechanisms of transparency and accountability from both donors and recipient NGOs, having local NGOs seek support from their communities to be more involved in humanitarian missions, and heightened collaboration between humanitarian actors to make funding easier, more effective, and less politicized.
全球捐助者人道主义援助拨款的政治化及其对尼日利亚部分非政府组织绩效的影响
关注人道主义问题的组织通常依赖于来自多方的自愿捐助和慷慨解囊,没有这些 捐助和慷慨解囊,其行动就无法开展。本文的前提是,人道主义援助最终是由人道主义资金来补充的,而人道主义资金本身又依赖于多方捐助者。因此,在人道主义资金的分配和重点方面,很难剥离捐助者利益影响的政治性。这就造成了一个两难的局面。这项研究的重点是人道主义资金的政治化问题,以及它如何影响尼日利亚选定的非政 府组织提供人道主义援助。采用定性方法,招募了 10 名在尼日利亚不同非政府组织工作并担任不同职务的参与者,以获取有关该主题的数据。采用了半结构式访谈。通过主题分析法对获得的数据进行了分析,以解码数据并从中得出重复出现的主题。研究结果表明,参与者一致认为,在获取和分配人道主义资金以解决尼日利亚各地不同社区的冲突和灾害相关问题的过程中,政治的作用几乎不可避免。这往往否定了非政府组织应遵循的独立自主原则,在大多数情况下,非政府组织在接受捐 助者提供的人道主义资金时往往束手束脚。研究报告提出的建议包括:建立捐助方和受援非政府组织的透明度和问责制机 制;让当地非政府组织寻求其社区的支持,以更多地参与人道主义任务;加强人道主 义行动者之间的合作,使资助工作更容易、更有效、更少政治化。
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