The ChinAfrica Project posted on 18 May 2020 a commentary titled "Chinese NGOs in Africa Are New and Making Some Mistakes but They're Learning Fast" by Huang Hongxiang, who operates the Chinese NGO China House in Kenya.
China does not have a strong history of NGOs and even less experience with operations outside China. This account represents the views of the director of one of the few Chinese NGOs active in Africa today. It has been a learning experience.
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Chinese NGOs in Africa
The May 2016 issue of Development Policy Review published a study titled "'Going Out' or Staying In? The Expansion of Chinese NGOs in Africa" by Jennifer Hsu, University of Alberta, Timothy Hildebrandt, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Reza Hasmath, Oxford.
The study examines the overseas behavior of Chinese NGOs in Ethiopia and Malawi and concludes they are yet to make a substantial impact in either nation. The study suggests that the Chinese model of international development will continue to be one where temporary one-off projects are favored. Insofar as social organizations play a role, they will be government organized NGOs rather than grassroots NGOs.
The study examines the overseas behavior of Chinese NGOs in Ethiopia and Malawi and concludes they are yet to make a substantial impact in either nation. The study suggests that the Chinese model of international development will continue to be one where temporary one-off projects are favored. Insofar as social organizations play a role, they will be government organized NGOs rather than grassroots NGOs.
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