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Matching Intentions with Divergent Agendas: Interplay of the State, International Donors, and the Civil Voluntary Initiatives in Pakistan
During the last two decades, there has been proliferation of
civil voluntary initiatives in the name of local and international
development. The international donors of a large variety have played
catalyst role in supporting such initiatives financially to help engage
in meaningful interaction with the states in whose jurisdiction they
operate. These initiatives have been given many names, most popular
being the NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations). However, in this paper
one is referring to this collectivity as civil voluntary initiatives
(CVIs). They can be institutions, organisations or behaviours, forms of
social activism or participation—formal and informal, organised and or
random. There is general perception that these initiatives are “donor
driven” and follow a “western agenda”. We also observe that many
international donors do not tend to fund and encourage impartially; they
leave out faith-based groups from their support net. The latter
reportedly receive charity donations from foreign governments in the
name of serving religion—Islam, in the case of Pakistan
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