South Africa
GuideStar International (GSI) and The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) are establishing a strategic partnership that will increase the functionality and value of the current Prodder NGO Directory.
The Prodder/GuideStar NGO Directory Project will utilise the existing Prodder NGO Directory to create a searchable database of profiles and reports on individual NGOs in South Africa. The service will be inclusive, publicly accessible and non-evaluative. It is anticipated that reports will be assembled from government filings, information submitted directly by NGOs and, potentially, third party data sources.
Those who would like to donate to, contract or partner with NGOs can conduct preliminary research on suitable candidate NGOs. They will have access to a record of activities and be in a position to measure accountability through access to organisational reports via the Prodder/GuideStar NGO Directory.
A six-month pilot project, which began in January 2009, will develop the systems, operating strategies, underlying data, sector-engagement protocols and other attributes necessary for a successful public launch of the service.
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