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‘Donors are not interested in reality’: the interplay between international donors and local NGOs in Kyrgyzstan's HIV/AIDS sector

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  • Svetlana Ancker
  • Bernd Rechel

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This article explores the interplay between international donors and local NGOs in Kyrgyzstan's HIV/AIDS sector. It argues that donors have transposed ready-made policies without sufficient consideration of the local context and that NGOs have responded strategically, adapting their proposals and reports to the expectations of donors. This complex interplay has resulted in unintended consequences that have undermined an effective response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. It has given rise to ‘virtual realities’ detached from developments on the ground. The funding system has also led to corruption and misappropriation of funds and the failure of NGOs to become sustainable. Largely bypassing the state in the allocation of funds, international donors have also undermined an already weak state.

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  • Svetlana Ancker & Bernd Rechel, 2015. "‘Donors are not interested in reality’: the interplay between international donors and local NGOs in Kyrgyzstan's HIV/AIDS sector," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(4), pages 516-530, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:34:y:2015:i:4:p:516-530
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2015.1091682
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