The NGO’S true face 

Abstract 

This article aims to make known from a diplomatic perspective the NGO’s role in the country and how they truly interact, the aim is to relate the different situations that occur and that in one way or another affect the decisions they make in both political and social spheres and that therefore the effects fall on society. 

Non-governmental organizations are organizations that act by their own decision, composed of citizens, belonging to the so-called non-profit sector of national or international character, formally constituted, with political, economic or social objectives. ​(Perez, Arango, & Sepulveda, 2011)​ The NGOs are recognized for not seeking a monetary gain, are created in search of providing support and serve as interlocutors for different communities. Many groups of volunteers, together with the organizations to which they belong, have a great participation and accompaniment in the different events that interfere in society and affect the different communities, providing humanitarian aid and creating objectives for the community ​(Carvalho, 1999)​. 

NGO’s are part of the tertiary sector, social sector or the non-profit sector ​(Pérez, 2006)​. Furthermore, in order to fulfill their objectives and transform them on a large scale, become involved in government decisions and are therefore granted political participation. NGO’s have a close relationship with governmental, local and national organizations to generate the greatest impact and better achieve their objectives ​(Cernea, 1989)​. However, not all organized groups that are independent of governments are included in these ​(Willetts, 2010)​. 

NGO’s obtain funding from public and private initiatives, volunteer work and donations from private entities are fundamental in those financing, so attracting groups is fundamental for to acquire more funding and participation. The organizations objectives and the level of their participation in social decisions have an influence on mass control. ​(Grzybowski, 2001)​ which is why these organizations implement information strategies to reach a greater number of sympathizers and thus achieve more participation.  The media play a fundamental role in making an NGO known and another disappear, which is why the same organizations create strategies for their reappearance in the information system. ​(Esparcia, 2007)​ 

Through the media, several cases of corruption have been reported, which is one of the reasons why some of these organizations have become famous. It is registered so that to obtain delegation of public functions by the state and appropriate the resources, the funds created to provide aid do not reach their real recipients who end up being harmed by carrying out planning and in the end receiving less aid than expected. ​(Suarez & Gorrochategui, 2000)​. Society is always putting constant pressure on associations and foundations about the results they generate, since they do not pay taxes and enjoy multiple benefits to carry out their activity ​(Aguilo, Mayayo, & Irene, 2014)​. 

Communities lose interest in volunteering or donating to social goods. This directly affects the society that according to the objectives of the NGO’s are the ones they supposedly try to help ​(Macdonald, 2016)​. Due to corruption scandals, many states reduce the money destined to finance such organizations arguing that the use of the resources turns out to be for private benefits and to promote false social conflicts in order to achieve greater benefits from financing; this creates more social differences and economic imbalance both nationally and internationally if that were the case.  

At present, NGO’s play an important role in all the processes carried out by the different social groups that, as time goes by, raise their voices to achieve their interests ​(Escuder, 2015)​. Corruption directly affects communities and countries around the world ​(Nelson, 1995)​. The fact that corruption exists in organizations that pursue social goods in order to help communities is contradictory. This event generates hatred and lack of support from society, which in the long term generates disinterest in humanitarian aid ​(Rentería & Torres, 2012)​. Not all NGOs have cases of corruption, however, these scandals diminish their reliability ​(Casey, 1996)​. 

As shown above are fundamental organizations that are part of a person’s life, many consolidated helps massively, giving life opportunities to the society that really needs it ​(Cancino, 1996)​. However, countless people are dedicated to profiting from the different benefits they offer by being NGO’s instead of continuing with good work ​(Adell, 1994)​. Which over time will end the credibility of the government and the people, and in the long term will cause the disappearance of such organizations or economic embezzlement as we have been presenting ​(Baamonde, García, & Martínez, 2017)​. If measures are not taken to prevent this corruption it will be more the damage they cause, than the help that is expected by many people.