Spicy NGO blogs

In general, Sri Lanka is one of the safest and friendliest places to work in the developing world. Many foreigners come from all over the world to assist in various developmental programs and depending on your station comforts are reasonable. Hostile incidences are rare and the general consensus among the Sri Lankan citizenship is that foreign NGO workers genuinely help those who are less fortunate especially in the post-Tusnami period. But a couple postings here on the LankaWatch about NGOs, outside of their work, prompted a barrage of deep rooted feelings from NGOs as well as the locals. The participants of either camp in the debate I doubt represent the average sentiment; nevertheless the postings and comments seemed to touch many a nerve.

The blog duel erupted as some locals, who I suspect is a subset of the young Colombo elite, expressed their discontent about some of the NGOs having lavish parties in their offices. Sources tell me, this did indeed take place. But the NGOs seems to argue that there is nothing wrong with a having a party to wind down after a day of hard work.

I think they both have a point. But who cares, I love it for the entertainment value.