A Quote by Peter Maurer

The relatively unpredictable flow of funds to humanitarian organizations, and the bureaucratic strings often attached to them, can have a highly negative impact on an organization's ability to plan and execute programmes effectively. We need to be able to rely on predictable income flows to plan sustainable programmes.

Peter Maurer

Quote Topics

Ability Able Attached Bureaucratic Effectively Execute Flow Flows Funds Highly Humanitarian Impact Income Need Negative Often Organization Organizations Plan Predictable Programmes Relatively Rely Strings Sustainable Them Unpredictable

Quote Author

Peter Maurer
Swiss - Activist
Born: 1956

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