Hello
Looking at the Org Type codelist there are three codes for NGOs:
- 21 - International NGO
- 22 - National NGO
- 23 - Regional NGO
I’m curious as to how others have interpreted this - and whether people also consult advice & guidance elsewhere. For example:
- Is a national office of an international NGO a national NGO (I know that sounds like it answers itself!)?
- If my organisation just record “NGO” in our internal database, what would be an effective code to use?
Thoughts and clarifications welcome. Looking particularly at SJohns Laia & Rolf Kleef …
Hi Steven and Rolf,
This data is in its present form not very useful. De meaning of these classification is very clear. In my opinion IATI should by fully compliant with the DAC classification of organizations, because this classification is widely used much clearer.
21000 INTERNATIONAL NGO
22000 DONOR COUNTRY-BASED NGO
23000 DEVELOPING COUNTRY-BASED NGO
Now we have two international standards for the classification of NGO’s. I see no compelling reason why we should have two standards.
I meant of course : “The meaning of these classifications is NOT very clear.”