There are many hardworking and value adding NGOs that are embedded in a country with endemic and systemic culture of corruption. Because of the determination to maintain integrity and credibility they are not able to access funds from international donor agencies and international organizations through government channels. At the same time, funds from other sources have significantly declined because of low trust perception of such countries.
Interesting question. The issue is whether we are talking about a 'funding relationship' or a 'partnership arrangement'. They are not the same thing. You can have a partnership without funding being a part of it, and you can have a funding relationship that is not really a partnership. My suggestion would be for an organization to first build a partnership based on trust (exchange of ideas, information, reciprocity) over a period, and then to explore funding once the value of the partnership has been explored and demonstrated.
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