Activating NGOs’ role in society stressed

DAMASCUS, (ST) – A workshop on work mechanism of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and means of activating their role in society was held at the People’s Assembly on Monday.

Mohammad Jihad al-Lahham ,Speaker of the People’s Assembly, said that the Assembly supports parliamentarian workshops in a bid to give a  strategic dimension to any legislation taking into account the peculiarity of Syria.

He hailed the initiative of the Women, Family and Children’s Rights’ Committee and its cooperation with the NGOs which are so far away from politicization.

Al-Lahham highlighted the international and national NGOs’ humanitarian efforts in the current crisis.

Omar al-Hallaj ,an expert at the NGOs work, said that the new draft law noted to the importance of national funding mechanisms that help these NGOs to be financially independent and keep them away from foreign agendas.

He pointed to  the NGOs contribution as regards  achieving the public interest and overcoming poverty, not to mention their role in social care, charity activities and economic development.

The participants stressed the importance of cooperative work between the governmental and non-governmental sectors and the strategic vision embodied by the draft law to crystallize the work of the NGOs.

” approving such a draft law in the current stage in which the NGOs proved its pioneering role in leading development , aid efforts and bridging the gap between the government and the citizens a must , “participants underlined  

Maysa Wasouf