#rebuildingtrust
The Vienna Policy Conference, October 29-30, 2015, will delve into one of the most important trends driving change in European politics: the dramatic drop in public trust in many political institutions. Policy researchers, activists, leading European thinkers, and political figures will discuss new research and analysis of the causes and consequences of the trust gap across the European continent. Debating Europe and openDemocracy will be covering the event and its follow-up, and we continue this series with Armine Ishkanian’s thoughts on the challenge facing NGO’s worldwide – to rebuild trust, in themselves.
Protests outside Downing St.after closure of Kids Company. Demotix/Johnny Armstead. All rights reserved.One of the big news stories in the British press this summer was the spectacularly rapid decline and closure of the once celebrated, high profile NGO[1], Kids Company. This NGO, at one time widely feted by politicians, businesses, celebrities and royals, abruptly closed its doors on 5 August 2015. Its affairs are now under investigation by the Metropolitan Police, the National Audit Office, the Charity Commission and there is even an inquiry by the House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.
