Ecuador revokes permissions of 26 foreign NGOs

They came from countries like Spain, Colombia, Argentina and the United Unidos. According to the Correa government, many did not give details of their actividadesen the country.

The Technical Secretariat of International Cooperation (SETECI), the government agency responsible for completing the agreements of the 26 NGOs, took three years to review the operations of all foreign NGOs in the country because many did not report where they operated or in which sectors involved . As explained Gabriela Rosero, head of the SETECI, many contained only the name, other did not work and some did not even have an address registered. Read Article