International aid

Published on 02/08/2012 00:00

I thank Colin MacLean (Letters, 1 August) for his positive comment on my letter of 31 July. 
I agree with him that many 
non-governmental organisations make important contributions to international aid and 
co-operation.

Some of these are multi-
national, some UK-based and some Scottish-based.

Indeed, the Network of International Development Organisations in Scotland lists some 70 such bodies, many primarily Scottish, some Scottish sections of multinational or UK bodies. Some are church-related.

A good example of a Scottish-based one is Mary’s Meals, in the news recently as a result of 
funds raised by a Scottish schoolgirl, which ensures that many children in Malawi and elsewhere, who might otherwise go hungry, get meals in school.

David Stevenson

Blacket Place

Edinburgh