Despite the resonant NGO law and foreign agents, non-profit organizations can not complain about the lack of support from the state. Another thing is that support, as well as finance, not much happens. Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent months, often says the NGO. And the first event, which he visited in the new year – took place in the library of the Moscow State University All-Russian Forum “State and Civil Society: Cooperation for Development.” And the support and funding of the president promised. But called for caution: “Near necessarily stand those who use the existing legal instruments in order to provide a more lucrative commercial work».
«you in the room, and you to the veterans,” – to the organizers guests online . Members of the Public Chamber turned to the left, “fighters” Russian People’s Forum – right. The Human Rights Council, experts, as well as heads and representatives of Russian ministries and departments, apparently, could choose any direction. The chief guest on the second day of the forum was still the president of Russia.
Vladimir Putin first took to the exhibition of public projects. “The National Children’s Fund”, which experts organize psychological and social rehabilitation of children in difficult situations, probably will long remember this day. They attracted the attention of the head of state. The fact that the rehabilitation of children held a proven way – cartoons. And their children will draw on the machine with sand and buckwheat. And it has a therapeutic effect. Putin did not resist and also drew a funny face. Representatives of the organization promised that this figure will show the children. And they fell on the screens of federal TV channels. Maybe it will help solve the financial problems. This year, the fund was not lucky – he has not received a state grant.
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On Grants, preferences and privileges for socially-oriented NGOs and social activists are going to ask the president. But the definitive answer is not heard. Putin called for caution: “We all know that life happens. As soon as someone, anyone else was receiving at least some benefits, be sure to stand beside those in these activities directly related, to put it mildly, do not have, but using existing legal instruments in order to provide a more profitable business work ».
The President stressed that the very concept of” socially oriented NGOs “is rather vague. “We need all of this as you should understand before we can make any move to carried forward. Although, of course, I will not hide, I want to do it, “- said Putin. The same was said at the forum and Commissioner for Human Rights, Ella Pamfilova. Calling for a clear definition, otherwise – “we run the risk of water throw the baby out».
Pamfilova not the first time spoke with the president of the NGO. At the expense of human rights defenders include possible adjustment of the law on foreign agents. It was she who in December asked about this president. On the first day of the forum turned out: the Ministry of Justice sent to the government draft amendments to the law “On Nonprofit Organizations”, involves the removal of NGOs from the list of foreign agents.
The theme of certainty and clarity of boundaries affected the secretary of the Public Chamber Alexander Brechalov. His idea is to create a unified register of non-profit organizations from which further allocate socially oriented organizations and give them preference. Possible, and tax breaks. Legislative initiatives to support socially oriented NGOs may be made to the State Duma in the course of the spring session.
Vladimir Putin
But even without preferences for-profit organizations do not remain without attention of the state. Since 2012, only through the support of the state’s presidential grants increased almost four times – up to 3.7 billion rubles.
It is worth noting that the activities of political NGOs are not discussed at the forum. About them spoke Putin himself: “NGOs can not and MUST NOT be used in solving the partisan issues, or is itself the essence of a non-profit organization is lost.” Fight with the power of the opposition, including, in his opinion, should be transferred to a purely political platform, the scope of inter-party relations.
A non-profit organization created not for profit, and to provide services in the social, charitable, educational spheres as well as to protect the rights of citizens and organizations for legal assistance. Engage in political activities can receive funding from foreign sources only if the Ministry of Justice will register as a foreign agent.
In Russia, there are more than 200,000 NGOs of them, according to expert estimates, the actual functioning of the order of 10,000 . However Brechalov cited bleak statistics yet: because of the opacity of the work of these organizations are now 40 percent of Russians believe that NGOs have no effect on the lives of the majority of the population, and 34 percent believe that they are not needed in principle.
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