The NGO Human (also known in Spain Village to Village Foundation, linked to the Danish Tvind sect, has made headlines recently by some facts reported by English media as well as critical information recovered to show what is behind it. policy Controversy
Ribadeo City Council (Spain) is working with the NGO Humana to collect and send used clothing to the needy, as made public Councilman Horacio Cupeiro . Following this announcement the local PP called last February, the attitude of the government team with the signing of the agreement with the company's "nerve " because in 2001 the PP was showered with criticism by signing an agreement with the same company, who was allegedly linked to a cult.
As explained in the online edition the radio station COPE , then had to remove the contenders for the mess that mounted the BNG (Galician Nationalist Party). José Carlos Rodríguez Andina indicates that local executive officials " have a little dignity and shame should go home."
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The Department of Environment of the City of Aranda de Duero (Spain) considered a great success launching the service of collecting used clothing and shoes which became operational on 16 October. In the two month and a half years until 31 December in the 19 containers authorized in the various districts of the town is able to collect 18,871 kilos of material. He tells the Journal Burgos.
The mayor of this area, Ildefonso Sanz, says the response from people has far exceeded expectations and is very pleased that every year, regardless of collection efforts by Caritas coming, it came to pulling landfill if no control and no possibility of recycling or reuse of the order of 300,000 kilos of clothes.
" We are managing to reduce the clothes to other containers placed in the city, rest, packaging, paper / cardboard and glass in this type of waste is considered improper and therefore end up in landfills " he says. By way of example reports that to commissioning up in the yellow light was a rejection of 2% for textile waste. " We are happy because for us everything that is to avoid going clothes landfill is positive," says the corporate
Furthermore, in line with the implementation of the commitment based on the three Rs of waste management, highlights reuse is achieved most clothing and footwear that is discarded in these containers and reused for textile recycling clothes in bad shape in order to generate new products, such as the development of rags. " believe it is better that someone can enjoy anywhere else that ends in Abajas " he says. This
service is provided free to the City Council through the collaboration agreement signed last August with the NGO Human. This foundation includes containers every week and is dedicated to cleaning, maintenance and replacement in case of vandalism. In this sense Ildefonso Sanz stresses that this initiative contributes to achieving development cooperation projects in third world through funds raised, as " 40% goes to Africa for the needy ."
The 19 containers are scattered strategically throughout the city and have also come to the four quarters "peripheral" Sinovas, La Aguilera, The Pumpkin and Costaján. Ildefonso Sanz believes that sufficient numbers and recognize that at present do not consider extending them. "We believe enough. There are some where it takes more, that of The French and the streets-Osma and other less and if we see the need to change any location we could do, but do not put more time "he argues.
The mayor does not want to engage in polemics regarding certain allegations that question the fate of clothing that includes Humana, stating that "if you ever prove the rumors circulating about would take decisions," but that when the documentation is in order and there has been no problem. "It is understood that no conflicts with the collection of clothes from Caritas, as it has been left to cover the area where its container, and considers it compatible" because their contributions have not changed clothes ".
deleted Segovia City Convention
The Department of Environment Cuéllar (Segovia) has recently installed five containers to collect used clothing and footwear in the town. It is served a lawsuit from neighbors after the abolition of the agreement of the council with the NGO Humana, says Pascual Nuria May in The Head .
These have been distributed across neighborhoods, and can be found in the Clean Point, Plaza José Echegaray, the Christ of San Gil Street in Park Street and the Plaza de Valdihuertos. The company "United Youth for environmental development", will be responsible for the collection of clothes placed in these containers.
The company installs the containers at no cost to the City, by the maintenance and conservation. Once collected the clothes of the containers, leading to a warehouse where classified in three groups: clothing in good working order, that is sent to parishes and charities they donate to the people need, worse clothes, sold to processing plants producing industrial cloth, blankets, ... or other types of textiles and clothing of inferior quality and damages, which prevents the donation or sale, and it is sent to an industrial recycling plant. Part of the economic benefit is for the Third World.
The "dirty laundry" Humana
The informative web Kurioso.es has published a critical article on this movement, which begins: You know those containers that come and go to your town to donate clothes? Do the same as 'pose' intentionally at the doors of churches, schools and public and have a globe and the word 'cooperation' as a ruse? Belong to the international NGO Human, a branch of the sect Nordic Tvind, convicted and in several countries for enrichment and illegal activities. Its founder, Amdi Petersen takes several years away. I tell these groups as they play with the good faith of the people. [Note: Petersen was arrested by Interpol for several years.]
When you see a container of these at the door of a social or charitable, suppose that the chain of donations does not pause after innocently deposit your clothes. No information the container that makes you assume that there is a business behind, profit and mismanagement of resources that makes your donation will help pay the mansion of a cad. In fact there is no information to tell you what they do with your donation. In the absence is your gain. Yes, the clothes you donate will probably sell two blocks of container in the NGO's own shops, or bargain prices and abnormally low in some small African market, stifling the local economy can not compete with their very low prices. But the worst is not that. 'Human' works and apparatus continues to operate as financier of destructive cult mother: 'Tvind. "
Tvind is a Danish organization of the late sixties who was born in the hands of visionary Amdi Petersen as an innovative move in the awareness of third world problems. It was to bring young people directly to see in situ the problems of the poor. The success was immediate and the handling of juveniles. Amdi disappeared with the first reports until he was arrested on 90 in the Cayman Islands. The movement of 'solidarity' spread throughout Europe in the late eighties with the name Humana / Humana People to People / UFF / DAPP. In 1989 a Danish newspaper uncovered the funding scandal and embezzlement Humana Tvind the sect.
No one can prove that all the clothes are reinvested in projects of development aid. Just a fact, the main leaders 'international Tvind' have been tried, and some convicted, for tax evasion, fraud and unjust enrichment. Non-convicts fled after the sentence to avoid the appeals process. In 2001, the group of Danish journalists who uncovered the case, discovered luxury properties on behalf of the leaders of the sect and valued at more than 6 million euros Where does all that money? Do not hesitate. Of your charity ... In the year 2009 were collected only in Vigo, 160,000 kilos of clothes around. No Little wonder that the NGOs are concerned about the constant theft in their containers with a garment not really know who it belongs to.
But that's not all, the NGO 'Human', despite being reported to the Ombudsman and the Attorney General of the English State lucroso continues with more business-sales-free donations as well as making social structure in a commercial cult service hierarchy and psychologically manipulate their members. There are few complaints and denunciations from volunteers and NGO workers alleged extortion methods and work to all its members. The problem has been exacerbated by rising unemployment and despair that ends up working for anyone. It is not just a shopping sect.
But: How to protect these organizations? Very easy. Most constructs a fuzzy coat on the basis of contracts and agreements with government or Department of the Environment on call, that is, support for an idea to bolster their credibility and image of cooperation and social work. Who's to doubt a business based on cooperation and hosted from municipalities and government? You will turn a blind eye to the slightest suspicion of being involved.
The NGO has always denied ties with Tvind-Human and refer you to deny its audits most. Yet, as his name has been forever linked to the organization, is transmuted of Humana People to People to People to People Foundation, preserving the structure and business, but adding a new product to clean its image: children's sponsorships. However, this organization continues to operate with impunity, all the stores in Madrid are still operational and can donate the clothes in different ways.
The business continues aided by the social situation. The question is how to demonstrate and judge the accounts of an NGO based their income on getting donations impossible to control in value and quantity? The business is perfect. Fortunately, many municipalities and government are recalling all containers of the NGO alleged. Keep this in mind next time you want to donate your used clothing.
Sources: COPE , Diario de Burgos , The Head , www.Kurioso.es
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