US Ambassador sees need for creative networking among NGOs in Region 10

US Ambassador Brent Hardt (centre) speaking at the forum (US Embassy photo)

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across Region 10 came in for high praise from US Ambassador Brent Hardt for their contributions to the development of their communities, as he highlighted the need for them to take advantage of creative networking opportunities in the light of reduced donor support.

Ambassador Hardt was in Linden on February 8th on his first official visit to the town in relation to the results of a survey of civil society organisations in Region 10, conducted by the Linden Fund Trust (LFT) under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Governance Enhancement Project (GEP).

At the official reporting session held in the conference centre of the Linden Enterprise Network, Hardt told the