FRAMING FUNDING

Framing funding of  developed nations refers to the formulation of plans with important details aiming at providing financial resources to developing countries(peripherals) so as to make some of the failed projects  to become possible(Weismann, 2000). This means that developed nations provide financial resources to the developing nations such as Tanzania, Congo, Sudan, Burundi and many others whose economy depend on foreign aids and grants.

There are various forms of funding which are including;Government Grants; Government could allocate funds itself or through government agencies to projects that benefits the public through selection process to students or researchers and even organizations. And another one is raised from investors; to raise capital, you require them from investors who are interested in the investments. You have to present those investors with high-return projects. By displaying high-level potentials of the projects, investors would be more attracted to put their money into those projects (Steul (2006).

According to Boton, 1992 International Public Relations is the planned and organized efforts of an organization or government to establish symmetric beneficial relationship with the public’s of other nations. Symmetric benefit means that the advantage or profit that obtained with company or government as well as the public. When practicing Public Relations internationally the practitioner has to understand or know where he or she is going and there are some things that he or she should know which includes regulation of a particular place, culture, political affairs so as to coup with the particular environment.

It is not necessary for the practice of international Public Relations to be recognized by this name. It might be other names but remains with the same practice, most of the states refer International Public Relations practice as to International Relations or Foreign Affairs.

The issue of framing funding in the developing countries can be discussed through some of the programs and some of these framing funding programs are as follows; Ebola eradication in West Africa and small pox eradication in 1950’s by the World Health Organization (WHO), Structural Adjustment Program (SAP), Kyoto protocol, Millennium Development Goals (MDG), World Bank (WB) and many others.

These programs have not only based or focused on financial resources but also have based on social affairs For example; the program of World Health Organization (WHO) it is not only based on financial matters but health affairs. This means that the funding are not only focusing on financial matters but also social and it may also focus on economic but these funding by the developed countries they focus on the place where it is of their interest. For example; in Tanzania the presence of gas in Mtwara have attracted developed nations to invest and provide funding so as to win their interest that they desire.

Framing funding of developed nations toward International Public Relations practice can be discussed by looking various aspects. ( According to Dutta, 2006) the issue of framing funding in developing countries and the practice of International Public Relations can be discussed by involving;

a.       Culture

b.      Structure and politics

c.       Production

d.      Agencies

e.       Power

f.       Representation

g.      Knowledge

h.      Neo colonialism

       By Kingalu  Avin

       BAPRM 42697