Very often, the only true product of an NGO activity.  A very detailed description of everything that was not done in the project (See) so that it looks like it was done perfectly. It obligatorily includes the financial aspect where all the money spent is justified as if it was spent for perfect results (See).  It is important to list all possible indicators (See) of success: it is compulsory to name some benign problem (for example, the obstruction of the local nationalists, natural disasters, weird local customs, unrealistic requests and exaggerated expectations of the beneficiaries (See) or participants (See), etc.) in order to enhance the authenticity of the report. Any problem is justified by force majeure   and may even serve well to justify the exceeding of the budget.


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    Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian. The name of the language(s) used by the constituent peoples (See) of Bosnia and Herzegovina (See). Each constituent people uses– for purely practical reasons – abbreviated name: the Bosniaks – Bosnian, the Croats – Croatian and the Serbs – Serbian.  Some internationals (See), however, force this Titoist (See : Tito), homogeneous name which, as claimed by malicious persons , would be OUT of use before it has actually gotten IN very soon after the departure of the internationals (See) from B&H.

from Ubleha for Idiots – An Absolutely non useful Guide for Civil Society Building and Project management for Locals and Internationals in BiH and Beyond by Nebojša Šavija-Valha and Ranko Milanovic-Blank, ALBUM No. 20, 2004, Sarajevo, translated by Marina Vasilj.