Austrians Trust These NGOs the Most

Relief organizations active in the social and health sector are leading in the current APA/OGM trust index among NGOs operating in Austria.

Social NGOs Lead in the APA/OGM Trust Index

The Red Cross enjoys the highest trust, followed by the St. Anna Children's Cancer Research and the Red Noses. The respondents have the least trust in the climate protection organization "Fridays for Future".

The trust index shows the balance between trust and no trust. It shows that NGOs continue to receive very high trust, as OGM boss Wolfgang Bachmayer explains. However, a slight stagnation can be seen. This is due to the generally declining trust in areas such as environment/climate, but also in matters of society and human rights.

"Fridays for Future" Struggling with Image Problem

Indeed, "Fridays for Future" has a balance of minus 43. Other media-frequently quoted organizations like Transparency International or Attac are barely noticed. Only 29 percent have an opinion on the former (balance plus three), and 21 percent on the latter (minus seven).

Such perception problems do not affect the long-established aid organizations. 99 percent have an opinion on the Red Cross and it is exceptionally positive with a massive plus of 81. Also significantly in the plus with 76 are St. Anna Children's Cancer Research and Red Noses, closely followed by Cancer Aid and Doctors Without Borders.

Good Trust Values for Animal Rights Activists

Of the animal protection organizations, the WWF and the "Four Paws" have the best trust value with plus 40, incidentally just behind "Light into Darkness".

32 percent do not trust Caritas, yet there is still a positive balance of 30. Greenpeace and Amnesty with plus 20 and plus 17 respectively are still doing quite well in the race - at least ahead of Gut Aiderbichl (plus 16). Worse than Greenpeace but still positive, Global 2000 scores (plus 7).

(APA/Red)

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