The Solomon Islands home affairs minister, Clement Rojumana, says foreign aid that is being given to NGO's should be made available to the government to fund its development projects.
Mr Rojumana says it's high time that regulations are drawn up to monitor the activities of non-government organisations which he says have sprung up in large numbers now that peace has returned to the country.
And critics say overseas funders waste their taxpayers' money by funding projects that never get off the ground.
Our correspondent says many politicians and officials hold a view that NGO groups get overseas funding to then critricise the government's policies and activities.
