Mary Ann Clements and Tim Boyes-Watson wrote this amazing article containing honest and insightful reflections. I think the write-up is very valuable as it describes the real struggles organisations go through. Transformation is not easy (and is not necessarily meant to be). Reading about how ‘shifting the power’ happens in reality is very helpful.
“We recognise, therefore, that INGOs need to do more than transform the way they are led and structured. They also need to transform their funding practices if they are to genuinely share power and work in solidarity.”
“There are some difficult financial withdrawal symptoms from leaving the traditional and highly addictive project-based funding system. How do you sustain the programme staff that you need to design and implement the new participatory grant-making mechanisms, if you don’t keep applying for the next project in every country? And how do programme teams find the time to reimagine and design the future in partnership with indigenous disability rights organisations – if they are stuck on the treadmill of project-funding delivery and reporting timetables?”
