I'm sitting in on a staff meeting today. Actually, I am writing this while in the meeting. I'm not sure it would be any different if the meeting was conducted in a language I could understand but in Sesotho it makes it that much more useless. At least they started out in kindness to me by using English but that didn't last long.
Being invited to this meeting was a nice gesture but it's surely a waste of my time. I do feel it is necessary for them to think I am a part of their team. When they want my input a question in English reaches out to bring me back from the fringes! I suppose that is just the place I carved out for myself; the quiet consultant tapped for information when needed. It's not a bad spot to sit because I know they are working through issues on their own until they reach a point of uncertainty.
I'm most excited about a statement that the director, Ntate Moahloli made in line with what I have been saying for a while; KMA should strongly consider making the transition to more of a business model. Once he introduced the idea to the staff, it was reinforced that once KMA makes that move it is permanently removing the possibility for NGO status. The fact that this discussion has started is exciting because it is in my assessment that no organization that is receiving donor money is a sustainable organization nor is truly capable of long term development. Maybe I am too harsh or sound like too much of a capitalist advocate. Whatever, it's exciting none the less.
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