“You can’t be what you can’t see” (Aurélie Salvaire)
For two decades, I have been committed to the civil society sector, first as a humanitarian worker, and then as an organisational development practitioner. My daily work is to support civil society organisations in reaching their full potential, in becoming strategic and resilient. Working alongside civil society organisations has helped me develop a global view of factors that hinder the effectiveness and development of these organisations. «Be the change you want to see in this world» (Ghandi) It is unanimous: shoemakers’ children are the worst shod. Civil society actors are no different. We must surely all recognise that development actions have [...]