Will the last annual report be ready and posted soon?
I think Sulaiman makes very excellent points and I do not think he is criticizing at all. I think he is pointing out that it is extremely difficult to determine the governance of an organization (the driver if you will) without first taking an inventory and considering all factors in order to find the best path to follow - that way the driver knows where to lead the organization.
Being scattered around the globe it is incredibly difficult for us who know nothing of the law in the Netherlands to determine which organizational structure Nabuur should take.
I do think it is critical that we take a solid inventory of where we are right now and gain input from all stakeholders involved to be certain we each understand where the organization needs to go. It has much untapped potential. In understanding that - THEN we can determine who will best lead to represent and serve the needs of this community.
Making an inventory sure makes sense Jennifer, and yes it is difficult. But the answers lie in the group now, not in the past, since there is no longer a central staff and the supervisory board as well as myself want to step down in June. As I explained earlier, there also is no budget, unless you come up with the necessary central costs (website, liability insurance, possibly more NABUUR camps, etc)and the new or present board can convince Hivos to release the reserved Eur 60.000 towards that end.
So all there is the present site, the site under development and most importantly, the community of users, i.e YOU with your combined energy, experience, contacts and knowledge. Hence my suggestion to concentrate on the four issues.
Warm regards,
Siegfried
I have to say that I am disappointed that you are not taking more leadership of this. Yes, Nabuur is now an all-volunteer organisation, but you are its founder, and the one with the practical experience of running it and of how a Dutch Foundation works.
You also have a full undertanding of the current situation (when are we going to see the 2009 report?) and, as others have already said, I think that it is essential that those who are going to come up with ideas on how Nabuur should work in the future understand that too.
Can Nabuur run as a Dutch Foundation if none of the new board live in the Netherlands?
I am not a leader - I have neither the desire or the ability to be one - but I do want to understand what is likely to happen in the next couple of months and how that will affect the communities we work with.
What happens if this is not all sorted out by 1st June - does Nabuur as a registered organisation cease to exist because it no longer has a board, or does the current board carry on for a while?
I get the feeling that Nabuur is slowly dying, because of the above, and because its not practical to have things run purely by volunteers. That makes me sad. If that's the likely outcome, I hope there will be a little warning so that communities have the time to move their projects elsewhere, instead of simply coming online one day and finding that the site is down....
If things continue in this state with no one taking strategic decisions then nabuur may not exist beyond 1st June. Please somebody should do something immediately. We cannot afford a hopeless end.
I have appreciated these comments and Iam happy now that we are engaging Mr.Siegfried
to have effective communication. You have not addressed some critical issues.
You say the questions Iam asking are so many. But we need answers for the smooth
transition come 1st June,2010 if that is the case.
Remember you are not talking to me alone after along time of silence.
We in different villages of the globe did not know what exactly was happening until
I, myself challenged Mr.Denis Marsha who came to NabuurCamp to represent Africa villages as
to benefit from the deliberations of the
recently concluded NabuurCamp.
He has never reported to us the feedbacks from the NabuurCamp and we have been
planning to have a meeting in Kampala,Uganda to hear what he can say after all
that time.
What we have learnt is that in the NabuurCamp, there were disagreement on
issues of the "Interim Board" and the "current board" for which you have
not addressed clearly until now. There are also other issues which you do not like
to touch.
You say Iam criticising but remember that you are transacting business in our names
and our villages in different locations of the globe and so you are supposed to
be transparent and accountable to all stakeholders of NABUUR because it is now
global. We must create and promote a credible institution in our own image and others
who may be willing to support our noble causes. So, this is all our challenge together.
My intentions is not to shy away from my obligation of representing my constituency
of Africa where most villages are located and there is rampant poverty as expressed
in photos depicted on Nabuur Website. Africa indeed is still in need to recover
from this state of perpetual poverty where some people live on less than 1 US Dollar
if they have it. But there are those who can not even afford a single dollar and
they sleep hungry on the streets. Come to Kampala Streets you will bear me witness
among the internally displaced people from Northern Uganda who have been affected by
the 24 year of internal conflict with burning of houses, hats and others having been
massacred by KONY and other criminals.
You say I stop criticising but in any meaningful debate there must be positive criticism
for a fundermental change to lay out new strategies for growth and development in any
institution. I can not pretend that I will come and stand praising anybody where no
concrete results for meaningful impact on the lives of the poor people are made.
How then can we start engaging others with our funding strategies if we can not even afford
to critic our strategic plans and reports.
So, there are issues of consus building and issues of contention in any debate.
So, I can not be a yes man all the time where even Iam forfeiting my independence.
Sometime we agree to disagree on principle.
So, you will excuse me because I will continue to point out areas of contention where
we need to engage all stakeholders and not a handful of individuals.
From what you said, I can right now say that we are now tackling the most sensitive
issues to see that we have Nabuur of good governance,transparent and accountable to its funding sources
and to its beneficiciaries and well-wishers, a representative board considering all the regions of the globe where it is felt, board with a binding constitution.
I have also noted that you appreciate my valuable skills. I can add on one thing that Iam ready to
contribute where I can but not through hostility but through harmonious discussions as Members of Nabuur Family which must be seen to be credible in terms of its documents(binding constitution) and actions.
After that, I need to suggest the following format or sketch for the proposed Constitution:
NABUUR CONSTITUTION:
ARRANGEMENTS OF ARTICLES.
PREAMBLE.
ARTICLE I ESTABLISHMENT OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE II VISION, MISSION & CORE VALUES OF NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE III OBJECTIVES OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE IV MEMBERSHIP OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE V ORGANS OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE VI THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE VII THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF NABUUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE VIII EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING.
ARTICLE IX THE NABUUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ARTICLE X THE NABUUR BOARD COMPOSITION.
ARTICLE XI DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS.
ARTICLE XII THE NABUUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ARTICLE XIII THE NABUUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES' COMPOSITION.
ARTICLE XIV DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ARTICLE XV CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEMBERS.
ARTICLE XVI THE NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE ELECTION PROCEDURES.
ARTICLE XVII THE NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE SECRETARIAT
ARTICLE XVIII FINANCIAL PROVISIONS.
ARTICLE XIX BYE-LAWS.
ARTICLE XX AMENDEMENTS/ALTERATIONS OF NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE XXI DISSOLUTION.
ARTICLE XXII INTERPRETATION.
This can act as a stimulant for generation of ideas from members on the The Nabuur Global Initiative
we want which is accommodative,transparent and accountable to its stakeholders with
checks and balances for good governance following the internationally acceptable standards.
For now, I call for more ideas and criticisms if any.
The attached document is a business plan created by Nabuur in June 2009.
I did not know that this existed until a couple of days ago. I do not have any information on what happened after it was produced but I assume that the search for partners was not successful and is not continuing.
So it is not directly relevant to what happens in the future, unless the new board decide to use the same approach, but maybe it sheds a little more light on why Nabuur is now an all-volunteer organisation. I am sharing it becuase I think everything needs to be out in the open.
I have attached two files. The original is 1.4MB in size so will not be easy to download over a slow connection. So I have created a smaller version - just over 200K. This does not look as good as the original but does contain all the text and diagrams (except for the website screen shots in Appendix 2 which were rather large!), and it should be possible for anyone to download.
We must be mindful about the time implications and I get worried
when the Executive Director becomes more involved with travels without
addressing these immediate concerns.
They are really pertinent and he is best placed to address them
concisely and on time.
There are a list of questions already put forward and there is no
need to repeat them.
I will only point one: When are we going to see the 2009
be it board or financial reports?
The attachement on this document can highlight the importance
of the seriousness of this matter because we need transparency and
accountability for all stake-holders to be proud of the Nabuur
we want which is global, representative,accountable,transparent
and practices best practices acceptable to international standards.
Celebrities like President Clinton will then be proud to associate
with this global initiative.
Cecilia went through all the questions and ideas there is a need for a legal drafting of these documents and none of the people involved are lawyers.
There is no insurance available and Siegfried is refusing to get this, so if this is done wrong you are all liable for mistakes.
Please be careful, Siegfried are twisting the words of the people who made some of these points at the camp but Siegfried has been refusing to listen and have been twisting the words of all the professional volunteerz to prove himself right.
This is no longer about logic and the survival of Nabuur. Siegfried has failed to meet target for the last 3 years and doing a wiki for the constitution is only going to make it worse.
All the able people have give up on Siegfried and Nabuur and concentrated on working with projects through other forms of communication like facebook, email and Skype.
You have now joined a very long list of people who have been trying to get this out of Siegfried and we have all given up.
Please see attached a draft NABUUR Constitution for your kind consideration and deliberations.
It further needs to be tailored down in respect to the Dutch Laws in relation.
However, it provides a very good starting point.
Please note that I have included elements of Executive Director and his roles as well as those of the Board and its composition.
I may propose that the board or members therein could select the Executive Director or the Chairman of the Board who automatically becomes the CEO of NABUUR on a bonifide [volunteer] status.
I have also included on page 4 a line about the insurance. Items on membership have been included as well. Please take note of the highlighted observations too.
I am looking forward to your consideration of this draft constitution.
Good Managers must always keep an eye on the "bigger picture" - looking at how the whole organisation is
structured,financed and effectively managed in the short,medium and long term, and not just focussing on
the Board Members,Secretarait,Projects and Programmes.
At the moment, the major focus is on the Constitutional making for the legal status of our institution
which is valid and must be supported. But we must have the legal services of a legal expert in the first place who may be identified within or without the Nabuur Family.
This is important because we need him or her for legal interpretations be it on the Dutch Laws where the
the Founding Members are located or having relevant legal knowledge in the International Laws.
So,our constitution must be fully binding to accommodate the interests and aspirations of all the Stake-holders of Nabuur Global.
We need views from a cross-section of stake-holders in Africa,Europe,Asia,United States,Caribean areas,South America,Australia and others. The views from the global south and global north will then
be incorporated to set a meaningful strategic plan to address the set objectives of Nabuur.
The global south is where most villages and projects are located in poor states which must be addressed. The inputs from the global south must then be treated to highlight the contributions of local
representatives of those villages and their facilitators.
The majority of local representatives in the global south can not meet costs of attending international meetings. Therefore, some local representatives can be selected and be fully facilitated to attend
and participate in matters that affect their people.
The global north is gifted by most members being able to meet their expenses whenever there is an
international forum.
At this point in time, there is the urgency of convening an International Forum (Nabuur International
Camp). We may call it Nabuur International Retreat where a draft constitution can be made by soliciting views from a cross-section of representatives,facilitators,partners and not merely individuals on vertical and horizontal linkages.
Development is no longer just North-South(www.commonwealthfoundation.com),(www.uwa.or.ug),(www.uweczoo.org),(www.ugandaexclusivecamps.com).
It is South-South (www.comesa.int),(www.infrastructureafrica.org), even South-North(www.europarl.europa.eu),(www.nogamu.org.ug), with lessons for all to see
with open minds.
Also this reference is worth noting:
Let's protect Our Closest Relatives:CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION TRUST:Web:(www.ngambaisland.org)
I do not discourage soliciting views online but communication is more effective face to face with discussions and interactions either on one to one or in groups.
The International Forum can be arranged for 3 or 5 days depending on the resource envelope.
But it is advisable to fundraise for this event and I know this idea can be taken up by some donor agencies if properly approached in time with a good fundraising proposal.
Holding this International Forum can create another opportunity of having a Task-Force which can work
out the Strategic Plan for Nabuur Global 2010-2012 or 2010-2014.
The Strategic Plan is quite crucial at this time if we are to put in place the Fundraising Strategies for Projects and Programmes under NABUUR GLOBAL.
The Task-Force will be able to point out a Summary of strong and weak attributes of Nabuur.
Using SWORT analysis, they will also point out the strengths,opportunities,weaknesses and threats of Nabuur.
They will then propose the New Identity of Nabuur,'Nabuur Global'.
Given some of the opportunities that Nabuur has at the moment for example:60,000 Euros donated by HIVOS.
This is a good starting point for fundraising to hold the International Forum.
We can entrust the Dutch Foundation(Mother Organisation) to act on our behalf as the "Care Taker" to
account on behalf of Nabuur till such a time when all the Legal Provisions are in place.
By holding this International Forum, we shall achieve two major objectives:
1.Coming up with a Draft Constitution which is all inclusive and following international laws
with instruments in place that ensure good governance,transparency and accountability.
2.Coming up with a Strategic Plan for the Nabuur we all want with all structures and systems in place.
Please propose for the future date of holding this Nabuur International Forum.
As we ponder on the mechanisms of the smooth transition of Nabuur to Nabuur Global we should
also think about the following:
- The EU in a World of Transition: Fit for what purpose?
Then one can also say Nabuur in a World of Transition: Fit for what
purpose?
Refer to: Loukas Tsoukalis in 'EU Fit for purpose project' Policy Network,October 2009,(www.policy-network.net).
- Opening Markets for Poor Countries: Are we There Yet?
Refer to Kimberly Ann Eliott, Center for Global Development, Working
Paper 184, Reviewed October 2009,(www.cgdev.org)
For now, I welcome your ideas and criticisms if there is any.
Thank you all.
Sulaiman Gumila Mbuga
P.O.Box 8386,Kampala,Uganda,
East Africa.
Tel:+256-751-434743;
E-mail:bukoggolwa@gmail.com
(www.nabuur.com/en/village/bukoggolwa)
NOTE: At this time, we request Mr.Siegfried Woldhek (www.woldhek.com) to cooperate fully by providing all the
previous Nabuur Reports notably that one of 2009.
He should also be able to submit all relevant documents regarding
the previous sources of funding.
We also expect him to provide all the information on Nabuur potential funding sources and opportunities available at the moment.
Hi Sulaiman,
In this and other postings you continue to ask many pertinent questions. I'm happy to point out tha most if not all of them are already anwered in the Strategic Plan and the articles of Association, both available on this site. I’ll post the annual report 2009 this weekend, now that it has been audited. But, as I’ve written before, the answers don’t lie in the past. There is no paid staff. There also is no available budget, unless a plan is written that outlines the necessary central costs (website, liability insurance, possibly more NABUUR camps, etc)and the new or present board can convince Hivos to release the reserved Eur 60.000 towards that end.
So all there is the present site, the site under development and most importantly, the community of users, i.e YOU with your combined energy, experience, wishes, contacts and knowledge.
I appreciate the concern about online communication as a tool to get the constitution and board issues sorted out, but am not sure whether a forum will do a better job than the original suggestion, i.e circulating the draft widely for comment, have a legal expert look at it and then take a decision. And have you got suggestions as to who will organize and finance such an event?
Regards,
Siegfried Woldhek
We should endeavour to see that Mr.Siegfried comes out all open.
We need all reports of the previous years.
He should point out all the sources of funding for
the previous years and activities done be it for the
part-time staff or full-time staff of Nabuur.
He has been refered to as Manager,C.E.O and sometimes
Executive Director. Whichever title he has, we need
him to account.
It is very important that when you are chasing a "lion"
you must have "safety nets" otherwise you may be swallowed
up.
Likewise, when you are building a credible institution
and in this case NABUUR for which Siegfried is claiming
to be his because of the Name Nabuur, there are many
challenges(threats) and so there must be all controls
in place for its sustainability whatever the name and
wherever it may be on this globe.
Claiming that you own Nabuur as a name and the so "called
current board" only answerable to Dutch Laws may not save you from
solve the peroblems.
I should remind Siegfried that the issue of the name Nabuur
is immaterial at this time and its founders.
What matters are the stakeholders because they have a say
directly or indirectly in the affairs of governance and
accountability in that institution.
The issue of the "IDENTITY OR NAME" will be one of the major mandates of the proposed INTERNATIONAL FORUM.(NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE)may be adopted or an alternative can be suggested.
That is the Forum will propose the new identity whatever the
name.
Remember NABUUR-CAMP was characterised by alot of disagreements by
participants who attended.
It is not surprising that at the moment there is no current
staff and operational budgets for the organisation.
He is now suffering from "FEAR" of shame to come out openly
and say sorry probably to be forgiven for his wrong actions.
He announced that he will not hand over to anybody all the
relevant reports concerning his activities concerning Nabuur
in the names of all stakeholders who are all well known.
This is a joke!!!! He must know that he must answer for his
actions be it good or bad made in our names and our people.
We want Siegfried to account for using our names,images,villages,
projects,facilitators and other stake-holders in raising
for the funds over the years for activities that we require
reports.
These reports should show sources of funding,amounts,
activities made, and possible future funding sources.
He has always been adamant and making all funny excuses.
We are all mature people and we know he has been buying time
by playing all those delaying tactics.
He has done a dis-service and ultimately as we speak no reports
be for 2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 has been presented.
This is a good indicator of gross violations of our Human Rights!!!d.
The issue of holding the International Forum(Nabuur Global Meeting) can be arranged anyway.
Make no mistake, we must leave nothing to chance. We must not have a leadership vacuum at this critical time of Transition.
As Mr.Siegfried steps down on June 1st.,2010, we must identify
the best suited Coordinator to link up with the Global North and
Global South among the Nabuur Family.
We have the opportunity in that Mr.Pelle Aardema (www.nabuur.com/en/user/pelle/profile) is a Nabuur Neighbour who
has been in Nabuur for sometime to know what has been taking place.
He is based in Netherland and has also been in Africa and sometime
back he was able to organise the Kampala Meeting of Local Representatives and Facilitators of Nabuur in Uganda,other development partners and volunteers.
This international meetings was successfully done and reports were
made. The participants were able to network and new contacts were
made. That is why you find that there is alot of activisms among
different villages and projects in Uganda.
Online Video conferences were arranged with Pelle's efforts and
commitment.
For that matter, we can entrust Mr.Pelle to act as the Interim-
Co-ordinator of Nabuur until such a time when we have formalised
structures and systems in place for checks and balances.
It is good Mr.Siegfried Woldhek still points out that there is a reserve fund for Nabuur donated by HIVOS of 60,000 Euros.
There are many volunteeers(Nabuur Neighbours in Netherlands) who can make a follow-up on this.
Other committed volunteers can also start engaging other donors like CORDAID (www.cordaid.nl) to sponsor our International Forum.
So, Mr.Siegfried should not be worried about this.
This is the time to act and create a credible institution which has good governance,transparent and accountable to all its stakeholders.
Mr.Siegfried prefers to run this institution as a group of
individuals which is wrong and him being the Managing Director.
He must know the world is no longer a place where one can
play all the "monkey tricks" and you go out undetected.
Even Africa is no longer a "Dark Continent" where you only had thick forests, wild animals and primitive human beings.
In this globalised world, we have justice,law and order sectors
to harmonise relationships between all parties living in
diversity.
It is not suprisng that we have United Nations Human Rights(Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights:(www.ohchr.org).
Application of Human Rights leads to the achievement of Social
Justice and respect for Human Dignity.
So, when I come to point out the injustices which have been existing
in the institution by the actions of an individual the intimidations
can not prevent the process of transition to take place.
With time you are going to see that other hiden facts about the
mismanagement will come out.
Keep watching!!!!!!
Iam part of a Team of Human-Rights Defenders under Foundation for Human Rights Initiative(www.fhri.or.ug) and our role is to promote and defend Human Rights for all people irrespective of their race,colour,religious affiliations,origin and other considerations.
We are all watching and corrective measures will be taken if and when it is necessary.
We are also working hand in hand with Uganda Human Rights Commission
(www.uhrc.ug).
Now, Iam certain that we are coming closer and closer to transition
which is inevitable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW EVEN THE BLIND CAN BE TOLD THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE SHOULD START A NEW PHASE FOR TRANSPARENCY,GOOD GOVERNANCE,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.
After listening to the VOICES OF OTHER PEOPLE, we must be mindful
about the time and the issues at hand.
Now "THE GENERAL CONSUS" is that we should MOVE FORWARD and NOT BACKWARD AS A TEAM WHERE ALL STAKEHOLDERS ARE JOINTLY GOING TO WORK IN PARTICIPATORY MANNER FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE,TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS.
NOW THE BALL IS SET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR RECONCILIATION AND
FORGIVENESS. Make no mistake, we should start from "SOMEWHERE".
SOME COOPERATION IS NEEDED IN THIS PROCESS........................
WHERE MISTAKES WERE MADE, LET US JOINTLY MAKE THE TRANSITION AS
A NEW BEGINING BECAUSE WE NEED TO MOVE ON. THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SO MUCH AND THE ISSUE OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTIBILITY IS ONE OF THOSE VALUES FOR BEST PRACTICE ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
We must serve the interests of the entire humanity for
our generation and the generations to come.
Your accusations are getting ridiculous. I spend my whole career making organizations more transparent, more responsible to their stakeholders and empowering local people. That is also what motivated me to give up my job and start NABUUR. Empowering the users was behind many of the changes made over the years, it led to the NABUUR camp in February and to the start of this discussion.
Please carefully read the text with which I started this Governance blog in February:
‘At present NABUUR is a foundation, operating under Dutch law (cf Shell). The Foundation is owner of the name and the domain and legally responsible/accountable. Board members of a foundation are coopted.
The foundation has a board (Raad van Toezicht) and a director (non board). The director is legally accountable
The board is of the opinion that local reps, neighbours and facilitators must have more influence on the strategy and the day to day operations. It looks forward to a careful transfer of responsibilities and authorities.
The members of the board and the director want to vacate their position in June 2010
In order to realize this by June, this group will discuss and plan the issues related to such a transfer: desired legal form, constitution, qualifications for future board members, a process to find suitable candidates, etc.’
If these issues are not solved, the present board cannot hand over anything to anybody. They and I will then have to look for other possibilities. One relevant element that I mentioned before, and which you can also read about in the business plan, is the search for a strategic partner to provide some more institutional stability. Another is a closer cooperation with other 2.0 parties (see Pelle’s explanations). None of these elements exclude one another, but whatever the formal outcome will be, it is clear that local reps, neighbours and facilitators must have more influence on the strategy and the day to day operations.
It would help the productivity of this group if you concentrated your contributions to the solution of the four issues and refrained from wildly accusing me (or Denis for that matter).
I absolutely don't like the way you are accusing. But I want to help you finding reports you desperately want to have: take a look at the NABUUR website and find the annual reports you are asking for (About NABUUR section, where they have always been). http://www.nabuur.com/files/NABUUR_Ann_Acc_2009_def.pdf.
In this new era of globalisation and rapid change, leaders will be challenged to manage relationships more than in the past. This will include the ability to interact effectively with a diversity of partners and other businesses and within the larger context of different cultures.
The global perspective feature how many organisations are preaparing for successful globalisation by developing the global leader of the future.
Small as well as large US Companies such as IBM,Amazon.com and Microsoft recognise that they will have to change in order to survive.
They have embarked on programs of extensive change that must be accomplished in short periods of time.
Such transformations require a new set of leadership guidelines.
It is clear that the successful leader of the 21st.Century is likely to be one who promotes leadership development and encourages workers to assume his or her role as a leader.
Individuals working in 21st.Century Organisations must be innovative and creative,practice continuos learning,have moral ethical values(especially integrity),have personal vision, be in charge of their own carriers,motivate from within and without,plan,commicate effectively, and seek harmonious relationships with different stakeholders.
Refer to:(www.amazon.com),(www.ac.com),(www.ge.com),(www.merck.com).
Also the 21st.Century Leaders will engage Global Teams for ultimate collaboration.
(www.intel.com)
Siegfried-
Will the last annual report be ready and posted soon?
I think Sulaiman makes very excellent points and I do not think he is criticizing at all. I think he is pointing out that it is extremely difficult to determine the governance of an organization (the driver if you will) without first taking an inventory and considering all factors in order to find the best path to follow - that way the driver knows where to lead the organization.
Being scattered around the globe it is incredibly difficult for us who know nothing of the law in the Netherlands to determine which organizational structure Nabuur should take.
I do think it is critical that we take a solid inventory of where we are right now and gain input from all stakeholders involved to be certain we each understand where the organization needs to go. It has much untapped potential. In understanding that - THEN we can determine who will best lead to represent and serve the needs of this community.
Jennifer
Making an inventory sure makes sense Jennifer, and yes it is difficult. But the answers lie in the group now, not in the past, since there is no longer a central staff and the supervisory board as well as myself want to step down in June. As I explained earlier, there also is no budget, unless you come up with the necessary central costs (website, liability insurance, possibly more NABUUR camps, etc)and the new or present board can convince Hivos to release the reserved Eur 60.000 towards that end.
So all there is the present site, the site under development and most importantly, the community of users, i.e YOU with your combined energy, experience, contacts and knowledge. Hence my suggestion to concentrate on the four issues.
Warm regards,
Siegfried
Hi Siegfried
I have to say that I am disappointed that you are not taking more leadership of this. Yes, Nabuur is now an all-volunteer organisation, but you are its founder, and the one with the practical experience of running it and of how a Dutch Foundation works.
You also have a full undertanding of the current situation (when are we going to see the 2009 report?) and, as others have already said, I think that it is essential that those who are going to come up with ideas on how Nabuur should work in the future understand that too.
Can Nabuur run as a Dutch Foundation if none of the new board live in the Netherlands?
I am not a leader - I have neither the desire or the ability to be one - but I do want to understand what is likely to happen in the next couple of months and how that will affect the communities we work with.
What happens if this is not all sorted out by 1st June - does Nabuur as a registered organisation cease to exist because it no longer has a board, or does the current board carry on for a while?
I get the feeling that Nabuur is slowly dying, because of the above, and because its not practical to have things run purely by volunteers. That makes me sad. If that's the likely outcome, I hope there will be a little warning so that communities have the time to move their projects elsewhere, instead of simply coming online one day and finding that the site is down....
Mary
Hi all,
If things continue in this state with no one taking strategic decisions then nabuur may not exist beyond 1st June. Please somebody should do something immediately. We cannot afford a hopeless end.
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Stanley Okurut
Dear Mr.Siegfried and the whole Team,
I have appreciated these comments and Iam happy now that we are engaging Mr.Siegfried
to have effective communication. You have not addressed some critical issues.
You say the questions Iam asking are so many. But we need answers for the smooth
transition come 1st June,2010 if that is the case.
Remember you are not talking to me alone after along time of silence.
We in different villages of the globe did not know what exactly was happening until
I, myself challenged Mr.Denis Marsha who came to NabuurCamp to represent Africa villages as
to benefit from the deliberations of the
recently concluded NabuurCamp.
He has never reported to us the feedbacks from the NabuurCamp and we have been
planning to have a meeting in Kampala,Uganda to hear what he can say after all
that time.
What we have learnt is that in the NabuurCamp, there were disagreement on
issues of the "Interim Board" and the "current board" for which you have
not addressed clearly until now. There are also other issues which you do not like
to touch.
You say Iam criticising but remember that you are transacting business in our names
and our villages in different locations of the globe and so you are supposed to
be transparent and accountable to all stakeholders of NABUUR because it is now
global. We must create and promote a credible institution in our own image and others
who may be willing to support our noble causes. So, this is all our challenge together.
My intentions is not to shy away from my obligation of representing my constituency
of Africa where most villages are located and there is rampant poverty as expressed
in photos depicted on Nabuur Website. Africa indeed is still in need to recover
from this state of perpetual poverty where some people live on less than 1 US Dollar
if they have it. But there are those who can not even afford a single dollar and
they sleep hungry on the streets. Come to Kampala Streets you will bear me witness
among the internally displaced people from Northern Uganda who have been affected by
the 24 year of internal conflict with burning of houses, hats and others having been
massacred by KONY and other criminals.
You say I stop criticising but in any meaningful debate there must be positive criticism
for a fundermental change to lay out new strategies for growth and development in any
institution. I can not pretend that I will come and stand praising anybody where no
concrete results for meaningful impact on the lives of the poor people are made.
How then can we start engaging others with our funding strategies if we can not even afford
to critic our strategic plans and reports.
So, there are issues of consus building and issues of contention in any debate.
So, I can not be a yes man all the time where even Iam forfeiting my independence.
Sometime we agree to disagree on principle.
So, you will excuse me because I will continue to point out areas of contention where
we need to engage all stakeholders and not a handful of individuals.
From what you said, I can right now say that we are now tackling the most sensitive
issues to see that we have Nabuur of good governance,transparent and accountable to its funding sources
and to its beneficiciaries and well-wishers, a representative board considering all the regions of the globe where it is felt, board with a binding constitution.
I have also noted that you appreciate my valuable skills. I can add on one thing that Iam ready to
contribute where I can but not through hostility but through harmonious discussions as Members of Nabuur Family which must be seen to be credible in terms of its documents(binding constitution) and actions.
After that, I need to suggest the following format or sketch for the proposed Constitution:
NABUUR CONSTITUTION:
ARRANGEMENTS OF ARTICLES.
PREAMBLE.
ARTICLE I ESTABLISHMENT OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE II VISION, MISSION & CORE VALUES OF NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE III OBJECTIVES OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE IV MEMBERSHIP OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE V ORGANS OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE VI THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NABUUR AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE VII THE POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF NABUUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE.
ARTICLE VIII EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING.
ARTICLE IX THE NABUUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ARTICLE X THE NABUUR BOARD COMPOSITION.
ARTICLE XI DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS.
ARTICLE XII THE NABUUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ARTICLE XIII THE NABUUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES' COMPOSITION.
ARTICLE XIV DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ARTICLE XV CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEMBERS.
ARTICLE XVI THE NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE ELECTION PROCEDURES.
ARTICLE XVII THE NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE SECRETARIAT
ARTICLE XVIII FINANCIAL PROVISIONS.
ARTICLE XIX BYE-LAWS.
ARTICLE XX AMENDEMENTS/ALTERATIONS OF NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE XXI DISSOLUTION.
ARTICLE XXII INTERPRETATION.
This can act as a stimulant for generation of ideas from members on the The Nabuur Global Initiative
we want which is accommodative,transparent and accountable to its stakeholders with
checks and balances for good governance following the internationally acceptable standards.
For now, I call for more ideas and criticisms if any.
Sulaiman,
(www.nabuur.com/en/village/bukoggolwa)
The attached document is a business plan created by Nabuur in June 2009.
I did not know that this existed until a couple of days ago. I do not have any information on what happened after it was produced but I assume that the search for partners was not successful and is not continuing.
So it is not directly relevant to what happens in the future, unless the new board decide to use the same approach, but maybe it sheds a little more light on why Nabuur is now an all-volunteer organisation. I am sharing it becuase I think everything needs to be out in the open.
I have attached two files. The original is 1.4MB in size so will not be easy to download over a slow connection. So I have created a smaller version - just over 200K. This does not look as good as the original but does contain all the text and diagrams (except for the website screen shots in Appendix 2 which were rather large!), and it should be possible for anyone to download.
Mary
Dear Siegfried,Mary and the Team,
We must be mindful about the time implications and I get worried
when the Executive Director becomes more involved with travels without
addressing these immediate concerns.
They are really pertinent and he is best placed to address them
concisely and on time.
There are a list of questions already put forward and there is no
need to repeat them.
I will only point one: When are we going to see the 2009
be it board or financial reports?
The attachement on this document can highlight the importance
of the seriousness of this matter because we need transparency and
accountability for all stake-holders to be proud of the Nabuur
we want which is global, representative,accountable,transparent
and practices best practices acceptable to international standards.
Celebrities like President Clinton will then be proud to associate
with this global initiative.
Sulaiman.
Hi Sulaiman
Cecilia went through all the questions and ideas there is a need for a legal drafting of these documents and none of the people involved are lawyers.
There is no insurance available and Siegfried is refusing to get this, so if this is done wrong you are all liable for mistakes.
Please be careful, Siegfried are twisting the words of the people who made some of these points at the camp but Siegfried has been refusing to listen and have been twisting the words of all the professional volunteerz to prove himself right.
This is no longer about logic and the survival of Nabuur. Siegfried has failed to meet target for the last 3 years and doing a wiki for the constitution is only going to make it worse.
All the able people have give up on Siegfried and Nabuur and concentrated on working with projects through other forms of communication like facebook, email and Skype.
You have now joined a very long list of people who have been trying to get this out of Siegfried and we have all given up.
Beware and do more good work for your cause.
Niels
Dear Members,
Please see attached a draft NABUUR Constitution for your kind consideration and deliberations.
It further needs to be tailored down in respect to the Dutch Laws in relation.
However, it provides a very good starting point.
Please note that I have included elements of Executive Director and his roles as well as those of the Board and its composition.
I may propose that the board or members therein could select the Executive Director or the Chairman of the Board who automatically becomes the CEO of NABUUR on a bonifide [volunteer] status.
I have also included on page 4 a line about the insurance. Items on membership have been included as well. Please take note of the highlighted observations too.
I am looking forward to your consideration of this draft constitution.
Best of wishes,
Denis Marsha
Dear All,
Good Managers must always keep an eye on the "bigger picture" - looking at how the whole organisation is
structured,financed and effectively managed in the short,medium and long term, and not just focussing on
the Board Members,Secretarait,Projects and Programmes.
At the moment, the major focus is on the Constitutional making for the legal status of our institution
which is valid and must be supported. But we must have the legal services of a legal expert in the first place who may be identified within or without the Nabuur Family.
This is important because we need him or her for legal interpretations be it on the Dutch Laws where the
the Founding Members are located or having relevant legal knowledge in the International Laws.
So,our constitution must be fully binding to accommodate the interests and aspirations of all the Stake-holders of Nabuur Global.
We need views from a cross-section of stake-holders in Africa,Europe,Asia,United States,Caribean areas,South America,Australia and others. The views from the global south and global north will then
be incorporated to set a meaningful strategic plan to address the set objectives of Nabuur.
The global south is where most villages and projects are located in poor states which must be addressed. The inputs from the global south must then be treated to highlight the contributions of local
representatives of those villages and their facilitators.
The majority of local representatives in the global south can not meet costs of attending international meetings. Therefore, some local representatives can be selected and be fully facilitated to attend
and participate in matters that affect their people.
The global north is gifted by most members being able to meet their expenses whenever there is an
international forum.
At this point in time, there is the urgency of convening an International Forum (Nabuur International
Camp). We may call it Nabuur International Retreat where a draft constitution can be made by soliciting views from a cross-section of representatives,facilitators,partners and not merely individuals on vertical and horizontal linkages.
Development is no longer just North-South(www.commonwealthfoundation.com),(www.uwa.or.ug),(www.uweczoo.org),(www.ugandaexclusivecamps.com).
It is South-South (www.comesa.int),(www.infrastructureafrica.org), even South-North(www.europarl.europa.eu),(www.nogamu.org.ug), with lessons for all to see
with open minds.
Also this reference is worth noting:
Let's protect Our Closest Relatives:CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY AND WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION TRUST:Web:(www.ngambaisland.org)
The global south can no longer wait to watch the international events
unfolding without corrective measures being taken to safeguard the interests of its people.
Issues of global financial crisis(www.gmfus.org),(www.europarl.europa.eu),climate change(www.ethicalcorp.com/climate),(www.america.gov/carbon.html),and world trade organisations(www.wto.org),(www.unctad.org),(www.acp-eu-trade.org), and treaties(www.ictsd.net),and Oragnic Foods(www.nogamu.org.ug)or(Natural Foods) versus GM Foods (www.wikihow.com/Avoid-Genetically-Modified-Foods),(www.merid.org/fs-agbiotech) have
great lessons for us all in this era of the 21st.Century wherever we
may be in this globalised world.
Now, it is the time for us all to act responsibly for the good of
entire humanity.
I do not discourage soliciting views online but communication is more effective face to face with discussions and interactions either on one to one or in groups.
The International Forum can be arranged for 3 or 5 days depending on the resource envelope.
But it is advisable to fundraise for this event and I know this idea can be taken up by some donor agencies if properly approached in time with a good fundraising proposal.
Holding this International Forum can create another opportunity of having a Task-Force which can work
out the Strategic Plan for Nabuur Global 2010-2012 or 2010-2014.
The Strategic Plan is quite crucial at this time if we are to put in place the Fundraising Strategies for Projects and Programmes under NABUUR GLOBAL.
The Task-Force will be able to point out a Summary of strong and weak attributes of Nabuur.
Using SWORT analysis, they will also point out the strengths,opportunities,weaknesses and threats of Nabuur.
They will then propose the New Identity of Nabuur,'Nabuur Global'.
Given some of the opportunities that Nabuur has at the moment for example:60,000 Euros donated by HIVOS.
This is a good starting point for fundraising to hold the International Forum.
We can entrust the Dutch Foundation(Mother Organisation) to act on our behalf as the "Care Taker" to
account on behalf of Nabuur till such a time when all the Legal Provisions are in place.
By holding this International Forum, we shall achieve two major objectives:
1.Coming up with a Draft Constitution which is all inclusive and following international laws
with instruments in place that ensure good governance,transparency and accountability.
2.Coming up with a Strategic Plan for the Nabuur we all want with all structures and systems in place.
Please propose for the future date of holding this Nabuur International Forum.
As we ponder on the mechanisms of the smooth transition of Nabuur to Nabuur Global we should
also think about the following:
- The EU in a World of Transition: Fit for what purpose?
Then one can also say Nabuur in a World of Transition: Fit for what
purpose?
Refer to: Loukas Tsoukalis in 'EU Fit for purpose project' Policy Network,October 2009,(www.policy-network.net).
- Opening Markets for Poor Countries: Are we There Yet?
Refer to Kimberly Ann Eliott, Center for Global Development, Working
Paper 184, Reviewed October 2009,(www.cgdev.org)
For now, I welcome your ideas and criticisms if there is any.
Thank you all.
Sulaiman Gumila Mbuga
P.O.Box 8386,Kampala,Uganda,
East Africa.
Tel:+256-751-434743;
E-mail:bukoggolwa@gmail.com
(www.nabuur.com/en/village/bukoggolwa)
NOTE: At this time, we request Mr.Siegfried Woldhek (www.woldhek.com) to cooperate fully by providing all the
previous Nabuur Reports notably that one of 2009.
He should also be able to submit all relevant documents regarding
the previous sources of funding.
We also expect him to provide all the information on Nabuur potential funding sources and opportunities available at the moment.
Hi Sulaiman,
In this and other postings you continue to ask many pertinent questions. I'm happy to point out tha most if not all of them are already anwered in the Strategic Plan and the articles of Association, both available on this site. I’ll post the annual report 2009 this weekend, now that it has been audited. But, as I’ve written before, the answers don’t lie in the past. There is no paid staff. There also is no available budget, unless a plan is written that outlines the necessary central costs (website, liability insurance, possibly more NABUUR camps, etc)and the new or present board can convince Hivos to release the reserved Eur 60.000 towards that end.
So all there is the present site, the site under development and most importantly, the community of users, i.e YOU with your combined energy, experience, wishes, contacts and knowledge.
I appreciate the concern about online communication as a tool to get the constitution and board issues sorted out, but am not sure whether a forum will do a better job than the original suggestion, i.e circulating the draft widely for comment, have a legal expert look at it and then take a decision. And have you got suggestions as to who will organize and finance such an event?
Regards,
Siegfried Woldhek
Dear All,
We should endeavour to see that Mr.Siegfried comes out all open.
We need all reports of the previous years.
He should point out all the sources of funding for
the previous years and activities done be it for the
part-time staff or full-time staff of Nabuur.
He has been refered to as Manager,C.E.O and sometimes
Executive Director. Whichever title he has, we need
him to account.
It is very important that when you are chasing a "lion"
you must have "safety nets" otherwise you may be swallowed
up.
Likewise, when you are building a credible institution
and in this case NABUUR for which Siegfried is claiming
to be his because of the Name Nabuur, there are many
challenges(threats) and so there must be all controls
in place for its sustainability whatever the name and
wherever it may be on this globe.
Claiming that you own Nabuur as a name and the so "called
current board" only answerable to Dutch Laws may not save you from
solve the peroblems.
I should remind Siegfried that the issue of the name Nabuur
is immaterial at this time and its founders.
What matters are the stakeholders because they have a say
directly or indirectly in the affairs of governance and
accountability in that institution.
The issue of the "IDENTITY OR NAME" will be one of the major mandates of the proposed INTERNATIONAL FORUM.(NABUUR GLOBAL INITIATIVE)may be adopted or an alternative can be suggested.
That is the Forum will propose the new identity whatever the
name.
Remember NABUUR-CAMP was characterised by alot of disagreements by
participants who attended.
It is not surprising that at the moment there is no current
staff and operational budgets for the organisation.
He is now suffering from "FEAR" of shame to come out openly
and say sorry probably to be forgiven for his wrong actions.
He announced that he will not hand over to anybody all the
relevant reports concerning his activities concerning Nabuur
in the names of all stakeholders who are all well known.
This is a joke!!!! He must know that he must answer for his
actions be it good or bad made in our names and our people.
We want Siegfried to account for using our names,images,villages,
projects,facilitators and other stake-holders in raising
for the funds over the years for activities that we require
reports.
These reports should show sources of funding,amounts,
activities made, and possible future funding sources.
He has always been adamant and making all funny excuses.
We are all mature people and we know he has been buying time
by playing all those delaying tactics.
He has done a dis-service and ultimately as we speak no reports
be for 2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 has been presented.
This is a good indicator of gross violations of our Human Rights!!!d.
The issue of holding the International Forum(Nabuur Global Meeting) can be arranged anyway.
Make no mistake, we must leave nothing to chance. We must not have a leadership vacuum at this critical time of Transition.
As Mr.Siegfried steps down on June 1st.,2010, we must identify
the best suited Coordinator to link up with the Global North and
Global South among the Nabuur Family.
We have the opportunity in that Mr.Pelle Aardema (www.nabuur.com/en/user/pelle/profile) is a Nabuur Neighbour who
has been in Nabuur for sometime to know what has been taking place.
He is based in Netherland and has also been in Africa and sometime
back he was able to organise the Kampala Meeting of Local Representatives and Facilitators of Nabuur in Uganda,other development partners and volunteers.
This international meetings was successfully done and reports were
made. The participants were able to network and new contacts were
made. That is why you find that there is alot of activisms among
different villages and projects in Uganda.
Online Video conferences were arranged with Pelle's efforts and
commitment.
For that matter, we can entrust Mr.Pelle to act as the Interim-
Co-ordinator of Nabuur until such a time when we have formalised
structures and systems in place for checks and balances.
It is good Mr.Siegfried Woldhek still points out that there is a reserve fund for Nabuur donated by HIVOS of 60,000 Euros.
There are many volunteeers(Nabuur Neighbours in Netherlands) who can make a follow-up on this.
Other committed volunteers can also start engaging other donors like CORDAID (www.cordaid.nl) to sponsor our International Forum.
So, Mr.Siegfried should not be worried about this.
This is the time to act and create a credible institution which has good governance,transparent and accountable to all its stakeholders.
Mr.Siegfried prefers to run this institution as a group of
individuals which is wrong and him being the Managing Director.
He must know the world is no longer a place where one can
play all the "monkey tricks" and you go out undetected.
Even Africa is no longer a "Dark Continent" where you only had thick forests, wild animals and primitive human beings.
In this globalised world, we have justice,law and order sectors
to harmonise relationships between all parties living in
diversity.
It is not suprisng that we have United Nations Human Rights(Office
of the High Commissioner for Human Rights:(www.ohchr.org).
Application of Human Rights leads to the achievement of Social
Justice and respect for Human Dignity.
So, when I come to point out the injustices which have been existing
in the institution by the actions of an individual the intimidations
can not prevent the process of transition to take place.
With time you are going to see that other hiden facts about the
mismanagement will come out.
Keep watching!!!!!!
Iam part of a Team of Human-Rights Defenders under Foundation for Human Rights Initiative(www.fhri.or.ug) and our role is to promote and defend Human Rights for all people irrespective of their race,colour,religious affiliations,origin and other considerations.
We are all watching and corrective measures will be taken if and when it is necessary.
We are also working hand in hand with Uganda Human Rights Commission
(www.uhrc.ug).
Now, Iam certain that we are coming closer and closer to transition
which is inevitable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW EVEN THE BLIND CAN BE TOLD THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE SHOULD START A NEW PHASE FOR TRANSPARENCY,GOOD GOVERNANCE,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.
After listening to the VOICES OF OTHER PEOPLE, we must be mindful
about the time and the issues at hand.
Now "THE GENERAL CONSUS" is that we should MOVE FORWARD and NOT BACKWARD AS A TEAM WHERE ALL STAKEHOLDERS ARE JOINTLY GOING TO WORK IN PARTICIPATORY MANNER FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE,TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS.
NOW THE BALL IS SET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR RECONCILIATION AND
FORGIVENESS. Make no mistake, we should start from "SOMEWHERE".
SOME COOPERATION IS NEEDED IN THIS PROCESS........................
WHERE MISTAKES WERE MADE, LET US JOINTLY MAKE THE TRANSITION AS
A NEW BEGINING BECAUSE WE NEED TO MOVE ON. THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SO MUCH AND THE ISSUE OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTIBILITY IS ONE OF THOSE VALUES FOR BEST PRACTICE ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
We must serve the interests of the entire humanity for
our generation and the generations to come.
Sulaiman.
Hi Sulaiman,
Your accusations are getting ridiculous. I spend my whole career making organizations more transparent, more responsible to their stakeholders and empowering local people. That is also what motivated me to give up my job and start NABUUR. Empowering the users was behind many of the changes made over the years, it led to the NABUUR camp in February and to the start of this discussion.
Please carefully read the text with which I started this Governance blog in February:
‘At present NABUUR is a foundation, operating under Dutch law (cf Shell). The Foundation is owner of the name and the domain and legally responsible/accountable. Board members of a foundation are coopted.
The foundation has a board (Raad van Toezicht) and a director (non board). The director is legally accountable
The board is of the opinion that local reps, neighbours and facilitators must have more influence on the strategy and the day to day operations. It looks forward to a careful transfer of responsibilities and authorities.
The members of the board and the director want to vacate their position in June 2010
In order to realize this by June, this group will discuss and plan the issues related to such a transfer: desired legal form, constitution, qualifications for future board members, a process to find suitable candidates, etc.’
If these issues are not solved, the present board cannot hand over anything to anybody. They and I will then have to look for other possibilities. One relevant element that I mentioned before, and which you can also read about in the business plan, is the search for a strategic partner to provide some more institutional stability. Another is a closer cooperation with other 2.0 parties (see Pelle’s explanations). None of these elements exclude one another, but whatever the formal outcome will be, it is clear that local reps, neighbours and facilitators must have more influence on the strategy and the day to day operations.
It would help the productivity of this group if you concentrated your contributions to the solution of the four issues and refrained from wildly accusing me (or Denis for that matter).
Hi Sulaiman,
I absolutely don't like the way you are accusing. But I want to help you finding reports you desperately want to have: take a look at the NABUUR website and find the annual reports you are asking for (About NABUUR section, where they have always been). http://www.nabuur.com/files/NABUUR_Ann_Acc_2009_def.pdf.
Gerdie Schreuders
Dear All,
In this new era of globalisation and rapid change, leaders will be challenged to manage relationships more than in the past. This will include the ability to interact effectively with a diversity of partners and other businesses and within the larger context of different cultures.
The global perspective feature how many organisations are preaparing for successful globalisation by developing the global leader of the future.
Small as well as large US Companies such as IBM,Amazon.com and Microsoft recognise that they will have to change in order to survive.
They have embarked on programs of extensive change that must be accomplished in short periods of time.
Such transformations require a new set of leadership guidelines.
It is clear that the successful leader of the 21st.Century is likely to be one who promotes leadership development and encourages workers to assume his or her role as a leader.
Individuals working in 21st.Century Organisations must be innovative and creative,practice continuos learning,have moral ethical values(especially integrity),have personal vision, be in charge of their own carriers,motivate from within and without,plan,commicate effectively, and seek harmonious relationships with different stakeholders.
Refer to:(www.amazon.com),(www.ac.com),(www.ge.com),(www.merck.com).
Also the 21st.Century Leaders will engage Global Teams for ultimate collaboration.
(www.intel.com)
Sulaiman