Can civil society organizations be so bureaucratic, so businesslike and so accountable to their donors that they lose sight of their mission?
Danny Sriskandarajah, secretary-general and CEO of CIVICUS, thinks so.
A number of highly regarded civil society leaders — including Winnie Byanyima of Oxfam International, Hadeel Ibrahim of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Sriskandarajah — sparked candid dialogue and debate following their open letter to activists, in which they critiqued the current effectiveness and general standing of civil society organizations.