‘More of the same’ will not be enough – ODI.org I am writing from remote East-Africa, afar from decisions that will determine the fate of the poor people I serve in my day job, that of my kin, and other… Read More ›
Strategy
Effective organizations can be compared to a modern vehicle – it has many parts, some moving and others static. Yet, all parts have been put together in a system, to deliver a certain: amount of horse-power, comfort, specific niche like ‘4×4′ off road, town runner, or heavy goods carrier. Every part of a vehicles’ system has a role it plays in making the vehicle meet its niche-standard.
Effective strategy, and note the word EFFECTIVE, is the art of defining the vehicle, the value the vehicle brings to the buyer, and assembling all its moving and static parts, to meet the demand of the buyer.
Strategy is a fascinating art, whose success depends on how EFFECTIVENESS is delivered in organizations
Why has the East Africa Civil Society Organisation cloned the INGO?
My blog last week asked whether the East Africa Civil Society Organisation (EACSO) is a recycled INGO – the blog raised interesting comments both on and offline. https://gabazira.com/2015/01/21/local-cso-recycled-ingo/ Given all that has been said and written on the subject, it… Read More ›
Effective poverty-eradication in Luuka, Uganda – is the ‘deve-preneur’ model the answer?
Luuka district is found in the Eastern Uganda Busoga sub-region, located approximately 33 KM by road, north-west of Iganga the nearest largest town and approximately 44 KM by road, north of Jinja the largest city in the sub-region. Luuka has… Read More ›
Civil society space restriction – is it masking civil society ineffectiveness?
In December 2014, i blogged about a meeting organised by a leading INGO https://gabazira.com/2014/12/18/pitfalls-to-civ-society-partnership-wake-up-ingo/, at which variants of an ‘effective national civil society organisation’ and how it can best organise were discussed. Looking back at some of the civil society events… Read More ›
The enigma of effective development!
Because I work in the international development sector, I’m ever conscious of the lack of bottom line economics that our private sector peers work with i.e. International development doesn’t work for profit and is normally not judged by what it… Read More ›
