Update from the Commissioners, Steven Sinding and Gill Greer.
Our Commissions have had a busy and productive couple of months. We have run consultations with volunteers, youth representatives and Executive Directors at regional meetings with the European Network, the East and South East Asia and Oceania Region, the Africa Region, the Western Hemisphere Region and the South Asia Region. We have consulted with Secretariat staff, IPPF’s Executive Committee and with donors. We look forward to consulting with Executive Directors and volunteers from the Arab World Region in September.
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in these meetings, we have appreciated you sharing thoughts, concerns and ideas. Along with feedback we have received through the survey, we have been hearing many different perspectives from across the Federation which has helped to inform and shape our thinking. We are grateful for the open letters we have received from some regions which we have published on the website.
This is a critical time for IPPF and we thank everyone for taking the time to share their thoughts.
If you haven’t completed the survey we strongly encourage you to do so here – https://ippfcommission.org/commissions-2019/
We also welcome direct correspondence and you can contact us on the accounts below:
- Governance Reform, C/O Steven Sinding: IGRC@ippf.org
- Resource Allocation, C/O Gill Greer: IRAC@ippf.org
Steven and Gill, August 2019
The Independent Governance Reform Commission’s (IGRC) progress to date
Throughout this process we are keen to share thinking and evidence as it emerges.
We have written a paper which outlines the background of IPPF’s governance structure and the need for the change, as they are seen by our Commission.
We have also undertaken a comprehensive review of the governance systems of other international NGOs in order to understand the universe within which IPPF operates. This review will assist the IGRC in its consideration of alternatives to the current IPPF governance setup. In addition, WHR has commissioned a similar review from a consulting firm, which has been shared with the IGRC. These reviews are complementary and not overlapping.
Both papers are available on the website:
- The Need for Change, a paper by Steven Sinding (Commission Chair) and Lynette Lowndes (Commissioner), the Independent Governance Reform Commission
- Research on governance structures at global federations, by Lynette Lowndes (Commissioner), the Independent Governance Reform Commission
Please take the time to read them and we hope they inspire discussion. You can contribute your thoughts in the comments section at the bottom of each page on the website
We are now working on a draft framework for a governance system that will work for IPPF. This will form the basis of our preliminary report. We will share this via the website in late September so we can get your feedback.
Steven Sinding, Chair of the Independent Governance Reform Commission
The Independent Resource Allocation Commission’s progress to date
Our commission has had lively and informative discussions. We have reviewed the current context and problems of the resource allocation model at IPPF. We have discussed the resource allocation systems of some UN agencies and other NGOs. We have looked at and been thinking about the relative weighting between country need, IPPF strategic global priorities and MA capacity and performance. There is also interest in exploring wider financial and income generation ideas which we will propose be considered in phase 2 of the reform process.
As well as the consultation meetings, I have met with individuals, including donors and past staff and volunteers, who have been closely involved with IPPF’s resource allocation to get a clearer understanding of decisions that were made and an idea of what aspects they felt had worked successfully from their perspective, and what had not, and why. This has helped alert us to possible challenges as we continue to consult and work to co-create a modern and effective system which will support IPPF and its MAs to make a difference, globally and locally.
The consultations have highlighted the lack of transparency around the current resource allocation system and very different levels of understanding. The reform process and work of our Commission presents a real opportunity to correct this.
We have been bringing together all the many ideas, examples, data, issues and opinions which are helping to develop our recommendations. We are beginning to draft our preliminary report and look forward to sharing this with you in September.
Gill Greer, Chair of the Independent Resource Allocation Commission
Thank you both and your teams for this update. It is good – and helpful as we prepare for the November discussions. Keep the news coming.
Best, Jill
Je crois ça sera une bonne inniciative si et seulement si ttes les propositions faites par les AM sont prises en compte , nous vous encourageons de faire ceci à moment si y’a possibilité merci.
Merci à toutes équipe
IPPF had even fallen far behind in its reform given the longstanding difficulties due to a lack ofclarity especially between the roles and responsibilities of governance bodies and the executive; this has criticall paralyzed a large number of initiatives and delayed the implementation of programs; reform is more than necessary and urgent.
Bonjour , tous ces commentaires importants devraient être partagés avant afin d’orienter l’enquête pour cette réforme, je trouve qu’il nous faut aller maintenant à cette reforme convaincu des explications et de la valeur ajoutée des avantages partagés .
Bonjour à tous et à toutes j’espère que ce commentaire vous trouve en bonne santé, je voudrai tout d’abord vous remercier pour les multiples efforts que vous déployez afin que ses réformes soient une réalité.
Pour ma part je vous encourage à faire une analyse approfondie de la situation de notre IPPF pour ressortir les forces et les faibles à l’internes d’une part, les opportunités et les menaces dans l’environnement de l’a fédération d’autre part. ainsi je suis persuadé que nous pourrons enclencher un processus dynamique qui j’en suis sûre, nous permettra de résoudre l’essentiels des problèmes que nous rencontrons actuellement. Nous devons également mesurer l’incidences des réformes dans la vie présente et futur de notre organisation.
Par ailleurs à mon avis ces réformes doivent aller dans le sens de renforcement de la structure de gouvernance pour rendre les volontaires plus utile pour la fédération et suffisamment impliqués dans la vie de celle ci.
Cordiale salutation !!!
It is a remarkable job. We feel the desire for change towards the best within the IPPF, unfortunately characterized for decades by a penalizing governance structure; even more than the independence of the regions leave a vast field for corruption. Unfortunately, the current process will be influenced with different degrees by the few people (volunteers or employees, especially at the regional level) who are used to do what they want at the regional level and who will try to act behind the curtains through lobbying. They want to resist to the change that will close the door to their decades-long corruption and will seek their best interests.
Moreover, some of those people around whom there are suspicions of corruption are part of the commissions but we hope that they will have no impact on the overall work.
All the best and good luck.
C’est un travail remarquable. On sent la volonté de changement vers le meilleur au sein de l’IPPF, hélas caractérisée depuis des décennies par une structure de gouvernance pénalisante, encore plus que l’indépendance des régions laissent un champ vaste pour la corruption. Malheureusement, le processus actuel sera influencé à des degrés variés par le peu de gens (volontaires ou employés, au niveau des bureaux régionaux surtout) qui ont l’habitude de faire ce qu’il veulent au niveau régional et qui chercheront à essayer de faire face derrière les rideaux à travers du lobbying. Ils veulent résister au changement qui fermera la porte à leur corruption qui perdure depuis des décennies et chercheront coûte que coûte à garder leurs intérêts.
D’ailleurs, certains de ces gens autour de qui il y a des soupçons de corruption font partie des commissions mais nous espérons qu’ils n’auront pas d’impact sur le travail global.
Tous nos encouragements et bonne continuation.
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