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The Prince of AALAE. Corruption and Mismanagement in an African NGO. INSTITUTION Adult Education for Development, Nairobi (Kenya) DOCUMENT RESUME ED 427 205 CE 078 106 AUTHOR Thompson, Ekundayo J. D. TITLE The Prince of AALAE. Corruption and Mismanagement in an African NGO. INSTITUTION Adult Education for Development, Nairobi (Kenya). ISBN ISBN-9966-9612-0-8 PUB DATE 1997-00-00 NOTE 164p. AVAILABLE FROM Adult Education for Development, P.O. Box 38786, Nairobi, Kenya ($10, plus $6). PUB TYPE Books (010) EDRS PRICE MFC)1/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adult Basic Education; *Adult Literacy; Case Studies; Educational Finance; Educational Needs; *Financial Problems; Foreign Countries; Government Role; Government School Relationship; *Literacy Education; Organizational Change; Organizational Climate; Organizational Development; Political Power; *Politics of Education; Power Structure; *Program Administration IDENTIFIERS *African Association for Literacy and Adult Educ; *Nongovernmental Organizations ABSTRACT In this book, the former coordinator of the Technical Assistance Project of th:, African Association for Literacy and Adult Education (AALAE) provides an insider's account of the corruption, political management, and organizational mismanagement of the AALAE in 1991-1996. Chapter 1 introduces six myths regarding nongovernmental organizations (NG0s): NGOs have the capacity to reach the poor and vulnerable; NGOs are better placed than governments to address the needs of the poor and vulnerable; NGO work is characterized by innovation and flexibility; NGOs have greater potential than government bureaucracies in empowering people at the grassroots to achieve self-reliant development; African NGOs are people's organizations; and NGOs complement governments' development efforts. These are among the topics discussed in chapters 2-12, which systematically expose each myth, are as follows: ownership of the AALAE; organizational dysfunction; roots, causes, and essence of the AALAE's current crisis; action by donors and partners; the AALAE audit; issues uncovered; and lessons learned. Fifteen tables/figures are included. Appended are the following: questionnaire used to survey of AALAE members on the AALAE's reorganization; survey findings; chronological account of the AALAE's crisis; case study of program mismanagement; and list of executive council members. The book contains 187 references. (MN) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** /h. Albs Igo, .411.. The Prince of AALAE Corruption & Mismanagement in an African NGO e4 EKUNDAYO J D THOMPSON 2 6)BEST COPY AVAILABLE iciorP"...1b,.....mor hPrince of AALAE Corruption ce Mismanagement in an African NGO by EKUNDAYO J D THOMPSON AD ADULT EUCATION FORDEVELOPMENT 3 First published in 1997 by Adult Education for Development P 0 Box 38786 Nairobi 1997 Ekundayo J.D. Thompson ISBN 9966-9612-0-8 Editorial and Design Consultants: Bookprint Creative Services P 0 Box 8897 Nairobi Printed by Ruaraka Printing Press Ltd P 0 Box 22350 Nairobi This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resol3, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent inany form of binding or caver-other than that in -which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser 4 and families of Individaals, art rhetoric. up bythe to mere in this victim beenmessed to light fallen have authorbrings havehad me,I had the AALAE before andelsewhere What with many Africa inAALAE. whodealt "Like in prevailed people that whichmany organisations against 14,4111,Aui4 background Pot conmanship(pokopoko)glaring book isthe e,xperiences." unforgettable "Another great achievement by a dedicated African. It is a devastating indictment of an NGO which has been turned into a personal business. It has lost the goal of furthering the development agenda of promoting literacy and alleviation of poverty and instead has stifled development through arrogance, ineptitude and gross mismanagement A must reading for all those involved in development work." P41144"461 1O44-Cialt, Pe44A 11.4.04 °Thedebacle s Possible is so distressing inferno At thetime that I could o f eri t fromam evenreluctant and crediblever possibly the Association, to think e African engulfit. Ma tsuch institution I hopethat 'could a monstrous do what not haveimagined tragedy esnot go we slaved that to Megutter" to buildinto suchan a trulyindsgenous 1/4", 'I understand some of the questions raised, especially those relating to ownership and accountability, and of course, professionalism. But it is not only NGOs which suffer that. How about the civil societies in Africa. Politicians and government officers get away free' as if the civil society were dead! The same applies to many social organisations including the church. So the struggle ought to have real teeth." PEW 5 DEDICATION ghe Prince of AALAE is dedicated to the Participants of the Fifth International onference on Adult Education in Hamburg, Germany in July 1997 and to all those who strive for good governance in Africa. It is hoped that we will all strive for professional ethics and accountability in adult education. 'NGOs may have to face the same spot-light as the governments faced in the last few decades'. Okd- Ofav 6 If a blind man tells you that, he is going to throw a stone at you, then he must be stepping on one. APuo. 04.4c46 CONTENTS Abbreviations viii Acknowledgements ix Foreword x Prologue 1 Introduction 3 1.African NGOs: Myths and Realities 5 2. Who Owns AALAE? 10 3.Organizational Dysfunction 18 4.The Current Crisis: Background, Causes and Essence 22 5.The Drama Unfolds 38 6.Against the Tide 49 7.Skeletons in the Cupboard 59 8.The Roots of the Crisis 72 9.Action by Donors and Partners 77 10. The Audit: Rationale and Scope 82 11. Summing up the Issues 89 12. What are the Lessons? 106 Epilogue 110 List of Annexures 111 Bibliography 137 Index 148 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AALAE African Association for Literacy and Adult Education CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation CLARION Centre for Law and Research International FAVD 0 Forum for African Voluntary Development Organisations FEMNET African Women's Development and Communication Network TARA Islamic African Relief Agency ICAE International Council for Adult Education ICCO Inter-Church Coordinating Committee for Development IIZ/DVV Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association MWENGO (Mwelekeo wa NGO) Reflection and Development Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa NGO Non-Governmental Organization NORAD Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation OD Organisational Development SAC Secretariat Advisory Committee SIDA Swedish International Development Agency ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (Aany thanks toallthose who provided information on the dministrative and financial irregularities at the African Association for Literacy and Adult Education (AALAE) secretariat. For a long time rumours had been doing their rounds in Nairobi and in other African cities, where the membership of AALAE is widely dispersed, with regard to financial irregularities. But in the absence of hard evidence it was foolhardy to put the issue on the agenda knowing fully well how defensive the AALAE secretariat bigots could be. Over 1994 and 1995 however, hard evidence emerged which emboldened a few of us to raise the issue, and to request an independent investigative audit of the administrative and financial affairs of AALAE. Our request was resisted, despite the mountain of evidence that was made available. Nine months later the donors and partners of AALAE commissioned an audit. We in the AALAE secretariat were collectively responsible for all that had happened and were seen to be guilty by association. But those who were familiar with the nature of the police state that passed for a secretariat would listen to our plea of "not guilty". Without your support the publication of this book would not have been possible. Let us hope that it will contribute to the building of an authentic NGO/civil society movement in Africa, where conmen will find it difficult to roam in the guise of dispensers of democracy and social justice. Thank you all. We honour and respect your requests for confidentiality. We live In a world dominated by smooth talkers who proclaim goodness but are corrupt to the core Do" 0 ix FoREwoRD ein my first encounter with AALAE's mainstream leadership, and on Ureading the secretary general's position papers and other writings, I was con- vinced that AALAE was the perfect forum for any serious Pan-Africanist and friend of Africa. I saw a grouping of professionals who had contempt for mediocrity and a passion for development work especially literacy and adult education. On hold- ing several consultative meetings with the secretary general, this view was fur- ther reaffirmed. More excitement followed when I was invited to coordinate one of AALAE's projects and when my name was added to a list of AALAE's "think tank," that hung conspicuously in the secretary general's office. But the image projected by the AALAE leadership was far from the reality. While preaching efficiency, simple books of accounts were not being kept and consultants and creditors were being made to wait for months. While the leader- ship globe-trotted popularizing AALAE and mobilizing resources, traditional do- nor-partners
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