Part 2: NGOs such as Save the Children and Corporations
Tuesday also saw a very good article in the Guardian which raises some very serious issues relating to Save the Children’s relationship with the corporate sector. It was a good warning for all NGOs to look at who they are having funding from in the corporate world. Be true to your vision and principles. “A world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.” Save the Children vision. What was interesting, and did bring a smile to my face, was the article wasn’t the same by the end of the day as it was at the beginning. The earlier version was called: ‘ Has Save the Children become too large and lost sight of what it is for?’ the later one was called: ‘Justin Forsyth: 'If NGOs stay politically correct, we won't have an impact'. Clearly the Guardian had experienced the full weight of Save the Children’s communication department. The article now told a much less critical story and was full of quotes by Justi...