The UK-based humanitarian group Christian Help is about to chop its employees practically in half as a part of a global restructuring.
On Tuesday, a Christian Help spokesperson informed the charity information outlet Civil Society that the group plans to cut back its present employees from 720 to about 400 employees.
It’s a part of an organizational overhaul specializing in partnerships supported by 5 hubs based mostly in Bogota, Colombia; Abuja, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; Amman, Jordan; and Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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“We expect to communicate decisions in the second half of June, once the consultation has closed,” the spokesperson informed Civil Society. “Role changes would happen from the end of October, once any staff being made redundant have completed their notice period.”
Christian Help defined in an announcement earlier this week that the restructuring plan follows 12 months of discernment on the way forward for the charity group.
Christian Help Chief Govt Patrick Watt mentioned the group is “committed to shifting power to people whose lives are scarred by poverty, so they can make their voices heard, and create their own opportunities for a better life.”
“We want to focus our efforts on where we add value and, wherever possible, step back from work that can be done more effectively by partner organizations. Two key questions we have asked ourselves in designing this new model are, ‘Why us?’ and ‘Why not local?’” he said.
“It is clear that the role of INGOs is changing as the world around us changes. It needs to transform further if we’re to contribute more effectively to tackling poverty and marginalization. Christian Aid is committed to that transformation.”
Watt clarified that the restructuring plans “are not driven by cuts to official aid,” however added that “recent decisions by donor governments validate our choice to be a majority voluntary-funded organization, which collaborates intentionally with institutional funders where we share a common agenda.”
Christian Help was initially based in 1945 by a gaggle of church buildings within the British Isles to help folks displaced by the ravages of World Conflict II.
In 2019, the group introduced plans to chop applications in 12 nations and likewise closed down its regional workplaces in England, in response to Civil Society.
Throughout the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, Christian Help furloughed about one-fifth of its employees and briefly minimize wages of employees to safe its “core international work.”
“Well bless their hearts.”
