What began as a well intentioned re-org was quickly co-opted by someone in leadership who proported to be acting in the best interests of others but who has since demonstrated she is solely out for her own gain. With the guise of open collaboration and respect for honest exchange of ideas, the leader of this re-org used staff's willingness to believe in her to gain information that she then used to identify those who voiced ideas that differed from her own, and then set out to have them removed. When the new CEO arrived and freely added her own agenda (also not in the best interest of the organization) to this stage, things became dark quickly. Within the departments in headquarters where most of the knowledge and insight into programming existed, nearly every person with long standing institutional health and rights knowledge has now been fired, layed off, or forced out. This is not only a horrible sadness for those who have long loved and lived for Pathfinder, it is a sadness for development. In the current international climate, strong, smart, and brave voices are needed to keep development moving in a direction that truly benefits women and communities. This CEO and the leader of the re-org in Human Resources have snuffed out that voice. It is up to the country reps to save Pathfinder now. The board is clearly not paying attention.
