BRUSSELS - Experienced staff are being fired, volunteers are dropping out and losses are piling up. Meanwhile, external consultants earn up to €20,000 a month. What is going on at Action Damien?
The NGO Action Damien is in danger of going down at breakneck speed due to the 'corporate culture' that has been guiding its course since 2015. The arrival of new management caused an unprecedented turnover within the organisation, with experienced staff leaving en masse and new recruits from the business community. While the number of management positions is being greatly expanded and externals are pocketing generous salaries, lepers and TB patients are quietly paying the price: 46 health workers will be laid off in project countries next year. An investigation by Ruben Brugnera and Marieke Brugnera.
PRINT/ONLINE
- Zelfbediening bij Damiaanactie, www.knack.be, 11/01/2023.
- Consultants payes 20.000 euros comptes dans le rouge, L'ONG action Damien dans la tourmente, www.levif.be, 11/01/2023.
PRESS COVERAGE
- Besparingen bij Damiaanactie: 46 medewerkers in projectlanden krijgen ontslag, HLN.be, 11/01/2023.
- Besparingen bij Damiaanactie: 46 medewerkers krijgen ontslag, Het Nieuwsblad, 11/01/2023.
- Zware besparingen bij Damiaanactie: 46 medewerkers in projectlanden krijgen ontslag, De Morgen, 11/01/2023.
- Besparingen bij Damiaanactie: 46 medewerkers krijgen ontslag, Gazet Van Antwerpen, 11/01/2023.
