I have expressed my position on continuing the good work we have done in the previous years in my post A Vision for OSI’s Future. I have backed the transition and acted accordingly.
It must be reminded that staff has a cost and must be backed by a corresponding budget. We have been very careful in diversifying the sources of funding so that no particular donor could pull strings and force us into positions that were not supported by consensus in the Board or even try to have privileged access to the Board.
The staff and current officers, with the backing of the Board, and surely mine if I am re-elected, are busy delivering on that and the achievements are already significant. It’s a long process that pre-dates my election and for sure my tenure as Chair, it needs to be completed with determination. Protecting and increasing the credibility of OSI as a capable and reliable actor in the space is a prerequisite.