Mary Ann is the founder of Jijaze and she has two decades of years experience as a leader and practitioner in international development. Previously, she was the CEO of the charity AbleChildAfrica between 2004 and 2011. She is also a passionate public speaker and is a TEDX speaker and regular podcaster.
“ I have devoted my life to making an impact and like many change-making professionals, I got burnt out in the process. I want all of us to be able to do this work and create this impact, sustainably, without costing us our wellbeing — and I know it can be done. “
The question in this moment is, are we truly willing to reimagine international development and aid? In this piece, Mary Ann Clements maps out some of the nuts and bolts of the different things that I think need to be addressed and considered in order to shift organisational cultures in the International Development and Charitable sectors.
The bravery to step into a room and ask, How does injustice live in us? How are we behaving in ways which undermine our values? That’s the kind of leadership that’s required of us as our sector reels from the Oxfam scandal. Here Mary Ann Clements looks at how across the third sector we need to live our values and why policies and procedures aren't enough.
Loved this episode of @ChangeMakeWomen important for us to ensure boundaries in place&how we deal with conflict between balancing priorities both personally&professionally (not necessarily mutually exclusive) @ZKabwe is spot on with the 'professional no' #changemakingwomen