There was no evidence of widespread bullying, harassment or misogyny in the charity regulator founded by Prince Harry, the charity regulator.
The charity commission has published its results in Whistleblower allegations that pursued a bitter meeting room Prince Harry steps backTogether with several trustees at the beginning of this year.
It has not imposed any sanctions – and the current leadership under the direction of Sophie Chandauka will remain in the charity that supports young people in southern Africa.
However, the Commission criticized “all parties” for the fact that a “harmful” dispute plays publicly – and gave the charity organization a regulatory action plan to deal with “governance weaknesses”.
It is a bitter -sweet result for Prince Harry, who left the charity organization, from which his spokesman said he was “deeply personal for him”.
A large part of the Commission's criticism focused on how the internal dispute over the same public argument in the media, which had damaged the reputation of the charity.
Prince Harry had accused the series of being one “poisonous” brand With the chairman of the charity, Ms. Chandauaua – and he had stepped down that his and the relationship between the trustees were broken to her “beyond the repair” and said that they were confronted. “Blatant lies“.
“Sentebal's public problems played and enabled a harmful argument to impair the call of the charity organization, to overview of its many successes and to endanger the ability of the charity to provide the beneficiaries that were created to serve,” said David Holdsworth, Chief Executive by Charity Commission, David Holdsworth.
Although Prince Harry's team welcomed the statement that there had been no evidence of bullying, a spokesman said that the report was “worrying too short” because the “consequences of the current chairman's actions are not borne by her”.
The current chairman, Ms. Chandaka, remains at the head of the charity, whereby the guard dog finds no reason for her that it is not continued.
A Sentebale spokesman said that the report confirmed that the new trustees had been appointed valid and that “free of interference” could go forward.
Ms. Chandaauka said that the “undesirable media campaign” of those who had resigned from the charity caused “incalculable damage”.
“We are not only grateful that we survived, but also stronger,” she said.
The charity also said that although there was no evidence of widespread or systemic bullying or harassment, including misogyny or misogyny [discrimination against black women]It recognized a “strong perception of the sick treatment of a number of parties” and said that it was not their role as a regulatory authority to decide the individual bullying claims.
The Commission has not approved any persons, but its regulatory action plan should tackle problems such as lack of clarity about roles and a better mechanism for dealing with internal disputes.
It warned of “weaknesses in charity management” that had contributed to disagreements.
The investigation was emphasized Causes regarding the financial organization's finances.
The action plan warns of the importance of “adequate funding so that the charity organization can deliver for its beneficiaries”.
The website of the charity commission is still showing Sentebal's financial position from August 2023 – but sources near the charity say that it is in good financial health.
The charity was a very personal project for Prince Harry, which made his resignation even more difficult. Sentebale was co -founded with Prince Seeiso from Lesotho, with both the legacies of their mothers honor.
“For 19 years, his committed employees and steadfast supporters have had over 100,000 young people in southern Africa, including young people with HIV/AIDS and those who are with psychological health problems,” said a spokesman for Prince Harry.
Prince Harry's spokesman said that the charity has become a “blooming force for the good” and will now concentrate on “finding new ways to continue to support the children of Lesotho and Botswana”.
Ms. Chandaauka said: “Despite the recent turbulence, we will always be inspired by the vision of our founders, Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso.”
The charity commission came to the conclusion that those who lead charity organizations do not allow them to forget their initial good intentions and focus on those who wanted to help them.
“Passion for one thing is the foundation of volunteer work and charity and has millions of people at home and abroad a positive effects for millions of people every day,” said Holdsworth.
“In the rare cases in which things go wrong, this is often because this passion has become a weakness rather than a strength.
“I ask all parties not to lose sight of those who rely on the charity's services.
“The current trustees must now make improvements and ensure that the charity organization focuses on delivering those who exist to serve.”