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Somalia:COSV Financial Mismanagement Forced the Closure of Merka Hospital
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COSV Financial Mismanagement Forced the Closure of Merka Hospital &
COSV Merka Office. COSV Italian NGO has been operating in Lower Shabelle since 1993. The
last three years COSV has been struggling to pay its local staff
salary consistently and neglected implementation of important program
activities according to Merka Hospital Staff.
Our investigation team discovered that COSV receives funding from
UNICEF, WHO, World Vision and CHF.
End of October 2013 Merka District Commissioner took over the control
of Merka Hospital after COSV refused to pay salaries of local hospital
staff. In addition COSV's refusal to pay their Merka office security
guard let the closure of the COSV Merka office since the beginning of
February 2014. On March 14th 2014, NSP Security daily update report
confirmed that COSV International office in Merka was closed by its
security guards due to lack of salary payment.
Our investigation also discovered that COSV did not pay staff salaries
of following program since:
* GF HIV last payment June 2013
* GF Malaria last payment September 2013
* GF TB last payment September 2013
* CHF Protection Mogadishu last payment May 2013
* CHF Education Mogadishu last payment September 2013
* CHF Education Merka last payment October 2013
* CHF Protection Merka payment never received
* CHF Nutrition Merka payment never received
* UNICEF Health last payment March 2013
* UNICEF Nutrition last payment March 2013
* WHO ICCM September to December 2013 not paid
In addition COSV failed to pay the running cost including stationery,
transportation, communication, fuel supplies and others for all
ongoing projects and closed project in 2012.
All these mismanagement happened since Fabio Gigantino, COSV Regional
Director, was appointed in 2011. During his time he has been assisting
COSV Milano HQ to use Somali funding to cover all COSV HQ expenses and
personal gain for few individuals in Milan. Projects priority shifted
toward Milan saving more money from Somalia funding rather than
implementing activities and pay the local staff.
Our investigator concluded that there was no reasonable way to justify
these payment delays since all other local NGO's present in Lower
Shabelle such as SWISSO-KAALMO, IIDA, NEW WAYS and Ayub pay all their
dues on time.
During our investigation the biggest question for residents in
Mogadishu, Gedo and Lower Shabelle were asking was, why the funders
were not making sure that local staff and contractors receive their
compensation from COSV?
Our investigation team recommend to UNICEF, WHO, World Vision and CHF
(OCHA) to follow up this finding and take the proper action.
last three years COSV has been struggling to pay its local staff
salary consistently and neglected implementation of important program
activities according to Merka Hospital Staff.
Our investigation team discovered that COSV receives funding from
UNICEF, WHO, World Vision and CHF.
End of October 2013 Merka District Commissioner took over the control
of Merka Hospital after COSV refused to pay salaries of local hospital
staff. In addition COSV's refusal to pay their Merka office security
guard let the closure of the COSV Merka office since the beginning of
February 2014. On March 14th 2014, NSP Security daily update report
confirmed that COSV International office in Merka was closed by its
security guards due to lack of salary payment.
Our investigation also discovered that COSV did not pay staff salaries
of following program since:
* GF HIV last payment June 2013
* GF Malaria last payment September 2013
* GF TB last payment September 2013
* CHF Protection Mogadishu last payment May 2013
* CHF Education Mogadishu last payment September 2013
* CHF Education Merka last payment October 2013
* CHF Protection Merka payment never received
* CHF Nutrition Merka payment never received
* UNICEF Health last payment March 2013
* UNICEF Nutrition last payment March 2013
* WHO ICCM September to December 2013 not paid
In addition COSV failed to pay the running cost including stationery,
transportation, communication, fuel supplies and others for all
ongoing projects and closed project in 2012.
All these mismanagement happened since Fabio Gigantino, COSV Regional
Director, was appointed in 2011. During his time he has been assisting
COSV Milano HQ to use Somali funding to cover all COSV HQ expenses and
personal gain for few individuals in Milan. Projects priority shifted
toward Milan saving more money from Somalia funding rather than
implementing activities and pay the local staff.
Our investigator concluded that there was no reasonable way to justify
these payment delays since all other local NGO's present in Lower
Shabelle such as SWISSO-KAALMO, IIDA, NEW WAYS and Ayub pay all their
dues on time.
During our investigation the biggest question for residents in
Mogadishu, Gedo and Lower Shabelle were asking was, why the funders
were not making sure that local staff and contractors receive their
compensation from COSV?
Our investigation team recommend to UNICEF, WHO, World Vision and CHF
(OCHA) to follow up this finding and take the proper action.
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COSV Financial Mismanagement Forced the Closure of Merka Hospital & COSV Merka Office.