Starting in 1993, we had no more permanent staff. Try to imagine what it means to run an organization, whatever it may be, without a full-time secretary, without a general manager or without a full-time project officer. We work during the day and in the evening we try to hold meetings. We try to do things, but it's very difficult to discuss matters, for example, with the municipalities, with the officials of the various departments or with community stakeholders when we're at work during the day and unable to establish good contacts. We did what I call extreme volunteerism. And believe me, it is extreme volunteerism.
On November 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.