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Naomi Campbell declared unfit to lead a charity.

The British Charities Commission has ruled that model Naomi Campbell was unfit to lead a humanitarian organization after she allegedly neglected her duties as a trustee of the defunct charity Fashion for Relief. The commission accused Campbell of mismanagement and misuse of funds during her time with the organization, which she founded in 2015. Campbell is challenging a five-year ban on running charities. Her lawyers denied the claims, stating she was a victim of fraud and made an error without personal gain. The charity was dissolved in March 2024 after its appointed managers found it insol­v

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Britanska Komisija za humanitarne organizacije ocijenila je da je manekenka Naomi Campbell pokazala da nije sposobna voditi humanitarnu organizaciju, nakon što je, prema navodima regulatora, potpuno zanemarila svoje obaveze povjerenice u ugašenoj organizaciji Fashion for Relief.

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Komisija je pred tribunalom navela da je Campbell, koja pokušava osporiti petogodišnju zabranu upravljanja humanitarnim organizacijama, odgovorna za loše upravljanje i zloupotrebu sredstava u Fashion for Reliefu, organizaciji koju je osnovala 2015. godine.

Regulator tvrdi da je Campbell pokazala nedostatak kompetencija koje se mogu očekivati od povjerenice jer je nadzor nad radom organizacije prepustila drugoj povjerenici, te se nije adekvatno uključila ni kada je postalo jasno da postoje problemi, piše The Guardian.

Advokati Naomi Campbell odbacili su tvrdnje Komisije, navodeći da je bila žrtva prevare, da je napravila grešku i da nije imala nikakvu ličnu korist od rada organizacije.

Fashion for Relief, organizacija koja je kroz modne događaje prikupljala milione funti za projekte borbe protiv siromaštva, ugašena je u martu 2024. godine nakon što su upravitelji koje je imenovala Komisija utvrdili da je insolventna.

U izvještaju Komisije navedeni su problemi u finansijskom upravljanju, propusti u vođenju evidencije, nedostatak računa i zapisnika sa sastanaka, kao i nepravilnosti u donošenju odluka.

U jednom slučaju, organizaciji su naplaćeni troškovi Campbellinog boravka u luksuznim hotelima, letovi, spa tretmani i cigarete. Prema navodima izvještaja, Fashion for Relief je tokom pet godina prikupio 4,8 miliona funti, dok su partnerske humanitarne organizacije, među kojima su Save the Children i Mayor’s Fund for London, dobile samo deset posto prihoda.

Osporavajući zabranu, advokati Campbell su pred tribunalom naveli da je ona bila žrtva složene prevare koju je, prema njihovim tvrdnjama, počinila druga povjerenica Bianka Hellmich, falsificirajući dokumente i e-mailove te skrivajući od Campbell informacije o finansijama organizacije.

Tribunal će odluku donijeti naknadno, a presuda se očekuje u naredna tri mjeseca.

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Naomi Campbell declared unfit to lead a charity.

The British Charities Commission has ruled that model Naomi Campbell was unfit to lead a humanitarian organization after she allegedly neglected her duties as a trustee of the defunct charity Fashion for Relief. The commission accused Campbell of mismanagement and misuse of funds during her time with the organization, which she founded in 2015. Campbell is challenging a five-year ban on running charities. Her lawyers denied the claims, stating she was a victim of fraud and made an error without personal gain. The charity was dissolved in March 2024 after its appointed managers found it insol­v

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