Team & leadership
Leadership rooted in service
Our governance is set out in our constitution: members elect office bearers, appoint a Board of Directors and hold it accountable.
Office bearers
Who leads the Foundation
Three office bearers, elected by the General Meeting from among members, carry day-to-day leadership.
Chairperson
Presides over the General Meeting, speaks for the Foundation, oversees daily activities and is a signatory to the bank account.
5-year term
Executive Secretary
Calls meetings with the Chairperson, arranges office duties, receives member applications, keeps all documents, asset records and is a signatory to the bank account.
5-year term
Treasurer
Receives and keeps the Foundation's money, prepares the annual budget, books of account, income and expenditure statements and submits them with the audited report.
5-year term
Board Members (2)
Two further members appointed by the General Meeting complete the Board of Directors and serve the same five-year term.
5-year term
Governance
How decisions are made
General Meeting
The supreme organ of the Foundation, made up of all members. Decisions are taken by majority vote of members present — including admitting new members and appointing the Board.
Board of Directors
Makes rules and regulations, protects the Foundation's image, recruits office bearers, shapes strategic plans, appoints auditors, proposes projects and forms committees where needed.
Terms & accountability
Office bearers are elected by the General Meeting from among members for a five-year term, renewable once. The Board meets twice a year, or whenever an emergency requires it, with a two-thirds quorum.
Membership: founder and ordinary
Membership is voluntary and open to any individual aged 18 or over who supports our vision, mission and objectives.
Founder members
The members who took the initiative to establish the Foundation.
Ordinary members
Members who join after establishment, with the right to vote and to be elected into leadership.