Thank you so much Dr. Jaiteh. I have taken note. Will speak with you soon. Haruna. In a message dated 4/21/2009 4:25:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Haruna, I dug this up from the archives. Malanding On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 11:30:49 EDT, [log in to unmask] wrote: >Gambia Education Support Organization > > > I. Mission > > The mission of the Gambia Education Support Organization is to > provide assistance to Gambians and Gambian institutions in > education in the Gambia. A vital part of the Organization's mission > will be to become a medium through which intellectual, logistic > and material resources of Gambians and friends of the Gambia can > be utilized to improve education in the Gambia. > > To this end, the Organization will: > > Provide intellectual, material, logistic and other support to > individuals and institutions in need at all levels of education in > the Gambia. > > Facilitate access to information and resources on education and > research in the Gambia. > > Improve coordination and communication among members to support > education in the Gambia. > > Develop and maintain a responsive and financially stable > organization. > > II. Organization structure: > > General Membership > > Membership to the Organization is open to all (Gambians and > non-Gambians). There shall be two categories of membership, voting > and Honorary members. Voting members will be required to pay annual > membership fees as determined by the Organization. All voting > members will have the right to vote and run for office. Members > who fail to fulfill their obligations will cease to have the above > rights. All other contributors who do not fall under this category > shall become Honorary members. > > Executive Committee > > The Organization will conduct its overall activity through the > Executive Committee. The Executive Committee will oversee the > planning and implementation of the Organization's activities. The > Committee will be voted in every two years. It shall consist of the > Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, ex-Executive > Director, three Zone Coordinators (Gambia, Europe and North > America), and a Treasurer. > > Zones/Regions > > Geographically the Organization will be divided to three zones: > Europe, North America and Gambia. Members in other regions can > chose their zone of affiliation at their convenience. Zone > Coordinators will oversee the Organization's activities in their > zones and will act and speak on behalf of their zones. > > III The Constitution > > Article I The Name of the Organization. > > The name of the organization (hereinafter referred to as the > Organization) shall be the GAMBIA EDUCATION SUPPORT >ORGANIZATION, > GESO. > > Article II Location and Address > > The Principal office of the organization shall be at the address of > the current GESO Exective Director. > > Article III Membership > > Section 1. Membership of the Organization is open to all (Gambians > and non-Gambians). There shall be two categories of membership, > voting and honorary members. Voting members shall be required to > pay annual membership fees to be determined by the the Executive > Committee in consultation with the Financial and Fund Raising > Committee. All voting members will have the right to vote and run > for office. Contributors who do not wish to be active members in > the Organization shall become honorary members. > > Section 2. The membership year is the calendar year ending December > 31. > > Article IV Membership fees > > The following membership fee will be charged accordingly. > > US $10 per month for non-student members residing in North America, > Europe, Australia New Zealand and Japan. > US $2.5 adult members elsewhere including Gambia. > > US $5 Students in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. > > US $1.00 for students elsewhere. > > Article V The Executive Committee > > Section 1. The Executive Committee, subject always to the > provisions of this Constitution, shall have general supervision and > control of the management and administration of the affairs of GESO > and may exercise all or any of the power of GESO including, without > limitation , power to make donations of, and accept donations to, > the funds of GESO and to invest and re-invest its funds in any > property, real or personal, to such extent deem advisable PROVIDED, > however, no such donation shall be made to any member and no such > investment shall be made in the securities of, and no loan made to, > any member. > > Section 2. Special meetings of the Executive Committee may be > called by the Executive Director or by any four (4) or more of the > officers. > > Section 3. A quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting > of the Executive Committee shall constitute a simple majority of > officers. > > Section 4. Every officer shall be entitled to vote at any meeting > on all matters. > Section 5. The Executive Director shall give notice of every > meeting of the Executive Committee to each officer at least one (1) > week before the meeting. Notice of the Executive Committee meetings > must specify the purpose. > > Article VI Officers > > Section 1. The officers of GESO shall be a Executive Director, > Deputy Executive Director, a Treasurer, and three Zone > Coordinators, one from each Zone. An Executive Committee shall > consist of all the officers, who shall have the power of a Board of > Directors and other such members that the Executive Committee shall > appoint to serve from time to time at the discretion of the > Committee. > > Section 2. The Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director and > Treasure shall be elected by the members as specified in Article > IX. Zone Coordinators shall be chosen by their Zones to represent > them on Executive Committee. > > Section 3. The Executive Committee may designate one or more > individuals as temporary officers, to continue as such during such > term as shall be specified by the Executive Committee. Such > temporary officers need not be members of the Executive Committee. > > Section 4. Any temporary officer appointed by the Executive > Committee may be removed from office by the Executive Committee > when his or her duties as prescribed by Executive Committee, has > been executed out as determined by the Executive Committee. > > Section 5. Any officer may resign by filing with the Recording > Secretary or filed with the Executive Committee a written > resignation, which shall take effect on being filed or at such > other time as may be prescribed therein. Any vacancy at any time > existing in the Executive Committee or in any other office or in > any committee may be filled by the Executive Committee at any > meeting and the person chosen to fill the vacancy shall hold office > for no more than 120 days or until an elected member is chosen. Any > officer may be removed from office with just cause by the Executive > Committee following notice, which states her/his removal, is > proposed. > > Article VII Powers and Duties of officers > > Section 1. The Executive Director shall be the chief executive > officer of GESO, shall preside at all meetings of GESO and of the > Executive Committee, and shall have the general and active > management of the affairs of the Executive Committee, subject to > the approval and direction of the Executive Committee. > > Section 2. In the absence of the Executive Director, or in case > of her/his death, resignation, incapacity or refusal to act, the > duties pertaining to the office shall, until the election of new > Executive Director, be performed by the Deputy Executive Director, > or in the event of the absence, death, resignation, incapacity, of > refusal to act by the Deputy Executive Director, the Executive > Committee shall designate one member to act. > > Section 3. The Treasurer shall be in charge of all moneys of > GESO, shall collect all moneys due to GESO, shall have the power to > accept donations to GESO and (subject to the control of the > Executive Committee) shall deposit the funds of GESO in its bank > account, and may invest the funds of GESO subject to the prior > approval of the Executive Committee. She/he shall keep such books > as may be necessary for the duties of her/his office, which at all > times shall be open to the Executive Committee. She/he shall report > in detail annually, and as often as required by the Executive > Committee, all moneys collected, expended or invested, all > outstanding obligation of GESO, and such other matters as may be > deemed proper in connection with her/his office, and shall perform > such other duties as the Executive Director or the Executive > Committee may require. She/he shall keep updated records of the > membership and updated records of the mailing lists with the help > of the Recording and Corresponding Secretary. > > Section 4. The Deputy Executive Director and three (3) Zone > Coordinators of the Executive Committee shall be responsible for > convening standing and ad hoc Committees, and responsible for > conference programs, minutes from Executive Committee and Annual > meetings, and other GESO documents. All four (4) shall perform such > other duties as the Executive Director and the Executive Committee > may require. > > Section 5. The Executive shall nominate the appointment of a > Recording and Correspondence Secretary for approval by the General > membership within sixty (60) days from the day of nomination. The > Recording and Correspondence Secretary can not vote in the > Executive Committee. > > Section 6. The primary responsibility of the Recording and > Corresponding Secretary shall be to act as liaison between GESO and > outside organizations; the secretary shall insure that notification > of GESO meetings be posted. The Recording and Corresponding > Secretary shall also assist the Treasurer in updating mailing > lists. She/he shall conduct all correspondence of GESO and assist > the Executive Director in maintaining contact with the standing > committees. She/he shall perform such other duties as the Executive > Director and the Executive Committee of GESO may require. > > Section 7. Zone Coordinators. Geographically, the Organization > will be divided to three zones, Europe, North America and Gambia. > Members in other regions can chose their zone of affiliation at > their convenience. Each Zone Coordinator will oversee > Organizational activities in their zones and will act and speak on > behalf of their zones. > > Article VIII Committees > > The Executive Committee and the Executive Director may from time to > time appoint such committees, consisting of such persons, for such > purposes and with such powers as the Executive Committee or the > Executive Director shall determine. The members of any such > committees shall serve at the discretion of the Executive > Committee. A member of the Executive Committee shall serve on, but > need not chair, each committee, and shall act as liaison between > the committee and the Executive Committee. > > Ad hoc Committees (Working Committees) The Working Committee > members will be appointed by the Executive Committee on need bases. > The Working Committees will be technical working groups to prepare > activity plans, or implement activities. The Working Committee will > be dissolved at the end of their assignment or at the discretion of > the Executive Committee. > > Financial/Fundraising Committee: The Organizations will raise the > necessary finances through membership fees, individual > contributions and fund raisers. The Committee will be the > Organization's official fund raiser. The committee shall coordinate > all fundraising activities and will consist of four members. The > Committee will be responsible to consult with Executive Committee > to determine annual membership dues. If this Organization is > dissolved all its net funds will be donated to an institution or > institutions of its choice. > > Audit Unit > This unit will help ensure that the organization's funds are used > as specified. The unit will comprise of a Chairperson and two > committee members. Members of the committee will be appointed by > the Executive Committee as needed. The unit will prepare its own > operational document to be approved by the General membership. > > Article IX Elections and Nominations > > Section 1 A four (4) member Elections and Nomination committee > shall be chosen by the general membership to oversee and supervise > nominations and elections of officials. The Elections and > Nominations Committee shall elect one (1) of its members to serve > as head of the Committee. Members of this committee can not run for > any other office during their tenure as election officials. The > committee shall have final say on election results. > > Section 2. The Nomination and Election Committee shall request > suggestions from the members for nominations for the GESO'S > officers at least two (2) months before elections. The Committee > shall devise and mail to the voting members a proposed slate of > nominees at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting. > Biographical sketches, together with optional statement of intent > consisting of no more than one hundred words, shall accompany all > nominations. All nominations shall also submit a statement to the > Committee on Nominations of their willingness to serve. > > Section 3. All elections shall be held by ballot and candidates > receiving the largest vote cast shall be considered elected. In the > case of ties, there shall be another vote between the two top > contenders. > > Section 4. A Executive Director shall be elected every two (2) > years and shall serve in the two succeeding years as Executive > Director. The term of the Executive Director shall be two years. > > Section 5. The Deputy Executive Director, Treasurer and Zonal > Coordinators shall be elected every other year to a two-year term. > > Section 6. The term of the office shall begin on the first Moday > after the first day of January end on the third Monday of > December. Each officer shall serve a maximum of two terms in the > office. > > > Article X Checks, Notes, Drafts and Other Instruments > > The treasurer must draw up checks, Notes, Drafts, and other > Instruments for the payment of money drawn or endorsed in the name > of GESO but he or she should not sign it. The signatories are the > Executive Director and two (2) other Executive Committee members > besides the Treasurer. Neither the Executive Director nor other > members shall sign any such instrument as foresaid unless > authorized by the Executive Committee to do so. > > > Article XI Fiscal Year > > The Fiscal year of GESO shall be the year ending with the > thirty-first (31) day of December of each year. > > Article XII Amendments > > Section 1. All proposed ammendments to the Constitution, together > with comments and recommendations of the officers of GESO shall be > submitted to all voting members for ballot by postal or electronic > mail. > > Section 2. A two third majority of the members returning their > ballots within thirty (30) days of the date of mailing of the > proposed amendment(s) shall amend the Constitution > > Article XIII Agreement of GESO > > The provisions of the Agreement of GESO as they from time to time > exist are a part of this Constitution. We, whose names are hereto > subscribed, do, by this agreement, associate ourselves with the > intention of forming an organization under the General Laws of ... > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > Haruna Darbo wrote: > WOW Dr. Jaiteh. I had no idea such an undertaking had come out of > Ellen. GESO, what a wonderful idea. So we had DAN-GESO, GESO-USA, > GAM-GESO. > > If I understand you correctly, the idea was to raise funds and > materielle to support students through school in Gambia. The only > branch currently active is DAN-GESO, currently supporting a student in > Gambia this year. > > Dr. Jaiteh, this idea is too valuable to let fade away. If you are > amenable, let's re-engage and re-connect with DAN-GESO to see if we > can lend that branch the requisite sustenance to keep it going while > at the same time reviving the other branches. I am sure there are many > friends and coleagues here who appreciate such selfless effort and > will be more than ready to assist or work with us. > > My commendations to CamaraLaye, Absjorn, Jabou, Jengfann, Awa, Musa, > Bass, Ancha, and all the other wonderful men and women who have been > holding the bag. They are indeed an inspiration to us all. If there is > anything we ought to be talking about on Ellen, it is the GESO effort. > Because a lot of things can flow through it. I will send you private > mail to see how we can revive the noble effort with these and more > wonderful folk here and elsewhere. > > Wow. I am so happy. Haruna. > > In a message dated 4/21/2009 12:20:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > Haruna, > An education foundation was one of many good ideas born on the L. > Unfortunately, like many things Gambian, its been on life-support for > some time now. We called it Gambia Education Support Organization > (GESO). The goal is to support individuals (through scholarship) and > institutions (supplies and funding) in the Gambia. We had a branch in > Denmark (many thanks to Absjorn, Momodou Camara, and a few good men); > USA (Sister Jabou, Musa Jeng, Sister Away Sey and many other > wonderful > souls); and The Gambia (Musa Sowe, Bass Drammeh and Ancha Bala > Gaye). We > did manage to collect funds to support a few students and SIMMA > Vocational training center. The Danish branch (the only currently > active) is supporting a student in The Gambia for this year. Days ago > Mr. Camara informed me that too may fold since they need more than 2 > active officials to keep their registration. > > As far as I am concern, this is one areas folks in the diaspora > can make > immediate and tangible impact. From what I know, it is possible to > keep > a student in Basic School as little as $300/yr year or $1500/yr to > keep > one in the University of The Gambia. With GESO's infrastructure in > place > all we need is a dedicated few to take the lead. > > Malanding Jaiteh > いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! 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