GESO's activities can be read at: http://www.gambia.dk/geso/news.html As Malanding stated, members of GESO-Denmark are contemplating to close down the chapter as soon as we find time meet. regards, Momodou Camara On 21 Apr 2009 at 16:43, Haruna Darbo wrote: > 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. 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