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  1. This Charter encompasses the provisions for the establishment and management of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly, GUYANA (IDPADA –GUYANA), the Country Coordinating Mechanism for the International Decade for People of African Descent (CCMIDPAD).
  2. The Goal of IDPADA, GUYANA is to craft the Guyana plan for the International Decade for people of African Descent, in keeping with the provisions of the UN’s Resolution; and as mandated by His Excellency The President at the Cuffy 250 Committee Annual Forum on August 07, 2016, inclusive of mechanisms for implementing, superintending and monitoring the plan, as may be deemed necessary.
  3. The General Assembly shall consist of all the organizations/constituencies and individuals (see Schedule 1) who participated in the work of the Committee for the preparation of the plan for the implementation of the Decade of People of African Descent prior to the establishment of IDPADA, GUYANA on March 22, 2017. However, individual membership shall expire on August 31, 2017. Thereafter, former individual members may be accorded observer status. Henceforth, the General Assembly may admit into its membership Afrocentric organizations after verifying their records of active existence; or publicly known activism.
  1.  IDPADA, GUYANA shall consist of the following organs:
    1. The General Assembly
    2. The Coordinating Council
    3. The Policy, Programme and Project committees and any other committee as  as may be decided by the General Assembly Such sub-committees as may be prescribed by this Charter and/or determined by the General Assembly
  2. A Secretariat
  3. The General Assembly shall be the highest decision-making body of IDPADA, GUYANA and shall establish the organization’s Rules and Procedures. 2/3 of its membership shall constitute a quorum.
  4. The General Assembly shall meet annually in the month of September at which meeting: a) the Secretary/ Chief Executive Officer shall present the annual report, inclusive of the audited financial report; b) the programme for the ensuing year shall be determined; c) the relevant committees and officers shall be appointed; d) and Auditors appointed.
  5. The chairperson and secretary/ chief executive officer shall be appointed triennially by the General Assembly
  6. The sub-committees shall be appointed biennially by the General Assembly from among its membership, which membership shall include all registered/serving members of IDPADA-G`s constituent members. Each sub-committee shall identify its chairperson and may co-op non-members of the General Assembly to be ex-officio members of the sub-committee.
  7. The committees shall comprise the chairpersons of the various sub-committees (Education, Equality/Expiation, Economy, Employment et al) as are herein prescribed and any other as may be determined by the General Assembly; and be appointed annually.
  8. The Chairperson shall be ex-officio member of all committees, chair of the General Assembly, and the organization’s representative and spokesperson, unless otherwise determined by the General Assembly or the Coordinating Council.
  9. The Coordinating Council shall act on behalf of the General Assembly between meetings, subject to the ratification of its decisions at the earliest meeting of the General Assembly, which meetings may be summoned by the Coordinating Council; or at least 1/3 of the constituent members of IDPADA-G; and receive reports from the various committees, including monitoring their work; and in keeping with the policies and decisions of the General Assembly determine the work programme of the Secretariat.
  10. The Coordinating Council shall comprise:
  11. Chairperson
  12. Chief Executive Officer/ Secretary (ex-officio)
  13. Chairpersons of the committees; and
  14. A number of persons, not exceeding the number of committees, to be selected annually for their experience, expertise, skill, and knowledge,50% of which shall constitute a quorum.
  15. The Secretariat shall be established by Resolution of the General Assembly.
  16. The Chief Executive Officer/ Secretary shall be the custodian of the organization’s records; sender and receiver of its correspondence; and responsible for compiling reports for, and presenting them to, the Assembly. The Chief Executive Officer/Secretary shall also be responsible for supervising the work of the Secretariat; its financial records; and reporting to the Coordinating Council and/or the Assembly on the work of the Secretariat, including financial reporting.
  17. The organization shall strive to make decisions by consensus but in instances where a consensus cannot be had, decisions shall be by a majority vote (50%+1) unless otherwise specified by the Rules and Procedures.
  18. Without prejudice to section 9 of this Charter, the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer/ Secretary and three other members of the Coordinating Council shall be the signatories of the organization’s bank account. The signatures of two signatories comprising one of the following sets: a) chairperson and secretary; b) chairperson and one of the designated Coordinating Council members; or c) any two of the designated members shall be mandatory for withdrawals from the bank account.
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