The organs of Barakabaho are as follows:
The
General assembly
The executive committee
The reconciler committee
The
supervision committee
The General assembly consist of all effective members of
Barakabaho. The General assembly meets in regular session once a year.
However,
it can hold special sessions at the request of half of the members of executive committee or
at the written request of one third of the effective members of Barakabaho.
For
theGeneral Assembly to meet officially there must be at least more than half of the
effective members. The powers of the General Assembly are;
*To adopt and revise
rules and regulations or general procedures of Barakabaho;
*To elect and remove members
of the office of the presidency of the General assembly and members of the executive
committee
*Approve the action program, the budget and the reports of
Barakabaho;
*To approve annual budget
*To accept and recognize new
members.
*To decide on suspension and expulsion of a member
*Determine the amount
of membership fee.
*To approve the acts of disposition
*Appointment and change of
members oft he supervising committee
*To dissolve the foundation and take decision on
the fate of its property.
The reconciler committee is made up of the 3 members of
Barakabaho;
*President
*Vice president
*Secretary
They
are elected for a term of five years by the General Assembly and the term can be renewed
once.
The committee is in charge of:
*To resolve all conflicts that
arise in Barakabaho
*To give written and analyzed conclusions on the conflicts that
took place and to point out who was involved.
*Those who are not satisfied with
resolutions by the reconciler committee can take their case to court.
*Reporting to the
general assembly
The executive committee is the governing body of Barakabaho.
It works for the General Assembly.
The executive committee is made up by seven
members and they are: The president of the General assembly who is also the president of the
committee, both vice-presidents of the general assembly who are also the vice-president of
the committee.
The general secretary, the treasurer and two auditors. All of
them are voted every five years by the General assembly.
They can be voted more than
once.
They can be discharged by the General assembly in its meeting, normally or
abnormally, if there is an unacceptable reason. In such case, the general assembly appoints
new officials who replace them.
The executive committee meets once in 3 months
and whenever necessary, in extraordinary session when convened by the president or at
written request of at least two thirds of its members.
Decision is officially
made if at least 2/3of its members are present. Decisions are taken by simple majority. The
executive committee is responsible for the daily management of Barakabaho.
This
includes:
*The temporary admission of new members.
*To implement the
decisions made by the general assembly and to give it a feed-back of what was accomplished.
*To propose the General assembly the amendment of the constitution.
*To submit to
the general assembly action programs for different projects and reports for the management
of the budget.
*To recruit new staff members, to decide their salaries, and to dismiss
them.
*To submit to the general assembly the donations and grants given to the
Barakabaho so that it can approve them.
*To protect the interests and rights of
Barakabaho.
The supervision of material and financial resources of
Barakabaho is done by 3 members of the supervision committee who are chosen and dismissed by
the general assembly.
They have the duty to control the use of Barakabaho’s
material and financial resources. They are elected for a term of five years by the general
assembly and the term can be renewed once. They have unlimited access to all books of
accounts and reports but without moving them. They report to the executive committee.