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Governance & Operational Issues

• Launched August 2005
• Council meetings – December 2005; July 2006; May 2007; August 2007
• Executive Committee Meetings: February 2007; May 2007
• 2 Standing committees established & functioning: Finance and Administration; Programmes
• Getting all council representatives identified – North Africa
• Skeleton staff as from Dec/Jan 2007 and occupying office space in SAMDI
• Legal registration in terms of a Non-profit organisation in terms of RSA laws – March 2007
• Opened duly authorised bank accounts – May 2007
• No financial reports for period to end March 2007 – no sources of own
• Reported to all the Ministers Conferences and Bureau meetings that has taken place during the period (5 in all)
• Updating of contact information – Please help growing & maintaining this!!!
• Publicity material
• Membership drive
• Initial fundraising drive – cautious of dependency and capturing
• Future direction & activities:
  • Achieving tax exemption status
  • Migrating to a S21 Company
  • Setting up of necessary financial and
  • administrative systems
  • Registering a multi-donor fund
  • Revisiting strategic plan
  • Complete medium term plan for 2008 - 2011