Membership

The Board of Directors of the Foundation shall be known as the

council. The first members of the Council are,
1. MR. NICHOLAS SARKODIE-ADDO MANU
2. MR. PETER AMPONG MANU
3. MS. COMFORT MANU
4. MRS. ABENA NTRAKWAH – MENSAH
5. MR. WOLFGANG SCHULRABE
6. MR. DOMINIQUE MANU
MEMBERSHIP
ORDINARY MEMBERS
a) The subscribers of these Regulations and such other persons as
the Council shall admit to ordinary membership shall be members
of the FOUNDATION.
b) The members in general meeting may by ordinary resolution
prescribe qualifications for membership of the FOUNDATION and
unless the resolution otherwise provides no person shall thereafter
be admitted to membership by the Council unless he has the
prescribed qualifications.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
a) The FOUNDATION in general meeting may resolve by ordinary
resolution that the Council may admit to associate membership of
the FOUNDATION and may prescribe qualifications for such
associate membership.
b) Associate members shall be permitted to take part in such
proceedings and functions of the FOUNDATION as the resolution
shall prescribe or, in default of prescription, as the Council shall
think fit, but shall not be members of the FOUNDATION in its
corporate capacity and shall not have any vote on any resolution
at any general meeting of the FOUNDATION, or be counted
towards a quorum.
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
a) The FOUNDATION in general meeting may resolve by ordinary
resolution that the Council may admit to honorary membership of
the FOUNDATION any person, whether or not an ordinary or
associate member of the FOUNDATION, who in the opinion of the
Council has rendered signal service to the FOUNDATION or to any
of the objects which the FOUNDATION is formed to promote.
b) An honorary member, unless also admitted as an ordinary member
of the FOUNDATION, shall have the same rights as an associate
member and if also admitted as an ordinary member shall have
the same rights as an ordinary member but shall not be liable to
pay any subscription to the FOUNDATION.
THE COUNCIL
a) The number of members of the Council, not being less than two or
more than twelve, shall be determined by ordinary resolution of
the members in general meeting and until so determined shall be
nine.
b) The continuing members of the Council may act notwithstanding
any vacancy in their body; but if and so long as their number is
reduced below the number fixed by the Council as the necessary
quorum, they may act for four weeks after the number is so
reduced, but thereafter may act only for the purpose of increasing
their number to that number or of summoning a general meeting
of the FOUNDATION and for no other purpose.
c) Members of the Council shall be appointed from among the
ordinary members of the FOUNDATION in the manner following,
that is to say:
PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT
a) The Council at their first meeting and at their first meeting held
after each annual general meeting shall elect from their
members a President and Vice-President of the FOUNDATION who
shall hold office for the ensuing year or until their successors are
elected.
b) Any vacancy occurring in these offices shall be filled in like
manner at the next meeting of the Council held after the
occurrence of the vacancy.
COMMITTEES
a) The Council may appoint committees from among their own
members or from the members of the FOUNDATION or from a
combination of both.
b) The President, or if he is unable or unwilling to act the Vice-
President, shall ex-officio be a member of every committee.
c) The terms of reference and duration of office of all committees
shall be prescribed by the Council and all such committees shall be
deemed to be committees of the Council for the purposes of the
Code.
SECRETARY AND TREASURER AND OFFICERS
a) The Council shall appoint a Secretary and a Treasurer or a
Secretary Treasurer who may be one of their own members or a
member of the FOUNDATION or neither.
b) If one of their own members is appointed the office shall be an
honorary one without remuneration.
c) The Council shall be empowered to adopt a common seal for use
by the FOUNDATION and shall provide for the safe custody
thereof.
d) The seal shall only be used by the authority of the Council or of a
committee of the Council authorised by the Council in that behalf,
and every instrument to which the seal shall be affixed shall be
signed by a member of the Council and shall be counter signed by
the Secretary or a second member of the Council or by some other
person appointed by the Council for the purpose.
Who We Are
WHERE NGO is a Non Governmental Organisation established to
promote welfare activities aimed at the alleviation of human suffering
and overall amelioration of society especially for the poor, helpless &
weak.

The name WHERE was carefully chosen to give a simple definition of

the organisation’s activities.

WHERE stands for

Water - (Provision of portable water for the rural population and the
needy)

Health - (Provision of health care for the needy and poor and
dissemination of information in the fight against aids)

Education - (Provision of support for child and adult education)

Resources Building - (Mobilising the resources of the youth towards
nation building). Equality Enhancement through provision of support
for women and disabled persons in closing up the gap in their chances
for employment and everyday life)
Environmental Awareness - (Creating environmental awareness in the
community)
Scholarship for Poor and Meritorious Students – WHERE will
aim at providing poor and meritorious students from selected
schools and communities with scholarship/financial help.
Distribution of study material to Poor students - WHERE will
aim at providing Books, educational materials etc. to needy
students and schools.
Adult Education - WHERE will aim at organising a regular
programme for providing basic education to the adult.
Establishment of Free Medical centre - WHERE will aim at
providing medical assistance to the needy and have-nots (Free
consultation and medicines).
Moral and Self confidence building activities: - WHERE will
aim at organising discussions and forum on "Moral and self
confidence building activities" for the benefit of the common
people of the society.
Relief work in natural Calamities - WHERE will aim at
providing relief work to be generally undertaken in case of natural
calamities, flood, earthquake, drought, accidents etc.
Accidents:- WHERE will aim at providing help to people affected
by motor accidents etc.
Tree Plantation - WHERE will aim at organising tree plantation
work under pollution control programme