Thank you Mr. Camara. Is is possible you can put the closure on hold for a
little while longer? Give us say 3-6months. I think there may be a way we can
keep DAN-GESO open and even improve its position. Or should I just pray you and
Absjorn don't find time to meet???? Seriously, We will give you a call soon so
we can share our ideas with you two honourables.
Please advise. Haruna.
In a message dated 4/22/2009 12:58:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
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 ...
> >
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> 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. With GESO's infrastructure in
> >
place
> > all we need is a dedicated few to
take the lead.
> >
> > Malanding
Jaiteh
> >
>
>
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