CONSTITUTION – SFWACI

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

(SFWACI)

CONSTITUTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1 – Preliminary

Article 1 – Preamble / Justification

PART 2 – Constitution, Name of Organization, Motto, Address, Area of

Operation, Registration & Core Values

Article 2 – Constitution

Article 3 – Name of Organization

Article 4 – Motto

Article 5 – Logo

Article 6 – Address

Article 7 – Area of Operation

Article 8 – Registration

Article 9 – Core Values

PART 3 – Vision, Mission, Objectives

Article 10 – Vision Statement

Article 11 – Mission Statement

Article 12 – Objectives

Article 13 – Application of Penal Code & Contravening By – Laws

PART 4 – Membership & Types of Members

Article 14 – Membership

Article 15 – Types of Members

Article 16 – Rights of Members

Article 17 – Obligations of Members

PART 5 – Organizational Structure

Article 18 – Chairman & Chief Executive

Article 19 – Vice President

Article 20 – Secretary & Assistant Secretary

Article 21 – Treasurer & Junior Treasurer

Article 22 – Public Relations Officer

Article 23 – Web Master / Media Publicity Officer

Article 24 – Events Coordinator

Article 25 – Events Officer

Article 26 – Transport Officer

Article 27 – Building Projects Consultant

Article 28 – Staffs Salaries Officer

Article 29-Field Officers

PART 6 – Meetings & Elections

Article 30 – Elections

Article 31 – Annual General Meetings

Article 32 – Board Meetings

PART 7 – Financial Management, Sources of Fund, Uses of Funds, Bank

Accounts, Annual Report & Audit & Control

Article 33 – Financial Year

Article 34 – Sources of Funds

Article 35 – Uses of Funds

Article 36 – Bank Accounts

Article 37 – Annual Report

Article 38 – Audit & Control

PART 9 Constitutional Amendment & Miscellaneous Disposition

Article 39-Agriculture

Article 40-Misuse of the Employer Properties & Break of Confidentiality Policy

Article 41-Health & Sanitation

Article 42-Health & Safety

Article 43-Micro Finance Loan Schemes

Article 44– Constitutional Amendment

PART 1 – Preliminary

Article 1

PREAMBLE / JUSTIFICATION

Because of the outbreak of wars and deadly diseases, many countries in Africa especially in West Africa have lost their Social and Economic balance. At the same time, the standard of Education is at its lowest standard. The Dignity, Integrity and Credibility of Women and Children have been stripped off from them. The hardship and the lack of a means of survival have made Women and Children become more vulnerable and very easy to be exploited as Commercial Sex Workers and or Child Labour.

Most recently, after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa namely Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, Women and Children’s vulnerability have increased further. Juvenile Pregnancy increased, Child Parents multiplied and so on and so forth. Women and Children are faced with embarrassment day in and day out just to make ends meet

Many of these Women and Children have been stigmatized within their Societies. The Commercial Sex Workers lack social skills and knowledge. They also lack the ability to participate in their own social wellbeing. Their Commercial Sex work has exposed them to the use of harsh drugs and their use of these harsh drugs has made them to be insensitive hence the lack of rational to act correctly.

Furthermore, because the Commercial Sex Workers could no longer take care of themselves and their Children because of the effect of the harsh drugs they take, that have put them in a position of not been conscious of what is around them hence rendering them unfit to take good care of themselves and their Children. Commercial Sex Workers, Single Parents and their Children have a very dark future if adequate attention is not given to them. It is to this note that we decided to establish the SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (SFWACI).

This Organization is in the position to give vulnerable Women and Children a future of hope through creative arts skills so as to enable them take control of their future. The SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) is in a position to remedy this unfortunate situation facing our young Women and Children. The core principles and values of this Organization are:-

To raise the Awareness, Defend, Uplift and help these vulnerable Women and Children to regain their Dignity, Credibility and Integrity within their Societies

To prepare generations now and next for the good and the better in equal level of understanding and knowledge to push them forward. This shall enable them contribute to the development of both themselves and their societies

This Organization is striving to give these vulnerable Women and Children Education and other forms of social learning skills through our creative centers and vocational institutes that we intend build as an alternative to a second chance in life. This shall enable them sustain themselves in the future.

The Organization will also provide Micro Loan Schemes to these Women to start up their business. This will help re-instate their Dignity, Credibility, Integrity, Performance and Competence to raise their own Children and to contribute into Society correctly.

In this vein therefore, we have decided to look for partners to support this drive. We believe humanity should always be Uplifted, Defended, Protected, Guided, Promoted and Sustained to maintain balance in Social Education and Economic Business. This is why Micro Credit or Soft Loan Schemes is needed to boost these vulnerable people to enable them to contribute in the growth of their communities.

PART 2 – Constitution, Name of Organization, Motto, Address, Area of

Operation, Registration & Core Values

Article 2

CONSTITUTION

This Constitution shall be binding on the Organization’s Officers and Members and all other Constitutions are hereby revoked. This Constitution shall only be altered with the consent of two – third majority of the full members present at a general meeting. Members of the Executive Board shall approve any such alternatives.

This Constitution has been approved in accordance to this article and accepted as the Constitution governing the affairs of the SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) on this day of the 9^th of September 2017 by the Founder and Chief Executive, Mr. Paul A. Bangura, a Disability Service Officer, since 2006 to date.

Article 3

NAME OF ORGANIZATION

This Organization shall be a member of the Community Committee and the name of the Organization shall be called: – SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL and its Acronym shall be called SFWACI.

Article 4

MOTTO

The Motto of the Organization shall be called TOUCHING LIVES. We save Women and Children’s lives. We fight for their rights and we help them to fulfill their potential

Article 5

LOGO

Article 6

ADDRESS

The SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall have its headquarter office based in Australia and it shall operate regional offices in the countries of its operations. The headquarter office shall be responsible for staff salaries and to deliver programs and activities to the regional offices in the countries of operation on behalf of its donors. This Organization shall work with other existing non – governmental Organizations to ensure we achieve the greatest possible impact for Women and Children.

Article 7

AREA OF OPERATION

The operations of this Organization shall be in West Africa mainly in Sierra Leone.

Article 8

REGISTRATION

Registration to become a supporter or member of the Organization shall be welcome. Firstly a person shall have to register as a volunteer to become a full member. Volunteering is a good way to meet new people and become a part of a community of committed supporters. It’s also a great way to improve one’s skills and career prospects and off course you’ll be playing a vital role in helping us save Women and Children’s lives. We shall also be looking out for people to fill in specific roles. All volunteer positions are listed here: –

www.sfwaci.org

Please check out before filling the registration forms. You can apply for a specific role or express general interest in volunteering. If there is something available we will get in touch. We will keep your information in our filling system and contact you if something suitable becomes available. Through training and guidance and employee support, SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) supports all volunteers.

Article 9

CORE VALUES

One of the core values of the Organization shall be Accountability. We shall take personal responsibility for the use of our resources Efficiently, Achieving measurable results and been accountable to our partners, donors and most of all the vulnerable Women and Children. The Organization shall demand of its members and staff set high goals and we shall be committed to improving the quality of everything we do for Women and Children.

We shall respect and value each other and thrive on our diversity and work with partners to leverage our global strength in making a difference for Women and Children. We shall be open to new ideas, embrace change and take disciplined risks to develop sustainable solutions for women and children. We aspire to live the highest standards of personal honesty and behavior. We shall not compromise our reputation and we shall always act in the best interest of Women and Children.

PART 3 – Vision, Mission, Objectives, Application of Penal Code and

Contravening By – Laws

Article 10

VISION STATEMENT

Our Vision shall be to see a world in which every Woman and Child attain the right to Survival, Protection, Development and Participation.

Article 11

MISSION STATEMENT

Our Mission shall be to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats Women and Children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives

Article 12

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall be to empower vulnerable Women and Children to serve as advocates on issues that bother on their health and survival by engaging with leaders in and around Africa to advocate for increased public financial resources towards climate change, the health sector, Women and Children rights, Child welfare and increased finance for development.

We shall also demand for greater transparency and accountability in the management of public budgets in Africa.

The Organization shall also provide Micro Loan Schemes to these Women to start up their business. This will help re-instate their Dignity, Credibility, Integrity, Performance and Competence to raise their own Children and to contribute into society correctly.

We shall raise the Awareness, Defend, Uplift and help these vulnerable Women and Children to regain their Dignity, Credibility and Integrity within their societies.

We shall prepare generations now and next for the good and the better in equal level of understanding and knowledge to push them forward. This shall enable them to contribute to the development of both themselves and their societies.

This Organization shall strive to give these vulnerable Women and Children Education and other forms of social learning skills through our creative centers and vocational institutes that we intend build as an alternative to a second chance in life. This shall enable them sustain themselves in the future.

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall raise much money for supporting Women and Children within the African continent through a wide variety of fund raising activities.

Article 13

APPLICATION OF PENAL CODE & CONTAVENING BY – LAWS

Management and staff shall abide by the regulations set forth in this Constitution and they shall be bound by the regulations set forth in this Constitution.

The Organization stresses that members abide by the Constitution and equal opportunity shall be given to everybody in equal measure. The organization’s policy and regulations pertaining to membership of the Organization and Election to management of the Organization shall not contravene this policy

The Organization shall be governed by the management group’s standing orders whereby the management group determines the Organization’s committee in the first instance

PART 4 – Membership & Types of Members

Article 14

MEMBERSHIP

Membership of the Organization shall be open to everybody regardless of background and religion

Article 15

TYPES OF MEMBERS

Types of members of the Organization shall include Disable people, Less Fortunate and Orphaned Children, Child soldiers, Commercial sex workers etc. Any disability service Organization wishing to become a member shall be welcome and they shall become full members of SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI). Membership fees may be set by the Organization’s Executive Board but shall not be less than that specified by the disability service Organization and Societies Board.

Article 16

RIGHTS OF MEMBERS

Every Member, Woman and Child has their rights no matter who they are or where they live. These include the right to Education, Protection and Survival. Nearly every government in the world has promised to Protect, Respect and fulfill these rights, yet everyday they are still violated.

The world’s first declaration of Women and Children’s rights was written by save the children’s founder, Eglantyne Jebb, in 1923. Jebb’s declaration formed the basis for the United Nations Convention on the rights of Women and Children. Almost every country in the world has signed up to the United Nation’s Convention on the rights of Women and Children but many still fail to prioritize and protect Women and Children.

Women and Children around the world face Poverty, Diseases, Discrimination and Exploitation every day. Many are out of School; some are used as cheap labour or recruited as child soldiers into armed forces. Millions face danger as refugees and many have been separated from their families and relatives.

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall work to make Women and Children’s rights a reality through Education, Protection, Poverty and Health alleviation programs and we shall also push for Women and Children’s rights worldwide by: –

Ensuring that Women and Children’s view are heard by decision makers
Campaigning to get Women and Children’s rights included in laws and policies
Supporting Organizations that promote and protect Women and Children’s rights

Article 17

OBLIGATIONS OF SPONSORS

As a sponsor, when you sponsor a Woman and a Child, you and your family will learn about life in communities completely different from what is known in Australia or in advanced parts of the world. Woman and child sponsorship is a fantastic way to introduce your children to some of the different hardships faced by Women and Children around the world.

As a Woman and Child sponsor you will support programs that give Women and Children what they need to survive while providing them with the ability to create a better future for themselves and their communities.

TRANSFORMING LIVES: – To make the greatest impact possible, your contributions are combined with those of other sponsors. Together you invest in community based programs designed to bring about sustainable improvements in Women and Children’s survival, well – being and development. This will help us achieve lasting positive outcomes for large numbers of Women and Children.

EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION: – Women and Children sponsors help build the skills of Women and Children, Families and Community Leaders to create lasting change for future generations. With your support, The SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) team of experts will assist your sponsored Woman and Child’s Community to overcome Poverty and ensure the rights of Women and Children are met.

We shall work with communities until they are able to continue to improve their own lives. On the average, this happens after a period of about eight to ten years. With your support and encouragement, your sponsored Woman and Child and their community shall be ready to progress without us and inspire others just as you have them.

PART 5 – Organizational Structure

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) is a Non – Governmental Organization working together with other Organizations to deliver programs within Australia, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. Our Organization shall work together with other Organizations to campaign for better practices and policies, build partnerships with Communities, Civil Society, Governments and the Private Sector and to deliver programs at a large scale to support Women and Children. The Executive Board of SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall be comprised of the following members: –

CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT
SECRETARY & ASSISTANT SECRETARY
TREASURER & JUNIOR TREASURER
PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER
WEB MASTER / MEDIA PUBLICITY OFFICER
EVENTS COORDINATOR
EVENTS OFFICER
TRANSPORT OFFICER
BUILDINGS PROJECT CONSULTANT
STAFFS SALARIES OFFICER
FIELD OFFICERS

Article 18

CHAIRMAN & CHIEF EXECUTIVE

The Chairman and Chief Executive shall represent the Organization in management or board meetings. He shall be responsible for making sure that the Organization is run according to the Organization’s constitution and code of conduct of the Organization for its projects to be a success.

The Chairman and Chief Executive shall be the principal signatory to the Organization’s Bank Account (s) and He shall sign an agreement financial responsibility form. He shall always be aware of the financial regulations of the Organization.

The Chairman and Chief Executive shall have the right to remove, sack or replace anybody found wanting. In the event that a member of the Executive Board is found to have misappropriated, embezzled or misused the Organization’s funds, properties, He / She shall be sacked, removed or prosecuted to the competent authorities for further investigations by the Chairman and Chief Executive or the Vice President.

Article 19

VICE PRESIDENT

The Vice President of the Organization shall be responsible for assisting the Chairman and Chief Executive in all official matters. He / She shall have a significant input on Executive decisions.

Article 20

SECRETARY

The Secretary of the Organization shall be responsible for sending Emails, Faxes to the mailing list and shall reply to all enquiries made by either members or clients.

The Secretary shall also be one of the signatories to the Organization’s Bank Account (s).

Article 21

JUNIOR TREASURER

The Junior Treasurer shall be responsible for managing the Organization’s finances and in some cases ensure that the Organization maximizes profit.

He / She shall also be one of the signatories to the Organization’s Bank Account (s).

The Treasurer shall provide the management with a detailed budget of every activity carried out by SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI).

Article 22

PUBLIC REALTIONS OFFICER

The Public Relations Officer shall be the official spokesperson for the Organization. He / She shall be responsible for advertising and promoting the organization’s events through Social Media, Radio, Television and any other means of communication.

Article 23

WEB MASTER / MEDIA PUBLICITY OFFICER

The Web Master / Media Publicity Officer shall be responsible for keeping the Organization’s website up to date

Article 24

EVENTS COORDINATOR

The Events Coordinator shall be responsible for organizing talent shows for the Women and Children taken care of by the Organization.

Article 25

EVENTS OFFICER

The Events Officer shall be responsible for supporting and helping the Events Coordinator in organizing programs on behalf of SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI)

Article 26

TRANSPORT OFFICER

The Transport Officer shall be responsible for organizing transportation for members of the Organization and their clients as and when necessary. He / She shall be in charge of all vehicles owned or rented by SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI).

Article 27

BUILDING PROJECTS CONSULTANTS

The Building Projects Consultant shall be responsible for supervising all building projects carried out by SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI). He / She shall monitor Schools, Hospitals and Church Building Projects

Article 28

STAFFS SALARIES OFFICER

The Staffs Salaries Officer as the name implies shall be responsible for paying all staff salaries and He / She shall make sure they are paid on time.

He / She shall be responsible for the welfare of the Organization’s staff members as well as the welfare of the Women and Children SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) caters for.

PART 6 – Meetings & Elections

Meetings and Elections are an integral part of any Organization and SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) is no exception. As a well organized and transparent Organization, we shall be holding meetings with our staffs and clients as well as our sponsors from time to time and in the event of death, removal or resignation from a position from any staff or member, the Organization shall conduct an election from within its membership and staff to fill in the vacant position.

Article 29

FIELD OFFICERS ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) Shall have field officers in different parts of the country and they shall be responsible for the following

1. The Field Officers shall be responsible to monitor all the beneficiaries of the Organization’s financial loan scheme. They shall check on the beneficiaries on a weekly basis and collect from them the weekly amount of money they are suppose to pay to the Organization. After collecting these monies, the Field Officers will in report to the Organization’s office and hand over the monies and information regarding their work to the Organization’s Secretary and or the Junior Treasurer for proper accounting and filling.

2. As the Organization will also be embarking on Agricultural activities such as providing incentives, fertilizers and other farming equipments to farmers especially women farmers, the Organization’s Field Officers will be tasked with the responsibility of checking on these farmers from time to time to make sure that the standards of the Organization are met and the incentives or equipments provided are well taken care off.

3. The Field Officers shall also be tasked with the responsibility of monitoring the works done by the Organization’s staffs at their various Schools, Hospitals, Vocational Institutes and any other business set up by the Organization.

4. The Field Officers shall report directly to the Vice President or the Organization’s Secretary.

5. After collecting the report from the Field officers. at the end of the day or week The Vice President or the Organization Secretary should now making Final Offical Report to the Founder and Chief Executive by email him the details report of the weekly activities of the Organization from Field officers. Email to paulabangura@sfwaci.org

Article 30

ELECTIONS

Elections are an integral part of any well meaning Organization. SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall conduct elections for positions declared vacant either by death, resignation or removal. Elections to fill such a vacant post shall take place at Board meetings and shall be subject to the rules stipulated in the guidance for elections manual of the Organization.

Vacant positions must be advertised and nominations for such vacant positions must be made at least ten days in advance of the Board meeting. Each nomination shall require one proposer and normally two seconders who are full serving members of the Organization. In the event no nominations are made for a post within the stipulated time then nominations may be accepted by the members in a Board meeting.

The voting for such positions shall be based on a one man one vote secret ballot basis. If two candidates vie for the same position, the candidate with the highest number of votes shall be declared the winner regardless of the number of votes. In the event that there is a tie in the elections, the Chairman and Chief Executive shall have the responsibility to decide who among the two candidates shall assume the position.

Article 31

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS

Annual General Meetings of the Organization shall be held at the end of every year at a date to be determined by the Executive Board unless permission for a meeting to be held before that date is granted by the Chairman and Chief Executive or the Vice President of the Organization. The Annual General Meeting shall have as its main business, the following: –

An agenda giving notice of the Annual General Meeting must be circulated to all of the members of the Organization for the past year.
A Quorum for any General Meeting shall be two thirds of the full members of the Organization.

Article 32

BOARD MEETINGS

Like every other Organization, SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall hold Board Meetings and all members of the Board must be in attendance. The Board Meetings shall be held quarterly or at any time they deem it fit for example in the case of emergencies or other very important issues. The Board Meeting shall have as its main business, the following: –

An agenda giving notice of the Board Meeting must be circulated to all of the Board members of the Organization for the past year.
In case there is an election for a vacant position, all board members shall be informed five days before the meeting to elect the new candidates.
Only Board members can vote at a Board Meeting but full and associate members of the Organization may be invited to make recommendations on certain issues.

PART 7 – Financial Management, Sources of Fund, Uses of Funds, Bank

Accounts, Annual Report & Audit & Control

Article 33

FINANCIAL YEAR

The Organization’s Treasurer will provide the Executive Board with a detailed budget for the whole year during the first half of the year. This budget shall be submitted to the Vice President for inspection and approval in accordance with the financial regulations of the Organization no later than two weeks before the date of the event.

Article 34

SOURCES OF FUNDS

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall receive donations and grants from philanthropists and well wishers to support vulnerable Women and Children and the Organization shall administer this and any self generated income in accordance with the financial regulations of the Organization.

Article 35

USES OF FUNDS

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) being a very credible Organization working to make sure vulnerable Women and Children are well taken care of is an Organization that shall have strict rules regarding the use of the Organization’s funds. The Organization shall have a zero tolerance on Corruption, Embezzlement, Misuse or Misappropriation of the Organization’s funds or properties as defaulters shall be prosecuted or sacked by the Chairman and Chief Executive with immediate effect.

Article 36

BANK ACCOUNTS

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall open Bank Accounts in foreign and local currency of the countries of the Organization’s operation to ensure the smooth running of the Organization’s projects and the Chairman and Chief Executive, Secretary and Treasurer shall be signatories to the Organization’s Bank Accounts.

Article 37

ANNUAL REPORT

Annual report on the Organization’s financial status shall be submitted to the Executive Board with a detailed budget of all income and expenditure for the fiscal year. The annual report shall be studied by the Executive Board. Approval and recommendations with regards to the report shall be made by the Executive Board.

Budgets for special events like construction of Schools, Hospitals, and Churches etc shall be submitted to the Executive Board by the Treasurer for approval before green light is given to any projects undertaken by the Organization.

Article 38

AUDIT AND CONTROL

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall have both Internal and External auditors to ensure that the Organization’s funds, properties, vulnerable Women and Children are well managed.

Article:39

PART:8 HEARTH & SANITATION/AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS & FUNDING

About over 1 billion children live without basic sanitation. As a result about 1.6 million children die (that means a child dying every 20 seconds) each year from preventable diseases, most of which are associated with poor sanitation.

According to United Nations (UN) 2.5 billion People, 40 percent of the world’s population lack access to toilet facilities. 1 billion (15 percent of the world population) still practice open defecation and in sub-Sahara Africa, only about 33 percent of the people have access to adequate sanitary facilities. Open defecation is widely practiced in most African countries especially in the rural communities.

5 million people don’t have access to adequate sanitation in Sierra Leone. people in Sierra Leone don’t have access to safe water. Over 1,200 children under five die a year due to diarrhoeal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation in Sierra Leone.

Each year many cases of diseases reported in health facilities in sub- Sahara Africa are related to poor sanitation. Diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, B and typhoid are as a result of poor sanitary conditions; these problems incidentally are poverty related.

Assist with sanitary facilities and provide hygiene education to schools.

To help tackle the issues of poor sanitation Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) is actively engaged in:

Educating communities about the need for having toilet facilities

Assisting communities financially to construct sanitary facilities

To help improve the quality of life of people of Africa, Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) has embarked on assisting mainly impoverished rural communities with new as well as used hospital equipment, and essential life saving drugs.

Promote bore-hole water supply

About 80% of illnesses in Africa are linked to poor water and sanitary conditions. Children are the most adversely affected ones because their immune systems are not well developed to overcome many of the infectious diseases they come in contact with. In Africa about 346 million people lack safe drinking water, this has resulted in many hospitalizations. As a charity organization, Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) will continue to partner with the local people and organizations to:

Construct bore-holes

Repair and maintenance existing bore-holes

Conduct seminars on safe drinking water

Promote immunization services

According to World Health Organization (WHO) most countries are making good progress on preventable childhood illness. Polio is close to eradication and 37 countries are reaching 60 percent or more of their children with measles immunization. Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) are working with governmental and non-government agencies in Africa to promote immunization services against diseases such as:

Polio

Measles

Tetanus

Whooping cough

Tuberculosis

Promote the prevention and control of diseases especially HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Neglected diseases such as worms infestation

Africa is having 11 percent of the world’s population however, 60 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world are in Africa.

About 565,000 people die of malaria in Africa each year, who are mostly children. As part of our Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) mission we are engaged in educating people about:

Sex and safe sex practices

Abstinence

Never to share needles

Faithfulness to your partner

We also distribute mosquito nets to poor communities to prevent malaria

Promote maternal and child health services

Maternal and child health services continue to bedevil Africa. In recent years, statistic has shown that sub-Saharan Africa’s child mortality rate is still 15 times that of developed countries. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) every day, approximately 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth and 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries. It is not a surprise that 99% of deaths in pregnancy and childbirth are in developing countries because of the poverty in those countries.

Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) has focused on four areas to help reduce the incidence of death associated with pregnancy and childbirth and infant mortality:

Promote skilled care by a birth attendant during pregnancy and labor

Promote postnatal care

Help fight the incident of under 5 morbidity and mortality

Assist with vaccinations against hepatitis A& B, measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus etc.

Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) has focused on four areas to help reduce the incidence of death associated with pregnancy and childbirth and infant mortality:

Promote skilled care by a birth attendant during pregnancy and labor

Promote postnatal care

Help fight the incident of under 5 morbidity and mortality

Assist with vaccinations against hepatitis A& B, measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus etc.

Assist with sanitary facilities and provide hygiene education to schools.

To help tackle the issues of poor sanitation Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) is actively engaged in:

Educating communities about the need for having toilet facilities

Assisting communities financially to construct sanitary facilities

Promote bore-hole water supply

Construct bore-holes

Repair and maintenance existing bore-holes

Conduct seminars on safe drinking water

Promote immunization services

Polio

Measles

Tetanus

Whooping cough

Tuberculosis

Promote the prevention and control of diseases especially HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Neglected diseases such as worms infestation

Africa is having 11 percent of the world’s population however, 60 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world are in Africa.

Sex and safe sex practices

Abstinence

Never to share needles

Faithfulness to your partner

We also distribute mosquito nets to poor communities to prevent malaria

Promote maternal and child health services

Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) has focused on four areas to help reduce the incidence of death associated with pregnancy and childbirth and infant mortality:

Promote skilled care by a birth attendant during pregnancy and labor

Promote postnatal care

Help fight the incident of under 5 morbidity and mortality

Assist with vaccinations against hepatitis A& B, measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus etc.

Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) has focused on four areas to help reduce the incidence of death associated with pregnancy and childbirth and infant mortality:

Promote skilled care by a birth attendant during pregnancy and labor

Promote postnatal care

Help fight the incident of under 5 morbidity and mortality

Assist with vaccinations against hepatitis A& B, measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus etc.

Article: 39

AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS & FUNDING

Rice is the most important staple crop in Sierra Leone with 85 precent of farmers cultivating rice during the rainy season and an annual consumption of 76 kg per person. …
Cassava. …
Other major food crops. …
Plantation cash crops.

Sierra Leoneans love to eat rice. For them, rice is the food to live on. “It doesn’t matter what other food they eat, they must eat rice at least once a day before they can say they have eaten at all,”

Agriculture employs 68 percent of Africa’s labor force, and accounts for 33 percent of gross domestic product. Women contribute between 65-80% of the labor used to produce food both for household consumption and for sale. Many of the agricultural works being carried out across the African continent are performed with archaic
equipment and tools. Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) has embarked on doing the following to improve agricultural productivity of women.

Provide modern farming equipment (new and used)
Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) is providing simple modern farming equipment such as wheelbarrows, hoes, cutlasses or machetes, rain boots, cloves, fertilizer, pesticides and more to rural farming communities.

Promote animal husbandry (piggery, goat, sheep and cow rearing), fish farming
Animal husbandry will play a vital role in reducing poverty across Africa, which is why Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) is engaged in promoting that sector by helping provide:

Breeding centers

Train and support locals in animal husbandry

Provide support for the treatment and care of animals

Financially assists struggling farmers and also assist newcomers

Support rice and vegetable farming (cassava, corn, groundnut, egg plants, pepper, tomatoes etc.)
Rice, cassava, groundnut, maize, sorghum and millet are major crops if not the staple foods of many Africa countries.

Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) are assisting farmers to grow these crops and we are assisting by doing the following:

Provide healthy seeds and seedlings

Provide fertilizers and pesticides

Assist with storage centers and transport facilities

Teach farmers about new farming technologies and techniques

The minister in charge of agriculture, forestry and food security, wants his compatriots to loosen their relationship with rice. Over-reliance on it,

The Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) believes, could affect the country’s food security goal. “I encourage our people to change their habit and alternate rice with other crops grown in the country.”

By “other crops,” the Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) is referring to yams, cassava and sweet potatoes.

The Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) hopes that if people eat other food varieties, locally produced rice, of which there was about 693,000 tonnes in 2017, will be more than enough and there will be no need to import food. But Sierra Leoneans have simply shrugged off the Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) advice, as it say, “Thanks, but no thanks.”

Changing Sierra Leoneans’ eating habits is a tough sell, but the Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) draws inspiration from Nigeria and Ghana, two sister West African countries whose citizens used to consume plenty of rice but are now also eating a lot of cassava, yams, beans, potatoes and other foods. In Sierra Leone rice is also a high-voltage political issue. Voters usually favour candidates who promise to make rice easily available and affordable.

Looking at other crops, In a report for the Food and Agricultural. The agriculture accounts was close to half of sierra Leonean. Leone’s “annual per capital consumption of rice is amongst the highest in sub-Sahara Africa,” the, Support For Women And Children International ( SFWACI) has right to push for other crops.

Rice is Sierra Leone’s staple food but the country’s agricultural sector is largely subsistence and does not produce sufficient rice for domestic consumption, not to talk of export,” reportsNewsWatch Sierra Leone, an online publication. In 2016 the government created the Agenda for Change programme, setting itself a goal of food self-sufficiency and possible surplus for export.

Five years later, depending on who is doing the evaluation, progress is a glass either half empty or half full. NewsWatch grumbles that “more than 60% of rice consumed in the country is still imported from abroad.” The World Food Programme (WFP), the UN organ that fights hunger, reported last year that households in Sierra Leone spend “on average 63% of their total expenditure on food” while about 52% of the population borrows money to buy food.

Poverty still a problem

Sierra Leone’s broader poverty picture is not pretty either. Nearly 53% of the population lives on less than $1.25 a day, according to the World Bank. The UNDP Human Development Index, which evaluates countries based on life expectancy, education and income, ranked Sierra Leone 177 out of 187 countries in 2013. UNICEF reported last year that about 34% of the population is physically stunted due to malnutrition. The situation is particularly dire in Moyamba, Pujehun and Kenema districts—some of Sierra Leone’s bigger regions.

Inadequate infrastructure is a major impediment in the march towards food security. Erratic electricity supply and bad roads affect farming, reports WFP. “Consumers too are negatively affected by poor infrastructure and floods during the rainy season.”

Nevertheless, Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) boasted last year that rice production has increased by 35%, and cassava and sweet potato production by 34%, while palm oil, coffee and cocoa have also seen an upswing. Andrew Keili, a development expert who regularly consults for the World Bank, supports efforts to diversify agriculture. In a blog post, Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) agreed that eating foods other than rice will help food security efforts. However, Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) stressed that “some of these alternative foodstuffs may be affordable for fairly affluent urban dwellers to buy…but may be beyond the reach of poor people.” Citing a Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) report, they argued that with inflation at about 13%, poverty is the main cause of food insecurity.

PART 9 – Constitutional Amendment

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MISUSE OF THE EMPLOYER PROPERTIES & CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY

Any Asset of Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) misuse by employees such as Vehicles, computers, Phones, I.D. Cards (Identity Cards) Complements Cards, postals photos, Logo, or claiming position or title you are not in titling to, or seeking your own interests on behalf of the Organization, or tampering with Micro Finance Founds, or any other Materials belongs to the Organization.

any misuse of the Organization vehicles or assets he or she employees would face the court of law.

Some employee misusing the Organization computer system. and violating the employer policies.

we were retained by a company to investigate Misuse of the Organization assets, the Organization was in fact being victimized by an employee and the cost to the organization was material. In some instances, these have

Undercover Investigations lead to What is the most amazing about all is the number of different schemes that employees come up with that involve misuse of company assets. Renting out the Organization equipment to third parties, intentionally producing scrap product that is actually being sold by the employee, taking vehicles for recreation, hosting their own websites on Organization servers, even directing other employees to preform tasks that unknowingly benefit the ghost business. Potentially even worse is when the misuse of Organization assets results in liability for the Organization because their asset is involved in some type of accident or loss!

Any employees running a competing Business right out of Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) or take a personal vacation to employees using multiple Organization work vehicles to perform side jobs after working hours and on weekends

the Organization lawyer would Sue individual that committee such a crime. To destroy the Organization Image.

In today’s increasingly litigious and highly competitive workplace, confidentiality is important for a host of reasons:

Failure to properly secure and protect confidential business information can lead to the loss of business/clients.

In the wrong hands, confidential information can be misused to commit illegal activity Example fraud or discrimination), which can in turn result in costly lawsuits for the employer. Many Organization have laws protecting the confidentiality of certain information in the workplace. The disclosure of sensitive employee and management information can lead to a loss of employee trust, confidence and loyalty. This will almost always result in a loss of productivity.

What Type Of Information Must Or Should Be Protected?

Confidential workplace information can generally be broken down into three categories: employee information, management information, and business information.

Employee Information: Many Organization have laws which govern the confidentiality and disposal of “personal identifying information” Example an employee’s Social Security number, home address or telephone number, e-mail address, Internet identification name or password, parent’s surname prior to marriage or driver’s license number).

Support For Women And Children International (SFWCI) requires our Clients and employee medical and personal Informations be kept confidential and limits access to those employees who have a “business need-to-know” Example supervisors who need to know about restrictions on the work of an employee or other reasonable accommodations that need to be made, safety personnel handling medical emergencies, government officers investigating complaints of disability discrimination).

Management Information:

Confidential management information includes discussions about employee relations issues, disciplinary actions, impending layoffs/reductions-in-force, terminations, workplace investigations of employee misconduct, etc. While disclosure of this information isn’t necessarily “illegal,” it is almost always counterproductive and can seriously damage the collective “psyche” of a workplace.

Business Information:

We oftentimes refer to confidential business information as “proprietary information” or “trade secrets.” This refers to information that’s not generally known to the public and would not ordinarily be available to competitors except via illegal or improper means. Common examples of “trade secrets” include manufacturing processes and methods, business plans, financial data, budgets and forecasts, computer programs and data compilation, client/customer lists, ingredient formulas and recipes, membership or employee lists, supplier lists, etc. “Trade secrets” does not include information that a company voluntarily gives to potential customers, posts on its website, or otherwise freely provides to others outside of the company.

What Steps Can Be Taken To Better Protect Confidential Information?

Develop written confidentiality policies and procedures: Every business/organization should have a written confidentiality policy (typically in its employee handbook) describing both the type of information considered confidential and the procedures employees must follow for protecting confidential information. At the very least, we recommend employers adopt the following procedures for protecting confidential information:

Separate folders should be kept for both form I-9s and employee medical information.
All confidential documents should be stored in locked file cabinets or rooms accessible only to those who have a business “need-to-know.”
All electronic confidential information should be protected via firewalls, encryption and passwords.
Employees should clear their desks of any confidential information before going home at the end of the day.
Employees should refrain from leaving confidential information visible on their computer monitors when they leave their work stations.
All confidential information, whether contained on written documents or electronically, should be marked as “confidential.”
All confidential information should be disposed of properly (e.g., employees should not print out a confidential document and then throw it away without shredding it first.)
Employees should refrain from discussing confidential information in public places.
Employees should avoid using e-mail to transmit certain sensitive or controversial information.
Limit the acquisition of confidential client data (e.g., social security numbers, bank accounts, or driver’s license numbers) unless it is integral to the business transaction and restrict access on a “need-to-know’ basis.
Before disposing of an old computer, use software programs to wipe out the data contained on the computer or have the hard drive destroyed.

A confidentiality policy should also describe the level of privacy employees can expect relating to their own personal property (e.g., “for your own protection, do not leave valuable personal property at work and do not leave personal items — especially your purse, briefcase or wallet — unattended while you are at work”) and personal information (e.g., “your medical records are kept in a separate file and are kept confidential as required by law”).

Finally, all businesses/organizations should have their confidentiality policies reviewed to ensure compliance with state law. For,

Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) Personal Identifying Information Law, which became effective January 1st 2018 requires the creation of policies and procedures to prevent the prohibited use of “personal identifying information” and requires employers notify employees of such policies and procedures.

Train management and employees on confidentiality policy: Oftentimes, simply having a written confidentiality policy is not enough. In order for the confidentiality policy to be effective, managers, supervisors and employees must be educated on confidentiality issues and the organization policies and procedures. Management and employees should be allowed an opportunity to ask questions about the policies,

and everyone should be trained to avoid putting sensitive information in e-mails. Many companies and organizations include this training as part of the new-hire/orientation process.

Management should also be instructed as to the proper way of communicating with the Organization inside and outside counsel so as to ensure that certain work-related documents and e-mails are protected by the attorney-client privilege.

Enforce Confidentiality Policy:

This is one of the most important steps a business/organization can take to protect its confidential information, and unfortunately, it’s oftentimes the one step that is ignored. All the policies, procedures and training in the world will not matter if those policies and procedures are not enforced. In order for a confidentiality policy to have “teeth,” employees who violate the policy must be disciplined in accordance with an employer’s corrective action procedures.

Consider Having New and/or Current Employees Sign a “Non-Disclosure” Agreement:

These agreements go by many names. Sometimes they are called “non-disclosure agreements,” and other times they are called “proprietary information agreements.” Regardless of title, these agreements are contracts designed to protect the confidential “business information” described above Example “trade secrets”). These agreements are vital to most businesses today, especially considering the ease in which employees can now electronically transfer large amounts of information, much of which would be incredibly damaging in the hands of a competitor.

When it comes to confidentiality, prevention and deterrence is key. The first question we ask our clients or other Organization that want to partner with us, when they contact us in response to a potential confidentiality breach is “do you have a confidentiality policy and/or non-disclosure agreement?” The stronger your policies and agreements, the better you are prepared to take quick and effective action to protect your business/organization. Of course, Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) we are always available to counsel our clients and employees in the area of confidentiality and to develop policies and agreements that provide businesses with the proper safeguards.

Article 41

HEALTH & SANITATION

Assist with sanitary facilities and provide hygiene education to schools.

To help tackle the issues of poor sanitation Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) is actively engaged in:

Educating communities about the need for having toilet facilities

Assisting communities financially to construct sanitary facilities

Promote bore-hole water supply

Construct bore-holes

Repair and maintenance existing bore-holes

Conduct seminars on safe drinking water

Promote immunization services

Polio

Measles

Tetanus

Whooping cough

Tuberculosis

Promote the prevention and control of diseases especially HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Neglected diseases such as worms infestation

Africa is having 11 percent of the world’s population however, 60 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world are in Africa.

Sex and safe sex practices

Abstinence

Never to share needles

Faithfulness to your partner

We also distribute mosquito nets to poor communities to prevent malaria

Promote maternal and child health services

Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) has focused on four areas to help reduce the incidence of death associated with pregnancy and childbirth and infant mortality:

Promote skilled care by a birth attendant during pregnancy and labor

Promote postnatal care

Help fight the incident of under 5 morbidity and mortality

Assist with vaccinations against hepatitis A& B, measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus etc.

Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) has focused on four areas to help reduce the incidence of death associated with pregnancy and childbirth and infant mortality:

Promote skilled care by a birth attendant during pregnancy and labor

Promote postnatal care

Help fight the incident of under 5 morbidity and mortality

Assist with vaccinations against hepatitis A& B, measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus etc.

Article 42

HEALTH AND SAFETY

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) acknowledges its duty of care to its members and shall abide by its Health and Safety policy and the Organization’s Health and Safety plan for its projects and communities. The Vice President shall be furnished with the annual risk assessments of the Organization’s members.

Article 43

MICRO FINANCIA LOAN SCHEMES

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) FINANCIAL LOAN SCHEMES

As the name of the organization implies, SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) is an international nongovernmental charity organization which caters for the needs of vulnerable women and children. The organization will provide financial Micro loan schemes for vulnerable women petty traders who do not have the capacity to expand their businesses because of financial constraints.

Applicants can apply for the financial loan scheme from the organization by picking up a form at the Organization’s Regional Africa headquarter office at # 26 Paul’s Avenue, Allen Town, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa or contact the office on phone number + 232 79 000717 for details on how to apply for the loan. The financial loan scheme will be provided for vulnerable women citizens of

the African countries where SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) operates.

Applicants are required to get the forms from the office as mentioned above and return the filled form to the office secretariat with two passport pictures of yourself as the applicant and two passport pictures of each of your three guarantors. The forms will be processed by our staff and applicants will be contacted via telephone to continue the process of the applications.

Once the application process is complete, the applicants will be provided with the financial loan they applied for. The mode and terms of payment will be specified in the forms as applicants will be required to pay as interest 25% of the amount provided as loan to them. an interview would be conducted at the above office. You are required to attend the interview on time, and bring along with you all Necessary Documents like National Identity Card, Passport, or Driver’s license.

Her or she most be a citizen and live within the country over five years.

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI), WE TOUCHING LIVE

If your Application is approved by Support For Women And Children International (SFWACI) I agree to pay Monthly to (SFWACI) Interest rate is 25 % but it depends on the organization and individual applicant needs, if Borrowed Le1,000.000 your monthly repayment is Le100,000 and in the 6 Month period your interest is Le600,000 and if Borrowed Le2,000.000 your monthly repayment Le200,000 in the period of 6 months, you pay Le1,200.000 monthly. As long you are using the SFWACI Monies you will continued to pay the Allotted interest for every 6 months. if you feel that you are no longer interested of using our Monies, You will refund the full amount you borrow including the allotted interest for that first six months.

Monthly repayment for all applicants if Borrowed one Million Leones. Monthly Repayment Le100,000 and if Borrowed Le2,000.000 your Monthly repayment is Le1,200,000.

APPLY NOW AND GIVE YOURSELF A BETTER CHANCE OF EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS.

Article 44

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Constitution of SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI) shall only be altered or amended with the consent of two thirds majority of the full members of the Executive Board and the General Membership present at a general meeting. with the approval and consent of the Founder and Chairman Chief Executive.

Any alteration or amendment that shall be made on the Constitution shall be approved by the Founder and Chairman Chief Executive, And Executive Board of the Organization. The Constitution shall be binding on all the Organization’s Executive Board members and the General Membership.

This Draft Constitution has been approved in accordance with its regulations and all Executive Board members and General Membership has accepted this document to be the legal document governing the affairs of the Organization and its members.

Approved by the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive

SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SFWACI)

Mr. Paul A. Bangura

Disability Service Officer

2006 – To date

+61 432 799 850

Email: admin@sfwaci.org

Email: paulabangura@sfwaci.org

Website: www.sfwaci.org