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The WANGO Ghana Chapter was inaugurated at the Annual
Members Meeting on September 27th, which convened during the recent Annual
Conference in Bangkok. The recognition event culminated several months of
groundwork and preparation undertaken by Mr. Charles Abbey, the WANGO Ghana
National Representative and President of the African Development Programme.
Mr. Abbey, who has also demonstrated his leadership abilities in capacities
such as Chairman of the Ghana Association of Private Voluntary Organizations
in Development (GAPVOD), the largest umbrella organization of NGOs in Ghana
which seeks to aid communication between civil society and government, had
invited NGOs from all regions of Ghana to come on board. The founding group
of 34 organizations who accepted the invitation welcomed the opportunity
to form the WANGO Ghana chapter as a means to facilitate intra-state networking,
to coordinate activities on the national level, and to address regional
concerns.
As is outlined in WANGO International Bylaws (available on the website:
www.wango.org ), only one national chapter is permitted per nation; and
though a minimum of 30 WANGO member organizations are needed to found a
chapter, all members of WANGO in that nation are automatically members of
the chapter and have the right to vote for officers of the national body.
The chapters have a lot of autonomy yet follow required parameters both,
to be established, and in their activities. Membership in national chapters
is restricted to organizations and individuals who hold membership in the
international body. Also, involvement of an organization in a national chapter
is purely voluntary, and no additional dues may be collected for use by
the chapter, though a portion of member dues paid to WANGO International
are returned to the chapter. |
