CONSTITUTION
AND RULES OF MOBILITY EQUIPMENT
FOR THE NEEDS OF DISABLED TRUST
(1) NAME
The name of the movement shall be Mobility
Equipment For The Needs Of Disabled Trust,
otherwise referred to as M.E.N.D. Trust.
(2) OBJECTIVES To provide
mobility equipment to disabled people in
developing countries of the world, to improve
their quality of life and give purpose and hope
to a vast group of neglected human beings. Self
help centres are to be set up locally with
workshops where recycling, repairing and renting
of existing mobility equipment is carried out,
as well as the manufacture and distribution of
sturdy, inexpensive, all-terrain designs.
Employing and training of local people, in
particular the disabled themselves, in workshop
skills will be aimed at so that these centres
become ongoing and self-supportive.
These centres will provide a
nucleus for spreading of information on the
disabled needs, and ways to improve their
living standards. The establishment and initial
running costs of these workshops will be seeded
by funds raised via the M.E.N.D. Trust from
donating charitable organisations, international
service clubs, government grants. Each workshop
will endeavour to become self-supporting through
manufacture and sale or rent of mobility
equipment and other goods. M.E.N.D. instructors
will coordinate the workshops with help from
volunteers and from linking up with existing
institutions in each developing country such as
hospitals, technical schools, and clubs.
(3) MANAGEMENT Trust
management is by general meetings and
committees.
(4) GENERAL MEETINGS A
general meeting has the power to decide on any
M.E.N.D. Trust matter. An annual general meeting
is to be held each year. Committees may be
appointed as required.
(5) DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Director:
(a) It is the duty of the Director to supervise
the business and affairs of the Trust, to attend
and preside over all general meetings, to keep
order and conduct the business, to prepare with
the Secretary an annual report on the business
and proceedings of the Trust during the previous
year and to present the same to the annual
meeting.
(b) The Director has the power, when presiding
at meetings to exercise both a deliberative and,
if necessary, a casting vote in all matters
except election of office; to decide the order
of removal from a meeting of any person
obstructing the business of the meeting, or of
any person not entitled to be present; by
resolution of the meeting to adjourn a meeting,
or to declare the result of a meeting, or that
the meeting is closed. Secretary:
(a) The Secretary shall be
appointed by the Executive.
(b) It is the duty of the Secretary to call all
general meetings and to take or have taken all
minutes of such meetings.
The Secretary may speak at such meetings and may
vote in accordance with these rules; to conduct
the correspondence of the Trust; to keep a
register of the names, addresses and telephone
numbers of all Trustees, their status and dates
of joining; to carry out other duties as may
usually pertain to the office of Secretary.
Treasurer:
(a) The Treasurer's duty is to
attend all general meetings as required. He may
speak at such meetings and may vote in
accordance with these Rules; to collect and
receipt all monies in the name of the Trust in a
bank as approved by the Executive; to keep the
accounts of the Trust; to prepare prior to each
Annual General Meeting a Balance Sheet and a
Statement of Income and Expenditure for the
previous year and present them to the Annual
General Meeting; to keep an up to date record of
member's financial status; to carry out other
duties as may usually pertain to the office of
Treasurer.
(6) BORROWING The M.E.N.D.
Trust shall have the power to borrow money at
any time, on the security of it's assets, such
amounts as may be considered necessary or
desirable. The Executive will execute any
documents which may be required for the carrying
out of the powers and objects of this Rule.
(7) LEGAL DOCUMENTS
All legal documents are made in such a way and
contain such provisions as required by law.
(8) INSPECTION OF BOOKS
Any Trustee may inspect the books and accounts
of the Trust at any reasonable time on making an
application to the Secretary.
(9) RULES
A copy of these Rules shall be given to each
Trustee.
(10) AMENDMENTS
Each amendments to these rules must be approved
by at least two-thirds of the Board, notifying
all members of rule changes at least three weeks
in advance of the vote.
(11) AN AUDITOR IS TO BE APPOINTED ANNUALLY |
