| Chrispas Nyombi |
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| Eunice Shang-Simpson | ||
| Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional inforination) | ||
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Address |
| Accountants Barnett |
Young II 15The Broadway, Woodford Green, 168OHL |
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| Partners | ||
| Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members (Optional information) |
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| Nneka Emilia Onyema, | Chrispas Nyombi, Eunice Shang-Simpson |
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| Oescription ofthe charity's trusts |
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| Type ofgoverning document |
Constitution | |
| How the charity is constituted | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
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| Trustee selection methods | Appointed by the Board of Trustees |
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| Additional governance issues (Optional information) |
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| You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: |
Every Trustee must be appointed for a term ofthree years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the Board of Trustees. In seiecting individuate for appointment, the Charity Trustees must have regard to the skilh, knowledge and experience needed for the effective |
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| a | policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training oftrustees; |
administration ofthe charity. AII three of our trustees over the reporting period are British nationals from an academicf legal practice background with a longstanding record of service. According to our Constitution, no individual can be appointed as a Trustee if they are under the age of 16 |
| the charity's organisational |
years and no one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on |
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| structure and any wider |
appointment or on any re-appointment until he or she has expressly |
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| network with which the charity |
acknowledged his or her acceptance of the offfce of Charity Trustee. We |
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| works; | also have a very diverse body of Trustees, with two females and one |
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| ~ | relationship with any related |
male, from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. |
| parties; | The Charity's activities are organised and run by the Board ofTrustees. It |
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| ~ | trustees' consideration of |
is the main management and decision-making body ofthe organisation. It |
| major risks and the system | consists of: | |
| and procedures to manage |
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| them. | Founder: Professor Nneka Emilia Onyema (SOAS University ofLondon) |
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| Chairman: Dr Chrispas Nyombi (University ofOerby} |
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| Secretary: Eunice-Bhang Simpson (Canterbury ChristChurch University} |
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| The Charity holds Trustees' meetings every first Saturday of the month. |
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| There must be at least two Charity trustees present to have a quorum. |
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| The Charity undertakes its activities with the support of the Trustees and |
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| their respective organisations. This has enabled the Charity to expand ib; |
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| activities, as detailed under Section l3 and its reach across the UK, the |
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| European Union, Africa and around the |
world. The Charity | world. The Charity | also seeks to | ||
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| develop partnerships with organisations |
from the | UK and around the world | |||
| that share our common belief in equality, | diversity | and developing capacity |
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| in Arbitration and other forms ofdispute |
resolution | in Africa. | |||
| The object ofAFAS asset out in the Constitution | is: | ||||
| Toadvance education in the knowledge, |
skills, techniques, | use and | |||
| Summary ofthe objects ofthe | methods ofarbitration by the provision of: |
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| charity. set governing |
out in its document |
(a) funding for students in Africa to attend arbitration related workshops and moots |
corrierences, | ||
| (b) a website that will enable information | relating | to arbitration tobe made |
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| available and accessible to the enerai |
ublic. |
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