The General Assembly of PHILANTHROPIC PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL is the supreme authority of the organization. It is
composed of all the members (founders, active members, honorary members and
sympathizers) of the latter. The resolutions of the General Assembly, within
the powers conferred upon it by the Civil Code of Togo and this Constitution,
are binding upon all the members, including they who are absent.
The General Assembly meets once a year and any time that the interest of
the organization is at stake. The terms of convening, procedures and conditions
of vote are specified in the Internal Rules and Regulations. The duties and responsibilities
of the General Assembly of PHILANTHROPIC PROJECT INTERNATIONAL are the following: decide upon the strategic
guidelines of the organization; elect or appoint the representatives of the
organs of the organization; appraise narrative and financial reports of the
previous year; decide upon the action plan and the budget of the forthcoming
year; and assess, amend and adopt the Constitution and the Internal Rules and
Regulations.
The members of PHILANTHROPIC PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL fall within one of the following categories: founders;
active members; honorary members; and sympathizers. Are founders, members who
have created the organization, have attended the Constitutive General Assembly
and are signatories of its Constitution. Active members get themselves fully
involved in the life of the organization and do endeavor to achieve its
objectives. Are honorary members, those who distinguished themselves either by
their services or by their exceptional actions for the benefit of the
organization. They are elected by the General Assembly upon the proposal of the
Governing Body. Sympathizers are individuals or legal entities that, without
being full members of the organization, commit to assist it financially,
materially, morally and/or technically in the achievement of its objectives.
Are eligible to membership of PHILANTHROPIC PROJECT INTERNATIONAL any individual that is eighteen years old at least,
enjoying his/her civic and moral rights irrespective of race, sex, religion, or
political conviction and that does accept the provisions of its Constitution. Membership
to PHILANTHROPIC PROJECT INTERNATIONAL is free and voluntary to any person that
adheres to its objectives. Membership is subject to the filling of a form
provided for that purpose and registering with PHILANTHROPIC PROJECT INTERNATIONAL.
Any individual may lose membership upon the following: resignation, removal, exclusion, or death. Resignation is subject to the submission of a letter to the President of the organization. Removal or exclusion is subsequent to a serious offence or an objectionable deed or deemed so by the Governing Body or the General Assembly. However, the individual concerned shall be given the opportunity to defend his deed. The loss of membership of PHILANTHROPIC PROJECT INTERNATIONAL, irrespective of the reasons, rules out any claims of reimbursement of any previous fees or contributions. However, this does not preclude the obligation to pay back any debts previously incurred towards the organization.