It is proved by General meeting in 30th
Of October in 1997, which made agree with
Mongolian law about non- governmental
Organizations

CHARTER OF MONGOLIAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION

Name
The name of the Association shall be the Mongolian Human Development Association, abbreviated to MHDA.

Objectives
The Objectives of the Association shall be:

  1. To study major factors of human development and include those factors in the state policy of Mongolia,
  2. To promote the study and development of the science of demography,
  3. To put in place a guarantee of favorable conditions for everybody to get education and to live in healthy environment,
  4. To ensure equal political and social rights for different sexes,
  5. To preserve the nature, which is one of essential conditions for human, development, clean and healthy, and give exceptional attention to its reserve and reproduction,
  6. To analyze and assess all documents related to human development law, and Social protection law, and determine ways to solve human development issues,
  7. To improve performance and increase positive impacts of social systems which serve for human development,
  8. To extend international relations in the field of training and research on human development issues,

  9. To develop close cooperation with all government and non-government organizations of Mongolia on human development issues.

Membership
1. Ordinary membership shall be open to all persons, government institutions, other organizations and firms who accept the Association’s charter.

2. Members’ obligations and rights:

  1. To help to accomplish the Association’s charter, goals, objectives and activities,
  2. Ordinary members shall have full rights to attend General meeting of members and give one’s opinion about the Association’s activities,
  3. To elect and to be elected to the ruling body of the Association,
  4. To have access to information about the activities of the Association,
  5. To give donation for promotion the activities of the Association.

Organizational structure and internal Control

1. General meeting of members shall be the highest authority of the Association.
2. General meeting of members shall be held once a year. A quorum shall consist of two-thirds of the registered members. The decisions at the General meeting of members shall be made by a majority of votes cast at a meeting.
3. The General meeting of members shall implement the following mandates:

  1. to approve the Association’s charter and amendments to it,
  2. to appoint the President and the members of the Administration Council of the Association,
  3. to discuss the reports of the Administration Council and make a conclusion,
  4. to discuss the reports of the Control Council and make a conclusion.

4.The Administration Council shall implement the following authority:

  1. to introduce the amendments and changes to the charter of the Association,
  2. to submit issues about dissolution and reorganization of the Association to the General meeting of members,
  3. to approve the Association’s annual budget,
  4. to appoint and dismiss Executive Director of the Association and hear his/her reports,
  5. to determine the power of the Executive Director for handling of the Association’s funds by him/her,
  6. to approve organizational structure and budget of Administration Unit.

5. The Administration Council shall have 5-9 members.
6. The President shall be a head of the Association’s Administration Council.
7. General meeting of members shall elect the Administration Council for two years.
8. The Administration Council shall have an authority for changing of own composition up to 40 per cent. The member of the Administration Council may present his/her request to be dismissed, to the head of the Council.
9. The Administration Council shall meet once a three months. A quorum shall consist of two-thirds of the Council’s members and a majority shall make the decisions.
10. The Administration Council shall observe the following rules for making decisions:

  1. The members of the Administration Council shall have equal rights for decision making about any issues.
  2. Voting shall be by the voices or by show of hands except where a ballot is requested by a member.
  3. In case if a member of the Administration Council has conflict of interests on issues under discussions at the meeting he/she can explain and take no part in voting.


11. The President shall implement the following authority and obligations:

  1. The President shall represent the Association on all official occasions and shall have power conclude agreements on its behalf.
  2. The President shall preside over the meetings of the General meeting and the Administration Council.
  3. To sign on decisions, those were from meetings of the Administration Council
  4. To lead implementation of the plans and activities of the Association and report about own work at the General meeting
  5. To make contract with Executive Director that based on the decision of the Administration Council
  6. To decide problem which is about to entrust with work by full time of an officer who is responsible for definite work within the project.

12. The Executive Director shall implement the following authority:

  1. The Executive Director shall represent the Association within power By- Administration Council and incur necessary expenditure for the work of the Association.
  2. The other rights, indicated in the contract.

13. Dissolution of the Association’s Administration Council and resignation of the Association’s President:

  1. Any resolution to dissolve the Administration Council shall be referred to all the members by a poll and dissolution shall require a two-thirds majority of the members of the Association to be resolved.
  2. In case violated the law of Mongolia by them.
  3. In case of reference of health center that it is impossible to fulfill one’s duty by the health situation.
  4. By written voluntary resignation

14. The General meeting of members shall appoint Control Council of the Association. The Control Council shall have 3-5 members.
15. The Control Council of the Association shall implement the following authority and obligations:

     a. To control to the implementation of the Association’s charter and Decisions at meetings.
     b. The Control Council shall make an annual audit of the books and accounts of the Association each financial year.
     c. A property audited financial statement shall be presented to the General meeting of members for discussion.
     d. A member of the Control Council shall participate in the Administration Council’s meeting with "right for consult"

16. The Association shall have representatives who qualified in the field of human development in the each province and each district of a capital city. And the Association shall conduct a training seminar for the representatives once a six months.
17. It is possible to establish voluntarily groups that completed by people and many other organizations which supporting activity of human development rights.
18. The Association may be have own press. The Executive Director shall manage problems for press and information.

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