Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Disabled Persons
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Peace and Security
Refugees
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Millennium Development Goals
Service provision
Women and health
Population:
International migration
Social Development:
Conflict
Disabled persons
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Gender equality
Health
Poverty
Peace and Development in Africa:
Development in Africa
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Geographic scope: |
International
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Country of activity: |
Sierra Leone
Iraq
Central African Republic
Afghanistan
Italy
Sudan
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
1994 |
Organizational structure: |
1) Members’ General Meeting is composed of all Founding Members, Ordinary Members and Honorary Members. It approves the annual financial statement and provisional balance sheet, as well as the strategic directives and goals of the Association. 2) The Board of Directors is appointed by the Members’ General Meeting. It is vested with the broadest powers of decision for the ordinary and extraordinary management of the Association. The Board shall ensure that the strategic directives and goals of the Association are respected, in compliance with the resolutions passed by the Members' General meeting. The Board of Directors elects a President, a Vice-President, a Treasurer and a Secretary from among its components. The Board of Directors may also appoint an Executive Committee, an Executive Director and one or more Managing Directors. 3) The Executive Committee is composed of the President, the vice-President and no less than 4 but no more than 7 members of the Board. This Committee is empowered to implement all resolutions passed by the Board of Directors, to deal with the day-to-day management of the Association, as well as to approve and to amend the internal rules and regulations which govern how the Association operates. 4) The President or, in his/her absence, the Vice-President, has signing authority and shall legally represent the Association in all administrative and legal proceedings. The President shall ensure execution of all valid resolutions passed by the Members’ General Meeting or by the Board, and, in case of urgent necessity, is empowered to perform the functions of the Board, if then ratified by the Board at the first subsequent meeting. 5) The management of the Association is monitored by an Audit Committee appointed every three years. The Auditors must ensure that the accounting of the Association is correctly performed and shall provide an auditor’s report on the annual financial statement. The Auditors may also ascertain cash assets and the existence of valuables and of securities belonging to the Association, and may carry out an inspection or investigation at any time. --- EMERGENCY’s headquarters are organised as follows: - The Humanitarian Office is charged with the planning, the management and the supervision of the humanitarian projects in Italy and abroad; - Administration and Treasury; - IT Department; - Purchasing Department and Warehouse; - Communication Department; - Volunteers’ Coordination Department; - Fund-raising Department. |
Number and type of members: |
Emergency has 104 members at the moment of the submission. 103 members are Italians, 1 member is Dutch. |
Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Fees for education and training services
Fundraising campaigns
Grants from Governments
Product sales and business services
Other sources
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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Funding structure other: |
Local Governments Contributions - Domestic and Foreign Foundations |