Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established. It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Jan 2020 as amended on 27 Jan 2020
Charitable objects
A. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WEST AFRICA BY THE PROVISION OF BASIC SUPPLIES TO HELP CHILDREN, WOMEN AND FAMILIES FROM MARGINALISED AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES BY FUND RAISING AND DONATIONS FROM SOCIETY.
(DEFINITIONS: MARGINALISATION IS THE PROCESS OF MAKING A GROUP OR CLASS OF PEOPLE LESS IMPORTANT OR RELEGATED TO A SECONDARY POSITION. FOR EXAMPLE, ORPHANS, WIDOWS, AND THE DISABLED.
DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS MEAN INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK IN BASIC RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, WATER, CLOTHING, STANDARD HOUSING, MEDICINE, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS).
B. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN WEST AFRICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY
(I) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING METHODS);
(II) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;
(III) THE PROMOTION OF RECYCLING AND SUSTAINABLE WASTE AND SANITATION MANAGEMENT THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FUNDRAISING PROJECTS.
(DEFINITION: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS ÔDEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDSÖ).
C. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN WEST AFRICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, (PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS), PRODUCING AND DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
