Governing document DASRA UK
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 FEBRUARY 2010
Charitable objects
(1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SOUTH ASIA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES AND/OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT (2) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SOUTH ASIA AS A MEANS OF FURTHERING: (A)THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; AND/OR (B)THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF THOSE COMMUNITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS "DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS"); (3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONG PHILANTHROPISTS) ON THE SUBJECT OF EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS; (4) TO PURSUE THE ABOVE OBJECTS EITHER BY PROMOTING THE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE WORK (AS RECOGNISED BY THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) OF THE ORGANISATION KNOWN AS DASRA (IMPACT INDIA FOUNDATION) BEING A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATION REGISTERED IN INDIA OR IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT.
Area of benefit
SOUTH ASIA
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