Manylion am y math o ddogfen lywodraethu sydd gan yr elusen a phan y'i sefydlwyd. Nid dyma destun llawn dogfen lywodraethu'r elusen.
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Nov 2016 as amended on 21 Feb 2023
Gwrthrychau elusennol
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:
A) THE PROMOTION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF THE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF
WOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA, WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY
EXCLUDED ON GROUNDS OF THEIR GENDER;
B) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY
E.G.
I. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER
(AND WHERE IT IMPACTS ON WOMEN: RACE, AGE, DISABILITY,
SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE);
II. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS
III. THE CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING OF OTHER RESEARCH ON
GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES AND THE PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE
PUBLIC
C) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH UNDERTAKING AND
SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WOMEN’S POVERTY
AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAYS TO MITIGATE THESE;
IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, THE TRUSTEES SHALL:
A. PROVIDE A PLATFORM TO ENSURE THAT, WHEN KEY DECISIONS ARE TAKEN,
WOMEN’S VOICES HAVE BEEN LISTENED TO, AND THEIR IDEAS AND
CONCERNS ARE SHARED AND ACTED ON;
B. DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF WOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA IN
SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND ACCESS SERVICES
AND ORGANISATIONS, MEET THEIR NEEDS, SUPPORT EACH OTHER, AND TO
PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;
C. SUPPORT WOMEN TO DECIDE THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES THEY ARE
FACING, AND TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES ON HOW THEY CAN BEST
MEET WOMEN’S NEEDS AND PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY;
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D. UNDERTAKE RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION TO IDENTIFY THE BARRIERS THAT
PREVENT GENDER EQUALITY AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EXCLUSION OF
WOMEN IN THE BRISTOL AREA AND TO PUBLISH THE FINDINGS;
E. ORGANISE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT WOMEN IN THE BRISTOL
AREA TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC LIFE, TAKE PART IN DECISION- MAKING,
CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATION AND CLOSE GENDER GAPS (E.G. IN PAY,
EDUCATION, ACCESS TO SERVICES).
NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY
OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
[SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005]
AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]
