Governing document INTERNATIONAL DISASTER VOLUNTEERS

Charity number: 1132011
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MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/08/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/09/2009 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 02/07/2013

Charitable objects

(I) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE FORM OF RECONSTRUCTION AID AND INITIAL RELIEF FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE REMOVAL OF THE UNWANTED AFTER-EFFECTS OF DISASTER (SUCH AS RUBBLE), THE RECONSTRUCTION OF KEY COMMUNITY BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND HOMES, AND HELPING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANISATION. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; (B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; (C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS "DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS." (II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THOSE LIVING IN DISASTER AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN HOW TO SURVIVE, RECOVER FROM AND IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES FOLLOWING THE OCCURRENCE OF A NATURAL DISASTER. (3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO VOLUNTEER WITH EDV) AS TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON WORLD-WIDE DISASTER TRENDS. (IV) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WORLD-WIDE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.;

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