Governing document EX-BRITISH GURKHA VETERANS AND DEPENDANTS SOCIETY.

Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - Association Registered 28 Jun 2016
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:- (1) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR GURKHA EX-SERVICEMEN AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE THAT HAVE RECENTLY ARRIVED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING: (A) ASSISTANCE INTERPRETING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ACTING AS AN INTERMEDIARY AND SIGNPOSTING TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES; (B) SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GURKHA CULTURE, TRADITION AND HISTORY BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT. (3) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN NEPAL IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.
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