Income-Generating Activities - Action Against Hunger

Field handbook • Scientific and Technical Department
6. Membership
6.1. Members of the group can be those who have had permanent residence in
the community for one or more years and any person above 16 years who
meets the following criteria:
6.1.1. Lack of means of production /soil, agricultural techniques, animals/ or
unable to obtain or use them.
6.1.2. Extended families with unemployed members.
6.1.3. Families who do not get assistance from other organisations.
6.1.4. Families who do not get pecuniary or other aid from a refugee relative.
6.1.5. Monoparent families or those with a woman in charge.
6.1.6. The member /candidate to become member/ should be considered by
village committee as active, conscientious, responsible and hardworking
person, he should be able to carry out physical activities together
with the group.
6.1.7. The member /candidate to become member/ should agree to work together
with the group of income generation and should commit to acting
according to the current regulation.
6.2. Each family of the community can have only one member in the Group.
6.3. During the first two years of the Group’s activities, the number of the group
members should not decrease.
6.3.1. The General Assembly of the Group admits a new member in conformity
with criteria defined in this Regulation among the candidates
proposed by the Village Committee within ten days. Members resigned
themselves in the period defined in the point 6.3 of this Regulation or
members are excluded from the Group according to the procedure defined
in this Regulation.
6.4. In order to become a member of the group, the person has to present an application,
a copy of an identity document, two photos, fills in the appropriate
questionnaire, pay the fee for registration and procedure of which is
defined by the General Assembly of the Group.
6.4.1. Rejection of membership should be avoided.
6.4.2. Probation period can be defined by the Group General Assembly.
6.4.3. People who pass the probation period successfully, meet the criteria
defined by this Legislation, have paid the registration fee can become
authorized member of the Group enjoy rights and accept the defined
liabilities.
6.4.4. During the whole probation period the registered members cannot enjoy
rights mentioned in the points 7.1.2. and 7.1.5., but have to take on all
the liabilities defined by this Legislation considered for the members.
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