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During the meetings the subjects of discussion are, among others:• Financial status, financial prognosis, fundraising and asset planning• Annual Report• Long term vision concerning care, education and future of the children• Activities in relation to desired scope of services rendered/offered by the orphanage• External communication• Method, composition and continuity of the Board• Research and research suggestions to develop and a long term vision of the orphanage and fundraising• Nomination of new Board members• Progress reports, in relation to the Master plan of the orphanage.In 2007 no interventions have occurred and the Supervisory Board is pleased with the achievements.Project monitoring & governing process• Meetings of the Supervisory Board > twice a year• Progress report > quarterly• Minutes and activities plan > quarterly• Financial reports on Sri Lanka Orphanage Foundation >quarterly• Financial report on the Somawathi project > twice a yearEvaluationIn addition to meetings the Supervisory Board has close contact with the Board of Directors. This happens either oninitiative of the Supervisory Board or on initiative of the Board.Initially the attention of the Supervisory Board has been aimed at creating the necessary conditions to establish theorphanage. With the successful building of the orphanage the attention of the Board has shifted to safeguarding theorphanage on the long term, financially and in terms of management. With regard to the long term goals of theorphanage the Supervisory Board and the Board of Directors in 2007 have shared their views on the requiredcomposition of the Board of Directors, in terms of both quality and quantity.In addition, in the present situation the Supervisory Board focuses on the necessary conditions to ensure that thechildren will get a good position in society and to make sure that the children are being monitored even after they haveleft the orphanage, in principle at the age of 18.The progress reports, the annual report and the regular communication allow the Supervisory Board enough possibilitiesto monitor and evaluate the activities of the Board of Directors.Points of improvementConsidering the phase of development of the orphanage at this moment, with different professional capabilities neededin order to manage the orphanage, the supervision will be directed to following the progress of middle and long term yearplans. However, this requires a continuous balance between the “western” and “eastern” way of concepts and attitudes.While at the same time the present flexibility of the Board of Directors needs to be safeguarded.Learning points• More focus on managing the middle and long term and year plans• Continuous and careful consideration of the activities of the orphanage and the required scope of the orphanage• Further development of a long term vision of care, education and the future of the childrenEVALUATION COOPERATION VOLUNTEERSIn the cooperation with third parties the following distinctions have been made:• Professionals• Ambassadors• Volunteers• Sounding BoardProfessionalsA team of professionals is available to render expertise when needed. Regularly we turn to the professionals using theirexpertise. Many professionals have visited the project, and individual meetings held on a variety of subjects. Advisevaried on the subject of assets, design and creativity, web design, requests for subsidies, organisation andadministration, construction and project supervision and all different kinds of support. The group of professionals is animportant group, with whom we keep in contact very frequently.49