Constitution

The purposes of the society are:

a)   to reduce and eliminate the impact of poverty in Africa by supporting projects that provide schooling; medical and health care; social services; sanitary drinking water; agricultural training, resources and assistance; HIV/AIDS education and training; micro banking services; and other similar humanitarian efforts;

b)   to encourage and support Canadian and African-Canadian volunteers to provide personal services and expertise to African peoples (ie. fund raising, special events organization, networking, and business consultation to other smaller non-profit organizations with similar causes), by providing the Canadian public with information and opportunities to sponsor humanitarian projects;

c)   to expose Canadians to African and other world cultures;

d)   to create and develop partnerships with other non-profit and community organizations with similar goals in Canada and elsewhere;

e)   to receive donations and provide information in furtherance of the purposes stated in paragraphs (a) and (b) above; and

f)   to acquire, hold, maintain, operate and disburse property in the furtherance of the purposes of the Society stated in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) above.

Upon the winding-up or dissolution of the Society:

The funds and property remaining after the payment of all costs, charges and expenses properly incurred in the winding-up or dissolution, including the remuneration of a liquidator, and after payment to employees of the Society of any arrears of salaries or wages, and after payment of any debts of the Society, shall be distributed to such charities, registered under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, or such “qualified donees” allowed under the Income Tax Act, as shall then be designated by the directors of the Society. Any of such funds or property remaining which had originally been received for specific purposes shall, wherever possible, be distributed to “qualified donees” or charities registered under the provisions of the Income Tax Act carrying on work of a similar nature to such specific purposes.

The provisions of paragraph 3 of this constitution are unalterable.

African People's Foundation - Constitution .pdf