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Purpose of this charter
This charter sets out how the board of Tumaini Children's Foundation governs the organisation. The board is distinct and separate from the day-to-day management of the organisation.
Composition and appointment
- The board comprises seven directors: five independent directors, one founder director and the executive director ex officio without a vote.
- Directors serve three-year terms, renewable once.
Powers and reserved matters
- The board approves the strategy and annual budget.
- The board appoints and removes the executive director.
- The board approves contracts above KES 5,000,000.
- The board approves the audited accounts.
Meetings and quorum
- The board meets quarterly.
- Quorum is four directors, a majority of whom must be independent.
Conflicts of interest
Groups and organisations
Board charter template (Kenya)
Also called: NGO Board Charter / Governance Document
What it is for
How the board of an organisation is run.
The Kenyan law it follows
- Public Benefit Organizations Act Cap 134 — s.25(1) (the governing body is distinct and separate from the day-to-day management body)
Who prepares it
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