Constitution

The name of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation is “Africa Water Aid”. Our registered office address is in West London.

The principal goal for the establishment of this Charitable Incorporated Organisation is to prospect for potable water and provide the necessary infrastructure to access it initially in the arid and semi-arid Sanaag region of North Eastern Somalia, the occupants of which who have been under the constant threat of drought for decades with the accompanying perils of poor health care, loss of livestock, diminished crop yields and at times no yield at all.  

The epicentre of our operations will be the town of Awsane in that region, the birthplace of our founder, who is no stranger to the trauma and devastation associated with these challenging conditions.

It is our intention to hire an independent operator to look for this scarce resource in the closest village to Awsane with the proviso that volunteers singled out by the tribal leaders/elders there would be co-opted into these operations and given training in situ so as to gain experience for the time when they in turn would be given their own equipment, provided by the Charity from donors (domestic and international) to continue the quest for water. This model would then be replicated throughout the region in order to alleviate the suffering of the people there.

At this juncture it must be stressed that as the majority of inhabitants of this extensive region are predominantly Muslim; respect for the tribal leaders/elders is part of their culture hence these individuals will be charged with the responsibility of overseeing the day to day prospecting operations. In addition to this, they will also be given the mandate to securely store all equipment temporarily handed over to them by us.

The trustees of Africa Water Aid are determined to ensure that all of its financial transactions are conducted with the strictest probity and transparency. To this end, we will avoid at all costs the release of any direct financial disbursements from its coffers to any of its trustees; except in instances when said trustee is to be reimbursed for expenses incurred on behalf of the charity.

In the nascent stages of the charity’s operations, air tickets to and from Somalia will have to be purchased for at least one of its trustees. We will do our best to mitigate this expense to said trustee but it is still expected that an attempt be made to effect this purchase from his personal savings. Reimbursement of said funds or part thereof may only be done after receiving the unanimous approval of all three trustees.

Additionally we intend using all resources available at our disposal to investigate the origins of large donations, domestic or international (in the region of ten thousand pounds or more e.g.) to our charity as long as said donors are known to us or made their contribution in response to a specific request from us.