Minutes of Board Meeting, 27/01/09

This meeting was held on 27/01/09

Members present: Nivedita, Sriram, Malar, Shilpa, Pamela, Nazneen, Vasundara, Rifa, Vandana, Navyatha, Lalita.

Following are the minutes of the meeting.

Administration

• Legal
1. To verify details of land ownership NGO status requirements & the red tape associated with it –Shilpa
2. Voter ID and ration card availability –Pamela
3. To get written permission from SRMC Admin.-Rifa

• Finance
1. To open a Sangam India bank A/C
2. Plan to introduce voucher system, if a member needs money for any activity.
3. Investment for activities involving children on the cards.
4. Malar to take care of all of the above

• H R
1. Awareness Campaign for SRU campus, team of 5 formed.
2. Approach Dean for the banner- Rifa

Ground Work

• Event Co-ordination
1. Targeted activities for men, women & children-every week -Nazneen
2. Lesson plans for children- Apta
3. Skits for children (Eng and Tamil)-Vandana

• Community Liaison
1. Follow up files for each block-Pamela
2. Recruit more Tamil speakers -Vandana

• Infrastructure
1. Vocational training (for women- Vasundara
2. Sanitation put on hold till legal issues are worked out.

Also lined up,

• A meeting with the HOD of The Dept. of Community Medicine on 29th Jan’09.
• A trip to Coimbatore to learn about the intricacies of working as an NGO- In the very near future.
• A trip to New Delhi to meet with and learn from the people running a successful NGO.

Ayesha has been appointed to the Board, by unanimous approval of the members present at the meeting. This step was taken to avoid a dead-lock on an issue in future.Ayesha will assist any dept. that requires her help the most.