Articles of Association for MMCC
– Mobile Mini Circus for Children in Afghanistan

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§1. Name and registered office
The name of the organisation (the NGO) is MMCC – Mobile Mini Circus for Children. The NGO has its organizational base in Copenhagen, Denmark.

§2. History
MMCC was established as a project by David Mason in April 2002. Subsequently, a support committee for the project was established in Denmark. The work of the project as well as support committee is carried out through the NGO.

§3. Purpose
MMCC is a non-profit organisation, the purpose of which is to promote the rights and well-being of children, as well as their education and joy of life, through performances and other creative activities - e.g., through circus and theatre, story-telling, workshops, games, artistic training and sports. The NGO is independent of all political, religious and economic interests.

§4. Finances
MMCC is an NGO, whose liability is limited solely to the assets of the NGO. The work of the NGO is financed though membership fees and the contributions of public and private foundations and funds, through public fund-raising and other contributions.

§5. Organisational structure
(1) MMCC has two divisions: A division in Denmark and a division in Afghanistan.
(2) Any individual supporting the aims of MMCC is eligible for membership.
(3) Organisations, companies and other associations that support the aims of MMCC may also be eligible for membership as collective members. Collective members must be approved by the board and may seek membership at its own initiative or upon recommendation by local support committees.
(4) Individual or collective members who materially breach the organisation’s articles of association and aims of MMCC are subject to expulsion. Decisions with respect to expulsion shall be taken by the board.

§6. Membership fee
Membership is for one year at a time. The membership fee shall be determined at the ordinary general meetings in Denmark and Afghanistan, respectively, based upon the recommendations of the local support committees. Each division may set its own membership fee and may take local conditions into account.

§7 Ordinary general meetings
MMCC shall hold its annual general meeting on the same date in March or April in both Denmark and Afghanistan.

The general meeting in each country shall have equal authority and standing, except with respect to the selection of the organisation’s certified public (statsautoriseret) accountant, which accountant shall be selected at the annual general meeting in Denmark.

The agenda for the annual general meeting must contain the following items in both Denmark and Afghanistan – except item 9 in accordance with the above-referenced provision:

1. Election of meeting chairperson and reporter
2. Board of directors’ report
3. Presentation of accounts
4. Determination of membership fee.
5. Proposed resolutions
6. Election of members to the national support committees.
7. Election of board pursuant § 8 of the articles of association.
8. Election of local auditor in Denmark and Afghanistan respectively.
9. Election of certified public (statsautoriseret) accountant (elected in Denmark)
10. Other business

Notice of ordinary general meetings, as well as extraordinary general meetings, shall be given to all members in writing by e-mail or letter, as well as on the MMCC home page: www.afghanmmcc.org no less than four weeks in advance. Notice of the meeting shall contain the agenda.

Proposals for resolutions to be considered by the general meeting and resolutions to amend the articles of associations shall be submitted to the board no less than three weeks prior to the general meeting and shall be made available on the home page no less than two weeks prior to the date on which the general meeting is held.
Amendments to the articles of association shall be approved by a simple majority in both divisions.

All current members shall have the right to vote. Each collective and individual member has one vote.

Extraordinary general meetings shall be called by the board or upon the request of a minimum of a quarter of members of one of the two divisions. The request for an extraordinary general meeting must be in writing and provide notice of the topic(s) to be determined.

Notice of extraordinary general meetings shall be provided by the board pursuant to the same terms as ordinary general meetings and shall be held on the same date in the two divisions.

§8 The Board
(1) Election:
The board of MMCC shall serve for a period of a year and may be re-elected. The board shall consist of seven members, of which four shall be elected at the general meeting in Denmark and the remaining three shall be elected by the general meeting in Afghanistan.

Each division shall also elect a first and second alternate member to its board subject to the same term and possibility of re-election.

Any member permanently resident in Denmark or Afghanistan, respectively, on the date of the general meeting, except MMCC employees, may be eligible to be elected to the board in their respective divisions. Candidates for the board may be nominated by oral motion until the time of the election by the general meeting.

Board members representing collective members shall be elected personally and may not be replaced by the representative organisation.

MMCC project leaders and the auditor have status as observers in the board.

(2) – Responsibilities
The board shall be responsible for the general policy and finances of MMCC and approve dispositions of a general nature with respect to the running and development of the organisation.

The board shall meet and elect a chairperson from among its members. The chairperson must be a Danish citizen or have legal residency in Denmark.

The board shall set its own order of business and mandate. The board may form sub-committees and determine their mandate as needed.

MMCC project leaders shall see to the daily management in cooperation with a person appointed by the board.

The board shall hire project leaders. The project leaders shall be responsible to the board for the daily management of particular projects.

§ 9 Support committees
The general meetings in the respective divisions shall elect a Danish and an Afghan support committee, respectively, each with a minimum of five members. If needed, the support committees may supplement themselves.

The aim of the support committees is to create a financial basis for supporting and promoting the knowledge and development of MMCC in Afghanistan.

§ 10 Accounting and authority to bind the association
(1) The fiscal year of MMCC runs from January 1 to December 31.
(2) MMCC’s accounts shall be audited by a certified public (statsautoriseret) accountant, elected by the genera meeting in Denmark, and by two auditors, elected by the general meetings in Denmark and Afghanistan, respectively.
(3) MMCC may be bound jointly by the daily management (see §8(2)) or by a majority of all board members. The board may authorize to employees or to individual members of the board to act as its agent. No employee alone has the right to bind the organization with respect to funds deposited in a financial institution alone.

§ 11 Amendment of articles of association
The articles of association may be amended by a simple majority at an ordinary or extraordinary general meeting in the Afghanistan division and the Denmark division, respectively. In the event the proposed amendment is not approved by one of the two general meetings, the proposal shall be rejected.

§ 12 Dissolution
(1) To be valid, the decision to dissolve MMCC must be approved by three-fourths of the current members at two successive general meetings in both of MMCC’s divisions (Afghanistan and Denmark).
(2) In the event of the dissolution of MMCC, the general meeting that approves dissolution shall dispose of the means of the organisation. With respect to already funds granted, a special agreement shall be entered into with the donors as to the disposal of such funds. The archives of MMCC shall be transferred to the Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet).

§ 13 Validity
The articles of association shall become effective immediately upon approval by the general meeting at which they have been adopted.