Platform Membership

Platform Membership

Forms of membership:
REGULAR MEMBER of the Platform can be any organisation which meets the following requirments:
1. a nongovernmental non-profit organisation with a legal personality and a seat in the Slovak Republic;
2. an organisation involved in the field of international development and/or humanitarian assistance, or an organisation with a substantial part of its activities in the realm of international development and/or humanitarian assistance and organisations with certain experience in this field.

OBSERVER can become any nongovernmental non-profit organisation interested in participating in meeting the goals of the Platform and complying with other conditions set in these Articles or defined by a valid decision of the Members’ Meeting of the Platform.

The organisation applying for REGULAR Platform membership shall submit to the Board of the Platform a Platform membership application in which it declares that all regular membership requirements pursuant to Article 3.3 have been met. Further, it shall also submit a copy of its Articles and Annual Report if such report is prepared.

Rights and Obligations of Regular Members and Observers

Regular member of the Platform is entitled to:

• take part in activities of the Platform and have the benefits which the Platform offers to its members;
• o vote in the Members’ Meeting,
• obtain general information on the activities of the association as one whole, and if requested also specific pieces of information on individual fields of activities the association is involved in.

Regular member is liable to:

• follow the Articles of the Platform and any internal regulations derived from them
• follow the conclusions derived from the decision of the Members’ Meeting of the Platform;
• pay annual membership fees in the amount as approved by the Members’ Meeting

Observer is entitled to:

• take part in the activities of the Platform,
• be present in the Members’ Meetings of the Platform, however, without the rights to vote, suggest candidates and be elected into an office.

Observer is liable to:

• follow the Articles of the Platform and any internal regulations derived from them;
• follow the conclusions derived from the decision of the Members’ Meeting of the Platform,
• pay annual membership fees in the amount as approved by the Members’ Meeting