HIBRET EDIR ASSOCIATION

There was ongoing discussion for a while to form Edir association which brings together different families and people from all walks of life to support each other during this time of difficulty.  It can fairly be assumed most of us know how Edir is playing a vital role in Ethiopian back home; even though our knowledge of their inner working mechanism may varies.

 

To give example; Let us assume we have Edir association which has 200 members. If each member contributes $100.00 in case of one of the member passed, the total amount will be $20,000.00 financial support, in addition to all emotional and social supports this association can provide for the grieving family.   

 

We aren’t looking to run this association as it run back home in Ethiopia, instead we can utilize the internet (e-mail) for communication, the banking system for paying our contributions, and conference meeting as needed to make collective decisions. Information can pass by e-mail between members or to all members, contribution can be paid to the association account by each individual member at his/her convenience, and most meetings’ can be done without members leaving their living room.

 

The association potential members first meeting was on July 17, 2011 and for the next few months follow up meeting was done to discuss on the drafted by-law and exchange ideas. During those meetings, we discussed how to establish this association and run it in efficient way, who should be member, who should be included in member’s family list, area of coverage, election of members to manage the association, members benefit and duties, consequences for not fulfilling duties, procedures to follow to resolve disputes, and a number of other issues relevant to the association formation and continued smooth operation. During those meetings all participants were welcome and encouraged to speak their mind, share their concern and experience, and fully participate in the adoption of our by-law.

 

The association by-law is adopted on Dec. 11, 2011 by members and on March 04, 2012 meeting the members agreed to include/create additional articles in the by-law.

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