§ l name, registered office and fiscal year

The club bears the name "Kenya AIDS orphans eV '- Education for children in Kenya.

He is based in Cologne, and will be entered in the Register of Cologne District Court.

The fiscal year of the association is the calendar year

§ 2 Purpose of the Association

The association pursues exclusively and directly charitable purposes within the meaning of the "tax-privileged purposes" of the tax code.

Purpose of the association is to promote education projects for street children, AIDS orphans and destitute families with many children in Kenya. The purpose is achieved in particular through the provision of food, clothing, school and classroom material, provision of facilities for teaching, organization of teachers, the establishment of facilities and ensuring basic health care.

The financing of the Statute shall be by the collection of donations and public subsidies.

§ 3 selflessness and use of funds

The Association is active and he does not pursue its own economic purposes.

Association funds may only be used for statutory purposes. The members in their capacity as members of any benefits from the association. No person may benefit from expenditures to the goals of the association, or by disproportionately high remuneration.

Members of the institutions of the association are all volunteers.

§ 4 Membership

The association consists of full and supporting members.

Regular members can only be natural persons of full age who want to support the objectives and principles of the club active.

The inclusion in the club is based on written application by a decision of the board. Membership starts from 1 of the month following the month in which was the board decision.

Supporting members may be individuals or legal entities that support the association's purpose, especially by paying an annual funding amount. The picture is taken by written declaration and entry shall take effect upon written confirmation of the association. The board may refuse to support members and express layoffs.

Members present are entitled to vote with one voice.

Sponsors are people who want to support through regular donations a particular child. As such they are not automatically members of the association, but may be a member. You are entitled to a say in the General Assembly.

The amount and maturity of the membership fees adopted by the Annual General Meeting. Decisions of the General Assembly will be logged.

The annual membership ends

• with the death of the member

• voluntary withdrawal

• expulsion from the club

The voluntary withdrawal is made by written notice to a member of the Board. He is only the end of a calendar year by giving a notice period of 3 months onwards.

A member may, if it has failed grossly against the interests of the association may be expelled by unanimous decision of the board of the association.

On the exclusion of the member General Assembly must be informed. The above applies mutatis mutandis, to promote user may.

§ 5 Organs of the association

Organs are the General Assembly and the Board.

§ 6 Board and General Assembly

The board consists of a maximum of five members, the / the 1st Chairman, about the vice chairman, about the Treasurer / in and up to two additional members for various tasks.

Decisions of the Board are taken by simple majority, here are over-written notes made.

The Board will remain until the election of a new board in office.

The Board conducts the association's affairs.

I, the first Crease, the / 2 in Chairman and / the cashier are requested by § 26 BGB, the legal representative of the association. Each of them is einzelvertrtetungsberechtigt.

With participation of a legal representative of the rest within six weeks, a board calls an extraordinary general meeting.

In case an other board member, the posts remain vacant.

The board is responsible for all matters of the association, unless they are by law the General Assembly are allocated.

He has inter alia also the following tasks

• Resolution on the admission and expulsion of members

• convening of the meeting, setting the agenda and carrying out the decisions of the General Assembly

• Adoption of the annual budget and preparation of guidelines on the use of donations

• Produce an annual report

• appointing an independent auditor

The Board has a quorum if at least three of its members are present.

Decisions may also be taken by telephone or email vote if they are logged as usual.


The Board invites written three weeks in a forward at least once a year to the General Assembly.

The General Assembly

has exclusive jurisdiction, in particular for the following:

• Receive the annual report of the Board

• determining the amount and the maturity of the membership fees

• selection and dismissal of members of the Board

• Resolution on amendment of the constitution and the dissolution of the association

Any statutory convened General Assembly is independent of the number of participants to decide.

When decisions and elections simple majority vote in the event of a tie, the application or proposal is rejected.

Association require the three-quarters majority of members present.

Decisions of the General Assembly are recorded in writing and signed by at least one board member

§ 7 resolution of association, abolition of tax-exempt purpose

With the dissolution of the association or loss of its tax-exempt purpose of the assets of the association is a tax-exempt corporation for use for the promotion of education. The recipient of the General Assembly along with the decision referred to § 13 Decisions on the future use of the funds may be implemented after the approval of the tax office.