Articles of association

A. Name, headquarters, purpose, activity

Art.1
An association exists under the name Sunshine School (SsS) with headquarters in Zurich according to Art. 60 ff of the ZGB (Swiss Civil Code).
Art. 2
The association aims to promote and support the Sunshine School in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Art. 3
The association SsS wants to accomplish the following goals:
a) To support the Sunshine School financially
b) To realize PR activities for the good of the Sunshine School
c) To seek sponsors from the private sector, public sector and non-profit organizations.
d) To foster contact to sponsors

B. Membership

Art. 4
Members of the association can be of natural status or legal persons, as long as they support the aims of the association.
Art. 5
Entry into the association in possible by applying to the board.
Art. 6
Members are obliged to pay annual dues.
Art. 7
All members have the same right to vote at the General Meeting. Only natural persons can be elected.
Art. 8
Membership is canceled following a written request to the board, or by a board decision in the case of outstanding membership dues in spite of reminders.

C. Finances

Art. 9
The association SsS is financed by membership dues, donations and the income from activities. The membership payment is at most CHF 120.
Art.10
All members and persons with a function work on a volunteer basis.
Art. 11
In case of liability, only the assets of the association are concerned. All personal liability for members is excluded.
Art. 12
Members who have left the association or whose membership has been revoked have no claims upon the assets of the association.

D. Organisation

Art. 13
The structure of the association is as follows:
a) The General Meeting (GM)
b) The board
c) The auditing accountant
Art. 14
The year of the association begins on January 1 and ends December 31.
Art. 15
The annual General Meeting takes place every year before May 31. Invitations to the General Meeting will be sent by post or e-mail at least 14 days before.
Art.16
Motions from members have to be given to the board in written form at least eight days before the meeting.
Art.17
An extraordinary General Meeting may be called by the board when necessary for important business, or when one-fifth of all members request it in writing.
Art.18
The agenda of an annual meeting is:
- Election of a vote-counter
- Reading of the minutes
- Annual board report
- Annual financial report
- Establishment of annual membership dues
- Approved revision of articles
- Election of the board, president and of an auditing accountant
- Addressing motions
- Miscellaneous topics
Art.19
Decisions are made by the majority of members present. In case of a tie, the chairman has the deciding vote.
Art.20
The board exists of at least three and at most five members. The president is elected by the General Meeting. The remaining board constitutes itself.
Art.21
The board has the following tasks:
- Carrying out activities to fulfill the aims of the association
- Representing the association to the public
- Compiling the annual report and the annual accounting
- Preparation, invitations and management of the General Meeting
- Carrying out the decisions of the General Meeting
- Carrying out all other matters which are not expressly the responsibility of other organs.
Art.22
The legally binding signatures for the association are made by two members of the board signing together.
Art.23
The auditing accountant examines the yearly accounting and compiles a written report for the General Meeting.

E. Final regulations

Art.24
To revise the articles or to dissolve the association a two-thirds majority of the General Meeting's attending members is necessary. In case of the dissolution of the association, the majority at the General Meeting decides upon which organization with the aim of supporting schools will receive the association's capital, and furthermore decides upon the future use of the association's files.
Art.25
These articles were decided upon during the foundational meeting on January 9th., 2004 and come into force immediately.