Convernance Board

GOVERNANCE

Childline Mpumalanga is functioning under the NPO legislation and the actions of the office are governed by a board of directors that gets reflected at our annual general meeting every two years. The board member’s contributions are voluntary and includes attending a board meeting once every six weeks (duration between 1-2 hours) and being involved in their portfolio and office programmes as available.

Governance is:

• It’s the process of decision-making and monitoring its implementation.
• It Consists of the set of processes, customs, policies law and institutions the way people direct, administer, or control an organisation.
• Principal players are shareholders, management and Board of Directors.
• It’s the practise of managing and control and encompasses:
• Creation and ongoing monitoring of systems of checks and balances
• Implementing systems to ensure compliance in terms of its legal and regulatory obligations.
• Processes whereby risk to the sustainability of the organisation are identified and managed.
• Development of practises which make the organisation accountable to the broad society it serves.

Primary and Fundamental Characteristics of Board Members Are:

• Discipline- commitment to adhere to correct and proper behaviours
• Transparency-Ease with which outsiders are able to make meaningful analysis
• Independence- avoiding potential conflicts of interest
• Accountability-ultimate responsibility for actions and decisions
• Responsibilities- towards execution by stakeholders
• Fairness-balance in execution of systems
• Social responsibility- high value on ethical standards