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§4: MEMBERSHIP, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

Membership

    Acquiring Membership
    Membership is open to anyone who,
  1. is willing to actively share, defend, and propagate the culture of the people of Germany and the Cameroon Grasslands.
  2. makes his or her desire to be part of the Association’s main goals by paying a nonrefundable registration fee of 20 € and a solidarity fund of 50 €.
  3. As a registered member is prepared to subsequently pay a non-refundable renewal of membership fee of 10 € and a solidarity fund of 50 € annually.
  4. is willing to meet up morally and financially with the obligations of the Association as stated in the By-laws.
  5. Upon signing up for membership, thus accepts the above commitments and association’s rules and regulations.
    Loss of Membership
    Membership in the Association could be terminated due to the following reasons:
  1. By willing termination of membership in a written statement addressed to the Association to that effect.
  2. Failure to abide by the laws governing the Association.
  3. Dismissal upon recommendation by the General Assembly.
  4. Unexplained absence from six consecutive meeting sessions.
    Rights
    Members of the Association shall enjoy the rights to:
  1. Elect and be elected into various posts and/or functions of the association.
  2. Participate actively and constructively during General Assembly sessions.
  3. Be informed of the Association’s activities by the executive board, make propositions, and participate in finding solutions to problems faced by the Association.
  4. Receive support on condition of having met-up with all dues and obligations (as per the By-Laws and Regulations); except otherwise in specific circumstances to be approved by the General Assembly.
  5. Represent the Association by virtue of the powers conferred to him/her by the General Assembly, or in exceptional cases such as time constraints by the Executive board.

Obligation
All members of the Association shall be obliged to meet up with the requirements set out in the “Rules and Procedures” as well as “By-laws and Regulations” of the German-Cameroon Grassland Cultural Association”.