About CHA
The Consortium of Humanitarian
Agencies (CHA) is an association of agencies working in, and supporting
work in, Sri Lanka. During the past ten years, CHA has been functioning
as a network of humanitarian agencies and has developed a fully-fledged
Secretariat with its own specific capabilities. Its comparative
advantages include:
| • Being
a network and, therefore, having an excellent tool
to disseminate information; |
| • Weight
in discussions and lobbying through a large membership; |
| • Maintaining
links bottom up, centre to field, and right to left; |
| • Convenient
access to information on needs (provided that all
members are ready to share information), Government
policies, organisations, and international agencies;
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| • Having
access to specific know-how (internal and external). |
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CHA focuses on
two main roles to make use of these comparative advantages:
| • Functioning
as a network with like-minded organisations; and |
| • Implementing
projects on behalf of, and with, its members. |
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As a network, CHA undertakes tasks such as, membership ethics,
coordination and linking, advocacy and lobbying, and acts as an
Information Centre on behalf of its members. Through project implementation
on behalf of, and with, its members, CHA has developed a niche
in areas including:
| • Developing
and disseminating standards, guidelines, principles,
and working methodologies and approaches for the humanitarian
sector (including translations); |
| • Gathering
information on humanitarian activities of national and/or
international agencies; and |
| • Providing
advisory services to organisations, diplomatic, and
international missions and agencies, and others. |
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Governance
CHA has Articles of Association describing reasons for association, vision, mission, goals and objectives,
and structure and governance. |
Board of Directors
The affairs of CHA are managed by the Board
of Directors who, in addition to the powers and authorities
expressly conferred upon them by the Articles or otherwise, may
exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things, as may
be exercised or done by CHA, which are not hereby or by law expressly
directed or required to be exercised or done by CHA in the general
meeting. |
Financial Management Council
The Financial Management Council consists of
three (03) members.
The Council sets targets for contributions and
returns on investment, in order to manage reserves and to monitor
and review the returns of CHA, in addition to reporting these details
to the Board. |
Advisory Committees
Sectoral, geographical or issue based groups are open to members
and non-members alike. Ideally they seek to bring together all key
stakeholders. These groups are either a Standing Committee, a Forum,
or a Working Group that is established upon the request of stakeholders. |
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Financial Management
Council |
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