The Board of Directors election polls for the contested chapters have closed. We have a candidate with a simple majority for the Japan Chapter, namely Eric Ghislain NOUTCHA FOSSO. For the Central Africa Chapter, there is a tie between two candidates. There will therefore be a new poll for the Central Africa Chapter position on [...]
Election polls for the Board of Directors have opened today as scheduled. Only two chapters are contested, namely the Japan Chapter and Central Africa Chapter. Only members in those chapters can vote. They have received an email right upon the opening of the polls with a link to their chapter's election poll. Polls close on Friday, [...]
Applications can now be received for the position of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), also known as the President, of Kakehashi Africa. Please apply by filling in this form: https://forms.gle/q3gTPABUjb7CRijq6. The application deadline is Saturday, May 11, at 23:59 CAT / Sunday, May 12, at 06:59 JST. As explained in the Governance PDF shared before, [...]
We are sharing this short guide to help ensure that everyone understands the new governance structure and is ready for the upcoming elections! As you go through this guide, we recommend that you refer to the Governance PDF for a visual presentation of the governance structure and process. The updated elections schedule is also included in [...]
Dear Members, We would like to inform you that the deadline for the applications for the Board of Directors has been extended with a week to Friday, May 3, at Central African Time (CAT). All subsequent deadlines have thereby also been extended by a week. Please see here for the updated election schedule. Concerns have been [...]
Congratulations for the newly elected members and Congratulations for Kakehashi Africa for holding the first online elections as an advanced step in mobilizing the whole community to the new online portal. The following table shows the results of the election process in Japan Region Position Name Hokkaido Coordinator Fayadh Abdounourou Deputy Kelvin Obokparo Ikogba Tohoko [...]
Dear Members We are pleased to announce that based on the votes of 49 members, the following candidates (in alphabetic order) have been elected to the Electoral Commission (EC): Daniel Elliot Kwantwi Mohamed Muse Hassan Ollyna Raholisoa However, Daniel has made the honourable decision to recuse himself as he is running for the position of [...]
Dear Members, Applications are now open for the Board of Directors. Please submit your application on this online form. Applications will close on Friday, May 3 at 23:59 Central African Time (CAT). Applications will only be seen by the Electoral Commission (EC) until the date and time the applications close. Requirements to be a candidate: [...]
Dear Members, Nine members almost immediately came forward to serve on the Electoral Commission in response to our call for candidates. We are thankful and encouraged by the overwhelming show of support. Since we are only looking for three members to serve on the EC, we have decided to close the applications and open-up a [...]
Dear Members, We are very pleased to announce that we have published our first quarterly report. You can find it here. The sections of the report include: Recap - Overview of key milestones in the orgaisation’s development. Progress - Overview of achievements of the past three months. Member platform - Overview of functions of the new site, the membership [...]