OneHand Stockholm, Sweden. Organisation Number: 8025230585.
Adopted at OneHand annual meeting on 2019-03-28. Revised at the annual meeting on 2022-01-31 and the extraordinary annual meeting on 2022-05-02.
The association's objective is to assist the poor, handicapped, and orphaned children in the Middle East and Africa by supporting their education and development with funds collected from individuals & companies. In the future, the association aims to support projects in other parts of the world. The association will only support countries where there are contacts on-site, and feedback is provided to the board in the form of receipts, photos, procurement materials, etc. The association aims to have as low administrative costs as possible. At least 95% of the collected funds should be used for the purposes. The association is free from political and religious values.
The association has its domicile in Salem municipality. Association's organization number: 8025230585
The association's fiscal year comprises the calendar year.
The association's decision-making bodies are the annual meeting, the extraordinary meeting, and the board of directors.
The association's board of directors shall consist of at least five members who are elected at the annual meeting for a period of two years. If a member resigns before the end of their term, a substitute will take their place until the next annual meeting. The board is decision-capable when more than half of the elected members are present. In votes within the board, the opinion supported by more than half of the present elected board members applies, i.e., a simple majority. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the deciding vote. The board distributes collected funds to projects where the board has a very good knowledge of the operation and the operation managers and can have good oversight of these projects.
The association's name is signed by the chairman and a member in association.
Members of the association are individual persons and companies/associations that support the association's objectives and pay the membership fee decided at the annual meeting. Each collecting company and association has the right to appoint a representative who has the right to participate in the annual meeting. A representative must have a written, dated, and member-signed mandate. Issued mandate is valid for a maximum of one year from its issuance.
The annual meeting, which is the association's highest decision-making body, shall be held before the end of March at a time and place determined by the board. The notice is made through information on the website and shall be made at least three weeks before the regular annual meeting. Questions and writings to be dealt with at the annual meeting must be received by the board at least one month before the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, each member has one vote. The annual meeting is decisive with the number of members present at the meeting. In voting at the annual meeting, a simple majority applies. In the event of a tie, the chairman of the meeting has the casting vote. Voting is open. However, if a voting-eligible member requests it, the election shall be made in secret.
The following matters shall be dealt with at the regular annual meeting:
An extra annual meeting shall be held when the board finds reason for it. The board can also call for an extra annual meeting when an auditor or at least one-tenth of the association's voting members request it. Such a request must be submitted in writing with reasons for the request. When the board has received a request for an extra annual meeting, the board shall within 14 days announce such a meeting to be held within two months from the received request. A summons with a proposed agenda for the extra annual meeting shall be sent to the members at least seven days before the meeting in the manner determined by the board. At an extra annual meeting, only the matter that prompted the meeting can be addressed. Voting rights at an extra annual meeting and the validity of decisions at such a meeting are governed by what is stated in section 8.
For the review of the association's activities, the annual meeting shall elect an auditor and a deputy auditor who are responsible for carrying out the annual audit. These are elected for two years, alternately. The auditors have the right to continuously access the association's accounts, annual meeting and board minutes, and other documents. The association's accounts must be provided to the auditors at least one month before the annual meeting. The auditors shall review the board's management and accounts for the latest fiscal year and submit the audit report to the board no later than 14 days before the annual meeting.
To amend these statutes, a decision by the annual meeting with at least three-fifths of the votes is required.
In the event of the dissolution of the association, all assets that the association has at its disposal shall be distributed according to the decision of the current board members and in accordance with § 1 of the association's statutes. The members shall not be able to claim any part of the property.