Criteria for Membership

Full Membership

To be admitted as a full member an applicant organisation must meet the following criteria:

1) It must be an organisation run in the interests of refugees and/or asylum seekers:

2) It must be managed by refugees and/or asylum seekers:

3) It must have a governing document such as a constitution or terms of reference:

4) It must have an elected Management Committee:

5) It must give evidence of its activities in Ealing:

6) It must provide a letter of reference in support of its application from a recognised body such as a statutory agency or known voluntary agency or religious body.

Only full members have voting rights in Ealing Refugee Forum.

Associate Membership

Agencies and other bodies which work with and support the work of refugee community organisations or individuals may apply for associate membership of Ealing Refugee Forum. To be admitted as an associate member an applicant organisation must provide evidence of its services to refugees in Ealing or its intention to provide such services. The organisation may operate locally, London wide or nationally.

Associate members have no voting rights in Ealing Refugee Forum.

Provisional Membership

Organisations wishing to apply for membership who do not yet meet all of the above criteria will be offered provisional membership status until they fulfil the appropriate criteria.



Application Procedures

An organisation wishing to join Ealing Refugee Forum must first complete the enclosed application form and return it to:

The Co-ordinator
Ealing Refugee Forum
West Acton Community Centre
Churchill Gardens
London W3 0JN.

The Co-ordinator will begin to process your application and present it to a Management Committee meeting for decision. The Co-ordinator will then inform you in writing of the outcome.

Please complete the application form as fully as possible as this will assist the Forum in deciding which category of membership is appropriate for your organisation.

Ealing Refugee Forum

Application for Membership

Name of organisation:

Chair:

Secretary:

Treasurer:

Contact Person:

Address:





Telephone/fax/e-mail:



Aims of your organisation:







Services your organisation provides or intends to provide:

Declaration

We agree to abide by the aims and objectives of Ealing Refugee Forum and to work to further its aims.

Signed:



Position in organisation:



Date:



Please enclose the following documents:

1) Governing document such as constitution or terms of reference:

2) Letter of reference from a recognised body such as a statutory agency or known voluntary agency or religious body.

3) Minutes of the meeting at which your Chair, Secretary and Treasurer were elected.

4) Evidence of number of clients living in Ealing such as monitoring statistics etcetera.

Please return to:

The Co-ordinator
Ealing Refugee Forum
West Acton Community Centre
Churchill Gardens
London W3 0JN