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The Foundation Board is composed of from twenty-four (24) to thirty-three (33) members. Fifteen to twenty-four of them are co-opted for a period of three (3) years. They come in equal numbers from three (3) colleges (tripartite representation). Among its principal attributions, the Board:
- elects its president and two vice-presidents for a period of three years;
- exercises a general overview of the Foundation’s activities;
- approves the standing orders of the Foundation and the annex to the statutes relating to the Foundation’s activities and future direction;
- adopts the criteria for financing the Fund’s activities;
- approves the annual budget and accounts;
- approves the president’s annual management report;
- approves the activity report drawn up by the Executive Committee;
- appoints, on the proposal of the Executive Committee, the members of the Scientific Committee and of the Honorary Committee;
- appoints, on the proposal of the Executive Committee, the Executive Secretary responsible for managing the Secretariat;
- appoints each year one or several auditors of the accounts;
- defines the ways in which the Foundation’s goals are to be attained;
- discusses and approves the Foundation’s programme of activities.
The Foundation Board is currently composed of 26 members:
18 Governments
- People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
- Kingdon of Saudi Arabia
- Republic of Burkina Faso
- Republic of Cameroon
- People's Republic of China
- Republic of Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- French Republic
- Republic of Ghana
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Republic of Guinea Conakry
- Republic of Kenya
- Republic of Mali
- Kingdom of Morocco
- Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Republic of Senegal
- Republic of Tanzania
One international organization
- International Organization of Francophonie (OIF)
5 cities and regions
- City of Dakar (Senegal)
- City of Geneva (Switzerland)
- City of Lyon (France)
- City of Malaga (Spain)
- Region of Rhône-Alpes (France)
2 members of civil society
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