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Just Who are We - Officially Speaking?
Are we a Community Based Organisation (CBO) or a Not-for Profit one? Should we register in Uganda only or also in the US? What about other countries from where we might receive help? If we register outside Uganda, will that compromise the role of the community members in Buhugu as partners?
What about Buhugu IT? Should it be registered as a limited liability company, even though all profits are to go towards funding community projects? Which countries should we register it in? Under what legal framework will the volunteers who contribute their skills and time to this company work?
There is much debate concerning these questions at the moment.
By next month we hope to have arrived at some answers and begin the various registration procedures.
It is important that whatever organisational entity we create enables us to work together as partners, not hinder it. It also matters that we don't end up serving the organisation, instead that the organisation serves to facilitate what we want to achieve.
What about Buhugu IT? Should it be registered as a limited liability company, even though all profits are to go towards funding community projects? Which countries should we register it in? Under what legal framework will the volunteers who contribute their skills and time to this company work?
There is much debate concerning these questions at the moment.
By next month we hope to have arrived at some answers and begin the various registration procedures.
It is important that whatever organisational entity we create enables us to work together as partners, not hinder it. It also matters that we don't end up serving the organisation, instead that the organisation serves to facilitate what we want to achieve.
