About Solidar

Structure

The internal structure of SOLIDAR comprises:

Annual General Assembly

All full member organisations can attend the Annual General Assembly and possess one full vote each; affiliate members are also invited to attend in an advisory capacity. The last SOLIDAR Annual General Assembly was held on 7 June 2012.

Board of Directors

Board members are representatives of SOLIDAR full members who are appointed by the Annual General Assembly. The Board meets at least three times a year. Board members are voted in for a period of three years. The whole Board was re-elected at the SOLIDAR Annual General Assembly 2012 for the period 2012-2014:

Secretary General

The Secretary General acts as the link between the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Secretariat. S/he is responsible for the management of the Secretariat and represents SOLIDAR and its values externally. Since 2006, SOLIDAR's Secretary General is Conny Reuter.

Committees & Working Groups

Committees are the first structures of cooperation between SOLIDAR’s members. The work of the committees feeds the Board of Directors and the General Assembly. Participation is open to all full and affiliated members and committees meet 3-4 times a year. There are currently three committees:

Social Affairs Committee
International Cooperation Committee
Education Committee

In addition, working groups also are formed around areas of particular interest to member organisations. Currently, SOLIDAR has 4 fixed working groups, as well as other ad hoc Working Groups:

Cooperation in the Field Working Group
Middle East Working Group
West Africa Working Group
Haiti Working Group