The board is elected by the organization’s Members Assembly through an open election process and they are responsible for preparation and execution of organizational policies, plans and strategies and reporting to the Members Assembly on the progress of these assignments. They also responsible for overseeing and monitoring finance and activity plans of the organization and discussing any immediate concerns, upcoming events and changes in programs or staff as well as hiring executive staff. The board of directors are also responsible for ensuring resource mobilization, staff recruitment, compensation and evaluation, allocating roles and responsibilities and avoiding conflicts of interest or potentially damaging publicity. Members of the board of directors are volunteers and receive no compensation at all, and they consist of a chair, deputy chair, treasurer, secretary and other members.