QUESTIONNAIRE
To applicants for the status of National Organisation of Green Cross International
We thank you for your interest to create a Green Cross National Organisation in your country. In order to be able to consider your application, please answer the following questions with honesty and frankness.
1. / Your name
A. I am an individual applying to create a National Organisation of Green Cross International in my country.
B. We are an NGO applying to form the National Organisation of Green Cross International in our country.
Name, full address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail of the applicant.
2. / Legal status of your NGO
If your NGO is registered, please indicate the number of official registration (copy of the Charity Commission or Chamber of Commerce in your country).
3. / Aims and principles of your NGO
Please send us a copy of your statutes and other relevant legal documents.
4. / Preparatory Committee (PrepCom)
Should you application be considered as adequate, the organisation will firstly go through a probationary period of one year during which GCI will monitor and evaluate the organisation’s capacities. During this initial period, the organisation will be considered as a “Green Cross Preparatory Committee”.
4.1. / We would like to knowwho would the members of the PrepCom be? What sector or organisation do they represent and what will their functions in the PrepCom be (please pay attention to a balanced representation of every sector in your country as well as to the equality of gender).
5. / GCI International Programmes
TheGreen Cross National Organisation has to implement at least one of GCI’s International Programmes.
The International Programmes of Green Cross International are:
- Conflict Prevention (Water for Life and Peace; Access to Water Services; Right to Water Campaign; Smart Energy, UN WaterCourses Convention);
- Consequences of War and Conflicts (Legacy; SOCMED; Post- War Environmental Analysis);
- Value Change (Earth Charter, Earth Dialogues, Education for Sustainable Development);
5.1. / In accordance with the particular environmental problematic in your country, which International Programme(s) would you like to implement and what will your action plan be?
5.2. / Obviously, National Organisations can implement specific “projects” relevant to the specific national situation. Which projects would you like to implement?
For each project, please fill in the table below:
Name of the project
Location
Brief description
Estimated duration
Estimated budget
Source of finance
(Please join bank extracts or any other document which may be useful for consideration)

Should you have more projects, please send the same information in an attached document.

6. / Financial situation
These questions will form an essential part of the recognition agreement of the National Organisation.
Please add all relevant information, sources, etc.
6.1. / Could you explain how the budget for the International Programmes implemented in your country will be covered?
6.3. / In the case you have a core budget, how is it covered?
7. / Management structure
7.1. / In the case you are recognised as a Green Cross affiliate; would the organisation have its own office space?
7.1. / Would you have staff? How many? Could you provide us with a brief resume for each of them?
7.3. / Would you have communication facilities and access to the internet?
8. / Your relationship towards other NGO's, your government, politics, business, and the spiritual, scientific and artistic sectors
8.1. / Could you please add to this questionnaire documents (exchange of letters, etc.) explaining your relationship with the above-mentioned sectors?
9. / Your activities on behalf of Green Cross International
9.1. / Did you ever act on behalf of Green Cross International in your country? If yes how, and when?
10. / Your expectations of Green Cross International
Please attach a separate letter detailing your motivations on why you would like to form a Green Cross National Organisation in your country and what you are expecting of Green Cross International.
The undersigned has read the sample agreement for the recognition of National Organisations and would like to start negotiations with Green Cross International on the basis of this sample agreement.

Date, Place: ______Signature(s)______

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Questionnaire 2017