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 2012-2015:

President
Josef Weidenholzer Volkshilfe, Austria
Vice-President
Francisca Sauquillo Movimento por la Paz - MPDL, Spain
Treasurer
Jean-Marc Roirant La Ligue de l’Enseignement, France
Board members
Oonagh Aitken CSV, UK
Sergio Bassoli CGIL-International Cooperation Network, Italy
Raffaella Bolini ARCI, Italy
Rudi Frick AWO, Germany
Esther Maurer Solidar Suisse, Switzerland
Annika Nilsson ABF, Sweden
Christian Reuter Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Germany
Liv Torres Norwegian People’s Aid, Norway
Affiliate Board members
Keith Sonnet Chair of Global Network, UNISON, UK

Secretariat

Secretary General

Conny Reuter

The organisation’s activities are coordinated by a Secretariat in Brussels which is headed by the Secretary General. The Secretary General acts as the link between the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Secretariat. He is responsible for the management of the Secretariat and represents SOLIDAR and its values externally.

Committees and Projects

SOLIDAR members meet at Committees (Social Affairs, International Cooperation and Education), Working Groups (Cooperation in the Field and ad hoc) as well as around projects. Participation is open to all full and affiliated members and committees meet 3-4 times a year.

Read more about SOLIDAR’s activities.