Governance and structure
From the General Assembly to the permanent commissions: a readable, controlled and accountable architecture serving national development.
A structure in four benchmarks
The revised statutes set a precise number of bodies. No other figure is used on this site.
From the General Assembly to the commissions
Select a body to display its role, mission and the corresponding articles. On mobile, the chart becomes an accordion.
Level 1 · General Assembly
Level 2 · Board of Directors (7)
Strategic governance body: it sets the course, allocates the means and monitors results.
Composition and rulesLevel 3 · Executive Management
Level 4 · The 5 Directorates
- Governance and Ethics DirectorateLegality, integrity and credibility of the Organisation.
- Sectoral Development DirectorateField projects: design, delivery and impact measurement.
- Economic Empowerment DirectorateInvestment, financing, employment and entrepreneurship.
- Next Generation and Leadership DirectorateEducation, training, research and human resources.
- Dialogue, Territories and Diaspora DirectorateField mobilisation, Lakou Citoyens, diaspora and communication.
Side panel · 11 Permanent Commissions
- 01Governance, Ethics and Elections
- 02Legal Affairs and Legislative Advocacy
- 03Audit and Internal Control
- 04Health, Environment and Sustainable Infrastructure
- 05Technology and Innovation
- 06Finance, Common Fund and Partnerships
- 07Economy, Agro-industry and Social and Solidarity Economy
- 08Education, Training and Scholarships
- 09Youth, Gender and Inclusion
- 10Diaspora, Lakou Citoyens and Community Safety
- 11Civic Dialogue, Cultural Memory and Communication
Who decides, who executes, who controls
The revised statutes organise a strict separation between decision, execution and control.
Decide
The General Assembly is sovereign; the Board of Directors sets the course, allocates the means and monitors results.
Board of DirectorsExecute
Executive Management implements decisions under the authority of the Director General, with the support of the 5 Directorates.
Executive ManagementAdvise and control
The 11 Permanent Commissions examine, advise and control, without any hierarchical authority or project budget.
The 11 commissionsThe 5 Directorates
Five operational directorates cover all the movement's missions.
- 01Governance and Ethics DirectorateLegality, integrity and credibility of the Organisation.
- 02Sectoral Development DirectorateField projects: design, delivery and impact measurement.
- 03Economic Empowerment DirectorateInvestment, financing, employment and entrepreneurship.
- 04Next Generation and Leadership DirectorateEducation, training, research and human resources.
- 05Dialogue, Territories and Diaspora DirectorateField mobilisation, Lakou Citoyens, diaspora and communication.
The 11 Permanent Commissions
Made up of volunteer members, they issue opinions, act on their own initiative and alert the Board. They manage no project budget.
Four pillars, one course
Every programme is attached to at least one GEDAR pillar.
Ethical governance
Legality, integrity and institutional credibility.
Sectoral development
Concrete projects in priority sectors.
Economic empowerment
Entrepreneurship, jobs and sustainable financing.
Next generation and leadership
Training and empowerment of younger generations.
Elders, discipline, Lakou and BAC-IA
These bodies are distinct from both the Board of Directors and the commissions.
Council of Elders
Advisory body of high moral authority.
Disciplinary Council
5 members elected by the General Assembly for 2 years.
Lakou Citoyen
Grassroots territorial unit with at least 7 active members.
Cooperative Agricultural Bank (BAC-IA)
Component of the Structural Development Cooperative.
Readable, verifiable and apolitical governance
The Organisation is apolitical and supports no party or candidate. This section presents the movement's bodies and the division of powers between governance, execution and control.