Roles and Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities of Chapter Development
US Chapter Development Coordinators shall:
1.support and follow-up with US Chapters in their growth
and development.
2.meet with Home Base Chapter Advisors to advise and to
understand Chapter issues and recommendations.
3.lend support to Advisors in obtaining District support and in
clarifying policies.
4. develop and update Chapter Resource Guide and materials
of US Chapters that will serve as a guide for start-up,
standards and policy.
5.send out materials to Chapter Advisors in a timely fashion;
follow-up with Advisors to get feedback and response.
6. compile list of gathered resources that may be helpful to
US Chapters.
7. assist in the development of an interactive Chapter
Exchange section and/or KFWH Blog with student groups
and Website Chairs.
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Official KFWH Chapters
Roles and Responsibilities
The Founders of Kids for World Health and the Kids for World Health Board of Directors place importance on the following in order to maintain the original integrity,voice, and mission within the organization:
It is important to Kids for World Health that…
1. each chapter of Kids for World Health makes a commitment to share and support KFWH’s mission: raising awareness about the world’s most neglected diseases and helping to eliminate them. Chapters commit to learning about the aims, goals and history of the Kids for World Health organization through study of its website and chapter resource materials.
2. each chapter accomplishes at least one activity per school year for
each Aim of KFWH: awareness and education, fundraising,
and expansion of membership.
3. each chapter collects and writes information about their activities
twice a year that can be shared in a KFWH Newsletter or on the
website.{no student names please.}
4. each chapter looks for events taking place in its local community
where chapter members can participate to promote KFWH Aims.
Examples: town fairs and festivals, school carnivals, holiday
parades. Collaboration among nearby chapters for education,
fundraising, or membership events is encouraged, too!
5. each chapter will help in spreading awareness of neglected diseases
by helping KFWH to develop a network of communication within their
school district,schools,chapters,and designated KFWH village
contacts.
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Kids for World Health Chapter Guidelines
1. Be knowledgeable and become experts on neglected
diseases and the KFWH target diseases.
2. Find an interested advisor to help.
3. Read “ How to Start a Chapter” in the Resource Guide.
4. Elect officers.
5. Keep good records and minutes in a KFWH notebook.
6. Publicize your meetings and events.
7. Use the shared “Suggestions for Aims Activities” list in
the Resource Guide.
8. Seek out global health experts in your community to invite as
speakers and resources.
9. Keep a list of interesting speakers, DVD’s, books, and
other resources that have helped support the KFWH
mission and share them with the U.S. KFWH Chapter
10.Send in contributions {dues} and fundraising money to the
home office:
Kids for World Health
PO Box 557
Larchmont, New York 10538
c/o Treasurer
9. Collect and record stories of chapter activities for the
newsletter and send to:
bacooking@aol.com or to the home office by mail.
10.Check out the KFWH logo and products in the
Resource Guide.
11.Develop a list of “Friends of KFWH”
{ parent and community volunteers} who will lend support.
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Chapter Advisors
Roles and Responsibilities
1. To guide and support students in upholding the Roles and
Responsibilities of their KFWH Chapter.
2. To guide students in setting up officers of the chapter in a fair
and consistent manner.
3. To support the students in proper stewardship and handling of the
funds generated by the chapter and its activities { generally by
identifying an adult who can assist with this function.}
4. To ensure that the chapter has taken the right steps
{n.b..registering as a student club} to benefit from liability coverage
under school insurance and to check insurance for club events.
5. To share information with other chapters and their advisors-directly
or via the website or blog.
6. To facilitate ways in which the chapter can create awareness and
outreach within the school, the local community, and the public.
7. To reach out to parents and other adults in the local community who
may have knowledge, talents, or professional connections that would
enrich the experience and learning of the chapter.
8. To protect the integrity of voice and mission of KFWH by helping to
ensure that chapter activities are in keeping with the KFWH mission.
9. To help channel energy to educate students and the community
through student-based decision making and student-generated ideas,
offering an adult perspective as to what is possible within a realistic
framework.