Board of Directors
Osob Aadan Mohamed
Board of Director
Abdirashid Mohamud Osman
Vise Chair
Ambia Mohamud Mohamed
Treasury
Mohamed Abdi Ahmed
Secretary
Mohamed Abdi Daud
Member
Mohamed Salat Nunow
Member
Kamilo Mohamed Mire
Member
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LIDOSOM BOARD
1. FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The role of the LIDOSOM board is centers on the fundamental responsibilities of providing the organization with sound governance, fiduciary and strategic oversight and direction. The board oversees:
- The operations of the LIDOSOM
- That the public’s trust is upheld
- That the mission of LIDOSOM addresses a community need
- That all practices are ethical
- That legal requirements are met.
LIDOSOM board is responsible for assuring the financial integrity and solvency of the organization and establishing procedures to safeguard the organization from fraud and risk.
2. LEGAL DUTIES
LIDOSOM Board should follow below duties that are legal standards which guide all actions taken by the Board of Directors and include the Duty of Care, Duty of Loyalty and Duty of Obedience
DUTY OF CARE requires board members to discharge duties in good faith, and with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise in a like position and under similar circumstances. It requires board members to exercise care in all activities related to their role as board members and commits them to participate in the work of the board. Duty of Care is carried out by:
- Attending board and committee meetings
- Carefully preparing for meetings in advance
- Reviewing financial reports and other critical information regularly
- Exercising independent judgment
- Requesting information needed for decision making
- Making sure federal, state and specific industry filing requirements are met
- Acting in good faith when making decisions.
DUTY OF LOYALTY requires board members to act in the interests of the LIDOSOM rather than their own personal interests or the interests of some other person or organization. Duty of Loyalty is carried out by:
- Adhering to the conflict of interest policy
- Disclosing all conflicts
- Avoiding the use of the organization’s opportunities for personal gain
- Maintaining confidentiality of information held by the organization.
DUTY OF OBEDIENCE requires LIDOSOM board members to make decisions in accordance with the mission of the organization, to uphold its bylaws and other policies and functions and to not act in a way that is inconsistent with the central goals
We visualize people with disability, women and children in Somalia to have access equal justice, economic opportunity and social empowerment