Board of Director meeting was held on February 13th (Sat) at Skype at Nigeria 17:00 PM, Nigeria 9:00 AM


Agenda was about cultural values, and some introductions and comments from Mr. Sam Edet and Misa Kojima who are nominated for candidacy to become Board members. We discussed CRARN sponsorship, the orphanage in Eket, Nigeria, and then, the important matter concerning how some board members misunderstood the aim of our organization.  In spite of frequent open discussions to share ideas, we have repeatedly seen actions deviated from main focus to help the poor.  Some were disappointed and left the organization.  Board of Directors are expected to communicate all the time because of frequent obstacles and challenges.  If you come to the Board of Director for expecting employment and demand high salary for it, you would be disappointed, because that is not our focus.  We build projects by communicating each other, as we face many challenges such as Nigerian government's non-responce, a member's fraud and misdeed, etc. Frequently these questions were posted to the board but hardly none came with responses.  That left secretary general to solve the problem all alone regardless she is not on the ground in Nigeria.  If you are solution oriented, and are able to offer solutions--and not creating problems--you will by no means given a paying jobs or contract to start with. For example, Sam Edet requires some payment for filming and editing.  Misa Kojima will be paid for transport and hotel cost to join the seminar.