Friends of Access is a mutual aid society in which Private and Government groups seeking to provide residential and other aid to children in need, might be brought together with a desire to improve Children’s Services at all levels, sharing common problems and aspirations, whilst at the same time providing a platform for free discussion and dissemination of current news, information, and opinion r
elative to Children’s Services generally
To address sociological, educational, and other related matters by the concerted sharing of knowledge, experience, and resources of each Member and the Organizations and Departments that may be represented within that Membership. To work to provide seminars, workshops, and training courses that are beneficial to those who work and volunteer in children service CBO (COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION)s registered as members. To be actively involved in finding practical ways and means to tackle current community problems such as Street Children, Child Abuse and Prostitution, Child Labor, Educational and related children issues as they arise and might present themselves. To actively seek and canvass support from the Business and Private sectors of the community in order to finance such projects and aid that the CBO (COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION) may from time to time adopt. Further, to accept grants of money and of land, donations, gifts, subscriptions and other assistance with a view to promoting the objects of the CBO (COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION), either without any condition, or upon any condition that might accompany it. To print and publish pamphlets, articles, books or leaflets that the CBO (COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION) may think desirable for the promotion of its objectives, and to adopt such means of making known the activities of the CBO (COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION) as may be in accordance with the character of the CBO (COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION), and in particular to use circulars, press, radio and television where this might seem appropriate to the Board.
