Org Independence
Overview
The Policy on Organizational Independence of The Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts (the āOrganizational Independence Policyā) is a primary means by which The Ikoku Charitable Trusts holds and maintains its independence as essential to its founding, formation, mission, and purposes, to its administration, governance, management, and operation, to its personnel, properties, and rights, as well as to their protections.
Therefore, persons engaged in any activity involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts are expected to uphold the principles delineated below.
I ā Your Independence Agreements
āĀ first, with respect to the Agreement you enter into with The Ikoku Charitable Trusts via the Organizational Independence Policy, the Codes and Polices, and The Ikoku Charitable Trusts User Agreement and Code of Conduct, you understand and adhere to the following:
II ā Your Independence Understandings
āĀ second, with respect to the Organizational Independence Policy, you understand and adhere to the following:
III ā Your Independence Commitments
ā third, given the aforementioned, your commitment to this understanding of organizational independence of its principles, of its rights, and of its protections shall entail the following:
Further Considerations
Further Agreement
āĀ and furthermore, by engaging in any activity involving, referring to, relating to, or otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the divisions, series, subsidiaries, or affiliates, as well as any activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent of the Products or Services, you accept and agree to the statements, terms, conditions, and requirements described in this section and in the Codes and Policies, regarding the Acceptable Use Policy of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts,Ā in their entirety without modification, including as amended and updated from time to time by The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, and you further accept and agree to fully inform The Ikoku Charitable Trusts in writing of any knowledge you have regarding any activity subject to this Policy.
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Details of the Policy
Provision
Along with the above principles, the Policy on Organizational Independence requires your adherence to correlative principles delineated below.
A ā On Independence
Of Administration
ā that the independent administration of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and the rights attendant to such independence ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent executive administration, control, governance, management, regulation, and supervision of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts exclusively and only by the sole Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Operation
āĀ that the independent operation of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and the rights attendant to such independence ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent executive development, evaluation, operation, provision, and review of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts exclusively and only by the sole Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Government
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from governments and the rights attendant to such independence and nongovernmental status ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent distinction and separation of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from government and state activities, bodies, entities, offices, persons, processes, or equivalent and their agents and properties ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Politics
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from politics and the rights attendant to such independence and nonpolitical status ā including the independent distinction and separation of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from political activities, bodies, entities, offices, persons, processes, or equivalent and their agents ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Public
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from public control and the rights attendant to such independence and private status ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent distinction and separation of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from collective, common, communal and public administration, control, decision-making, management, ownership, supervision, or equivalent ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Religion
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from organized religions and the rights attendant to such independence and nonreligious status ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the independent distinction and separation of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from organized religious administration, control, decision-making, management, ownership, supervision, or equivalent ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
From Surveillance
āĀ that the independence of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from surveillance or equivalent and the rights attendant to such independence ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the defense, distinction and separation of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts from monitoring, reviewing, surveilling, tracking, or other oversight or transparency by activities, bodies, entities, offices, persons, processes, or equivalent that are not the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku, or those explicitly appointed and employed by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder to conduct such work ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
B ā On Liberties
Of Activity
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to conduct lawful activities and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to conduct such lawful activities defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those activities that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Affiliation
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to enter into lawful affiliations and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to enter into such lawful affiliations defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those affiliations, partnerships, sponsorships, third-party arrangements, or equivalent that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Association
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to form lawful associations and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to form such lawful associations defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those associations that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Autonomy
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to be and remain autonomous and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to operate autonomously and self-governĀ as independently determined and administered byĀ the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Confidentiality
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to attain and maintain confidentiality and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to operate confidentially and have any of itsĀ activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent be and remain confidential,Ā as independently determined and administered only by the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Exchange
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to engage in lawful exchange and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to engage in such lawful exchange defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those exchanges that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Inquiry
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to engage in lawful inquiry and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to engage in such lawful inquiry defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those inquiries that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Privacy
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to attain and maintain privacy and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to operate privately and have any of itsĀ activities, affairs, areas, assets, offices, parts, properties, sections, or equivalent be and remain private,Ā as independently determined and administered only by the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Property
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to acquire and have property and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to engage in lawful activities with respect to its own property as independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Spiritual Faith
āĀ that the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to abide by spiritual faith commitments and the rights attendant to such liberties ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to the liberties of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts to be based in such spiritual faith defined and delineated in the founding, formation and governance documents of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts, its mission and purposes, the Codes and Polices, and further limited to those spiritual faith commitments that are independently, explicitly and specifically authorized only by express written instrument signed and sealed of the Founder, Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku ā be actively attained, maintained, protected, and secured, be fully enjoyed and fulfilled, and be neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated.
Of Thought
āĀ that the basic, fundamental and natural rights of persons to liberties of mind and thought as well as their confidentiality and privacy ā including that providing for, securing, and otherwise pertaining to freedoms, liberties, and rights of activities and functions of the mind, such as cognition, conscience, creativity, decision, deliberation, emotion, ideation, imagination, intellect, perception, physiology, reason, soul, spirit, thought, and will ā and those liberties and rights that preclude and prohibit having the activities and functions of any individualās mind subject to any access, imposition, intrusion, monitoring, or other activity engaged by another person, by communities, professions, publics, or states ā that such liberties and rights be absolute as well as actively attained, maintained, protected, secured and neither diminished, interfered with, nor violated, and so, continually fulfilled and fully enjoyed by all persons.
Associated Policies
Provision
As stated earlier, The Ikoku Charitable Trusts User Agreement and Code of Conduct consist of several Codes and Policies that collectively govern all of your activity with, within, for, in reference to and otherwise pertaining to The Ikoku Charitable Trusts. By continuing, you indicate that you understand that the Codes and Policies include ā but are not limited to ā the Founding and Mission Statement, the Founding and Governing Code of Ethics, the Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, the Terms and Conditions of Use and Service, and the Acceptable Uses Policy along with all Associated Codes and Policies. Access to the aforementioned is provided below.
Founding and Mission
Statement on Founding and Mission of The Ikoku Charitable Trusts (HTML)
Founding Code of Ethics
Founding Code of Ethics (HTML)
Privacy and Confidentiality
Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality (HTML)
Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions of Use and Service (HTML)
The Acceptable Uses Policy
Acceptable Use Policy (HTML)
All Policies
All Policies (HTML)
Also at The Trusts
As stated earlier, The Ikoku Charitable Trusts is dedicated to fostering philanthropy and good works concerning Africa, its global diasporas and a range of shared societies ā toward the betterment of lives across the globe. And so in accordance with the above, The Trusts provides the following:
A Nonprofit Dedicated to Africa
An independent, private, non-profit organization that serves the public interest in Africa and its global diasporas ā by advancing education and research and by also supporting creative ideas, civic endeavors and emerging communities, organizations and societies.
Support for a Global and Just Future
A founding mission and ongoing emphases of support for good works that help the public understand Africaās essential place in a global future, one that is to be more knowledgeable, environmentally sustainable, equitable and of benefit across communities in just societies.
A Vision of the Public Good
A vision of the public good that accounts for the past while ensuring a just and shared future. That draws inspiration from peoples who, despite a history of systemic difficulties, maintain an unyielding belief that the betterment of their human condition will foster the betterment of those living around them and will enhance the present and futures of the regularly disenfranchised, marginalized and underserved.