The EEA Chapters

The opening of chapters in major regional capitals will have a significant positive impact on the activities of EEA. In this regard:

• Chapters could serve as focal points through which research and training needs of individual professionals as well as institutions relevant to EEA jurisdiction could be identified, articulated and acted upon.
• They could also serve as communication and information channels to reach out to economists in government, private and civil society institutions in the regions through the dissemination of EEA research results and publications. The demand for EEA publications has been articulated for long by the regions.
• EEA can use chapters as launching pads for collaboration and cooperation with regional universities (economics departments in particular) in the areas of promoting and adding quality to the study of economics (one core EEA objective) in these higher learning institutions.
• The opening of chapters will also add value to EEA’s efforts in strengthening itself as a vibrant association with a larger and geographically diversified and inclusive membership base that can effectively reach out to professionals and the public at large in each of the regions.

According to the constitution of EEA, chapters have the following duties and responsibilities: –

• prepare and submit their annual operational plans and budget to EEA’s executive committee for approval,
  submit their annual reports to EEA’s executive committee,
• register members and keep files at regions in which they are based as per the provisions laid out in the constitution and internal regulations of EEA,
• collect registration and annual fees of EEA members as well sales proceeds from publications and transfer the collection to EEA’s main account in Addis Ababa,
• distribute EEA’s publications to members of EEA and other professionals and institutions as per the distribution policy of the Association,
• raise funds and use it in a manner approved by the Executive Committee (EC) of EEA,
  draw up internal rules and submit to the EC of EEA for approval,
• in consultation with the secretariat of EEA, organize workshops, seminars and events that would promote and popularize the objectives and activities of EEA among government, private and civil society organizations and the general public in the region,
• collaborate with and provide support to EEA’s research and training activities in the region as appropriate, and
• discharge such other duties as are entrusted to it by the Executive Committee of EEA.