As a UK based Charity and a Gambia Registered NGO, WYCE has the UK Board of Trustees and the Gambian Board of Directors as the top administrative bodies responsible for the management of the organisation. The two bodies operate on bilateral principles for reasons of physical distance and difference in government process at the Project level.

Board of Trustees - UK

The composition of the UK Board of Trustees includes:

Chairperson

Vice Chairperson

Secretary

Assistant Secretary

Financial Manager

Team Managers responsible for working committees concentrating on: Skills, Health, Education, Publicity, Administration, I T and resource mobilisation are also an integral part of the Board.

Functions

The Board of Trustees is the custodian of the Charity Commissions Laws and policy frameworks under which charitable organisations are registered. It mobilises and manages financial resources of WYCE. It directs and administers the operation of the project in due consultation with its bilateral partner i.e. the Gambian Board of Directors on major issues on a regular basis, the recruitment of volunteers, contacts and arrangements for foreign visitors also falls under the pure view of the trustees. The year's operation of this body culminates in an AGM in partial fulfilment of the Board's mandatory obligation to the UK and The Gambia governments respectively.

Board of Directors - The Gambia

The composition of the The Gambia Board of Directors includes:

National Chairperson

Vice Chairperson

Secretary

Assistant Secretary

Country Director

General Manager

The rest of the membership are representatives of beneficiaries, and lined departments of state such as education and health which are responsible for the provision of such social services WYCE is engaged in the Republic of The Gambia.

Functions

The primary function of the National Board of Directors is to direct, oversee and monitor the implementation process of the NGO to ascertain the judicious utilisation of the resources in the interest of the target beneficiaries, whose general welfare the organisation has committed to its charge. The Board also safeguards the interest of all the development partners i.e. government, beneficiaries, WYCE and potential donors whose continuous valuable contribution goes to sustain the implementation process. Preparation of reports to update the information of UK Board of Trustees and the Government of The Gambia through the lined Departments of State i.e. education, health and the NGO Affairs Agency also falls to the Boards responsibility.