Aims, Objectives, Membership (forms)

 

The Ewe Union Hamburg (Registered under the name ‘ Ewe Verein e.V. Hamburg as a legal institution ‘)aims at:

  • representing the interest of its members before administrative authorities of the city of Hamburg,
  • promoting and propagating the Ewe cultural heritage in Hamburg,
  • supporting the  Ewes in Hamburg (and in Germany as a whole) which may find themselves in difficult situations, either member of the Ewe Union or not,
  • fostering the cultural, social and economic ties between Germans and Ewes in Hamburg.

Internal regulations
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                          EWE UNION HAMBURG 
                         – Internal regulations

Preamble
We, the Ewe people (Eʋedukɔ́) are the largest ethnic group in Togo, the third largest ethnic group in Ghana  and are a minority ethnic group in southern Benin, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

Though divided by geographical borders, we remained unified through the practice of our rich culture, which we deem more than necessary to preserve, for our ‘culture is all that is left, after we have forgotten what we learned., (Guido Bruno).

In this regard, we, the Ewe community in Hamburg, in Germany, seeking to promote common welfare and maintenance of peace, amongst the sons and daughters of the Eweland or of ewe descent and seeing to their integration in the German society, have created the Ewe Union, officially under the name EWE-VEREIN e.V. HAMBURG, in the Ewe language ‘NƆVISI HABƆBƆ.

 

Ewe Union brochure Internal Regulations (download)
Membership/ adhésion / Mitgliedschaft/Hamevi nyenye

We, the Ewe community in Hamburg, in Germany, seeking to promote common welfare and maintenance of peace, amongst the sons and daughters of the Eʋeland or of ewe descent and seeing to their integration in the German society, have created the Ewe Union, officially under the name EWE-VEREIN HAMBURG GERMANY e.V., in the Ewe language ‘NƆVISI HABƆBƆ.

Membership/ adhésion / Mitgliedschaft/Hamevi nyenye

  1. All new members shall sign the internal regulations before getting the registration forms.
  1. For all new members the registration fee shall be 50 Euros plus 1 passport sized picture.
  2. 3 months after submitting the forms, registration shall be accepted or rejected.
  3. 6 months after the registration has been accepted, membership shall be confirmed.
  4. Registered members shall have an ID Card and a member contribution booklet after filling the registration form and the confirmation of membership.
  5. 12 months after confirmed membership, each new member shall then be entitled to any benefit due him or her.

Active attendance /Participation active/
aktive Teilnahme/ takpekpe dede veviedodotɔ

  1. Members shall devote to attend meetings regularly and on time.
  2. Member who cannot make it to the meetings, shall notify the executive board by way of a telephone call or a message.
  3. In the event of the union attending to duties outside the usual meeting place, every member is mandated to join in and paying any monetary contribution agreed on by the union.
  4. Monetary contribution of members who cannot make it to events happening outside the regular meeting place, shall be more than the regular amount contributed by the attendees.
  5. 30 minutes lateness attracts a penalty of 13 euro as monthly due instead of 10 Euro.
  6. Unexcused absence attracts a penalty of 15 euro as monthly due instead of 10 Euro.
  7. At the end of each meeting, names of late attendees shall be announced.
  8. Members that have special situations that may prevent them from coming punctually to meetings for a long period shall notify the executive board of their predicament.
  9. After 3 months of continuous excuses, the board shall invite the member for clarifications.
  10. Permissions (in the event of absence) shall reach the board 2 hours before the starting time.

Dues and other contributions /
contributions financières / Beiträge/Nudzɔdzɔ

  1. Monthly dues (10 Euro – Ewe Union Hamburg) are mandatory.
  2. Yearly dues (10 Euro – Eϑe Dukɔ Germany) are mandatory.
  3. Funeral dues (10 euro) are mandatory in the event of bereavement.
  4. After announcement of funerals, members have at most one month to pay their contribution.
  5. Members owing dues for more than 3 months shall be invited by the board for clarifications.

 

Dues and other contributions /
contributions financières / Beiträge/Nudzɔdzɔ

  1. Monthly dues (10 Euro – Ewe Union Hamburg) are mandatory.
  2. Yearly dues (10 Euro – Eϑe Dukɔ Germany) are mandatory.
  3. Funeral dues (10 euro) are mandatory in the event of bereavement.
  4. After announcement of funerals, members have at most one month to pay their contribution.
  5. Members owing dues for more than 3 months shall be invited by the board for clarifications.

 

Suspension/suspension/Aussetzung/ Tohehe

  1. Misbehaving during meeting periods
  2. Continuous absence to  meetings.
  3. Failure to pay dues.

Benefits/avantages/Vorteile/Viɖe

  1. Send-off donations of 1500 Euros for members who have serve for at least 10 years, on the condition of a six months prior notice.
  2. Bereavement of a member of the union: 2000 Euros to be given to the next of kin, on the condition of the submission of a genuine certificate of death.
  3. Funeral donations of 500 Euro (if deceased person is a parent, spouse, or child of a member of the Union)
  4. Birth of Child: (a member of the union gave birth) 150 Euro
  5. Celebrations like birthdays, weddings, parties: 150 Euro, provided that the member has duly invited the Union at least 1 month prior to the day of celebration.
  6. ONLY members who owe no dues shall be entitled to any of the aforementioned benefits.

 

Ewe registration Form  (Download here, fill and submit)

Ewe Union brochure Internal Regulations   (Download here, fill and submit)