About the NRDDB
Membership and Purpose of the NRDDB On September 16, 2015, following Village elections, a new executive board was elected and comprises of:
The NRDDB, established since 1996 and registered as a trust in 2001, is the umbrella organization of the North Rupununi communities, and recognized by Iwokrama as its community partner since 1996. The core membership of the NRDDB consists of the legally elected leaders (Toshaos) of the North Rupununi communities. The NRDDB also serves and functions as the community stakeholder forum with representation from other key leaders from community-based organisations (local civil society groups and institutions ). NRDDB therefore plays a crucial role as a genuinely representative, umbrella organisation which brings together officially elected local government officials (Toshaos) and other authorities as well as non-governmental local peoples’ organisations / institutions and private enterprise initiatives. The NRDDB is committed to improving the well-being and quality of life of the North Rupununi communities through social and economic development and through the affirmation of heritage, culture, traditional knowledge and Indigenous rights. The NRDDB is likewise committed to the principles of sustainable community forestry and sees this as a means to achieving environmental sustainability and the wise conservation and use of its own forests through its own endeavors and also through working partnerships with Iwokrama and others.
Role & Functions of the NRDDB The following descriptions of the role and functions of the NRDDB are taken from the NRDDB Constitution and Trust Deed respectively: “NRDDB will be a fully autonomous body free of any party political, religious or other institutional affiliation. It will represent the interests of its constituent communities and will facilitate the development of these. It will be established as a non-governmental, not-for-profit, community-based organization which will act as the umbrella for convening the elected representatives of the North Rupununi communities.”
Aim: The overall aim of the NRDDB is to represent the interests of its constituent communities and to facilitate the general development of these. One of the key functions of the NRDDB is to serve as the formal consultative and decision-making body on behalf of the district stakeholder communities in the implementation of the Iwokrama International Rain Forest Programme. In this regard, the NRDDB reserves the right to nominate an Amerindian Representative to sit on the Iwokrama Board of Trustees in accordance with the Amerindian Act.
Objectives: To facilitate and encourage short, medium and long-term community development initiatives within the North Rupununi and to ensure that such initiatives provide benefits for and serve the interests of its constituent communities.
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