Updates

• Linda resigned from the Board: the remaining 7 Board members are Walters, Kenu, Nathalie, Tarek, Keith, Mike and Manal
• Walters is moving to CAR over the next 3 months to strengthen the AU liaison office in Bangui
• Keith raised an additional $500 that was sent to CIT-Bria

Closing CIT

• Officers did not find an outside person to take on CIT’s leadership
• CIT-Bria submitted a 6-month transition plan (see below) to become an autonomous local conflict resolution center
  • Nathalie will support their transition
  • The entire plan is realistic, except the request for a motorcycle: Board members will try to find one for the Team
• The Board voted to close CIT by June 30th, 2022 (4 yes; 1 no)
  • CIT will no longer accept income and 2021 will be CIT’s final tax returns
  • Nathalie will file all needed paperwork to close the company with the IRS and the State of Maryland: closing documents will be shared with the Board
• Officers will no longer meet unless needed by Nathalie

CIT assets 

• CIT owns a Samsung phone and a HP photocopier
• The Board voted to transfer all CIT assets to Nathalie
• The remaining funds in CIT’s account ($400) will be used to file CIT's final tax returns

CIT-Bria (PMK) 6-month transition plan

The following are the steps outlined by CIT-Bria to become an autonomous conflict resolution center by June 2022, in preparation for CIT-HQ's closure.

1. Register PMK with the Bangui authorities and open a bank account
   • Ali will use a contact person in Bangui to finalize the process of obtaining a collaboration agreement with the government of CAR and legalize PMK as a national CSO
   • Ali and Adele will use the remainder of the UNHAS funds to travel to Bangui, as needed
   • Once the paperwork is completed with the state, Ali will travel to Bangui and open a bank account
2. Request for a motorcycle to reach communities outside of the city center of Bria
   • The Board will try to find one, however there is little capacity to do so
3. Technical capacity building training once a month for 6 months
   • Nathalie will facilitate 2-hour training sessions with the Bria team on a monthly basis starting in January
4. CIT-Bra will conduct 2 dialogues per month for 6 months
   • The Bria Team will self-finance 2 dialogues per month
   • Nathalie will archive dialogue reports and pictures, until June

Final Board meeting

There will be a final Board meeting in June to celebrate CIT’s achievements and share lessons learned