Organizational Structure

The Executive Committee has thirteen members and they meet once every month. The general members elect a new Executive Committee comprising of thirteen members every three years. The elected members, from among themselves, elect the President, Vice-President, General Secretary, Treasurer and Secretary. The staff members of NAFAN are governed by the Rules and Regulation of the organization and its financial activities are based on the overall Statute provisions of NAFAN. Each year the general members at general meeting appoint an Auditor to audit the account of NAFAN. Currently, there are 26 members based across the country.
The decision-making process of the Forum involves a series of steps. Normally, the general members and staff create a concept/idea on some programs that they deem appropriate, which is then thoroughly discussed among the executive members. The executive members of the Forum–which includes policy experts on NRM, governance and public sector, discuss the concept, its appropriateness and justifiability. Once a concept is approved by the meeting of the executive members, then the process of identifying donors to implement it begins. This is followed by negotiation with the prospective donors and finalization of the program. After the agreement is reached with the donor, the Forum then sticks to the guidelines (that have been agreed upon by the Forum and the donors) to appoint staff and experts as and when necessary. In order to ensure the regular supervision of the program, the Forum normally forms a sub-committee, which is assigned to regularly (every month) report to the executive committee
regarding the progress of the program. Every year, during the general meeting of the Forum, the general members endorse the past and present activities and render advices for the future activities.