8. ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

8.1 Administration

The Executive Committee met two times, i.e., in September and August 2001. The Committee discussed various policy matters related to the different programs of the Organization. Among others, the Committee discussed the revised constitution of OSSREA to be endorsed by the Seventh Congress of OSSREA in 2001.

Following the approval of the Executive Committee, Dr. Alfred G. Nhema has been appointed as the first Deputy Executive Secretary of OSSREA. The post of the Deputy Executive Secretary was created because of the expansion in the scope of OSSREA's activities. Dr. Nhema was selected from among twenty-one candidates who had applied for the post.

Since 1^st October 2001, OSSREA has also employed its own ICT specialist, namely, Ato Ayenew Asmare, who will be responsible for the repair and maintenance of OSSREA computers, programming, web design and technical aspect of online publishing. Ato Ayenew has a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Addis Ababa University.

8.2 Finance

A summary of grants and other income received from 1^st January 2001 through 31^st December 2001 is given in table 4.

Table 4. Grants and other incomes received in 2001

Grants and other incomes		Amount (US$)
A. General Grants
	· Ford Foundation	75,000.00
	· NORAD	262,984.05
	· Sida/SAREC	811,331.30
	· The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs	267,458.01
	· IDRC	32,647.73
	Sub Total	1,449,421.09
B. Funds for Individual Projects Administered by OSSREA
	· CDS - University of Bergen (African Drylands Project)	36,499.00
	· CMI (African Conflicts: The Sudan Case)	17,110.75
	· BASIS (University of Wisconsin)	18,915.12
	· Rockfeller Foundation (African Conflict Workshop)	20,000.00
	Sub Total	92,524.87
C. Membership Fees and Other Income
	· OSSREA Membership Fees	1,144.41
	· Sale of Publications	9,863.20
	· Fax and Photocopy Services	384.14
Sub Total		11,391.75
Grand Total		1,553,337.71