I GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1. Non-profit organization “Sa Suudad” (hereinafter referred to as the association) is a pan-Estonian non-profit association operating in the public interest, which is guided in its activities by the legislation of the Republic of Estonia and whose goal is to prevent and reduce risk behavior among young people. The organization is a charitable association and operates in the public interest.
1.2. The name of the association is the Non-profit Association “Sa Suudad” and the location of the association is Tallinn.
1.3. The Association is an independent organization and is not a section of any other organization.
1.4. In order to achieve the association's goal, the association's main activities are to support young people who are having difficulties or who have or have had risky behavior. They also support their families and adults who surround young people on a daily basis.
We offer support across disciplines, encompassing both social work and youth work in our activities. To achieve the association's goal, activities such as:
– supporting young people and adults and, if necessary, advising them, both individually and in groups;
– involving young people and promoting their participation, including collecting and presenting their interests, needs and opinions in public and when communicating with institutions;
– protecting the rights and interests of the target group;
– implementing activities to enrich young people's free time;
– developing and implementing various projects and programs that support the goals of the association;
– conducting training and workshops, including providing consultations;
– prevention and awareness-raising work;
– developing cooperative relationships arising from the objectives of the association with other operating public and private sector and non-governmental organizations;
– and other necessary activities that help prevent and mitigate risk behavior among young people.
II PROCEDURE AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF MEMBERSHIP, WITHDRAWAL AND EXCLUSION FROM THE ASSOCIATION
2.1. Any natural or legal person who meets the requirements for members, agrees with the objectives of the association and wishes to develop activities in accordance with the objectives of the association, and agrees to comply with the articles of association and the decisions of the general meeting and the board may become a member of the association.
2.2. A person wishing to become a member of the association must submit a written application to the board, which, no later than one month after receiving the application, will make a decision to accept or refuse membership and notify the person who submitted the application.
2.3. If there is a membership fee, a person wishing to become a member of the association shall pay the membership fee for the current financial year to the association's account.
2.4. If there is a membership fee, all members of the association shall pay the membership fee. Deciding on the amount of the membership fee shall be on the agenda of the general meeting.
2.5. All members of the association may resign from the association upon written application.
2.6. The board of directors of the association may exclude from the association a member whose activities it deems to be contrary to the association's purpose or to disregard the provisions of the association's articles of association, whose activities damage the association's name or reputation, who has failed to fulfill an obligation arising from the articles of association or imposed on him or her by the association's bodies, and who has not participated in any general meeting of the association or an event organized by the association during the financial year.
2.7. A member who has not paid the membership fee for the current financial year may be excluded from the membership by the board of the association by a decision of the board.
2.8. The board of the association shall immediately notify the person to be expelled of the decision to expel and the reason for it. The person to be expelled shall have the right to submit the matter to the general meeting for review.
III. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS
3.1. Members of the association have the right to: - participate in the general meeting of the association with voting rights; - receive information about the activities of the association; - resign from the association; - be elected as a member of the association's management body;
3.2. Members of the association have the obligation to: - follow the articles of association and the decisions of the general meeting and the board of directors for participation in the activities of the association; - notify the board of directors of the association of their valid contact details for the purpose of keeping records of the association's members; - pay the association's membership fee if it has been established.
IV GENERAL MEETING
4.1. The highest body of the association is the general meeting of the association, where each member of the association has one vote.
4.2. The competence of the general meeting: - amending the articles of association of the association; - amending the purpose of the association; - amending the main activity(ies) of the association; - establishing the establishment and amount of the association's membership fee; - appointing and recalling members of the board of directors; - deciding on entering into a transaction with or filing a claim against a member of the board of directors or other body and appointing the company's representative in this transaction or claim; - deciding on the transfer of immovable property and movable property entered in the register belonging to the association and encumbering it with rights in rem and determining the conditions for the said transactions; - deciding on the association's accession to other non-profit associations and other organizations; - deciding on the reorganization and termination of the association's activities; - deciding on other issues that are not within the competence of other bodies by law or the articles of association.
4.3. The general meeting of the NGO is convened by the board at least once a year.
4.4. The time, place and agenda of the general meeting shall be determined by the management board and announced through the mass media, as well as through personal invitations, no later than 7 days before the meeting.
4.5. The general meeting has a quorum if more than half of the association's members participate.
4.6. The decision(s) of the general meeting are adopted if more than half of the members of the association participating in the meeting are in favor of it. If at least 50% members of the association are not represented at the general meeting, the board of directors shall convene a new general meeting with the same agenda within three weeks at the earliest and three months at the latest. The new general meeting is competent to adopt decisions regardless of the number of members represented at the meeting.
V ASSOCIATION BOARD
5.1. The daily activities of the association are managed and represented by the board of directors. The board consists of 1 to 3 members.
5.2. The competence of the board includes: - organizing the daily activities of the association; - keeping records of the association's members and collecting membership fees; - preparing the association's action plan and budget; - organizing the preparation of the annual report and accounting; - using and disposing of the association's assets in accordance with the requirements of the law, these articles of association and decisions of the general meeting.
5.3. The general meeting shall elect the members of the board from among the members of the association. A member of the board shall be elected if more than half of the members of the association participating or represented at the general meeting vote in his/her favor. The board shall be elected for a term of five years.
5.4. The Management Board represents the association in all legal proceedings.
5.5. The association may be represented in all legal proceedings by each member of the board separately.
5.6. A meeting of the Board of Directors is convened by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, his/her deputy or at least 1/3 of the members of the Board of Directors.
5.7. The Board has a quorum if more than half of the Board members are present.
5.8. The board may adopt decisions without convening a meeting if all members of the board vote in favor in a manner that allows for written reproduction.
5.9. The convener of the Board has the right, at his or her discretion, to request the necessary experts to participate in the meeting as consultants or experts who have the right to speak at the meeting.
VI ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
6.1. The financial year of the association is from January 1 to December 31. The report on economic activities for the past year must be made available to members for review no later than two weeks before the regular meeting of the association.
VII MERGER, DIVISION, LIQUIDATION
7.1. The merger, division and liquidation of the association shall take place in accordance with the procedure provided for by law.
7.2. The liquidators of the Association are members of the management board or persons appointed by the general meeting.
7.3. Upon dissolution of the association, after the claims of creditors have been satisfied, the remaining assets shall be transferred to a member of the list of non-profit associations and foundations with income tax benefits, a legal entity under public law, including the state or a local government unit.
The statutes were adopted at the general meeting held on 24.02.2024. The statutes were amended at the general meeting held on 26.03.2025..