the principles of Dokita...

...are those of leanness, effectiveness, and the minimization of management expenditures. Operational in this context are: the Presidency, which represents the Association and has the task of promoting and supervising the association’s activities; the Senior Manangement Office that, assisted by a secretariat, implements the decisions of the Members Assembly by coordinating the different activities and ensuring the operational functionality of the structure; the Administration Office, which manages all the support structures and services necessary to carry out activities; the Projects Office, that plans and manages projects in developing countries and responses to emergency situations; the Information - Education for Development Office, which studies and develops promotional activities and information; the Scientific-Technical Commission, which provides technical advice to all programs in every phase (study, preparation, management and evaluation).From an institutional viewpoint Dokita is regulated by Statutes that provide for: the Members Assembly, which meets once a year to set out policy and associative guide lines, programme the activities and approve the budgets; the Executive Board, composed by nine members, which directs the Association along the lines established by the Assembly and meets once a month, The Board of Auditors, composed of three members, which controls the administration of the Association, ensures the regularity of the accounting and budgets, and meets every three months.