Good Governance
Openness, meticulous documentation and a plan-do-review approach run through every layer of the organisation.
How We Are Governed
Seven layers of oversight.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees set the vision and broad guidelines for the organisation and ensure good governance in liaison with the Advisory Board and various committees. The direction and control of the organisation is with the Board for social relevance, financial sustainability, monitoring and evaluation, and overall growth of the organisation.
Managing Committee
Members of the Managing Committee are dedicated professionals and individuals from diverse backgrounds and experts in social engineering. They are involved in developing and reviewing policies and schemes with an aim to optimise resources for our beneficiaries. Strategic and operational matters are discussed among the members of the committee, which comprises 8 members. Detailed agendas and proceedings of these meetings are documented for future reference. The Managing Committee formulates the structure of authority and responsibilities, delegated to the concerned staff members of the organisation.
Sub-Committee
Sub-committee members work alongside the Managing Committee on specific schemes and programmes. Many were themselves once touched by MESCO's work, and bring both professional skill and lived experience to selection interviews, home visits and programme reviews.
Advisory Board
Eminent well-wishers from medicine, law, education, finance and industry guide the trust on direction and standards. The Advisory Board works with the Board of Trustees to keep MESCO's work socially relevant and its governance sound.
Portfolio Committees
Each area of work — education, medical aid, clinics, relief of poverty and fund-raising — is reviewed regularly by a dedicated portfolio committee, so that outcomes are measured, learnings are recorded and schemes keep improving.
Department
Day-to-day delivery rests with departments run by qualified, full-time professionals — education, accounts, medical, clinics, CSR and fund-raising — each with clearly delegated authority and responsibility.
Management Process
A plan-do-review cycle runs through the organisation: schemes are planned with clear criteria, delivered by staff and volunteers, and reviewed against documented outcomes. Meticulous documentation and audited accounts keep MESCO answerable to its donors and beneficiaries alike.