BOA Foundation

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF TRIBES LIVING IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE KAXINAWA TRIBE: 1)THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ECO-FRIENDLY WATER WELLS TO DELIVER CLEAN AND SAFE DRINKING WATER AND PROVIDING ECO-COMPOSTING-TOILET SYSTEMS TO REPLACE THE OUT DATED AND DANGEROUS WASTE FACILITIES CURRENTLY IN PLACE; 2)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY BUILDING VILLAGE CLASSROOMS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND LEARNING MATERIALS, WITH A FOCUS ON PRESERVING INDIGENOUS TRIBAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROVIDING SPECIALISED TRAINING IN PERMACULTURE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION; AND3)TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON BY LAUNCHING A LAND-RIGHTS BUYBACK PROGRAM FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE AMAZON RAINFOREST, ENCOURAGING THE CONTINUITY OF TRIBAL RITUAL AND TRADITION TO ENSURE THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS OF THE AMAZON ARE EQUIPPED WITH INHERITED KNOWLEDGEABLE FROM THEIR ELDERS TO INSTALL ECO-FRIENDLY WATER WELLS AND COMPOSTING TOILETS, TO IMPROVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENT POLLUTION OF RIVERS, TO EDUCATE LOCAL TRIBESMEN IN PERMACULTURE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION SKILLS, TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE, ECO-FRIENDLY AND SELF-SUFFICIENT SYSTEMS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].