WADAF managing authorities are the General Assembly, the board of directors and the executive secretary.
The general assembly gathers once per two years.
The board of directors is elected by the general assembly. It gathers at least once a year.
The management of the association is assured by an executive secretary.
The financial management is done in accordance with the rules and procedures manual of administrative and financial management.
WADAF members division per country
| Countries | Artisanal fisheries PO | Support/advice NGO | Research Institut | Natural Persons | Total |
| Benin | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 7 |
| Cameroon | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| France | - | | - | 2 | 2 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Ghana | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Guinea C. | 2 | 1 | | - | 3 |
| Mali | 1 | | - | - | 1 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Senegal | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Togo | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 41 |
The diversity and the competences of the natural persons and WADAF NGOs members, the density of their combined experiences in organisation matter, the fisheries PO support-advice make of WADAF an expertise centre, a communication and initiatives taking vehicle among states in the West African region.
WADAF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS
After an overview of WADAF board of directors during the last ordinary meeting of March 5 and 6 2008, we introduce individually every member of the board. |
Mister Lucien DEHY, Chairman of WADAF, is from Benin , Executive Director of ID PECHE NGO in Benin. 03 PO Box 3558 Cotonou – Bénin. Phone. : + 229 21 32 42 36 / 97 19 05 11. E-mail : ldehy@yahoo.fr |
GAMFIDA PO of the Gambia, Vice Chairman , is represented by it President Mister Cherno Omar JOOF, retired civil servant PO. Box 672 Banjul – Gambia. Tél. : + 220 437 05 12 / 990 53 35. E-mail : j.cherno@yahoo.com |
Doctor Demba Yeun KANE, General Secretary, is Senegalese senior manager at the Senegalese Maritime Economy Ministry. 54 Cité Lobatt Fall, Pikine/Dakar – Sénégal. Phone. : + 221 33 854 21 86 / 77 644 82 28. E-mail : kdemba@gmail.com |
Mr Pierre HERRY, Treasurer, is french, retired.of Chemin de Toisy 45220 Gy-les-Nonais – France. Phone: + 33 2 38 94 63 84 / 6 12 70 98 36. E-mail : piherry@orange.fr |
UR SANTA YALLA PO of Senegal, member, represented by its President Mrs Aminata MANNE. Av. Emile BADIANE, PO 637 Ziguinchor – Sénégal. Phone. : + 221 33 991 27 43 / 77 542 52 31. E-mail : ursanta-yalla@sentoo.sn |
Professor Cheikh Saad-Bouh KAMARA, member, is from Mauritania, Honorary Professor. PO Box 5012 Nouakchott – Mauritania. Phone: + 222 525 75 55 / 632 23 63. |
ADEPEG NGO of Guinea Conakry, member, represented by its President* Mrs M’Balia SANGARE, civil servant. PO Box 4965 Conakry – Guinée. Phone. : + 224 30 41 59 65 / 60 26 03 54. E-mail : sdomani2000@yahoo.fr |
CNPS PO of Senegal, member, represented by its President Mister Dao GAYE. PO Box 3211 Dakar – Senegal. Phone. : + 221 33 953 50 33 / 77 561 83 95. E-mail : daogaye@yahoo.fr |