According to the statutes, the governing bodies of WILDAF-OA are as follows:

• The General Assembly   
• The Board of Directors
• The Secretariat

The General Assembly

The WILDAF-AO General Assembly is composed of all the network’s member organizations. It meets at least once every four years and constitutes the governing body. The General Assembly meetings receive and deliberate on activity reports covering the periods preceding the meetings and provide general guidelines for WILDAF-AO’s future activities. It determines the network’s mandate and priority issues for the next four years, the organization’s general policies, and elects the Board of Directors for a four-year term.

The Board of Directors is composed of 07 (seven) members in total; however, the General Assembly has the power to increase the number. It is made up of the presidents of the national offices who can be replaced by the new presidents during the Board of Directors meeting. The CA has the prerogatives and obligations to examine at least once a year, the problems and concerns of WILDAF-AO, including the audited accounts of the organization, the overall management of funds and the amount to be spent…;

The current CA is composed of Ghana, Niger, Liberia, Mali and Guinea

WILDAF-AO has a Secretariat working under the direction of a Board. The Board recruits a Coordinator who will lead the Secretariat. The Board has the authority to terminate the Coordinator’s mandate in accordance with the provisions of the internal regulations and not otherwise.  

The Coordinator works diligently to achieve the objectives of WILDAF-AO and, in particular, keeps the members of the Board of Directors and the members in general informed of the network’s activities. The Coordinator is a full member of the Board; she participates in all meetings but does not have voting rights.

When necessary, members of a country may establish a national office or focal point with the approval of the Council. The national office thus established is financed by funds raised by members of that country with the support of the Secretariat. It reports to the WILDAF-AO members of its country on all matters relating to programs and other matters concerning the national office.