How it started:

     International Homeroom started out as an inspiration of the founding Chairperson, Sharif Bhuiyan, in the winter of 2007. After doing many small privately funding charity work he wanted to start an organization that combines his passion for education and willingness to help others that sparked the idea of helping children receive a well supported primary education. He wanted to help children in areas where children’s education is not seen as important to a child’s life and also in regions where the local government hasn’t financially supported the educational institutions.

     All of us in this organization, believed that every child should at least be able to read and write their own name. We don't just want to help just one group, race, ethnic or nationality; we wanted to help all the forgotten children of the world. The name of the organization was actually suggested to our founder, by a fellow co-worker at the New York City Medical Examiner Office. International Homeroom is a place where all children will be seen as equal regardless of their background. Sharif Bhuiyan initially wanted to do as a private foundation but after speaking to his mother and brother about his idea; they suggested on bringing the help of his many talented friends. So after speaking to a few friends Sharif saw that they too shared his dream.

     In September of the follow year, the first official meeting to place at our founder's private home, where they discuss how this new organization would seek to help out. That night, the Board of Directors and By-Laws were created. Since then International Homeroom set out with its goals, to help those forgotten children around the world to receive their natural right of being educated and making a positive changes in their lives.

I.H. Future

     Still in its infancy International Homeroom has started to do fundraisers and collect donations. The Board of Directs has selected a country that will receive the initial help from International Homeroom. It is one of the world poorest and among the highest illiterate country in the world. All 6 Board of Director happened to be born there too. The first country that will receive support from International Homeroom is Bangladesh. They believe it’s the best place to start since it’s a familiar area and they want to show children there, that with education you can make it.

     Along with members, there are few volunteers who are part of the organization. Each member and volunteer brings their unique talent to bring hope to children across the world. Together the organization is striving to help children the world as has forgotten about.

I.H. Today

In the future, International Homeroom hopes to continue playing an important role in the development of educational institutions around the world. Below is our list of goals:

• By the end of 2010 we anticipate to achieve the goal of helping to fund for the resources needed in 10 different institutions in 10 different districts of Bangladesh.

• Beyond 2010 we hope to move on to a different country. The country will be decided on by the Board of Director at that time.

• We will continue to grow and evolve with the growing needs of children. We will help nurture and help build a young child mind, and in do so, hope that the child’s life has transformed into something better.

Our Mission Statement (Bengali):

     International Homeroom is a secular organization dedicated to bring change in developing nations by generating financial support for educational institutions in impoverished international communities.
     In keeping with this focus, our members, volunteers and supporters are involved with and support projects that are secular and have an education-related component to them. The objectives of this group are:

1. To provide educational support to underprivileged children in developing nations.

2. To encourage the formation of various local groups across the world to reach out to larger sections of the population.

3. To support and cooperate with persons and groups already engaged in similar activities.

4. It is our goal for children everywhere, boys and girls alike, to be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.

5. To raise the required human and other resources to achieve the group objectives.

6. To provide opportunities to each every child living in developing nation to succeed in life through education.

7. To address, whenever possible, issues affecting education.

8. To help bring social-economic changes to the lives of children with education.

For Approving Projects.

1. I.H. will only work with schools, organizations and groups that are non-sectarian. I.H. will not discriminate on the basis of creed, caste, religion, orientation or sex.

2. The proposal for a school or project must be presented in full detail. Its objectives, plan of action, number of children covered, number of people involved in implementation, itemized budget and any other relevant information.

3. Projects will be managed and sustained by the I.H. Board of Directors, specially designated sub-committees or volunteers as deemed necessary. Assistance from non-members/volunteers should be kept to a minimum.

4. The goal of the project must ultimately be to promote or further any educational related needs in the designated region.

5. The benefit of the project must be fairly distributed and should reach a maximum number of children.

6. Project priority will be determined by cost, area of focus, age of children and overall importance deemed fit by the Board of Directors.

7. The group will be required to provide complete financial and narrative reports (and photographs, if possible) on the progress of project when desired by I.H. (not more than 4 times during a year)

Article I Name and Organization

     The name of this association is International Homeroom. International Homeroom is designated an unincorporated nonprofit association created under the laws of the State of New York.

Article II Intent and Purpose

     It is the intent of International Homeroom to help provide the accessibility of education that is found in The United States of America to developing nations of the world.

     International Homeroom consists of five or more members joined by mutual consent for the common, nonprofit purposes of promoting the values of education by funding the needs of improvised schools. We will financially provide support in building and/or repair school facilities. Along with aid in purchasing books and other educational supplies and materials needed for students and aid in purchasing school supplies and other supportive materials for the entire school facility.

     International Homeroom may engage in any and all other charitable activities permitted to an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code or corresponding future provisions of the federal tax law. To these ends, International Homeroom may do and engage in any and all lawful activities that may be incidental or reasonably necessary to any of these purposes, and it shall have and may exercise all other powers and authority now or hereafter conferred upon unincorporated nonprofit corporations in the State of New York.

     The organization is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and or scientific purposed under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Article III Office and Duration

1. The office of International Homeroom shall be located at the address at which the Chair has official residence; or at such place as International Homeroom may from time to time determine, or as the business of International Homeroom may require.

2. The duration of International Homeroom shall be perpetual.

3. The death, removal, or resignation of any member of International Homeroom shall not result in the dissolution of International Homeroom.

Article IV Structure and Membership

     International Homeroom consists of individuals and groups dedicated to the promotion and advancement of providing a safe education environment for education in developing nations, through public awareness. Membership is open to anyone wishing to render support, guidance and encouragement to the organization.

     International Homeroom is a purely voluntary organization, and membership in International Homeroom becomes effective upon the payment of annual dues in an amount set by a quorum of then existing members of the organization. International Homeroom does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religious affiliation, handicap, national origin, or other personal factor.

Article V Association Leadership

     International Homeroom shall be governed by at least five (5) officers to be determined by the group. The name and total number of officer positions will be determined as the group requires, changeable as circumstances necessitate. One person will be designated as International Homeroom’s agent in this state, as needed, following state law requirements.

     Forty percent of the then-existing memberships constitute a quorum of International Homeroom. Directors may be elected annually by nomination and a majority vote of at least a quorum of the organization.

Article VI Accounting and Records

     T fiscal year of International Homeroom shall be January 1 through December 31 of each year.

     All minute books, correspondence, and other records of International Homeroom shall be preserved by the Secretary in the Board of Directors. Records that have ceased to be of use for the conduct of the affairs of International Homeroom may be turned over for preservation to a depository designated by it, or discarded.

Article VII Dissolution

     In the event of the dissolution of International Homeroom, its property, funds, and other assets shall be transferred to whatever organization or organizations operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and/or scientific purposes as International Homeroom may determine, provided such organization or organizations qualify as tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code of the United States.

     Upon the dissolution of the organization, assets shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code, or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Any such assets not disposed of shall be disposed of by the Court of Common Pleas of the country in which the principal office of the organization or organizations, as said Court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed these Articles of Association on this 28th day of September, 2008.