FAME foundation was established to solicit, encourage and advance the social, emotional and economic wellbeing of women and girls as well as formulate programmes within the framework of national development plan with a view to enhancing the participation of women and advocate for gender parity in the society.
FAME foundation firmly believe that the entire nation, businesses, communities and groups can benefit from the implementation of programs and policies that adopt the notion of women empowerment.
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ReimbursementPolicyandProcedures
Purpose
The purpose of establishing a transport reimbursement policy is to ensure that reimbursements are fair, ethical, transparent, timely, and are not unduly burdensome on the traveler or Finance Officer
Policy
Onlyprogram attendees with a secure pass will be
Those engaged in approved project travel should be fully reimbursed for such travel at agreedrates (i.e. they should not be out of pocket, unless they choose modes or methods more expensive than those discussed below).
Reimbursements should reasonably match actual expenses (i.e. the attendee should notregard reimbursements as supplemental income).
Consistent with the above, record-keeping and documentation of travel expenses should beminimized to reduce the administrative
Tobe eligible for reimbursement of expenses, the travel must be approved beforehand and must be consistent with these
Travelof staff for official meetings is automatically
The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the Finance Officer, approves all official
Thetraveler is responsible for all prerequisites such as medical requirements (e.g. immunizations), visas, security, insurance, and emergency
The traveler accepts all liabilities and agrees to hold the organization harmless while on Route, Mode and Standard of Transportation
The traveler is responsible for making all travel arrangements, or ensuring that they aremade by
Travelersshould minimize the total costs of the trip as much as reasonably
Program attendees are expected to purchase tickets and pay expenses themselves and bereimbursed In the case of air tickets purchased well in advance of travel to secure a lower fare, travelers may request reimbursement from the treasurer before the travel is completed.
Air travel will be reimbursed up to full coach airfare. If the duration of air travel is morethan 14 hours from first flight departure to final flight arrival at the destination, business class airfare is Travelers will not be reimbursed for the value of frequent flier miles used for airfare or upgrades while on official travel, but they will be appreciated by the Finance Officer.
Reimbursementfor train travel will be at first class
Privatecar travel will be reimbursed at 2000 Naira per
Travelexpenses eligible for reimbursement by FAME foundation include:
Costof transportation;
Dailylodging and meals and incidental
Lodgingwill be paid to a program attendee for overnight stay at a destination, adjusted as described
Accommodationwill be reimbursed at actual costs, up to 100% of the amount
This covers all expenditure for local transportation to and from the airport, or other point ofarrival or departure as well as other incidental expenses.
Noterminal expenses will be paid if transportation is provided at no cost to the
Additionaltravel expenses include the following:
Localtransportation other than that covered by terminal expenses;
Costof communications in connection with the organization
Hireof meeting rooms or other space for official meetings (d)Services or equipment connected with the
(e) Visa costs.
Claims for reimbursement should be sent to the Finance Officer (preferably via email) on are-imbursement form provided by the Finance Officer, with a copy to the Executive
Claims should besupported by copies of:
thetravel itinerary;
airor train tickets or bills;
receiptsfor any allowed additional
Claimsshould include the lodging
Claimswill be settled as soon as reasonably achievable by the Finance Officer in Naira.
The methods of payment will be chosen to minimize bank or other charges, and inagreement between the traveler and Finance Officer. Electronic/Bank transfer to the traveler’s bank is the usual method.
For official meetings a travel report must be submitted to the Executive Director, with acopy to the Finance Officer before reimbursements will be
Thetravel report should consist of:
Asummary concisely stating the purpose of the travel, work done and results achieved;
Abrief description of the conference or meetings attended or visits made;
A succinct assessment by the traveler of the main conclusions that could be drawn from theabove, with any implications for the organization
Recommendations regardingany actions by the
The Finance Officer will first address any issues relating to apparent or obvious non-compliance with these procedures with the
TransportationReimbursementForm
Instruction: Kindly fill the form below and attach every supporting document to it. Please
submit the completed form to the treasurer once you are done.
Name: Phone Number
Address: Position
City: State
Transportation Dates
Name of Event/Meeting attended
Is proof of expense attached to this form? Yes ( ) No ( ). If not, please provide a reason below.
Mode of transportation: Road ( ) Rail ( ) Air ( ) Sea ( ) Cost incurred for transportation:
Additional expenses (Naira):
Reimbursement Demanded: Amount in figures
Amount in Words:
Account Name
Bank name Account Number
I hereby confirm that the information provided above is true to the best of my knowledge and authorize that the reimbursement be paid into the account.