STRUCTURE 2024
The Lazarus Union is organised at the local level in the form of an association
The international organizational structure of the Lazarus Union is based on a multi-level system of local, national, and international structures. The Lazarus Union, which is registered in Austria, serves as an umbrella organization that performs coordination and communication tasks between the individual national organizations, but does not directly influence their concrete national work. The renunciation of a purely centrifugal control keeps the Lazarus Union more dynamic and flexible since the differences in the individual countries regarding the social structure and the national political institutional system do not permit a uniform and powerful logic of action. Clearly defined, in the sense of the common statutes, the mission statement and the goals and binding declaration, considering the obligations of an UN-NGO with a general backlog of advisers at the United Nations, are therefore only the purpose and the goal of the union, and that one wants to achieve these together in a non-violent way.
The International Secretariat General of the Lazarus Union is also responsible for ensuring compliance with the Code of Conduct at global level, thus safeguarding the reputation or the name of the entire organisation. However, the strength of the Lazarus Union lies in the network of numerous independent national or local branches.
If a new organisation is admitted to the Lazarus Union or accepted as a group member, it is initially only under observation and is not yet a full member of the Lazarus Union. If, however, the new association works reliably and with commitment, and soon manages to stand on its own two feet financially, then it will receive unrestricted membership in the umbrella organization, more autonomy, and the right to have a say.
The individual members are directly involved in the organizational structure in the sense of a “bottom-up” approach.
It is necessary to return to the founding principles:
- The Lazarus Union is growing “up from the base” and not “top down”.
- The only important and “essential structure of the CSLI” is the individual member!
