Solace International Inc

“Annual meeting held to do strategic planning, approve projects, review Ed performance and salary; regular reports filed by E.D. to Board and regular project updates posted to website.”

“Reviewed by Board of Directors and Executive Staff.”

“Any business before the board that may involve a conflict or perception of conflict is identified and any board member so involved abstains from voting on the matter.”

“Annual performance review conducted of E.D. Compensation reviewed and approved by full board.”

“All governing docs, policies and financial statements are available for public review upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: In 2013, Solace responded to the refugee crisis in Lebanon with an estimated 1 million Syrian refugees, many whom are living with no heat, no water or beds, crammed into uncomfortable housing. Lebanon has chosen not to set up refugee camps, so the refugees are living in substandard housing, wherever they can find shelter. Most are in a total state of confusion, schock and truama. Many of the refugees are women and children, having lost their fathers, sons, brothers in war torn Syria, from where they have fled for their lives. Solace continued setting up schools for some of the refugee children with a hot lunch program. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Solace partnered with the Kevin Rohan Memorial Eco Foundation to provide chickens for the biodynamic farm in Kathmandu, Nepal. This sustainable community is an eco village for the urban poor built on a former wasteland that feeds over 800 daily, a school, a water purification system that supplies over 60,000 gallons of purified water daily to several villages, a hospital and a recycling center that combines waste paper and sawdust to make heating briquettes. Homes are built from recycled glass bottles and cement. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Organic farm demonstration project located in Lake Worth, Florida. The farm serves several purposes; a open to the public farm that teaches about permaculture, sustainability and organic farming. The Solace farm serves as a model farm for sustainable organic agriculture that can be developed in the USA or abroad. All of the lessons learned abroad in our various projects are being utilized from water conservation to companion planting to permaculture.Many volunteers are working at the farm on a weekly basis, including high school students and other community members. Produce is donated to various local organizations such as food banks and other organizations serving the poor. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Columbia Cottage Industry. Solace continues to work with the women of Cali to produce recycled, fair wage products. We provide them with the designs, materials, volunteers and market. The project is almost self sustaining at this point.”

“Board is in process of instituting policy for financial statement oversight.”