Africa West

Benin

EnglishConnect in Benin

Summary

February 19, 2019

*This summary applies to EnglishConnect 1, EnglishConnect 2, and Learn English Now only.

The Association of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Benin, a local association (the “Association”), can carry out the EnglishConnect program in Benin. The EnglishConnect program will be part of the Self-Reliance activities already taking place in Benin. The Association may issue OGC- approved certificates of completion to participants who successfully complete EnglishConnect courses. We recommend that the Association provide a disclosure to each participant that EnglishConnect courses will contain religious content, that they will not carry accredited value, and outlining the cost (if any) of EnglishConnect course materials.

The authorization of the EnglishConnect program in Benin has been made by OGC pursuant to an expedited review process (approved by Associate General Counsel - International on May 15, 2018) without specific review by local counsel in Benin.

The conditions of this approval are that the program be operated in Benin according to the following guidelines:

• No mass media advertising of the program targeting the general public:

○ I.e., no newspaper, radio, or broadly distributed social media advertising;

○ Handbills, posters, announcements in Church, or “pass-along” cards are acceptable.

• Obtain parental consent for each student 18 years old or under (using the parental consent form attached as Appendix A):

○ Obtain both parent signatures where possible;

○ If someone 18 or under is actually living on their own, parental consent is not needed.

• Provide every student a hard copy of the Church’s Privacy Notice (attached as Appendix B) and be sure they read it.¹

• Do not charge any fees or costs to the participants for program participation:

○ Program materials can be provided for free (by on-line download where possible) or purchased through regular distribution channels by local units or directly by participants.

• At least one-third of all teaching must contain substantial religious content (i.e., religious content should take up 20 minutes of each hour of instruction or 30 minutes of each 90 minutes of instruction).

• Follow all local country standards for the vetting and calling of teachers of youth for any EnglishConnect teacher who will be teaching anyone under 21.

• Follow all program guidelines contained in the Leader and Teacher guides.

• Any mission which has never used English teaching as a contacting method must obtain specific OGC approval before beginning to use EnglishConnect materials, in order to avoid threats to missionary visas or the Church’s legal status.

If a student has registered online for EnglishConnect using a Church Account, then he or she need not be provided a hard copy of the Privacy Notice.

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Ghana

EnglishConnect in Ghana

Summary

June 28, 2018

*This summary applies to EnglishConnect 1, EnglishConnect 2, and Learn English Now only.

The Ghana Association of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Ghanaian non- governmental organization (the “Ghana Association”), can carry out the EnglishConnect program in Ghana. The EnglishConnect program will be part of the Self-Reliance activities already taking place in Ghana. The Ghana Association may issue OGC-approved certificates of completion to participants who successfully complete EnglishConnect courses. We recommend that the Ghana Association provide a disclosure to each participant that EnglishConnect courses will contain religious content, that they will not carry accredited value, and outlining the cost (if any) of EnglishConnect course materials.

The EnglishConnect program in Ghana was subject to local counsel review. There are no country- specific issues in Ghana, as long as the EnglishConnect program operates under the following guidelines: 1

• No mass media advertising of the program targeting the general public in any given country;

○ i.e., no newspaper, radio, broadly distributed social media advertising

○ Handbills, posters, announcements in Church, or “pass-along” cards are OK

• Obtain parental consent from everyone 18 and under (using the parental consent form attached as Appendix A)

○ Obtain both parent signatures where possible

○ If someone 18 or under is actually living on their own, parental consent not needed

• Do not charge any fees or costs to the participants for program participation

○ Program materials can be provided for free (by on-line download where possible) or purchased through regular distribution channels by local units or directly by participants

• At least one-third of all teaching must contain substantial religious content (religious content should take up 20 minutes of each hour of instruction or 30 minutes of each 90 minutes of instruction)

• Follow all local country standards for the vetting and calling of teachers of youth for any EnglishConnect teacher who will be teaching anyone under 21

• Follow all program guidelines contained in the Leader and Teacher guides, which must include the requirement to follow the attached matrix with regard to data privacy (attached as Appendix C)

• Any mission which has never used English teaching as a contacting method must obtain OGC approval before beginning to use EnglishConnect materials to avoid threats to missionary visas or the Church’s legal status

The Ghana Association’s property is not currently exempt from property tax, although OGC Africa West is working to apply for exemptions. The opinion from local counsel requested a copy of the property tax exemptions before opining on whether the EnglishConnect program would put the exemptions in danger. Because the properties are not exempt, the EnglishConnect program will not pose a threat to their tax status.

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Ivory Coast

EnglishConnect in the Ivory Coast

Summary

January 24, 2019

*This summary applies to EnglishConnect 1, EnglishConnect 2, and Learn English Now only. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ivory Coast, a local association (the “Association”),

can carry out the EnglishConnect program in the Ivory Coast. The EnglishConnect program will be part

of the Self-Reliance activities already taking place in the Ivory Coast. The Association may issue OGC- approved certificates of completion to participants who successfully complete EnglishConnect courses. We recommend that the Association provide a disclosure to each participant that EnglishConnect courses will contain religious content, that they will not carry accredited value, and outlining the cost (if any) of EnglishConnect course materials.

The authorization of the EnglishConnect program in the Ivory Coast has been made by OGC pursuant to an expedited review process (approved by Associate General Counsel - International on May 15, 2018) without specific review by local counsel in the Ivory Coast.

The conditions of this approval are that the program be operated in the Ivory Coast according to the following guidelines:

• No mass media advertising of the program targeting the general public:

○ I.e., no newspaper, radio, or broadly distributed social media advertising;

○ Handbills, posters, announcements in Church, or “pass-along” cards are acceptable.

• Obtain parental consent for each student 18 years old or under (using the parental consent form attached as Appendix A):

○ Obtain both parent signatures where possible;

○ If someone 18 or under is actually living on their own, parental consent is not needed.

• Provide every student a hard copy of the Church’s Privacy Notice (attached as Appendix B) and be sure they read it.1