The eight groups have a total membership of 116 persons - 25 males and 91 females. Organizational structure and functioning Each PPP group elects two members as their representatives to the AAC for a one year period. New representatives are elected each year, to the extent possible, in accordance with the PPP principle of encouraging the rotation of leadership positions amongst all members. A gender balance is encouraged. The election of office-bearers takes place at the annual meeting, at the end of each year.
Voting is done by show of hands.
Since 1995, this has been corrected by reserving the vice positions largely for the male members. The position of Captain is also reserved for a male member as his duty is to find contract labour opportunities and to recruit piece workers for AAC income generation. Two examples were cited. In one case the husband of an elected AAC member was refusing to let her attend AAC meetings as he suspected she was using it as an excuse to have an affair with another man. The Discipline Committee met with the husband, explained the reason why his wife needed to attend and invited him to the next AAC meeting to see for himself how the meeting was conducted.