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Progressing Under Recession Education
(PURE) Society
1/1/2016
2016
The P.u.r.e Society Progressing Under Recession Education
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`TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…. 1
HOME………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….
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VISSION …………….……………………………………….…………………………………………………………………. 3
MISSION STATEMENT ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
OBJECTIVES …….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
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EXECUTIVE TEAM………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 6
THE 21 STANDING COMMITTEES.……………………………………………………………………….……... 7
METHODOLOGY………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
TARGET……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 9
RELEVANCE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
PROBLEM AND OPPORTUNITY……………………………………………………………………..…..……...
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LOCATION……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
PARTNERSHIP ……………………….…………………………..………………………………………………………. 13
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FINANCIAL RESOURCE……………………………………………………………………….……………………... 14
BENEFICIARY…………………………………………………………………………………………..….………………. 15
TIME LINE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ….………………………………………….………….………….. 16
CONTACT INFORMATION ………………………………………………………………………………….……… 17
INTRODUCTION
The name PURE is an abbreviation for Progressing Under Recession Education.
This society was founded on 27th of February, 2010. It was formed by students of the University of Namibia during the 2010 recession period.
The past recession period had been an eye opener for us as students, in that we faced many academic and financial challenges to name but a few, even so we had to find solutions to our problems, and as we pondered on it, we found that the best solution was to put all our efforts together and most certainly with this effort we would create some kind of positive change, thus our movement began to change the impaired judgment we had developed during our hardships.
The remedy to our solution was to educate ourselves and others on how best to strive through our individual recession’s or difficulties (school work, health, sports, careers etc.) a journey towards self-actualization so to say, we stood our ground and the PURE Society was born, with a vision to help build community spirit among young people and offer an environment of support that leads to success.
We strive to empower and educate the youth through diverse interaction of education, business, sports, arts and culture.
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HOME
The rewards of being part of the PURE Society are significant. There has never been a better time to invest in youth empowerment, we are tomorrow’s leaders and if appropriate opportunities are made available to put our natural endowment to creative and productive channels, we are indeed capable of working wonders”.
Today it is globally realized that the youth will lead nations and bring about prosperity for next generations. Now our focus as a youth empowerment society is to present opportunities for youth by investing heavily in education, sports, cultural heritage, skills development and leadership education. Therefore we can say that youth empowerment is integral for national development especially for us as a developing country where youth constitute majority of overall population. If we focus on youth development and empowerment it will lead us towards long term prosperity. It has been observed that those countries who invest heavily in their youth get high returns on their investment in every sector.
We refer to Southern African Developing Countries, such as ours, with a large population that can be categorized as falling within the UN’s definition of youth. We then as a youth empowerment society are trying to diversify the scope of youth empowerment, because it is a vital aspect in economic development, as the youth are the future and therefore are nation builders. Since 2010, we as a society have made extensive efforts to promote youth empowerment. We have undertaken various youth oriented initiatives to empower the youth and impact their lives positively.
THE PURE SOCIETY FOOTBALL CLUB
THE DREAM TEAM BASKETBALL CLUB
HELPING THE LESS PRIVILEGED
The task of empowerment is a very challenging one, thus we have divided ours into phases.
Firstly, every individual can contribute towards our empowerment programs according to his or her capabilities.
And secondly, all our members should be made to understand a specific project, its importance to the society and community at large. They should be given a suitable direction so as to work hard for our visions fulfillment.
The youth are full of vast and untapped energy it is there for imperative that our country must see that its youth power is properly utilized. It is our duty as a society to see that the youth is not corrupted by any corrupt vices. Our society should make efforts to free our schools and universities from the bane of dormant thinking and time wasting. When in schools and universities, the youth should be kept busy with academic courses and sports. When they are free, they should be engaged in fruitful activities. Only then can we use the youth power for the task of nation building.
Some benefits of youth empowerment:
· Healthy Nation· Empowered and Skilled Youth· Prosperity among young people · Innovation· Entrepreneurship· Internal Harmony and Peace· Employment· National Development· Transparent Social and Political systems· Educated Public· Social and Economic Development· Less dependability on Government by youth
communities· Voice on youth issues effectively
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VISSION
Our Vision is to help build community spirit amongst young people and offer an environment of support that leads to success.
MISSION STATEMENT
To empower a motivated and dedicated generation of young leaders who will in turn contribute to economic growth.
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OBJECTIVES
The Pure Society’s objectives are to;
Transform ideas in to existing youth development projects. Be the driving force behind talent recognition and its development (to
connect upcoming sports men/women, artists etc. to the southern African market (SADC) through developing cross country activities by established and well known links.
Use many teachings of different related fields of study to enable youth to be the best contributing individuals of our communities ( to invite well known leaders and respected icons of our community, to hold empowerment lectures in schools and the community at large on ethical behaviour , moral practice, use and abuse of drugs, keeping healthy, business success etc. )
Establish relations and social networks with pioneers in business and other fields through mentorship.
Use youth developmental projects to elevate society and the economy. Give to the communities (schools, orphanages) the much needed work
and help through various programs and activities (for example through donations, book marathons, fundraisers).
Accomplish the aims and goals of the society by working together both locally and internationally bringing about youth empowerment in Africa.
Help to educate, mentor, and advise youth. Promote their welfare and allow them to make informed decisions.
Strive to promote social good and prevent or mitigate social harms through research, public education, and advocacy.
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EXECUTIVE TEAMOur society’s leadership body is composed of twelve (12) National Executive Members (NEC) and three (3) Supporting Directors:
The President The Vice President The Secretary General The Operations Coordinator The Vice Operations Coordinator Financial Manager Vice Finance Manager Executive Secretary Public Relations Officer Representative for Academic Affairs Sports Coordinator Information and Technology Manager
The PURE Society secretariat shall be established in four different countries as our Society spreads across SADC, these countries are referred to as member states;
i. Namibiaii. Zambiaiii. Botswanaiv. South Africa
The Executive secretariat in each member state shall be overseen by the Senior President of all member states Congress.
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THE TWENTY ONE STANDING COMMITTEES
Our establishment of 21 standing committees is apparent for the society because activities are numerous to be handled by the National Executive Committee.
For ongoing, major activities we have established standing committees; for short-term activities, we shall establish ad-hoc committees that cease when the activities are completed. Standing Committees are included in the Society Constitution.Committees recommend policy for approval by the entire National Executive Committee or Congress, and also make full use of Executive Committee members' expertise, time and commitment, and ensure diversity of opinions on the National Executive Committee.
These Committees shall be replicated and spread across the country, thus each Province, District or Town shall be controlled by their respective Provincial Committee.
The following list portrays our various Standing Committees, i.e., committees that exist year round.
1. National Executive Committee 2. Provincial Committee3. Finance Committee4. Audit Committee5. Electoral Committee6. Nominating Committee7. Fundraising Committee8. International Relations Committee9. Charitable/Social Committee10. Academic Affairs Committee11. Diverse Arts Committee12. Sports Committee13. Business and Asset Management Committee14. Events and Projects Committee15. Accommodation and Housing Committee16. Transportation and Maintenance Committee17. Human Resource Committee18. Marketing and Sale Committee19. Pure Youth Committee20. Pure Ladies Committee21. Pure Gents Committee
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METHODOLOGYThe methodology used is aimed at promoting youth empowerment, developmental activities and further promote a culture of knowledge sharing in order to build young leaders.
The aim is to basically synthesize an ever changing society in a positive direction so as to have youth who are empowered, empower others.
TARGETOur target is our nations’ new generation of youth, but we have the entire Southern African Developing Countries’ (SADC) interest at heart, thus we shall be set up in Namibia, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa, with a vision to spread across Africa.
RELEVANCEQualitative research was conducte0d between the months of January and March 2010 among 500 youths in various institutions around Windhoek the capital of Namibia and the capital of Zambia, Lusaka. Using open ended and direct questionnaires, results indicated that 98% of respondents found that a society of this nature would be beneficial to mostly the youth and modern society.
PROBLEM AND OPPORTUNITYThe problem we as youth are facing is lack of employment, limited access to knowledge, resources and better career opportunities, lack of funds (disposable income) and investment capital.
With our society’s school of thought, our stance is to develop young leaders who will be motivated and dedicated to achieve goals through our objectives and fulfil the vision of helping build community spirit amongst the youth and further creating an environment of support that will lead us to success.
We further undertake to be the best contributing individuals of our mother Nations, as we believe that the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.
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LOCATIONOur Society was registered in Zambia on the 6th of May 2015, and we are now in the process of acquiring a Society house for our SADC Youth Empowerment Programs (SYEP), our vision is to quickly expand these projects to as many major towns and other provinces with time and growth.
P.U.R.E Society Founder and President, Pondani Edward Mwale.
PARTNERSHIP Our aim is to partner with those whose vision and heart is synonymous to ours so that together we can make a great positive impact in the lives of people and in turn develop our society, even so we shall be linked to four SADC Universities as we expand our Academic Affairs programs.
i. University of Zambiaii. University of Namibia
iii. University of Botswana and, iv. University of South Africa
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We shall further establish our society as Pure Youth student clubs in high schools, this will better aid our mentorship and career guidance programs for students and help them transition in to positive contributing citizens.
FINANCIAL RESOURCEThe society is currently running on petty cash raised through small fund raisers which barely support our projected year plans.
Our extra finances were raised by dedicated and motivate founder members of the society through an initiative called the Pure Investment Group (P.I.G), but now we deem it fit to seek sponsorship from credible organizations and well-wishers to facilitate our youth empowerment projects and expansion.
Our bankers are First National Bank (FNB).
BENEFICIARYThe beneficiaries of all PURE Society activities and projects will be our registered members, the youth, and the people of Zambia at large. We shall target youth in various residential, rural and urban areas across all communities of the country.
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The
Pure Society Outreach Team with less privileged youth of Lusaka.
BRIEF TIME LINE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTSThe 27th of February 2010 was the Launch and registration of the Pure Society at the University of Namibia as a student club.
2010 was the beginning of our youth empowerment journey, that has got us this far, and we are dedicated to contribute to Nation building through active youth empowerment using Business, Education, Sports, Diverse Art, and Culture.
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The Pure Society was then further registered with the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture in Namibia on the 11th of June 2012.
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Raise the Heat Fundraiser
The purpose for this event was to raise funds for a Christian Non-Governmental Organization called Mama Anna Foundation (MAF), which we worked with.
MAF was born from a desire to contribute to a national caring and supportive environment for orphans, vulnerable children and women affected or infected by HIV/AIDS regardless of their background. The foundation helps them to achieve their education, creates sustainable developmental programs which create employment opportunities for them so that they may create resilience and cope with the challenges ahead and be integrated in the society without being exploited due to their situation.
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Website Launch
We also launched the society’s temporarily website, which is a social network that allows us to interact, communicate our upcoming events and for members to suggest ways on improving our wellbeing as an empowerment society. The website is www.thepuresociety.webs.com. This being a temporary registration ‘webs’ site we are setting up our official website for the PURE Society Zambia, to enable us operate effectively.
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THE ONE-UP PROGRAM
We held an event at Lake Oanab Resort. We took a number of our new and old members and had time to interact with them not only through empowerment talks, but also through various activities such as water sports. And we also had time to share some beverages coupled with a braai, while we were provided an opportunity to introduce the society and tell them what it is about and our agenda for an initiative called the ‘ONE-UP PROGRAM. Seeing that we are a youth empowering society our aim was to gain more recognition amongst our peers and admit them as members of the society so as to work hand in hand, response from the youth that we took after the trip was rewarding. We intend to accomplish many more activities such as these with your help.
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THE ‘COLOUR OF CULTURE’ EVENT
This was an event held by the Pure Society as an initiative to create a platform for different people with diverse cultural heritage to show case their talents, culture’s and many other culturally rooted and related acts.
This exposed not only the youths’ talent but also acted as an educational expo that helped the youth get better knowledge of different ethnic ideals, norms, principles etc.
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THE STAY ACTIVE PROGRAM (SAP)
The society also hosted some sporting games in football and basketball with the society basketball team ‘THE DREAM TEAM’ and foot ball team ‘PURE SOCIETY FOOTBALL CLUB’ (PSFC).
The Pure Society Stay -Active Program (SAP) was initiated following the identification of major problems found in youth empowerment in connection to sports. The objectives of the project are to:
1. Help the mitigation and reduction of alcohol abuse and its relation to HIV and Aids amongst the youth by encouraging extracurricular activities.
2. Get more parents and individuals in our communities involved in the promotion and elevation of adequate sport and recreation programs for the youth.
3. Encourage the development of skill and talent that lead to self-reliance in various sectors such as education, creative arts, career development etc.
4. To increase youth accessibility to sport and recreational facilities.
5. The overall objective is to use sport and recreation as a tool to uplift the youths’ sprit, social standards and impact their mind set, with a school of thought that will help them make positive judgments when it comes to real life situations. Through this process we shall give adequate information on the dangers of alcohol, drug abuse and there relations to HIV and Aids.
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THE P.U.R.E SOCIETY FOOT BALL CLUB (PSFC)
A football team that was initiated in 2012 with members from diverse back grounds; it was formed by Co-Founder and Society Secretary General Philip Ponya and former, Sports Coordinator Rodney Snapper.
Our vision as a society is to continue empowering the youth through sports and positive social Interactions.
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THE DREAM TEAM
A basketball team that was initiated in 2010 was a First place Gold medallist team at the Student Representative Council (SRC) league 2010.
Insert from left to right; Akashi Mwalye, Leonard Sakala, Pondani Edward Mwale, Masole Muyobo, Vincent Chiposa, Fumuyani M’kandawire and Clement Zulu.
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THE 2016 EXECUTIVES (NEC)Some of our National Executive Committee members pose for pictures with the Minister of Youth and Sport after the 12th March 2016 Youth Day celebration and presentations themed;
“Youth Champions of Dialogue, Peace, Unity and Economic Emancipation’’.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Postal Address; Zambia
THE PURE SOCIETY PRESIDENT
P.O. BOX 51206
Ridge Way, Lusaka,
Zambia.
Executive Contacts
Pondani Edward Mwale
Society President
Cell: +260969549943/+260975578132
Email: [email protected]
Philip Ponya
Society Secretary General
Cell: +260961703828
Email: [email protected]
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