Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Crime Prevention
Culture
Development
Drug Control
Education
Energy
Environment
Family
Food
Governance
Habitat
Human Rights
Humanitarian Affairs
Justice
Media
Micro-Credit
Migration
Peace and Security
Population
Refugees
Science and Technology
Sports for Peace and Development
Trade and Development
United Nations Funding
Volunteerism
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Information and communication technologies
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Trafficking in women and girls
Population:
Population growth
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Social Development:
Conflict
Poverty
Youth
Statistics:
Time-use statistics
Sustainable Development:
Climate change
Education
Health
Human settlements
Information for decision-making and participation
Sustainable development for Africa
Transport
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Country of activity: |
Zambia
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Develop global partnership for development
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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Year of registration: |
2005 |
Organizational structure: |
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
COMPOSITION
i. Chairman
ii. Vice-Chairman
iii. General Secretary
iv. Vice-General Secretary
v. Treasurer
vi. Vice-Treasurer
vii. Public Relations Focal Point
viii. Three (3) Committee Trustees
ix. Executive Director
x. Any other number of Trustees as may be determined by the Founding Council
GENERAL DUTIES
i. Shall be responsible for decision-making and the giving of direction to the organization
ii. Shall select members of the various committees
iii. Shall select members of the Advisory Board.
iv. Shall, with the help of the Advisory Board have, the jurisdiction to employ, renew, retrieve and monitor the operations of the Secretariat.
v. Shall select/approve the Matron/Patron of the ITEM.
vi. Shall select/approve the Executive Director of the ITEM.
vii. Each member may recommend youths who share the vision of the organisation and are capable of effectively contributing to the decision-making process, to become a member of the Executive Committee.
viii. The existing committee may then sit, on approval by the Founding Council and ratify or not ratify this youth as a member. |
Number and type of members: |
MEMBERSHIP
Being an Organisation set up for the betterment of the lives of the young generation and ultimately to promote the emergence of a Focused Next Generation, we understand that this takes a collective effort.
We cannot work in isolation, thus, we need input from various stakeholders and the general public.
For this reason, a Membership/Affiliation system is set up as follows:
- Full time members
- Part time members
- Associate members
- Honorary members
- Corporate members
FULL TIME MEMBERS
i. Shall consist of all members of the National Executive Committee, and all full time employees of the Secretariat, including those at branch level.
ii. Shall be eligible to attend and contribute at all quarterly, mid-year and AGMs of ITEM.
iii. Shall have voting Rights.
PART TIME MEMBERS
i. Shall consist of all other persons working under the ITEM Secretariat or branches on part time basis.
ii. Shall include dramatists, part time researchers and counselors.
iii. Shall be eligible to attend Mid-Year and Annual General Meetings.
iv. Shall have the right to contribute positively in these meetings.
v. Shall have NO right to vote.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
i. Shall be persons or groups at the Local level, e.g. schools and communities affiliated to ITEM.
ii. Shall be eligible to attend and participate at the End of Year General Meetings (AGM s).
HONORARY MEMBERS
i. Shall be appointed by National Executive Committee (NEC)
ii. Shall be persons who contributed significantly to the fight against HIV/AIDS and/or other issues ITEM pursues.
iii. Persons deemed as Role Models by the young generation shall also be considered.
CORPORATE MEMBER
i. Shall be Organisations/Institutions that share ITEM’s vision.
ii. Shall include Sponsor Organizations and those that help ITEM in other forms of support.
iii. Shall be eligible to send representatives to the Mid-Year and Annual General Meetings. |
Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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