YOUNG AFRICAN WRITERS LEAGUE; WHO ARE WE?
Preamble
Young African Writers League [the
Young League] shall be an organization that is based on the tents of equity and
social justice. We the members of Young African
Writers League [the Young League], having firmly resolved to form an
organization committed to the general interest of each member, for the development of African in particular and the
world at large. And also to enhance
co-operation, educational excellence, good writing skills, etc. among African
youths, especially young African writers or those aiming to be. We also resolve
to promote the welfare of the members and all African youths across African
countries and beyond through promotion of qualitative education and equal
educational opportunity to all via legitimate means. We shall achieve these through advocacy,
lobbying, educational awareness, socialization and value re-orientation. We
shall uphold ideals of freedom, social justice, equity and fraternity.
Who are we?
Young African Writers League is a
registered academic organization that is made up of African youths [both male
and female] who are writers and those who want to be writers in future. The
organization promotes education and good writing skills across African
countries. Its structure is designed to cover the entire fifty-four African
states. The young league is an organization that was formed by African youths
who are educational inclined and committed in their search for better society
for youths through writings and other educational campaigns across African
continent and beyond. The membership is
strictly restricted to African Writers and those who are not yet writers but
want to be. Exception to rule is that any foreign who is residing in any
African countries for period of one year is qualified to join the League. The
organization beliefs in philosophy of catch
them young!
The organization was formed in
November and it was formally inaugurated on December 2014 at the University of
Nigeria, Nsukka. The organization is unique in the sense that it is the first
viable attempt by African youths mostly those at University of Nigeria, Nsukka where
it originated, to take holistic and drastic campaign against all forms of
educational and other social injustice against African youths.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The Young League as a noble academic
organization was not formed for its own sake but for the sake of rendering
academic services to humanity. The following are some of the basic aims and
objectives of the organization and as they contain in the Young League’s
constitution.
Section
3 [1] states that “it shall be the duties and
responsibilities of all members of the Young League to conform to, project,
promote and to observe the following fundamental aims and objectives of our
noble organization which shall being known as “the Ten Pillars of the Young League.” These are:
a)
To
promote education among African Youths
b)
To
promote good writing skill among African Youths.
c)
To
provide forum for students to contribute towards the development of Africa and
the world at large
d)
To
ensure equal education opportunities to
all African youths irrespective of gender, religion or race
e)
To
create a platform where African youths can interact academically, socially,
politically and otherwise
f)
To
divert the attention of youths from negative issues to positive issues through
educational sensitization and socialization
g)
To
join hands with the government in promoting and creating awareness among youths
on the important of education
h)
To
join hands with government agencies in their fight against book piracy in
Africa and the world at large. For example, in Nigeria the organization shall
pattern with Nigerian Copyright Commission in her fight against book piracy in
higher institutions of learning and beyond
i)
To
eradicate school dropout and child labour in Africa
j)
To
train future world writers and leaders.
OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES OF THE
YOUNG LEAGUE
The Young League is hierarchically
structured starting from Continental
Coordinator who is in charge of entire African countries
to the Community Coordinators. The
structures are designed to be decentralized to the local and hinterland zones.
This is to ensure that every communities and schools will have community coordinators and school coordinators respectively.
The following are the administrative structures
[offices] and their constitutional responsibilities as they contain in the
Young League constitution chapter six sections 22 to 29;
The Coordinators:
Section 22. The
coordinator whether continental, national, or community, shall perform the
following functions:
a)
Preside
over all general and executive meeting including the emergency meetings within
their administrative jurisdiction
b)
Shall
be responsible for the proper administration of the organization.
c)
Shall
live life of emulation and admiration
d)
Shall
be adequately monitory all the activities of different branch
e)
Shall
consider African interest before his/her personal interest by rendering
essential services.
f)
Shall
be performing diplomatic functions like projecting and promoting the aims of
the organization to the world, visiting of schools across African countries to
encourage them to study hard and also to write.
g)
Shall
be one on the association signatories.
The Deputy Coordinators:
Section 23. The
deputy coordinators shall assist the coordinators and act as the coordinators
in the absent of the latter.
The secretary
Section 24.
The secretary shall:
a)
Perform
all the secretarial functions of the organization.
b)
Handle
and keep all the correspondences of the organization.
c)
Perform
other duties as may be given to him/her by the president.
d)
Shall
register newly admitted members
e)
Shall
be one of the organization signatories on financial and other documents.
Assistant secretary
Section 25. Assistant secretary shall
a)
Assist
the secretary and act as the secretary when he/she is absent.
b)
Be
responsible for keeping up-to-date and accurate registers of the members of the
association and attendances to meetings.
Financial secretary
Section 26.
The financial secretary shall:
a)
Ensure
proper recording of all the organization financial transactions.
b)
Receive
and record all money (i.e. income) of the organization.
c)
Shall
submit all the money collected to the treasurer within three days or pay it
into the association’s account within three days in absent of the treasurer.
d)
Shall
render financial account to the organization from time to time as may be
demanded by members.
e)
Shall
serve as one of the organization signatories on financial documents
Treasurer
Section 27.
The treasurer shall:
a)
Receive
from the financial secretary all money paid to the organization.
b)
Deposits
the organization money in his/her bank account within three days from the date
of receipt.
c)
Keep
an impress account of #2000.00 only.
d)
Shall
perform other duties as may be assigned to her by the president.
PRO (Public Relation Officer)
Section 28.
The public relation officer shall
a)
Make approved announcements to the
organization.
b)
Shall
paste information to various strategic positions as regard to the date of
meeting. Or through appropriate mass media as regard to the activities of the
organization.
The Sergeant
Section 29.
The sergeant shall be the police arm of this organization and perform
the following constitutional duties;
a)
Shall
maintain order and disciple during meetings and other conventions of the
organization.
b)
Shall
appoint the next person to talk during the meetings.
c)
Shall
be responsible for arranging, sharing and organizing of anything that involves
the organization during the meeting and beyond.
FUNCTIONS
Functions or duties of the organization as
they are enshrined in the organizational constitution are as follow;
Section 10 [1]
It is the responsibility of every members of the Young League to perform the
following duties:
a)
to
protect the constitution of this organization by being subject to its
provisions;
b)
to
be education activists;
c)
actively
participate in meetings and functions organized and / or recognized by the
organization;
d)
and
perform any other duties that may be assigned to him/her from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of this constitution for the welfare and
progress of African youths. Any member who fails to perform any of these duties
or others as may be assigned to him/her without a cogent reason(s) shall be
liable to his/her action.
RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF MEMBERS
Section 9 of the Young League constitution
provides the followings as the rights and benefits of every members of the
organization.
Section 9 [1]. Subject to the provisions of
this constitution, every member shall:
a)
Be
entitled to the use and enjoyment of every facility of the Young League,
without discrimination
b)
Be
entitle to participate in all general meetings and functions organized by the
organization
c)
Be
entitled to vote and be voted for during the organizational election
d)
Upon
the demise of any member the organization shall pay tribute to the parent [s]
of the decease.
THE YOUNG LEAGUE LOGO
It contains an open book with a hand of a writer. Below
it, there are two swords that crossed each other upside-down which shows that
we protect the intellectual property of a person or persons through a peaceful
and legitimate means. Below the swords,
is our motto which is “to Inform and to Educate.”
FUTURE PLANS
Our future plans are;
1.
How to establish branches in all institutions
of leaning and communities in all African countries and Coordinators.
2.
How
to be an affiliate of the African Union [i.e. agency that is in charge of
education and youth development]
3.
Possibly,
how to register it with UNESCO and make it an international organization.
For more information on how to join the League or any other inquiry
please email us at: theyoungleague@gmail.com and constantly visit our site: www.theyoungleague.blogspot.com
Signed …
Eze Andrew Oforma [the founder and National Coordinator of the Young
African Writers League].
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