Friday, 23 December 2011

TANZANIA STUDENTS ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION

 TASA - DELHI
TANZANIA STUDENTS ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION
A constitution reflects the policies and procedures of our Association.
Preamble we, the students of Tanzania in Delhi hereby resolve to form a non-political students' Association and adopt this constitution to safeguard and further the interests of the members of this Association, to strengthen the relationship of the students of Tanzania, promote unity, understanding and organized life, and enhance the cultural, educational development of the students. The members of Tanzania Students Association do hereby establish this Constitution in order that our purpose is realized to its fullest extent.
Article I - Name The name of the organization will be Tanzania Students Association henceforth referred to as TASA.
Article II - Purpose Tanzania Students Association is established for the expressed purpose of developing leadership skills as well as an awareness of social responsibilities to encourage students to participate in public affairs and volunteers activities. And also to foster unity, understanding and close relationship among the students from Tanzania in order to preserve unity of Cultural and Social relationship.
To organize, encourage and coordinate extra curricular activities for purposes of Social, Cultural and Intellectual development of the students of Tanzania.
To undertake various types of activities which lead to the realization of the objectives of the Association.
(i)Every active student from Tanzanian studying in Delhi shall be a Voting Member of the Association.
(ii) Any other person from Tanzania residing in Delhi other than those members mentioned in Art. 2 (2) is entitled to become a Non-voting Member of the Association. (iii) All Voting Members will constitute the General Body of the Association.
Tanzania Students Association understands and is committed to fulfilling its responsibilities of abiding by Student in Delhi policies.
Article III - Membership Active membership shall be limited to persons officially connected with the Tanzania Students Association. Students enrolled in various institution/ school in New Delhi. In addition, the following requirements are necessary to constitute active membership:
Each Member shall pay Rs 200 as a registration fee and Rs 100 as a monthly contribution.
Attendance of at least 75% during a year.
Active participation in all activities sponsored by Tanzania Students Association unless the activity interferes with either scholastic or financial constraints.
Tanzania Students Association openly admits students to its membership and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, or on the basis of rights secured by the Tanzania Students Association Constitution.
Article IV - Leaders Tanzania Students Association will be governed by the following means:
An elected President (or other designated leaders) will preside at all meetings of Tanzania Students Association(TASA) the President will maintain the power to appoint Vice President and Body Members, shall present all motions to the body present and shall be present at 90% of the meetings of the Tanzania Students Association (TASA). President shall oversee the performance of the elected leader, may proposed vote of confidence to members shall be there need
Tanzania Students Association shall also have a Vice President. The Vice President's duties shall be to preside over at all meetings and functions that the President cannot attend.
The Vice-President shall discharge the duties and functions of the President in the absence of the latter, and/or in the occurrence or vacancy in the office of the President.
And in general assist the President in the discharge of his duties.
General Secretary:
(a) The Secretary shall be directly elected by the General Meeting (b) The Secretary shall call the meetings of the General Body and the Executive Committee on the recommendation of the President. (c) The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee. (d) The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the office records of the Association and the end of each form shall hand over the charges of office in the presence of the newly elected President.
Article V - Operations
1. Voting Eligibility Those members meeting all requirements of active membership as set forth in Article III will be granted voting privileges. Second year students will contest for a term of one year leadership unless otherwise.
2. Election Process All leaders shall be elected by a majority vote of eligible voting members of Tanzania Students Association. All elections will be held on an annual basis during the month of September.
The President will take nominations from the floor, the nomination process must be closed and the movement seconded. The nominated parties will be allowed to vote.
All voting shall be done by secret ballot to be collected and tabulated by the body members and one voting member of TASA appointed by the outgoing President person may seek election to the same office for more than two consecutive years. OR The mode of election shall be either open or secret ballot as desired by a simple majority of the members present at the voting.
3. Removal / Votes of No-confidence. Any office bearer/ Member may be removed from the Association provided: (a) That 1/5 of the total voting members of the Association and 3 members of the Executive Committee, or 1/3 of the total-voting members send a requisition to the President to call a meeting of the general body to consider the votes of no confidence.
(b) That at least 1/3 of the total voting members of the General Body are present in such a meeting called by the president within a week of the receipt of the requisition.
(c) That from among the requisitioninsts someone presents a charge sheet before the general body meeting and office bearer/bearers concerned replies/reply to the charge leveled against him/her/them.
(d) That by a secret ballot of those present and voting such requisitioned meeting carries the motion of no confidence, provided that 2/5 of the members present vote in favor of the non confidence motion.
(e) In such a meeting the voting members present on may choose from amongst themselves a person who is not a member of Executive Committee (but who is a member of the general body) to preside over the meeting. (f) In case of any vacancy occurring the office of any of this office bearer, the new office bearer shall be elected by the general body within 15 days of the date of the occurrence of the vacancy.
4. Meetings All meetings will occur on a weekly basis or other regular basis at a time selected by the Tanzania Students Association and will be the follow meeting below:
 General Meeting.
 Leaders Meeting
 Emergence Meeting.
These meeting shall meet in accordance of the need. Though the General Meeting shall meet in every end of the month and Leaders Meeting shall meet the last week before the General Meeting OR at the derogative of the President.
Article VI – Finances
Tanzania Students Association will finance the activities it engages in by the following means:
The TASA Account Membership (appropriate amount set by the Tanzania Students Association (TASA)
TASA Treasury shall submit financial report in every general meeting and there shall be proposal from members as there any need of usage.
Article VII - Amendments
Amendments to the constitution may be proposed in writing by any voting member of the Tanzania Students Association at any meeting at which 2/3 of the voting members is present proposed amendment.
These amendments will be placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting of the executive council or other officer grouping.
Proposed amendments will become effective following approval of two-thirds (2/3)-majority vote of active members.
Article VIII - Registration Renewal Tanzania Students Association will apply to the registration office.
Art: Functions and Activities (a) The activities of the Association shall be : (1) Fresher' welcome party (2) Picnic (3) New Year's day lunch party (4) Annual Day (b) The Association shall Endeavour to organize, tournaments in Bonanza, football, table tennis, etc.
Patrons The Tanzania High Commissioner shall be a patron of the Association.

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