Monday, 26 March 2012

Human Resources Committee Report


Human Resources Report
Year Ended 29 February 2012
1.       Opening Remarks
1.1   Would like to acknowledge the Management Board
1.2   Would like to acknowledge all the sub committees
1.3   Would like to acknowledge the whole Mesu membership
1.4   It is a great privilege to be part of and serve in Mesu, “Where men are empowered”

2.       Committee Composition
2.1   The committee was formally established in May 2011
2.2   The following were the members:
2.2.1          Hloniphani Ndlovu – Chairperson
2.2.2          Nhlanhla Maphosa – Secretary
2.2.3          Milson Ndlovu – Committee Member
2.2.4          Douglas Ndlovu – Committee Member
2.2.5          Thabani Nkala – Committee Member

3.       Responsibilities (Mesu Constitution August 2011, section 11e)
3.1   Responsible for formulation, monitoring and implementation of the Code of Conduct and other Procedures and Policies governing members of the organisation
3.2   Shall be responsible for all recruitment, selection and or seconding of potential full and or part-time operatives
3.3   Shall participate in all interviews regarding members

4.       Achievements
4.1   We managed to draft and finalise the constitution which was ratified by the council in August 2011
4.2   We managed to draft and finalise the code of conduct which was ratified by the council in November 2011
4.3   We managed to hold all the planed five meetings during the period in review

5.       Difficulties
5.1   We did not manage to organise Mesu members to stand with each in a visible way during times of sickness and bereavement
5.2   We did not fully enforce the code of conduct and discipline members as we were on the implementation stage of the constitution and code of conduct
5.3   We noted with concern that there are some members that did not attend any of the Mesu events and or meetings throughout the whole year

6.       Recommendations
6.1   We recommend that Mesu visibly stand with and support its members in times of sickness and bereavement by visiting and or sending a representation to all affected members
6.2   We recommend that Mesu either start a burial fund for its members or open a funeral policy for the club to cover its members (with members subscribing)
6.3   To support each other in business or projects by ensuring those with businesses are promoted where possible and given first priority to supply to the club or its members. Keep money circulating amongst members as is practically possible.
6.4   Fully implement the code of conduct and relevant discipline where deemed fit
6.5   We recommend that the constitution be fully implemented in the coming term including the structural alignments
6.6   There be a clear follow up and support system for all funds given as benefits to members so as to get meaningful fruit from them
6.7   Consider moving to targeting projects and or long term and bigger assets as benefits to members instead of cash

7.       Acknowledgments
7.1   We appreciate the Management Board without whose guidance and insight, we would not have managed to come this far
7.2   We appreciate the Mesu council whose wisdom and support made our work easier and enjoyable

8.       Conclusion
8.1   I would like to appreciate and pass my heartfelt appreciation to the Human Resources committee members that I was working with
8.2   We would like to thank Mesu for the opportunity they afforded us in the past year to be in the Human Resources Committee, the experience we received cannot be substituted
8.3   We would to encourage Mesu to render the same support and more to the incoming committee
8.4   May Mesu live to fulfil its mandate and may lives and families be transformed and uplifted always
Thank you and may God’s grace and favour be with Mesu and all its members.

Projects Committee Report


FINANCE & PROJECTS COMMITTEE  REPORT
Year Ended 29 February 2012
1.       Opening Remarks
1.1   Would like to acknowledge the Management Board, Sub committees, the council, the families represented and distinguished guests.
1.2   It is a great honour to be a member of this council.

2.       Committee Composition
2.1   The committee was formally established in May 2011
2.2   The following were the members:
2.2.1          Dumisani Mpabanga – Chairperson
2.2.2          Sibonginkosi Ndlovu –vice chairperson
2.2.3          Dumani Ndlovu – Secretary
2.2.4          Mpumelelo Ncube –vice secretary
2.2.5          Lindani Ncube – Committee Member

3.       Responsibilities according to (Mesu Constitution August 2011, section 11c) include in summary:
3.1   Responsible for formulation of all financial laws and policies.
3.2   Advice on financial related matters of the organization.
3.3   Responsible for the formulation of the audit function.
3.4   Responsible for research on any projects relevant to accomplishments of the organisational goal.
3.5   Acts as advisor to the board in relation to projects.
3.6   Assist the management board in preparation of the budgets.

4.       Goals for the year:
The major thrust of our focus is to identify potential projects for the organisation investments.
4.1   Implement the chicken project as per council`s resolution.
4.2    Other potential projects ie CSC cattle project, jumping castle and many more refer to the Finance and projects filed records.
4.3    Drafting and implementation of the Finance policies and procedure manual.






5.       Achievements
5.1   We managed to draft and finalise the Finance policies and Procedure manuals in November 2011.
5.2   We manage to purchase the jumping castle from South Africa as one of the potential project given our limited capital base.
5.3   We managed to visit CSC cattle ranches in Gwanda
5.4   We were effective in terms of projects selection as thorough research and costing was used for any potential project during the period under review.
5.5   We applied for the piece of land at Umguza district council at the advice of the management board.
5.6   All proposed projects were considered for research.
5.7   We had all four planned meetings during the period under review.

6.       Challenges
6.1   Limited capital base hindered implementation of huge potential projects.
6.2    Drafting of the policies created a divided attention.
6.3   Inconsistent attendance of meeting by some members of committee.
6.4    Uncertainty in the operating environment ie our economy with regards to politics.

7.       Recommendations
7.1    We need to market the jumping castle project by advertising to churches, pre- schools and to event planners.
7.2   We are looking forward to positive profits from the jumping castle project including other projects to be implemented. (see the projected flow of  funds statements).
7.3   All assets under the projects to be insured.
7.4   Vigorously follow up our application of a plot at Umguza district council.
7.5   Conduct a thorough research on all proposed potential projects.

8.       Conclusion
8.1   I would like to appreciate the members of the Finance and projects committee for their time and effort. God bless you gentlemen together with your families?
8.2    I would like to appeal to the incoming committee that they should realize that the Finance and projects committee is the back bone of MESU, and the board must give them support. Once more, may i appeal to the members of the council to submit any projects ideas to the committee.
8.3   Lastly ,  on behalf  of the Finance and projects committee, we  appreciate  the  wisdom, encouragement and support of the management board and the council.

 GOD RICHLY BLESS MESU.THANK YOU.

Organising Committee Report

MEN’S EMPOWERMENT SUPPORT AND UPLIFTMENT CLUB ORGANISING COMMITTEE END OF TERM REPORT

1. COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
Chairman                                 Maqhawenkosi Mhlanga
Vice-chairman                         Tamirirashe Shoko
Secretary                                 Sehliselweyinkosi Sibanda
Vice-secretary                         Kholakele Ngwenya
Committee member                 Pastor Glenn Ncube

2. OPENING REMARKS
On behalf of the Organising Committee may i take this opportunity to thank God for having have taken us this far. We as an Organising Committee are grateful to God and the Council for having have accorded us the opportunity to serve in this committee for this term.
3. OBJECTIVES
A) To facilitate the fulfilment of the organisation’s social and spiritual goals
B) Organise the functions and or events of the organisation
C) Advise the organisation on relevant activities that would empower its members socially and spiritually

4. ACHIEVEMENTS
i) We managed to, in our inaugural meeting to set up the structure of the committee as laid out in point no. 1
ii) We managed to plan and organise the 06 August 2011 Council meeting
iii) We managed to plan, organise and hold the Inaugural Annual Fishing Outing in October 2011
iv) We managed to plan, organise and hold a prayer and fasting service in November 2011
v) We managed to plan, organise and hold the Business Breakfast Meeting in February 2012 which had an attendance of 19 members out of the expected 22.

5. CHALLENGES/FAILURES
i) We could not meet regularly as a committee as members were not available most of the times.
ii) We had a challenge having all members of the organisation attending fully our organised activities; to note was the Fishing Outing where we had only 8 men out of 22, and the prayer and fasting that had an attendance of 4 men.

6. RECOMMENDATIONS
i) We recommend that the Fishing Outing be held as an annual event
ii) We recommend that we open our activities to the public at prescribed fees
iii) We recommend that we design membership cards for all MESU members, which will be renewed annually
iv) We recommend that we design a magazine that will help in marketing and branding MESU as an organisation
v) We recommend that we register with other bodies like Zimbabwe National Chamber Of Commerce (ZNCC)
vi) We also recommend that we dress formal or in MESU attire in all of our formal meetings

7. CONCLUSION
In conclusion we would like to extend our appreciation to the Management Board and Council once again for according us this opportunity to serve in this capacity. We have the confidence that MESU is going far; it will take our unwavering support and commitment to see this vision come to fruition.


Chairman's Report


MEN’S EMPOWERMENT SUPPORT AND UPLIFTMENT (MESU) CLUB RMAN’S END OF TERM REPORT



1. Board Structure
President                                 James Sibanda
Vice-President                                    Pastor Hloniphani Ndlovu
Secretary General                    Maqhawenkosi Mhlanga
Treasurer General                    Dumisani Mpabanga
Vice-Secretary General           Cornelius Maphosa

2. Opening remarks
On behalf of the Management Board and Council may I take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank all members for your commitment, support and sacrifice to this organisation.  These remain key to the success and fulfilment of our goals. May I also thank God for the strength and His guidance, surely if He is with us nothing shall stand against us. We thank Him for taking us thus far.

3. Main Objectives
Empower every club member for self sustenance
Support all club members in fulfilling their goals
Uplift the livelihood of all club members in every sphere of life

4. Achievements
During 2011 – Feb 2012 term it was our main goal to focus on establishing functional policies which included Constitution, Code of Conduct and Finance Policy.
We also had a thrust to kick-start our projects
We therefore are pleased to announce that we have managed to put into place the
(a) Vision - we managed to work out our vision for the organisation which is “to become an entity where men are empowered in all aspects of life”
(b) Mission Statement – The mission statement is we exist to empower members spiritually, socially and materially”
(c) Logo – We managed to come up with a logo for the organisation
(d) Physical Address – The management Board so it fit that we request to use our church’s physical address for the time being before we set up our own offices. The church was approached and the request was granted. The address is as follows;
Brethren In Christ Church Lobengula
Stand No. 73524 New Lobengula
Bulawayo
(e) Company Registration – This endeavour was accomplished and we now have a registered company called Antechomai Enterprises Pvt. Ltd (Empowerment).
(f) Bank Account – We have opened a bank account with BANCABC Bank.
(g) T-shirt – In 2011 we managed to source T-Shirts for all members and we are working on the 2012 production
(h) Constitution – During the 2011 – Feb 2012 term it was our main goal to work on the constitution and we are glad to announce that we have managed to put together the document.
(i) Code of Conduct – With the help of the Human Resources Committee we managed to formulate this document which is in effect as we speak
(j) Finance Policy – The Finance and Projects worked hard to help us achieve this goal and we are glad we have achieved it
(k) Project – Much ground work has been done in relation to projects. We had a intention to formulate all documents that were necessary for us to run our projects effectively. As we speak we have identified the viable project of Jumping Castle. Details of this were reported in the Projects and Finance report.
(l) We managed to hold other social and spiritual activities which were as follows;
Fishing Outing
Fasting & Prayer service
Business Workshop
(m) It would be of some importance to note that we also managed to hold all our planned council meetings.

5. Challenges/Failures
a) We experienced a challenge where some members could not pay up their subscriptions in time meaning it was a strain in the management of funds. A detailed report was given in the treasurer’s report.
b) Due to the state of our economy we had to shelve one of our projects which were to acquire a farm and do cattle ranching through CSC.

6. Recommendations
We recommend that the Cattle Project be pursued with Mguza District Council
We recommend that the incoming board consider the idea of acquiring assets for members in place of monthly cash benefits.

7. Conclusion
Once again may i thank you all for being members of this great vision. Your commitment and loyalty will have a great bearing to the success of this organisation.

GOD BLESS YOU

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J. Sibanda (Chairman)


AGM

We had our AGM for the year ended 29 February 2012 on 25 March 2012. The meeting was a great success and the following are the structures for 2012/13 year:

Mesu Committee Structure – 2012 to 2013
A.      Board
1.       President – Dumani Ndlovu
2.       Vice President – Robert Phiri
3.       Secretary General – Mpumelelo Ncube
4.       Vice Secretary General – Maqhawenkosi Mhlanga
5.       Treasurer General – Hloniphani Ndlovu
6.       Committee Member – Dumisani Mpabanga
7.       Committee Member - James Sibanda

B.      Projects
1.       Chairperson  – Hloniphani Ndlovu
2.       Secretary – Sibonginkosi Ndlovu
3.       Committee Member  – Kholakele Ngwenya
4.       Committee Member – Thabani Nkala
5.       Committee Member – Nhlanhla Maphosa

C.      Human Resources
1.       Chair – Robert Phiri
2.       Secretary – Milson Ndlovu
3.       Committee Member – Sibonginkosi Ndlovu
4.       Committee Member – Sehliselweyinkosi Sibanda

D.      Organising
1.       Chair – Mpumelelo Ncube
2.       Secretary – Sehliselweyinkosi Sibanda
3.       Committee Member – Tamirirashe Shoko
4.       Committee Member – Douglas Ndlovu

E.       Nominations Committee
1.       Cornelius Maphosa – Chair
2.       Rev Albert Ndlovu
3.       Lindani Ncube

Friday, 3 February 2012

Mesu AGM

All Mesu members are reminded of our annual general meeting on 25 March 2012 from 1500 hours. All members to be present.

Business Workshop

All Mesu members are reminded of our Business Work on Saturday February 11. Speakers include:
1. Onias Moyo
2. Busisa Dube
3. Judge Dube


Men’s Empowerment Support & Uplifting Business Breakfast Talk
Date 11 February 2012
Venue .Cillas Conference Centre (9th Ave, Btwn Fort & Main Street)
0700 -11am
Time
Activity
Facilitator/Panelist
0700 – 0730am
Devotion
K. Ngwenya
0730 – 0830am
1st session (Developing an entrepreneurship mindset)
Mr. Onias Moyo
0830 – 0900am
2nd session (Projects/Business Financing)
Pastor Judge  Dube
0900 – 0930am
Tea Break
K. Ngwenya
0930 – 1030am
3rd session (Balancing Business & Ministry)
Pastor Busisa Moyo
1030 – 1055am
Question & answer segment
K. Ngwenya
1055 – 1100am
Announcements - Dismiss
M. Mhlanga




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