1 JCI Creed We believe That faith in God gives meaning and purpose to human life; That the brotherhood of man transcends the sovereignty of nations; That economic justice can best be won by free men through free en- terprise; That government should be of laws rather than of men; That earth’s greatest treasure lies in Human personality; And that service to humanity is the best work of life. JCI Mission To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change. JCI Vision To be the leading global network of young active citizens. In this Issue Page Message from 2015 Local President 1 Editor’s Message 1 Message from National President 2 Entrien avec le Senate Chairperson 2015 3 National Convention 2015 6 JCI PAP—The Easter Bunny 6 Training of NGOs project 6 Knowledge is Exciting 7 JCI Port Louis Connect 2015 Issue 01 The traces we write about work will go unnoticed, engulfed as part of the necessity of life. The traces of we write about our family will be our most cher- ished ones, undoubtedly. The traces we write about JCI, you ask me? well, I do not possess the universal answer to this question, yet I choose to think of it as the fact that one single action can change the life of one person somewhere and for that particular person, JCI has changed her life. I, as a member, was believed in and I choose to believe in us, members of JCI Port Louis to create the change we want to see in the world. Tough times are a universal thing, but if we choose to dream and persist, we will have written a page on our book, that someday we will tell with passion and pride. Just remember, the choice is always ours… Nabiil Aumeeruddy 2015 JCI Port Louis Local President Dear Members, Senators and Aspiring Members, The JCI Movement is 100 years old this year. Though we live it everyday, it is a great remembrance that the vision of one young active citizen a hundred years ago forged the lives and actions of thousands of members in 80 countries around the globe... You might ask yourself what I am getting to, but take a moment, if the actions of a single person had such an impact, then why do we hesitate to take action? The usual reminiscent excuses flash to our minds; we don't have that much time nor energy, or we are too busy or maybe we are too stressed. True. on all aspects, True. Yet again, what kind of history do we want to write on the manuscript of our lives? Message from 2015 Local President This year JCI Port Louis wishes in addition to keeping its members updated on the different projects and activities occurring in our local organi- sation, National Organisation and Internationally, we would also wish to share a page on knowledge. Just as “La semeuse de pis-en-lit – Je sème à tout vent” from Larousse Dictionaries, we would like to contribute to sharing small anecdotes, stories and pictures to inspire you and help you focus and reflect on yourself and how you can always “Be Better”. We expect your feedback and contribution to help us improve this communication tool. We hope you will enjoy reading our e-Newsletter as much as we enjoyed publishing it. Thank you to all our collaborators. Fabrice Malie Head Editor Editor’s Message:
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JCI Creed
We believe
That faith in God gives meaning
and purpose to human life;
That the brotherhood of man
transcends the sovereignty of
nations;
That economic justice can best be
won by free men through free en-
terprise;
That government should be of laws
rather than of men;
That earth’s greatest treasure lies
in Human personality;
And that service to humanity is the
best work of life.
JCI Mission
To provide development opportunities
that empower young people to create
positive change.
JCI Vision
To be the leading global network of
young active citizens.
In this Issue Page
Message from 2015 Local President 1
Editor’s Message 1
Message from National President 2
Entrien avec le Senate Chairperson 2015 3
National Convention 2015 6
JCI PAP—The Easter Bunny 6
Training of NGOs project 6
Knowledge is Exciting 7
JCI Port Louis Connect 2015
Issue 01
The traces we write about work will go
unnoticed, engulfed as part of the
necessity of life. The traces of we write
about our family will be our most cher-
ished ones, undoubtedly. The traces we
write about JCI, you ask me? well, I do not
possess the universal answer to this
question, yet I choose to think of it as the
fact that one single action can change the
life of one person somewhere and for that
particular person, JCI has changed her life.
I, as a member, was believed in and I
choose to believe in us, members of JCI
Port Louis to create the change we want
to see in the world. Tough times are a
universal thing, but if we choose to dream
and persist, we will have written a page on
our book, that someday we will tell with
passion and pride. Just remember, the
choice is always ours…
Nabiil Aumeeruddy
2015 JCI Port Louis
Local President
Dear
Members,
Senators and
Aspiring Members,
The JCI Movement
is 100 years old
this year. Though
we live it everyday,
it is a great remembrance that the vision of
one young active citizen a hundred years
ago forged the lives and actions of
thousands of members in 80 countries
around the globe... You might ask yourself
what I am getting to, but take a moment, if
the actions of a single person had such an
impact, then why do we hesitate to take
action?
The usual reminiscent excuses flash to our
minds; we don't have that much time nor
energy, or we are too busy or maybe we
are too stressed. True. on all aspects, True.
Yet again, what kind of history do we want
to write on the manuscript of our lives?
Message from 2015 Local President
This year JCI Port Louis wishes in
addition to keeping its members
updated on the different projects and
activities occurring in our local organi-
sation, National Organisation and
Internationally, we would also wish to
share a page on knowledge. Just as “La
semeuse de pis-en-lit – Je sème à tout
vent” from Larousse Dictionaries, we
would like to contribute to sharing
small anecdotes, stories and pictures to
inspire you and help you focus and
reflect on yourself and how you can
always “Be Better”.
We expect your
f eedback and
contribution to help
us improve this
c o m m u n i c a t i o n
tool.
We hope you will enjoy reading our
e-Newsletter as much as we enjoyed
publishing it.
Thank you to all our collaborators.
Fabrice Malie
Head Editor
Editor’s Message:
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parency, the promotion of
Internationalism and the
100th celebrations. For the
next quarter, we are
focusing on connections.
JCI Alumni program is now
out and we will do our best
to promote it.
2015 is a unique year for
our organisation, as we are
celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the JCI
movement. 365 days of
excitement and also a year
of opportunity to connect or
reconnect our members,
senators, aspiring members
and past members, with the
JCI history, philosophy and
values.
With thirty-one years of
achievements and a
glorious past, JCI Port
Louis has a rich history to
share and fantastic oppor-
tunities for connection. We
have projects to showcase,
members and senators who
are role models and who
can inspire young active
citizens of the world. This
anniversary provides us
with awesome possibilities
to make and voice out our
difference.
Last but not least, I wish to
seize this opportunity to
recognise the wonderful
initiative of our organisation
to host the National
Dear Members, Senators
and Aspiring members,
First, I am grateful to the
Local President, the Local
Board members and the
newsletter team for inviting
me to share these few
words with you for the first
issue of JCI Port Louis
newsletter. It is indeed a
great honour.
“March winds and April
showers bring forth May
flowers…”
This popular English
proverb is often used to
point out that small issues
or unpleasant events can in
the end, help things get
better. A small positive
thinking adage with great
power.
When faced with setbacks
and challenges, we have all
received the well-meaning
advice to "stay positive." It
is sometimes difficult to find
the motivation to focus on
the positive when positivity
seems like nothing more
than wishful thinking. But it
is not impossible.
In my experience, tumbling
backwards always provides
great opportunities to work
on our personal develop-
ment and build a more
optimistic outlook in life.
You can become a disciple
of the glass-half-full wisdom
by learning to keep calm
and change your perspec-
tive. Keep it easy as these
three words: Say Stop!
Breathe & Refocus. After
all, positive thinking is not
about ignoring your con-
cerns; it is having the confi-
dence in your ability of
dealing with them.
This is the thought with
which JCI Mauritius built its
action plan last year and it
is the exact thought with
which we started 2015. We
try to maintain a positive
outlook and a positive
attitude as much as you
can. Even if things are not
going well, we keep our
head up as much as we
can, because positive and
negative attitudes can be
very contagious. If we keep
up a positive attitude, the
members of our team, our
friends, and our fellow JCI
members are sure to follow.
And as April comes to its
mid, we all need our
positive thoughts to expect
May flowers to blossom.
We have started a few
challenging building sites
since the start of this year,
with the implementation of
the Good Governance
notion, the principles of
Good treasury and trans-
Message from 2015 National President Nousrina Peerbux
Convention this year. This
is a big challenge which I
am convinced the dynamic
team working on it will
dazzle at.
There are still many
months ahead of us to
achieve what we have
planned in 2015. JCI
Mauritius firmly believes in
the potential of all the
members, senators and
aspiring members of JCI
Port Louis. We count on
you to unite to impact as
the achievements of an
organisation are the result
of the combined effort of
each individual.
Positively yours,
Nousrina Peerbux
2015 JCI Mauritius
National President
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R. Je vois beaucoup de membres et des NOM/LOM board members très motivés et déterminés . Je suis agréablement surpris par le nombre des soumissions pour des Awards au niveau de la Confé-rence de Zone .
Je suis conscient de quelques défis que nous devons tous relevés ensemble .
Q. Quelles sont les perspectives d’avenir de la JCI Maurice? Que pensez vous de cette tendance vers la
“bonne gouvernance”?
R. L’avenir de la JCI de Maurice repose sur ses dirigeants actuels. Je peux vous dire que je vois beaucoup de membres de qualité , avec des vrais potentiels à l’international !
Le Sénat s’est fixé un objectif d’instaurer la pratique de bonne gouvernance et de best practice dans notre organisation. Nous souhaitons que JCI soit une organisation de référence comme ONG. Les erreurs du passé doivent nous servir de leçons pour construire l’avenir! N’oublions surtout pas que la Jeune Chambre est une école de formation. Le Sénat vient de contribuer à la formation des officiers de l’ONM et des OLMs dans le domaine de Process, Compliance et Reporting. Nous sommes sur la bonne voie .
Q. Quels sont les pensées et les inspi-rations que vous voudriez transmettre
à la nouvelle generation de membres?
R. Think Big! Osez des projets d’envergu-re! La JCI de Maurice évoquait la Zone Franche en 1960, les économies d’éner-gies en 82! Qui pensait en 1990 que nous pouvions élire Arnaud Godère à la Présidence Mondiale? Qui pensait que nous pouvions avoir des Mauriciens parmi les 10 Outstanding Persons of the World?
Senateur Marday Venkatasamy
2015 Senate Chairperson
Entretien avec le Senate Chairperson, Senateur Marday Venkatasamy
Q. Senator Marday, vous etes une figure de proue de la JCI Maurice depuis votre mandat de Président National en 1986.
Nos plus jeunes membres voudraient savoir comment vous avez integré la "Jeune Chambre économique" ?
R. Nous sommes début des années 80 , une période charnière de l’histoire politique de Maurice post Independence . J’étais jeune cadre professionnelle et « just married ! »
J’ai été contacté par la Jeune Chambre et l’aspect formation de dirigeants et l’opportunité de networking m’a convain-cu . Mon épouse avait bien adhéré à l’idée car à cette époque les group work étaient chez les membres et notre modeste mai-son était sans meubles ! C’était la seule organisation pour le groupe de mon âge et il n’y avait ni Happy hour ni clubbing ! Je ne regrette pas ce choix et je ne suis pas membre d’autres organisations .
Q. Quels sont les facteurs qui ont fa-vorisé votre engagement et votre impli-
cation dans notre organisation?
R. Nous étions une équipe soudée et une suite d’activités au fils des années a conservé la flamme pour l’organisation : Affiliation au congrès mondial de 84 comme l’ONM , la conférence de zone de 87, ma Vice Présidence JCI en 88, beaucoup de congrès mondiaux et conférences de Zone , le cheminement d’Arnaud Godère menant à sa Présidence Mondiale , et après une pause , la relance des activités du Sénat . Les années se sont passées mais la fraternité est restée .
Q. Quel est votre avis sur la situation qui prévaut actuellement à la JCI Mau-
rice?
« L’avenir de la JCI de Maurice
repose sur ses dirigeants
actuels . Je peux vous dire que
je vois beaucoup de membres
de qualité , avec des vrais
potentiels à l’international ! »
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Q.How would you describe
your one year to lead at the
national level?
R. It was a very challenging
but an enriching year as
well. With the dedication and
hard work of the 2014 JCI
M a u r i t i u s b o a r d
members, and the dynamic
participation of the members, we have attained
our objectives set in the beginning of 2014,
which were mostly focused on growth, finance
and management, implementing projects
according to the active citizens framework,
training and grooming of members and
Internationalism.
Q. Could you give our readers a glimpse of
the African & Middle East Conference and
the World Congress?
R. Attending an international JCI conference is a
unique experience . A great number of JCI mem-
bers reach there after very long trips. The excite-
ment of those days helps them overcome what-
ever jet lag keeps them awake at nights. Believe
me, it is an incredible experience. You get to
know what it is like to get off a flight from the
other side of the world and go straight to busi-
ness. The clock on the wall says one thing, your
watch says another, you are trying to work out
what the clock is saying back at home and your
body clock says “I give up”. But somehow they
will all live through it and will love it, too. And as
one who has gone through quite a few events
Interview with Immediate Past National President Senator Prashant Lallah
Q. Primo what made you join JCI and climb
the ladder of responsibility up to 2014
National President?
R. To be honest, I came to know about JCI when I
was still in Secondary school and it was due to
the parties organised by JCI Curepipe. I had told
myself I would join the organisation one day.
When I came back from tertiary studies, I was
offered to join JCI Curepipe by one of my col-
league. I did not hesitate and this is how the ad-
venture started. When I joined JCI , I realised that
the organisation was not only about parties. I
quickly fitted in the group and was working on
several projects. Opportunities in JCI made me
move upwards in the hierarchy of the organisa-
tion. In 2008, the Local President of JCI Curepipe,
Senator Nazim, offered me a post of Acting Local
Vice President which I accepted. I was then en-
couraged by members of the organisation to ap-
ply for the posts of Local Secretary and Local
President. When my year as President of JCI
Curepipe ended, I told myself that I would only
act as Immediate Past President to the board and
then I will be back to being a member of JCI
Curepipe and creating positive change. Members
of JCI Curepipe once again requested and urged
me to apply for a position on the National Board
to represent them on the board. I could not let
them down since they had been so supportive
when I was on the Local Board. I then decided to
run for a post on the National Board. It was then
that the decision to aim for the post of National
President was taken. I worked towards being a
member that JCI Mauritius members would want
as their National President.
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like this one, I am going to tell you one thing that
you should remember. You are not going to get
much sleep when attending an international JCI
conference. But you are going to get motivated.
And perhaps a bit awestruck at what you will be
experiencing. How could you not? You will be
meeting Men and Women from every corner of
the world from more than 110 countries. And as
you all crowd into the hotel’s elevators, you are
seeing people in dress that you have never seen
before and hearing languages that you have never
heard. And the really amazing thing is that it
makes us all stop and wonder at the miracle of JCI,
for you will be all there for the same reasons. You
will be there because you love JCI. You will be
there because of what you can do because of JCI,
and because you want to do more of it. But more
than anything else, what will really strike you most
there — the one aspect that we don’t always think
about — is the incredible diversity of JCI and the
opportunity to make friends and be friendly
yourselves.
Q. What was the most difficult situation which
you had to tackle during your year of presi-
dency?
R. It has to be the problem of final accounts for
JCI Mauritius. I have done my best to be able to
solve them. We have made some progress and I
believe the most difficult part is behind us. I am
confident that all issues will be solved in 2015.
Q. What are your insights for the future of JCI
local chapters and JCI Mauritius as a whole?
R. The future of JCI Mauritius and its local Chap-
ters will depend highly on the active members we
have now. The foundations have been laid for the
organization to be present for the next 30 years
or more. Members have been empowered to
run the organization the way it should be run,
Guidelines from JCI have been followed. If mem-
bers step up to the challenge, I can foresee a
bright future for the organization. Members
must stick to good governance principles and
implement projects according to the JCI Active
Citizen Framework. The future of the organiza-
tion lies in the hands of its members, I sincerely
hope we can take this organization to greater
heights and make a difference in the community
Q. Could you share with us one sentence or
phrase which you find particularly inspiring?
R. It is never too late to start over. If you weren't
happy with yesterday, try something different
today. Don't stay stuck. Be better
Senator Prashant Lallah
2015 Immediate Past National President
Interview with Immediate Past National President Senator Prashant Lallah
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JCI Port Louis has, this year de-
cided to make the JCI members enjoy the National Conference in
the beautiful setting of Rodrigues Island, with our wonderful and
unique JCI family. This is also a
great opportunity to indulge and integrate ourselves into the
Rodriguan community, empower people and create sustainable
impact.
The idea of going to Rodrigues has multifaceted agenda as of, recre-
ating an "out of the country" ex-
perience that many Jaycees wish to experience, at an affordable
price yet full of activities,
discovering the cultural diversity and natural beauty of the 10th dis-
trict, Rodrigues.
WE, Jaycees attach a great
importance to Natcon as it is al-lows us to meet and interact with
our priceless members, aspiring members and senators whom we
invite to grace us with their pres-ence and share their life/ Profes-
sional and JCI experiences. The valuable advices
and recommendations of our
Senators to the Jaycees and young islanders of Rodrigues to create
impact and motivate them to
greater success in their endeav-
ours.
See you in Rodrigues from Friday 23rd October 2015 to Monday 26th
October 2015
More details to come; Stay tuned!!!
Please check out our video:
https://youtu.be/i699SrsrigA
Franchette Emilien
2015 NatCon Director
important, we will also train our stu-
dents in these fields of applied
knowledge.
In order for this project to succeed, we
shall need the implication and
commitment of a maximum number of
jaycees in JCI Port Louis and in other
organisations.
Following the results of the 2014
Social Summit, JCI Port Louis has decided
to launch a training programme that will
empower Non Governmental Organisa-
tions in many ways. Firstly, we intend to
organize a refresher course on the roles
and duties of officers leading these non
profit associations As finance and goof
governance are now more and more
Training of NGO Project
difficulties to stay focused on the
topic of the day.
The most difficult part was to
make them understand that the
Easter egg was a symbol of eternal
life. The socratic discussion is
quite challenging when children
are not accustomed to think criti-
cally about what they have learned
by heart at school or catechism.
On a happier note, the children
were happy to receive the long
expected chocolate eggs. We have
observed that some of our wards
are really talented when it comes
to create wish cards!
JCI PAP: The Easter Bunny visited the Children of Bois Marchand!
The stormy weather was getting worse & the 3 people in the sheltered bus stop were drenched from the heavy rain. Lightning continued to strike & thunder roared The question is: What would you do in a situation like this? Re-member..... You have only a 2-seater car & will not be able to ferry all the 3 peo-ple in your car to a more sheltered place.
So, what would you do?
Ponder this situation & think of
an answer before you go down for the supposedly ‘best’ answer!
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This was an interview ques-
tion which we thought
could be put to good use.
There are no wrong answers
to this question.
It was 2am and a dark & stormy night. The rain was pouring heavily, wind blowing wildly, lightning striking fiercely & thunder rumbling loudly. You were driving a 2-seater car by yourself on a very lonely stretch of the countryside in this terrible
storm when you came to a sheltered bus stop. There were 3 people at the bus stop.
The first was a doctor who previously saved your life when you had a heart attack. The second was an extremely sick old man who seemed on the verge of death while the 3rd was the dream of your life, someone whom you had wanted to get to know for a long time!
There is no right or wrong to the above question, only how the individual perceives the situation.
------------------------ Most said they’ll drive the old man then followed by the doctor. Several say since the old man’s dying & they might not be able to save him by the time he reaches the hospital, they might as well drive the dream of their life and secure their future?!! So, what was the answer that impressed the interviewer so much?
------------------------ This particular person said “i’ll get out of my car, pass the car key to the doctor to drive the old man to the hospital so
KNOWLEDGE IS EXCITING
The Manager: “Go Do It!”
The Leader: “Let’s Do It!”
The Manager: I have a Job. My duty is to do things right.
The Leader: I have a Vocation. I do the right things.
The Manager: I show you what is wrong. I have power over you.
The Leader: I show you what is right. I empower you.
Manager versus Leader
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader!
he might be able to save
him just like he saved me. Then i’ll be able to be with the dream of my life to-gether in the sheltered bus stop.”
With this answer, that per-s o n g o t t h e j o b immediately. As human beings, we are naturally selfish. From all the other answers given, none of them actually thought of giving up their car.......
It is not something wrong
but at times, our thoughts are too narrow Minded & we think mainly of ourselves. Hope you all learn from this & if Your interviewers ask you similar questions, you’ l l be equipped & be able to an-swer the questions with ease.