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*Editorial Board: Local President Kiran,
Local Secretary Dana Sunassee, Local Treasurer Drishtee Chadee, Vice President Jhateen Ramnarain, Vice President Hevin Calcutteea, Member Anjena Seewooruthun,
Member Hanisha Seeboo, Member Simi Gopaul, and
Aspiring Member Ismael Essackjee. Thank you team and contributors for your very
hard work in taking on this formidable task and
achieving it.
Editorial
Contents
Editorial
Message from JCI Mauritius President
Message from Local President
Local Board of JCI Quatre‐Bornes 2014
Induction Course
2014 National Debate Championship
Savinia Authenticity
IVP New Member Induction Ceremony
IVP Lunch with JCI QB 2014 Local Board
Rencontre de Formation Conjointe et Collaborative
Shoot@Site
Dear readers,
Welcome to the ‘freshest’ first issue of our e‐newsletter, coming hot on the heels with this year’s motto namely the power of ‘We’, which was made reality with the support and com‐bined efforts of my dedicated team*.
My motto: You can make the difference!!! Some‐times even doing the smallest things that often
go unnoticed can make the biggest impact for many. Mother Theresa once said: “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things”, words which hopefully will spark something inside of you today while reading our e‐newsletter and cause you to act and help in shaping the railway of tomorrow. We trust you find it a useful update on our local organisation, and that it presents in itself a window of opportunity to disseminate information properly and gain your confidence back in the work of JCI Quatre‐Bornes. A central component of this issue is roundup of details which relate to various significant news and events that took place since the be‐ginning of the year, including also a host of articles ‐ short pieces contributed by many of our members and Senators. Enjoy the reading!
J. Sunassee (Dana) 2014 JCI QB Newsletter Editor
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Dear JCI Quatre‐Bornes members,
A man of success achieves his goals, while a man of significance changes his world.
It is not all about you winning; it’s about how many people you have helped to win.
The world will quickly forget you no matter how wealthy you are, but you will forever be remembered for how many NOBODY you helped to become SOMEBODY.
If you have the ability that goes beyond providing for your own needs, you have an obligation to reach down and lift up those who can’t meet their own needs.
My advice to you is:
Always strive to be the BEST in all that you do,
Let your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more and become more,
If you have discovered a way out, don’t only go the way, show others the way out.
The world will not remember you for how long you lived or how much you accumulated, you will only be re‐membered for the problems you solved and the positive impact YOU made...
Prashant Lallah
JCI Mauritius President
Mes sage f rom J C I Maur i t i u s Pre s i d en t
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opportunity for Senators to guide new members into the Organisation, by being humble enough to teach, irre‐spective of the previous post or posi‐tion held in JCI, and by being generous enough to show others the way to suc‐cess…
The JCI QuatreBornes Local Board in 2014 contains the right mix of experi‐ence, maturity, ambition and drive to create a successful year. This will
however not be possible without the power of WE, all members, hand in hand in effort, and in celebration.
It gives me immense pleasure to write a few words for the first edition of the 2014 JCI Quatre‐Bornes Newsletter. The year has started off on a high tempo and I look forward to continued effort in our bid to bring about posi‐tive change. My vision for 2014 may be summarized in one sentence: re‐build for accrued progress. With this vision, the objectives set by the Local Board in 2014 are multi‐fold.
First, strengthen the operating frame‐work of the organization. Then nur‐ture Local Board members, members and aspiring members with a view to promoting the emergence of new lead‐ers, both for the organization and the community at large. While it is under‐stood and accepted that people will leave the organization, the local Board will endeavour in 2014 to ensure that more people join the organization that they leave. This will be done by formu‐lating an appropriate recruitment strategy. Finally, my Local Board in 2014 will ensure that the tradition of JCI QuatreBornes, backed by 25 years of experience, is continued so that members, aspiring members and senators continue to produce and im‐plement quality projects, either aimed
at the community or for the individ‐ual development of the all those con‐nected with the chapter.
As the Chapter President, I have cho‐sen the motto “The Power of “WE” ” for the year 2014. The reason behind this is that JCI QuatreBornes faces in 2014 a year of rebuilding: many faces will go and many faces will come in; and the Board’s endeavour will only be successful if all those who stay back are really committed to the JCI cause, and know the value of working together as a team, to create positive change. “The Power of WE” is an op‐portunity for each and every mem‐ber, aspiring member and Senator of JCI QuatreBornes to show that they care about the Chapter, to show that together WE can change the world, together we can impact the world, together WE can bring changes to our own Chapter and revive it to match and even exceed its previous success‐ful years.
In this endeavour, I look forward to the support of Senators and experi‐enced members. JCI QuatreBornes is likely to be a buzzing place in 2014 with many new faces; this will be the
Message from Local President
Kiran Bhujun
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2014 Local President Name: KiranBhujun Joined JCI in: 2009 Works at Ministry of Public Infrastructure 2014 Local Secretary Name: J. Sunassee (Dana) Joined JCI in: 2012 Works at the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) 2014 Local Treasurer Name: Drishtee Chadee Joined JCI in: 2014 Works at the Ministry of Education 2014 Vice President Name: Jhateen Ramnarain Joined JCI in: 2005 Works at Le Victoria Hotel 2014 Vice President Name: Hevin Calcutteea Joined JCI in: 2011 Works at the Mauritius Post Cooperative Bank (MPCB) 2014 Immediate Past President Name: Vrishni Poonet
L o c a l Bo a r d o f J C I Qu a t r e Bo r n e s
2014
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The induction course held on 23 February 2014 was an immense opportunity for aspiring members, members from all five local chapters and those from the National Board to interact, to share and hence en‐hance the brotherhood spirit that prevails in JCI.
The training course organized by the JCI City Plus was mainly catego‐rized in three aspects; JCI Achieve, Project Planning and Parliamentary Procedures.
JCI Achieve course led by Nousrina Peerbux, National Deputy Vice President, has highlighted the role of JCI as a nonprofit organization aiming at creating positive change. A detail outlook was further given to the meaning of JCI principles, Mis‐sion and Vision. The true essence of being a JCI member and the values that should transcend as a member were highlighted. JCI as a brand and product on both local and interna‐tional level were explained and em‐phasis laid on how all actions and project should be aligned to JCI Mis‐sion that is, to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change in the society.
Project planning course was led by Yudhish Rama, National Vice Presi‐dent. Highlights were the practical session where participants had to identify major problems in their own community and come up with possible feasible solutions. The UNMG’s (United Nations Millennium Goals) were explained and emphasis has been laid upon how any identi‐fied project in JCI should always be aligned to these goals.
Parliamentary procedures, an emi‐nent part in JCI dealings, were headed by David Commarmond, National Secretary. The practical sessions have clearly helped partici‐
pants understand the protocol to be respected and followed in JCI meetings.
The induction course has been truly beneficial and an enriching experience to all participants. Congratulations to the four aspir‐
ing members of JCI QuatreBor‐nes; Hanisha Seeboo, Drishtee Chadee, Simi Gopaul and Ismael Essackjee for having followed the
course that day and for being JCI Achieve graduates now.
Induction Course
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The National Debate Championship was hosted by our friends of Junior Chamber International Beau‐Bassin/Rose‐Hill this year. The preliminary round was done on 1st March 2014 at Institut de Francais (IFM) and the grand finale on 10th March 2014 upon visit of 2014 Executive Vice President Basile Djossouvi at Le Clos St Louis, Domaine les Pailles.
Our team from Junior Chamber International, Quatre‐Bornes, was composed of aspiring member Simi Gopaul as team leader, member Arjoon Mohit as second speaker, member Hevinsing Calcutteea as spare speaker and me as first speaker. The motion was “Natural resources should belong to the world not to individual country”. We were against the motion. After a fruitful debate the jury’s panel de‐clared the winner “City‐ Plus”.
It was my first experience in the JCI family and it was memorable. I have been able to build my self‐confidence and found the team spirit among the team members. I have also learnt the value of having an open‐mind and expressing myself in a calm and composed manner while conveying my opinions on the subject.
I would like to share with you that one of the Jury’s panel view said: being a good debater must be a good speaker, master his subject which means not reading a text and should know how to reach the audience and have a sense of humour.
2014 National Debate
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Every once in a while there is an incessant need to take a break from the mundane lull of hectic life, isn’t it? Located in the south part of Mauritius in a peaceful, green, breezy and sea facing place, Savinia again offered us the best natural getaway that bordered on not only fun and excitement but adventure and mad rush too, that rejuvenated all JCI members and non‐members to no end.
The event has known a great feat since the past 3 years: laughs were shared, lots of food was consumed, much was learned, and all who were present spent an amazing time together. The enjoyment was much even spread as Savinia transformed into a DJ night party. Pictures were taken, and experiences and sights were committed to memory. JCIQB would like to say a huge thank you to everyone present for hosting/participating in this year’s event and for their con‐
tinued support!
SAVINIA AUTHENTICITY
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IVP (Basile Djossouvi) New Member Induction Ceremony
IVP (Basile Djossouvi)
Lunch with JCI QB 2014 Local Board
09 March 2014 saw the visit of an exceptional JCI Vice President to Mauritius. Senator Basile Djossouvi was a fresh breeze, who motivated young aspiring members while giving the right boost of pride to elder ones. JCI Quatre‐Bornes Local Board had the immense pleasure and honour to host Senator Basile over lunch on 12 March 2014, just a few hours before he left the country.
The lunch took place in the quiet premises of Opium Restaurant at Bagatelle and was a moment of intense insight into Local Chapter management as well as of experience sharing. Senator Basile shared numerous small tips on how to prop‐erly manage a Local organisation, while stressing that it was the most important job in JCI, because members make JCI grow and without members there will be no JCI. Additionally, Senator Basile discussed the responsibilities of each local board member, their importance to the proper administration of the Local Chapter as well as the concept of collective re‐sponsibility, so that the Local Board shone as one… We remember this brought a smile to the Local President’s face, as his motto for the year was indeed “The Power of “WE” ” to emphasise that he wanted the whole JCI QuatreBornes to think, work, participate and create posi‐tive change as one unit.
Senator Basile has captured many young people’s mind with his humility, but also with his passion… we could all feel the fire inside him when he spoke of his active citizenship, about his desire to create a better world and while leaving, it left the whole Local Board elevated, and boosted to do even better and ensure a successful year in JCI QuatreBornes.
Senator Basile, from JCI QuatreBornes’s Local Vice President Jhateen Ramnarain, Local Vice President Hevin Calcutteea, Local Treasurer Drishtee Chadee, Local Secretary (Dana) J. Sunassee and Local President Kiran Bhujun, thank you very much for your advice and your insight on chapter management. Received 5/5.
JCI Vice President 2014, Basile Djossouvi received a warm welcome at the Induction Ceremony hosted by JCI Curepipe on 10th March 2014 at Le Clos St Louis Restaurant, Domaine Les Pailles. At the re‐ception, JCI President 2014 not only shared his passion with mem‐bers, but also witnessed the induction of various new members
from our Local Chapters. Welcoming on board our new members.
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Un zeste d'humour, une pincée de réflexion stratégique et une bonne dose de bon sens. Tels furent les ingredients choisis par Kiran Bhu‐jun, Président Local de la JCI Qua‐tre‐Bornes, pour animer la forma‐tion Being a JCI Recruitment Agent, organisée conjointement par la JCI Beau‐Basssin/Rose‐Hill et la JCI Quatre‐Bornes.
“Pour bien recruter, il faut d'abord définir la cible: les caractéristiques que nous recherchons chez nos futures membres”, explique Kiran Bhujun. Prenant exemple sur les Organisations Locales de par le monde ayantl eurs spécificités, il préconise à chaque Organisation de definer sa cible de recrutement en fonction des besoins à moyen/long terme mais aussi selon l'orienta‐tion ou la vision de l'Organisation. “La JCI nous permet de recruter des personnes âgées de 18 à 40 ans. Il revient à l'Organisation d'affiner le périmètre et de se situer soit au centre, soit en tendant vers une des deux limites”.
Le choix du type de members po‐tentiels va aussi porter sur ce que ces personnes ont à offrir à l'Orga‐
nisation Locale. “Un universitaire ou un jeune fraîchement diploma possède moins de resources fi‐nanciers qu'un jeune actif, mais il est advantage motivé. On observe plus ou moins la tendance inverse chez les jeunes actifs ayant quel‐ques années d'expérience profes‐sionnelle”.
Une fois notre cible définie, il nous faut déterminer les moyens à em‐ployer pour attirer le member potentiel. Selon Kiran Bhujun, il faut donner une image réaliste de l'Organisation. “Il ne suffit pas de promettremonts et merveilles pour que le member potential soit déçu par la suite. L'aspirant mem‐ber doit comprendre qu'en rejoi‐gnant la Jeune Chambre Interna‐tionale, on attend de lui qu'il soit un citoyen actif et qu'il montre un certain engagement envers l'Orga‐nisation, surtout au niveau de la participation sur les projets”. Ki‐ran Bhujun conseille fortement à chaque Organisation Locale de porter un soin particulier à la na‐ture de l'évènement choisi pour le recrutement, notamment dans la décision de procéder à un recrute‐ment massif ouciblé.
Réussir son recrutement n'est qu'une partie réussie du parcours, car il faut pouvoir retenir le mem‐bre. A ce sujet, Kiran Bhujun re‐commande de biencerner la per‐sonalité des personnes recrutées. “Un member potential doit abso‐lument sentir qu'il a quelque cho‐se à gagner ou à apprendre qui lui sera utile ou encore à donner. De ce fait, l'Organisation Locale doit connaître les centres d'intérêts de chaque membre aspirant pour le placer sur les projets qui vont sus‐citer son enthousiasme à travail‐ler”.
La formation aura très certaine‐ment permis aux 12 participants presents d'acquérir des idées per‐tinentes pour developer et mettre en oeuvre avec succès la stratégie recrutement au sein de leur pro‐per Organisation.
Stéphanie Jacquin Présidente Locale JCI BeauBassin/RoseHill
Rencontre de Formation
Conjointe et Collaborative
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The world of photography is a world of its own. It has its own rules and its intricacies. While to some, photography is an art, to others it is a medium of expression and to many others it is a form of poetry. A good photo captures your attention and your senses in such a way that even a thousand of words will not be able to describe. The famous French fashion designer, Karl Lagerfeld elegantly said that “…what I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce...”
Not everyone with a camera is a photographer. Though photography is about passion yet this talent of conveying emotions needs to be ac‐quired and learned. It basically in the endeavor at bringing up such skills among people that JCI QuatreBornes has come up with the Shoot@Site project.
Shoot@Site, aims at providing a platform for people to learn and develop their flairs for taking pictures, under the guidance of Mr Samuel Appadoo who is a renowned profes‐sional photographer. MrAppadoo has a remarkable curricu‐lum vitae, bearing international exposures; he has worked for international magazines such as Vogue (South Africa).
The six weeks’ course which is scheduled to start on 12th April 2014, at the Anglo Mauritius House (Port Louis) will provide to amateur photographers all the basic skills which are required to instigate the passion for the subject of pho‐tography. Moreover the course will cover aspects such as fashion & model photography as well as landscape photog‐raphy.
The team members working on the project are Jhateen Ramnarain (Project Director), Hanisha Seeboo (Secretary), Ismael Essackjee (Treasurer), Dana Sunassee, Simi Gopaul, Valerie Magembe, Mitish Durbarry and Yugesh Baungally.
SHOOT @ SITE Let your words be few,
and your exposures many...
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Junior Chamber International QuatreBornes P.O. Box 77, Quatre‐Bornes, Mauritius—http://www.jci.cc/quatrebornes
To join us, send us an email on [email protected]
or contact us through our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jciquatrebornes.mauritius
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