Constitution Summary
Excerpts from the
constitution of the Federation of
Jesuit Alumni/ae Associations of India
Preamble:
As beneficiaries and
as inheritors of the Jesuit/Ignatian Legacy of Education, the members of several
Alumni/ae associations, have come together to form a Federation of Jesuit
Alumni/ae Associations. Bonded in love and fellowship we affirm we shall ever
endeavour to be men and women for others and that we shall be Partners in the
Jesuit effort of forming human beings grown to their full potential, freed from
all bondage, who will give themselves to the service of others.
Name and motto
The name of the Federation shall be:
“Federation
of Jesuit
alumni/ae associations of India”
It’s Motto shall be :
“To give and not to count the cost”
Purposes
and Objectives
The purposes and objectives of the Federation shall be:
To bring all Jesuit Alumni/ae Associations of India together for
consolidating the voice and efforts of the Jesuit Alumni/ae of India and to
provide a forum for networking, interaction and exchange of ideas and thoughts
between different Alumni/ae Associations of India.
To encourage formation of Alumni/ae Associations in Jesuit
Institutions in India where such Associations are not existing and also to
revitalize the existing Jesuit Alumni/ae Associations and to make them active.
To foster links with
Aulmni/ae Associations in other parts of the world, to act as the voice of the
Jesuit Alumni/ae of India and to represent them before world bodies like the
World Union of Jesuit Alumni/ae and to participate in the World Congress.
To pay a constructive role in shaping of public policies in
favour of secularism, alleviation of poverty, empowerment of women, upliftment
of the marginalized, safe guarding of human rights, preservation of the
environment and spread of literacy.
OCTOBER 2001 |
