U.

J CONGOLESE
SOCIETY
ANNUAL REPORT
2019

Email: ujcongosociety@gmail.com
What’s Inside
Message from the
Who are we? Executives

Dear members, Ladies and

Our mission and
gentlemen,
We are very pleased to
vision……………………...1
present to you our annual
Executive report for 2019.
We live in times of great
committee……………2 change, and this
organisation will not stand
Our Work still. The year 2019 was a
proof of that.
Events and Academics………3 You will find in this
document the progress we
Our Finance……………6 have made so far and the
highlights of this year’s
Annual General Meeting…….7 plan.

Our sponsors and Thank you for your

support.
supporters………………8
Together, let’s build
Looking ahead………….9 tomorrow.
Who are we?
We are U.J Congolese society, a non-profit academic and social
organization created in January 2012 by Congolese students.

Our mission is to create and establish an inclusive structure to

represent the Congolese student academically and defend the
interests of the Congolese community.

Our vision is to be an organization that support the Congolese

student to successfully complete and enjoy their time at the
University of Johannesburg by providing a structure that
promotes unity and support in all aspects of their academic life.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

❖Benedicte A-Mutshail, President

❖Tricia Kiamba: Campus secretary
❖Heritier Tshambi: Campus Treasurer
❖Gedeon: Campus Treasurer
❖Nadine Asifiwe: Campus Secretary
❖Joel Kambaja: Campus Secretary
❖Jean-Chretien Mindombe: Academic Officer
❖Noella Kasongo: Campus Treasurer

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Our work [Events and Academics]
Several events were organized throughout the year.
❖DRC Independence Day football tournament and
gathering
We organized a football tournament and another event was held
at ABC language school hall in Braamfontein for the same
occasion We celebrated our country’s 59th independence year
with discussions about what it means to be free and shared some
delicious food after.

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 ❖UMOJA AWARDS

The UMOJA AWARD was introduced in November. This award

event was created to promote the outstanding academic
achievement of Congolese students and the good work of
Congolese entrepreneurs in the community. The first edition of
this event was a success. A total of 27 individuals were awarded.
Some were given prizes from our sponsor MaxiCash.

This event helped to raise funds for a charity cause.

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 ❖Tutorials

Our academic officer, Mr. JC Mindombe was responsible of

tutorials held at Soweto Campus. These accounting tutorials
has helped many students.
Due to time constraints and students’ availability, we couldn’t
have tutorials at all the campuses and in many different
subjects. We plan on doing our best to reach as many
students as we can and invite them to contact us for any help
in that regard.

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Our Finance

The U.J Congolese society finances is managed by the treasurer

of the society.

Our means of obtaining funds are:

• Member’s monthly contributions

• Executive committee monthly contributions

• Partnerships and sponsorships

• U.J Funds

We had a budget of 15000 Rands for the year.

This budget was an estimation based on the year plan.
Members monthly contributions were very low.
Events were organized with the help of our sponsors and
executive members monthly contributions.

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Annual General Meeting

According to the constitution of the U.J Congolese society,

elections are held every year in October.

Executive committee members are elected for a one-year term at

the annual general meeting. The executive committee reviews its
operations and performance annually.

Details of functions of each position of the executive committee

can be found in the constitution.

Emails were sent to the members and an annual general meeting

was held at Soweto Campus on the

Some of the members voted for the new President. A list of all
the present members was made.

The rest of the committee members is recruited by the president.

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Our sponsors and partners

❖Art-Conscient

❖Phronesis Finance

❖Shape It

❖BIBI Africa

❖RTGA World

❖Maxi Cash

❖E-transfert

❖Kany Kouture

❖Le Parfait Event

❖NB1

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LOOKING AHEAD
Strengthening our relationship with our members
We are going to build on the trust that we created with our
members and use it to support our community and enlightened
exchanges of ideas and perspectives.
Our big focus will be to generate more engagement between the
organization and our members. We are hoping to hear more
from them and learn more about them.
Our finance
We will find new revenue opportunities to fund the things that
are important to Congolese students and ensure our financial
health. This will not change who we are or what we offer, but it
means thinking new ways, and that’s what this strategy is all
about.
Launch a website for the society
After spending a year transforming and restructuring the society,
we hope to launch a website.
We believe this will help in reaching more students
We had an amazing year.
Thanks to all our members, sponsors and supporters.
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