Article #25 of the Africa Alliance of YMCAs stipulates that the Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) will be called after every 4years. During the 10th OGM held in Dakar Senegal in 2015, a resolution was passed under business agenda min/OGM/ 12/6/2015:
Taking into account the current trends and our purpose and meeting time, it is proposed that we rename our ordinary General Meeting to General Assembly which will be held every four years.
The 2019 General Assembly will be held in June from 4th to 8th June 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The GA will bring together the Africa YMCA Fraternity, Staff and Volunteer leaders including international Partners to celebrate the successes, purposes and impact of our existence referencing the last 4 years. The 2019 General Assembly theme will be decided upon through consultation with member movements and is anticipated to build on theme, the Point of no return, from the General Assembly in Dakar in 2015. Further to this the theme will take into consideration the Africa We Want as envisioned in Agenda 2063, the Y 3.0 Pillars, the Power Space and the S2C Philosophy
The 2019 General Assembly is expected to be a blend of Post Modernism (Future) and contemporary African ambience. The experience will be a dramatic recap of the 2016 Dakar, journey ‘’The Point of No Return’’ to date; A Journey of exploration, innovation, designing, repositioning and making strategic strides towards the Renaissance, the Africa We Want. The process will unfold with session leaders and participants in symbolic African garb, imagery, music, dance and decor. The narratives will highlight the past, the present and the future within the contexts of Agenda 2063 – AWW, our theory of Change, the Power Spaces, all enshrined in the Y3.0 Framework. The outcome will be the unveiling of the expected strategic milestones for the Africa YMCA for the next 4 years.
The General Assembly 2019 is envisioned to be a space for
This General Assembly will also receive the new General Secretary and also be the culmination of the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Africa Alliance of YMCAs. In addition to this 22 National Movements will receive their full charter as a result of the on-going assessments and capacity building by the AAYMCA
According to Article 24/1 of the constitution each National Movement will nominate 3 voting delegates or their proxies (Article.24/2) but is invited to send as many participants as possible for this empowering experience. Only NMs who have completed their Fairshare to the AAYMCA will be eligible to present voting delegates. In this regard NMs can begin to register their delegates for the assembly. The General Assembly will also have as participants Regional and international in total the General Assembly 2019 is expected to attract 250 delegates.