Greetings Reggae Family
This is to inform the Reggae community that the Southern African Reggae Music Association (SARMA) is now registered as a legal entity, the Registrar gave us the good news on Monday the 19th of October 2015. The association was formed in 2013 at the Moshito conference where an interim committee was elected to see to it that the organization was set up and registered. Late 2014 the interim committee agreed to a change of strategy, the new strategy was to establish Provincial structures that would elect their Provincial administrations that would together with the other Provincial structures form the National Structure.
The Western Cape was then allowed to form a Provincial structure that was also tasked to get the association registered. Now that SARMA is registered there is a lot of hard work ahead for all of us. Reggae practitioners will be contacted via e-mail to communicate strategy and to get input from all as to how we can collectively achieve the goals and objective of SARMA. Everyone should remember that SARMA does not belong to individuals but it’s a vehicle that should be used by everyone to serve those who are involved in Reggae including the members of the public who love Reggae music and have been struggling to get their hand on the beloved music genre. Below are the objectives of the association,
SOUTHERN AFRICA REGGAE MUSIC ASSOCIATION (SARMA)
(Registered Association in terms of Non-Profit Organizations Act 71, 1997) (Registration Number: 160-491 NPO)
2. OBJECTIVES
The Association is a public, non-profit organization established for the following sole objectives:
2.1 MAIN OBJECTIVES
2.1.1 To unite and further the common interest of all individuals, institutions, organizations and firms directly and indirectly involved in Reggae music and the Reggae music industry in Southern Africa.
2.1.2 To promote and provide opportunities for the continued development of members by facilitating access to networking, education, training and capacity building.
2.1.3 To facilitate access to information about all possible financial support and opportunities available within the public and private sectors locally and overseas for Members.
2.1.4 To provide a forum for Members to discuss Reggae music industry concerns and opportunities and, to lobby the South African government and its agencies and other organizations so as to impact industry related public policies, stipulations, laws and legislation and review thereof, to protect and preserve the industry and its members.
2.1.5 To design, determine and develop strategies for mitigating adverse environments while enhancing the social and economic environments affecting and / or under which the Reggae music sector and industry operate both locally and internationally.
2.1.5 To establish and maintain official contacts with other Music Associations, and other groups with whom we share common Objectives.
2.1.7 To establish a center to support music business, Social and Cultural activities.
2.1.8 To provide support services to Reggae Music stakeholders, and to others we we are genuinely able to assist and to provide general information (written or otherwise) to the Reggae Music Industry within the limit of this constitution.
2.1.9 To provide a forum for all Reggae Music Industry interested parties and others to participate in activities promoting the aims and objectives of the Association.
2.2 ANCILLARY OBJECTIVES
2.2.1 To package and promote Reggae music as a vehicle for nation building.
2.2.2 To Package and promote Reggae as universal music for all people, regardless of social, cultural or ethnic background.
2.2.3 Package and promote Reggae as a powerful genre that is able to unite people.
2.2.4 Communicate to the media, potential sponsors and government that Reggae music is a powerful vehicle for positive social change, and share the fact that Reggae music is a powerful tool to fight against crime and violence.
2.2.5 Provide information and support to all Reggae artists, bands, Sound Engineers, Promoters, Managers, Record Labels, Sound Systems, DJ’s, etc.
2.2.6 Create a database of all Reggae stakeholders within the country and the region.
Ras Vuyo.