A: Jongmense in Suid-Afrika word vandag groot in ’n sekulêre wêreld waarin eerbied vir en die erkenning van die koningskap van Christus vir baie onsigbaar geraak het. Dit is die VCSV se ondubbelsinnige roeping om jongmense bloot te stel aan leerervaringe wat blywende verandering by hulle te weeg sal bring en wat hulle sal help om diepgaande keuses te maak wat tot ’n nuwe lewenstyl in Christus sal lei.
V: Is die VCSV nog relevant?
A: Die VCSV raadpleeg gereeld jongmense en mense wat met die jeug werk oor die koers wat die organisasie moet inslaan om jeugvriendelik en relevant te bly ten opsigte van programme, aktiwiteite en kwessies wat dit moet aanspreek. Die VCSV glo dat sy bediening verhoudingsgerig moet wees – die verhoudings wat sy personeel as Christelike rolmodelle met jongmense en kinders bou, is altyd belangriker as programme en aktiwiteite.
V: Waar kry die VCSV sy fondse vandaan?
A: Die VCSV is ’n geloofsorganisasie en afhanklik van donateurs vir die grootste deel van sy inkomste. Die VCSV se beleid is dat elke afdeling en projek alle uitgawes uit sy eie inkomste moet dek. Elke afdeling en projek het dus sy eie begroting en fondsinsamelingstrategie. Omdat die VCSV meestal dienste lewer aan kinders (waarvan baie uit arm gemeenskappe kom) is dit onmoontlik om naastenby al die uitgawes te dek uit die geld wat die kinders kan betaal. Die VCSV maak ook meestal van jongmense gebruik in sy bediening aan ander jongmense en kinders. Hulle is bereid om hulle jeugdigheid, energie en entoesiasme te gee, maar leun swaar op welwillende donateurs om aan hulle die middele te gee om projekte suksesvol deur te voer. Meer hieroor.
V: Watter tipe organisasie is die VCSV?
A: Die VCSV is ’n nie-winsgewende, outonome Christelike organisasie met ’n belydenisgrondslag, met volle regspersoonlikheid. Dit is die draer van sy eie regte en laste; en geen lid van die VCSV het enige reg om enige bates of inkomste van die VCSV te eis nie en ook geen verantwoordelikheid vir enige uitgawes en laste van die VCSV nie.
V: Is die VCSV geregistreer?
A: Die VCSV is goedgekeur as Openbare Weldaadsorganisasie in terme van Artikel 30 van die Wet op Inkomstebelasting. Die VCSV is ook as ’n Nie-winsgewende Organisasie (NPO) by die Departement van Sosiale Ontwikkeling geregistreer, nr 034 309-NPO.
V: Behoort die VCSV aan ’n spesifieke kerk of kultuurgroep?
A: Die VCSV is ’n nie-rassige interdenominele Christelike jeugorganisasie. Jongmense uit enige Christelike denominasie en uit enige kultuurgroep is welkom by die programme van die VCSV.
V: Hoe hanteer die VCSV sy verhouding met verskillende kerke?
A: Die VCSV streef na gesonde verhoudinge met verskillende kerke en onderneem om in sy program- en studiemateriaal en in die styl van sy aktiwiteite leerstellige aspekte te vermy waaroor daar verskil van mening tussen belanghebbende kerke mag wees.
V: Wat is die vereistes vir vrywilligers wat met VCSV-programme wil help?
A: Die VCSV verwag van alle persone wat leiding in die vereniging en/of by aktiwiteite van die vereniging neem, om op geen wyse tydens groepbesprekings of ander aktiwiteite of byeenkomste van die vereniging in stryd met die belydenisgrondslag van die vereniging op te tree of toe te laat dat twis oor leerstellige sake ontstaan of dat aktiwiteite beoefen word waaroor meningsverskil tussen kerke mag ontstaan nie. Alle vrywilligers moet ’n ooreenkoms in hierdie verband onderteken.
A: Young people in South Africa are growing up in a secular world where religious observance and respect for God and his laws have become nearly invisible. UCSA feels very strongly that it is called to introduce young people to learning experiences which can bring about lasting transformation in their lives, by introducing them to a radically new lifestyle in Jesus Christ.
Q: Is UCSA still relevant?
A: UCSA consults with young people as well as with people working with young people regarding its direction, so that the organisation can be relevant regarding issues it addressses, programmes and activities. UCSA believes that its ministry should remain relational – relationships built with young people by Christian role models are more important than programmes and activities.
Q: Where does UCSA find funds for the ministry?
A: UCSA is a faith organisation and is dependant on donors for the largest part of its income. UCSA’s policy is that every section and project must cover its costs from its income. Every section and project therefore has its own budget and fundraising strategy. However, UCSA ministers to children (many of whom are from poor and needy communities), and these children cannot possibly generate sufficient funds to cover costs. UCSA also uses young people in its ministry. These young people give their youth, their considerable energies and their boundless enthusiasm, but they are dependant on donors for funds to run their projects successfully. Read more.
Q: What type of organisation is UCSA?
A: UCSA is a non-profit, autonomous Christian organisation based on its confession of faith; with full legal personality. It is bearer of its own rights and liabilities; and no member of UCSA has any claim to any assets or income of UCSA; and also no responsibility for any expenses and liabilities of UCSA.
Q: Is UCSA registered?
A: UCSA is approved as a Public Benefit Organisation in terms of Section 30 of the Income Tax Act. UCSA is also registered as a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) at the Department of Social Welfare, no 034 309-NPO.
Q: Is UCSA affiliated to any specific church or cultural group?
A: UCSA is a non-racial, inter-denominational Christian youth organisation. Children and young people from any Christian church and cultural group are welcome at the programmes of UCSA.
Q: How does UCSA handle its relationship with different churches?
A: UCSA strives to obtain the goodwill and co-operation of all the churches who are interested in the work of the organisation. UCSA undertakes to avoid dogmatic matters about which there may be differences of opinion among churches in its programme and study material and in its style of presenting activities.
Q: What are the requirements for volunteer te help with UCSA programmes?
A: UCSA expects the leaders of the organisation and/or those taking the lead in its activities during group discussions or any other activity or meeting of the organisation in no way whatsoever to act contrary to its confession of faith, nor to allow conflict to be created about dogmatic matters, nor to allow activities about which differences of opinion among churches may develop. All volunteers must sign an agreement in this regard.
