EMPOWERING LASTANS FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE
Thank you all so very kindly for the confidence bestowed on me and my exco. A big thank you to the outgoing exco for the sacrifices made to lead us to where we are. A big thank you to each and every LASTAN for all our various sacrifices in being there for each other in moments of joy and sorrow. A big thank you to the members of my exco for accepting to work with me for the good of each and every LASTAN. A big thank you to God, the author of our being, for making it possible for us to be together as brothers and to be here today.
The joy of every family is to see each and every one of its members successful and self-sufficient. LASTA is our family, our common heritage, our pride. My administration has as fundamental goal EMPOWERING brothers, CONNECTING brothers with others, CREATING opportunities for brothers to be well-placed within the society so that we all are able to live flourishing lives. As such, we shall live no brother behind. My plea, therefore, is that those brothers who have made it in life and who are in positions to help change the lives of others should turn their gaze towards LASTANS who are still struggling. It is not enough to send 5 or 10 thousands francs to a brother, empowering that brother will be a life-changer. Never drop a LASTAN should be our watchword.
In the past we have had projects and projects that have not been realized. While thanking those who sacrificed a lot of time and energy to register LASTA, it is our fervent commitment to create a THINK TANK to closely work with us to see how we can work towards realizing projects that would be beneficial to LASTA and LASTANS.
We cannot achieve anything without the cooperation of each and every one. We encourage each brother to try to fulfil our responsibilities to the group by paying in their life-registration and annual dues. We should equally help bring in more brothers who belong to this great family but are still out of this fold.
Finally, transparency is the goal. Restoring trust in ourselves is the goal. Empowering each and every LASTAN is the goal.
Thank you