BA BETA KRISTIYAN HAILE SELASSIE I 

a) To develop the social and administrative mechanism to organize and centralize the
    Rastafarian Movement according to the operational guidelines which the Federation and
    the Movement see fit.

b)    To achieve official recognition for the Federation and Rastafarians leading towards democratic
       representation.

c)     To provide cultural and political education for members of the Federation, Rastafarians, and for
        others who conscientiously wish to become informed about the Movement.

d)    To keep in close touch with Independent African States in regard to the question of Repatriation.

e)    To establish co-operative economies in order to raise the standard of living for Federation Members
       and Rastafarians.

f)     To introduce community development projects which will provide employment and
       professional/technical skills for Federation members and Rastafarians in each urban and rural
       communities.

g)    To ensure the observance of Universal Human Rights in accordance with the International Human
       Rights Charter, and specifically, the principles of the FREEDOM CHARTER.

h)    To promote love and good-will among Ethiopians at home and abroad and thereby maintain the
        integrity and sovereignty of Ethiopia; to disseminate the ancient Ethiopian culture among its
        members, to correct abuses, relieve oppression and care for ourselves, and our posterity, a destiny
        comparable with our idea of perfect manhood and God’s purpose in creating us; that we may not 
        only save ourselves from annihilation, but carve for ourselves a place in the Sun;
        in this endeavor, we are determine to seek peace and pursue it, for it is the will of God for man.

i)     To promote and pursue happiness; for it is the goal of human life and endeavor.

j)     To usher in the teaching and practice of the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man.

k)    To promote and stimulate interest among its members in world affairs, and to cultivate a spirit of
       international goodwill and community.

l)     To promote friendly interest among its members to develop a fraternal spirit among them, and to
       inculcate in its members the desire to render voluntary aid and assistance to one another at all times.

m)   To encourage its members to develop interest and pride in Democratic institutions and to promote
       Democratic principles and ideals.



May God help us to accomplish these aims and ideals.