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Acknowledgement During this 10 months journey as Africa in Me coordinator, I have accumulated many debts, only a few of which I have space to acknowledge here. I would like to thank Femi Adebayo with whom I worked closely during my tenure for his unflagging support and for deepening my passion for the region. Africa as a region faces a lot of challenges and Femi has shown great commitment to help me achieve my goals. I would like to express my profound gratitude to the all the AIESEC Entities in Africa for their collaboration and support in the implementation of this new strategy to deliver more experiences in the region. Special thanks to national team of the following entities which I had the chance to visit; Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa. Participation and facilitation of conferences all over Africa gave me an opportunity to better understand the issues faced by the different AIESEC entities and gave me valuable insights on how to contribute to the betterment of their operations.
Apart from the above, in the course of my work, I met many people whom I admire for their vision and understanding of AIESEC and Africa. I would like to mention a few of them: David Akara, Achieng Aringo, Gathoni Mwangi, Jacquie Kinyanjui, Babajide Okusanya, Daudo Vali,Elyn Hu Jiang Chuan, Caroline Tissot and Alexa Mabonga among others.
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I am thankful to all the non-African entities for their genuine interest and support to the Africa in Me strategy. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the AIESECers who have hosted me during the various business visits across mainland Africa. I have been deeply touched by their hospitality and sharing of their respective cultures. I am indebted to all of them. My family and friends in Mauritius who have been very patient and supportive. I love them for their faithful support. Working on the implementation of the implementation of the Africa in Me strategy has been truly a joint enterprise and a collaborative exercise. Apart from names mentioned, there are many others who contributed. I could not give all the names for want of space. They have contributed to my understanding of the complexities of running AIESEC operations in Africa. I appreciate their help and thank them for their support.
Sean Fourmacou Africa in Me Coordinator 12-13 AIESEC Africa
1 Introduction to AiM 2 Evolution of AiM in 12 - 13 3 AiM implementation 4 Knowledge management 5 Partnership countries 6 Grants 7 Africa in Me branding Team 1 8 Activities and campaigns 9 ePIC stories 10 Exchange analysis 11 Africa in ME coordinator JD 22 Recommendations 1 41 Summer Growth Campaign 42 Financial report 43 Regional Coordinator 13-14
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Introduction to Africa in Me Africa in Me Africa in Me is a strategy for AIESEC in Africa to develop massive amount of young people, especially African youth, by offering them a leadership platform. Africa in Me is the output of the working groups and is the updated version of “Active Contribution Program� which was the output of AfroXLDS 2012 in Mozambique. Africa in Me stand as a clear unifying strategy for AIESEC in Africa to deliver more powerful experiences on the continent.
Principles
Area of Impact
1.
Entities can develop different and innovative projects, as far as they are relevant to their societies, respond to specific needs, have a long-term impact and fulfill the principles for each area of impact.
2.
All projects should contribute directly to the delivery of AIESEC Experience, considering all its phases (EwA, ELD, LLC) with focus to ELD programmes.
3.
All projects should actively engage current and potential TN takers, EPs and TMP/TLP participants to create more AIESEC XPs.
4.
All projects related to exchange (GCDP and GIP) must connect the interns with local communities and should have externals involvement from the creation to the delivery.
5. Entities can name the projects freely, as far as they are connected with the description and purpose of the program and areas of impact. 6. All projects should be financially sustainable through direct sales and/or financial models that enhances sustainability
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Evolution of Africa in Me in 12-13 The Youth Active Contribution Program has been subject to some revisions at AfroXLDS 2013 in Ethiopia with regards to the program clarity. The clarity of the program was somehow a setback in its implementation by some African countries. Through various discussions and sessions with the MCP/MCPe, few amendments were brought to the program. They are the following:• Youth Active Contribution Program was renamed as “Africa in Me” and is renamed as a strategy to deliver more and better experiences in Africa. • The fifth area of impact has been removed. Initially there was a fifth pillar which countries could select based on the prevailing issues of their respective countries. It was deemed to be unclear and confusing by the implementing entities. The output of the conference also contains pilot projects for all program under each area of impact.
iGCDP • Career development – Lead & Bridge • Health Improvement – Project Grace • Education & Literacy – Reach to Teach
oGCDP • Education & Literacy – Primary Education Quality
iGIP • Business Solution – Information Technology oGIP • Education - Teaching
Africa in Me is the clear output of AfroXLDS 2013 and Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania have shown commitment to incorporate this strategy in the Q4 operations and hence the “AFRICAN PROGRAM GROWTH AWARD” was launched.
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Implementation of Africa in Me HIGH ACP Implementation
HIGH ACP Implementation
LOW amount of ICX exchanges
HIGH amount of ICX exchanges
LOW ACP Implementation
LOW ACP Implementation
Aligning of local projects to fit the Africa in Me area of impact
LOW amount of ICX exchanges
HIGH amount of ICX exchanges
Making GCDP financially sustainable.
Rating Based on:Ratings based
Member awareness of Africa in Me and education. Implementation of Africa in Me activities for interns.
Cameroon
Area of Impact
on :-
Ghana Tanzania
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
Cote DIvoire
Benin
Gabon
Togo
Liberia
Mozambique
Senegal
Uganda
Rwanda
Kenya
Botswana
South Africa
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Knowledge Management Africa in Me Wiki A wiki was created to provide all entities with relevant information and guidelines to implement Africa in Me in their respective entities. Africa in Me Strategy Africa in Me booklet – Explanation of the strategy and the aim behind it. GCP in Africa Good Case Practices by entities in Africa to be replicated to enhance operations. Implementation Booklet Stepwise approach to implement AfroXLDS output in all African entities. Branding Campaign Guideline to implementation of activities promoting Africa. Match with AIESEC Africa Google documents links to facilitate matching of African TN (GCDP & GIP). Grants for Africa Different funds and grants available for African entities. Africa in Me reports Quarters reports of Africa in Me.
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Country Partnerships Based on the list of the 20 non-African countries who have the biggest amount of oGCDP and Non-African countries in the network which realizes more than 25% of their oGCDP with Africa, the following countries were contacted to enhance their presence in Africa by creating stronger partnerships with African countries. Very interested, created promotional material to promote African countries. Interested but have not agreed on a number or specific countries. Have not responded to the mail or are not interested to partner with African countries this year. Countries
Field interested in
Australia Germany Switzerland Brazil Canada
Education, Social Work and Entrepreneurship. Community development, environment, education
China Egypt India Italy Poland Russia Singapore Netherlands Ukraine Colombia Czech Republic Indonesia Taiwan UK USA
African countries interested in Mauritius, Senegal, Kenya Botswana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ghana Mauritius
world issues
Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa Ethiopia, Kenya Ghana, Mauritius, Kenya, Rwadna, Uganda and Nigeria
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Grants & funds The following grants have been applied during the term 12-13.
Foundation/donor
Countries applied for
Outcome
UN Habitat
Ethiopia, Ghana
Announcement of grantees in October 2013.
HSBC
Mauritius
Announcement in July 2013
Youth Solidarity Fund
Togo
Unsuccessful application
Intercultural Fund
All entities in Africa
Unsuccessful application
AIESEC UK Foundation
All entities in Africa
Unsuccessful application
Scott Bader Foundation
Mauritius/Ghana
Unsuccessful application ( Have to apply from AIESEC UK)
Recommendations for grant application • Projects have to be sustainable and all expenses listed has to be as accurate as possible. • Look for the list of past recipient of the grant on the foundation website if available and ask for advice from AIESEC entities who have been successful applicants if there is. • Grant money generally take around 6 – 8 months from announcement date to be transferred to your account. Make sure if you are applying for a project and you are a successful recipient, enough transition is made about the project to be implemented going through the terms of the contract. • It is to be noted that international grants are more competitive than applying for CSR funds locally. Both sources of funds are to be considered but it takes more project management experience to write successful international grant/fund application and once the money is secured, the project is closely tracked by the funder. Based on your experience, each entity should devise their strategy with regards which fund they can handle.
The Africa in Me wiki contains a list of grants/funds available for all African entities and those available only for specific AIESEC entities. It also contains the timeline for these applications and entities who have applied for the fund before.
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Africa in Me branding team May 2012 Since Africa in Me inception at AfroXLDS 2012 in Mozambique, Michael Hubbard who was one of the team member working on the branding campaign concept at the conference took the lead of the team handling the online portal “www.africainme.org”. A team was then set up consisting of :Michael Hubbard (South Africa) – Team Leader of Africa in Me team Nahid Valli (Tanzania) – Team member responsible of Online portal servicing Ifeyinwa Elueze (Nigeria) – Team member responsible of Activity implementation. Abner Michieka (Kenya) – Team member responsible of content creation.
November 2012 After the sub-regional conferences namely WACS and PIONEERS, more information about Africa in Me were given to the members. A second round of application to join the team was released to boost implementation of Africa in Me activities.
New members to join the team were:Abang Tambe (Cameroon) – Team member responsible to implement Activities in East Africa. Alexy Sossou (Benin) – Team member responsible of Activity implementation in West Africa. Koffi Edouatd (Togo) – Team member responsible of Activity implementation in South Africa.. Natasha Muin (Malaysia) – Team member responsible of content creation.
May 2013 The term of previous Africa in Me team ended after AfroXLDS 2013 in Ethiopia. New members were selected to take the branding side of the strategy to the next level. The team for the term 13-14 consists of :Nahid Valli (Tanzania) – Team Leader of Africa in Me team. Kellie Koo Yun Fong (Mauritius) – Team member responsible of Online portal servicing. Micheal Ohaegbu (Nigeria) – Team member responsible of content creation
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ePIC Moment – story collection Out of the 4 branding activities under Africa in Me. ePIC stories was the most widely implemented and was the only one which was closely tracked by the implementation assistant part of Africa in Me team. Very few stories were collected both due unawareness and lack of interest from the Africa entities. Story Collection per country
Nigeria, 3, 7% Senegal, 1, 2% Cote D'Ivoire, 1, 2% Tanzania, 8, 17%
Rwanda, 1, 2%
Cameroon, 5, 11% Kenya, 6, 13%
Mauritius, 11, 24%
Uganda, 3, 6%
Ethiopia, 4, 9%
Ghana, 3, 7%
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ePIC Moment – Quotes “A real adventure in all the aspects you can imagine.” – Mariana Esparis | Country of Origin: Venezuela | Country of Visit: Kenya | Project: Africa
“Before I came to Africa, I had this image that we, Europeans, see on TV: sad kids, sitting alone outside with no home, no food… The image I had about Africa was not correct at all.” - Larissa van den Wijngaert | From: The Netherlands | Country of Visit: Uganda and Ghana
“All these experiences made my adventure in Kenya unforgettable. I’m so grateful to have had this experience and I would recommend it to everyone.” - Jeannette Verbey | Country of Origin: The Netherlands | Country of Visit: Kenya
“People in the neighborhood like talking to you even if they know little English. Sometimes you cannot really understand them but you can feel that they are kind.” - Rain Wang | Country of Origin: China | Country of Visit: Tanzania, AIESEC UDSM
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“My time in Rwanda made me a culturally sensitive person, it taught me to be determined and it made me value AIESEC! Let’s go!!” – Dennis Lugano | Country of Origin: Kenya | Country of Visit: Rwanda
“On 14th Jan 2013, that Malaysian-born Australian student left Paradise with a 28.0kg suitcase and countless memories, life forever changed. Thank you, AIESEC.” – Sasha Mahadaven | Country of Origin: Australia | Country of Visit: Mauritius
“Putting smiles on kids’ faces and making them have hope that they can achieve something in life is the best gift that any adult can give to a kid.” - Doreen Josiah | Country of Origin: Ghana | Country of Visit: Kenya
“This experience was one of the best things that happened to my life. I advise everyone to do something like that, in Mauritius preferentially, because it is an awesome country with awesome people.” - Ramon Augusto Kühl | Country of Origin: Brazil | Country of Visit: Mauritius
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Exchange Analysis TERM 12-13
iGCD P
oGC DP
iGIP
oGIP
Africa
2332
962
112
167
BENIN
54
10
3
1
BOTSWANA
10
47
0
3
BURKINA FASO
12
2
0
3
CAMEROON
122
21
12
7
COTE D'IVOIRE
59
32
10
33
ETHIOPIA
83
25
5
5
GABON
5
5
2
1
GHANA
303
162
16
7
KENYA
368
96
2
25
LIBERIA
5
0
0
0
MAURITIUS
394
27
4
12
MOZAMBIQUE
53
24
6
5
NIGERIA
67
344
13
29
RWANDA
4
1
8
0
SENEGAL
29
7
0
7
SOUTH AFRICA
82
93
10
8
TANZANIA
235
37
12
5
TOGO
324
12
1
4
UGANDA
123
17
8
12
Yellow box represents a growth of at least 50% from the term 11-12.
Red box represents a drop from the term 11-12.
Growth in GCDP Most of the entities in Africa have increased in iGCDP in the term 1213. Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, South Africa, Togo and Ethiopia have shown the biggest relative growth with regards to this program. Togo grew tremendously in this program due to the Go West Africa Campaign. Cooperation with Nigeria and Ghana made Togo grow by almost 500% this program. oGCDP also grew a lot in many entities. This regional collaboration boosted iGCDP in Togo and oGCDP in Ghana and Nigeria. Botswana also grew a lot in this program through their partnership with AIESEC Tanzania. South Africa capitalised on partnerships with Brazil, India and Mauritius to grow this program by more than 100% A few drop in iGCDP were also seen in Uganda, Benin, Rwanda and Nigeria. Nigeria and Uganda dropped a lot in this program.
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GIP in Africa still a major challenge. The term 12-13 shows a lot of red in the GIP columns. oGIP dropped in almost every entity in Africa. African mainly face major visa issues and this may be a major hindrance to matching of African Eps. It was also found that Africans are very often not eligible to many GIP TNs in Africa . These TN often for Europeans or Asians. iGIP grew slightly but the leaders in iGIP in Africa namely Nigeria and Ghana dropped.
There is a clear lack of sales capacity in the region. Even if the economy is booming in most of these entities, AIESEC has not yet cracked the code to sales of AIESEC products and mainly GIP sales to these emerging companies looking for their piece of the cake. GIP is clearly not close to be the cash cow of Africa. GCDP is still growing every year and Togo will surely be the good case practice in 13-14 for many small entities who will start to capitalize on regional cooperation. It is indeed a good strategy but financial sustainability should also be part of the equation.
TERM 11-12
iGC DP
oGC DP
iGIP
oGIP
Africa
1827
555
108
233
BENIN
70
7
1
4
BOTSWANA
2
25
1
2
BURKINA FASO
8
3
0
0
CAMEROON
78
22
11
19
COTE D'IVOIRE
31
49
1
41
ETHIOPIA
43
6
8
4
GABON
7
4
0
3
GHANA
260
67
21
19
KENYA
312
91
5
33
LIBERIA
5
0
0
1
MAURITIUS
329
15
2
16
MOZAMBIQUE
38
11
10
4
NIGERIA
123
133
24
36
RWANDA
29
3
4
4
SENEGAL
22
6
0
10
SOUTH AFRICA
35
44
3
7
TANZANIA
186
41
8
10
TOGO
67
4
0
12
UGANDA
182
24
9
8
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Africa with the world iGCDP iGCDP being the main driver of AIESEC entities in Africa operation. 12-13 has seen some outstanding growth of operations with Africa by many entities namely:• Argentina ( 3 in 11-12 to 10 in 12-13) • Austria (10 in 11-12 to 21 in 12-13) • Brazil (103 in 11-12 to 129 in 12-13) • China ( 363 in 11-12 to 453 in 12-13) • France ( 16 in 11-12 to 24 in 12-13) • Germany ( 131 in 11-12 to 196 in 12-13) • Hong Kong ( 15 in 11-12 to 27 in 12-13) • Italy ( 28 in 11-12 to 45 in 12-13) • Pakistan ( 6 in 11-12 to 22 in 12-13) • Portugal ( 10 in 11-12 to 20 in 12-13) Germany and Italy showed their eagerness to participate in Africa in Me. Germany is the only country in the world which does exchange with 16 entities in Africa out of 19 entities. oGCDP Out of top 10 TN providers to African EPs we can find only 3 Non African countries:• India (2nd with 114 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13) • Brazil (8th with 31 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13) • Egypt (9th with 28 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13) OGX is mainly being driven through regional cooperation and it is a trend in most in entities in Africa. oGiP Out of top 10 TN providers to African EPs we can find 5 Non African countries:• India (1st with 58 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13) • Turkey (2nd with 20 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13) • Germany (3rd with 9 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13) • Colombia (4th with 6 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13) • Japan (6th with 5 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13) The low amount of GIP TN in Africa makes the region highly dependent on NonAfrican TNs.
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Inside Africa Africa in Me contribution In its first year, Africa in Me has been mainly focusing on driving more GCDP in the Mauritius and it was a clear success. The lack of focus on GIP is also clearly shown in the 12-13 results. Africa in Me also boosted Non – African cooperation in the region in GCDP. It is either a result of showcasing the stories on the online portal or the partnership proposal or the matching tools provided to these entities. African entities contribution iGCDP Top 3 EP provider in Africa to African TNs are:• Nigeria (317) • Ghana ( 133) • Kenya (57) Kenya does exchange with 11 African countries which makes it the best African collaborator in Africa.
oGCDP Top 3 TN provider in Africa to African EPs are:• Togo (260) • Ghana ( 52) • Nigeria (35) Despite Nigeria having low amount of iGCDP TNs, Nigeria hosted EPs coming from 11 African countries in 12-13 which shows a high focus in matching African Eps for its TNs.
oGIP Top 3 TN provider in Africa to African EPs are:• Rwanda (6) • Ghana ( 4) • Mozambique (4) • Nigeria (4) Compared to 58 TN provided to African by India in the term 12-13 the figures the amount of GIP TN being provided by African entities look very low. There is a clear need for a shift in focus when raising GIPs.
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Job Description – AiM coordinator Planning, Tracking & Evaluation Expected
Fulfilled
• Support countries on planning process, based on ACP • Follow up on implementation and ensure the principles of the program are being followed • Track results and gather information for showcasing impact purposes • Manage and coach MCVPs X and/or Country ACP responsible • Coordinate Africa in Me task-force • Quarterly evaluation of plans VS achieved and reporting of the same.
•Countries received support with regards to implementation of ACP and education materials were designed and provided to all entities to be able to understand stepwise implementation approach to the strategy. •Africa in ME team was set up and worked on collecting stories and assisting entities to implement the activities along with creating monthly newsletter to showcase what is happening in Africa.
Sales & Grant management and delivery Expected
Fulfilled
• Research and apply for grants for projects in different areas of impact • Sell regional ER products (e.g. ACP and conferences) together with MCs • Attract investment from other AIESEC entities in Africa • Ensure the delivery for all partnerships
•Research was done with regards to grants application and a grant database was provided to all entities. •There is a lack of knowledge with regards to applying for grants which somehow makes African countries miss these opportunities. •No sales was done with companies as African countries were not synchronized when it came to implementing the same initiatives (projects etc)
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Job Description – AiM coordinator Education and Coaching Expected • Deliver webinars to countries and release the outputs of it • Participate and Facilitate sessions about ACP in Local, National and Regional conferences • Deliver ACP focused country visits in Africa • Educate non-African countries on ACP to facilitate cooperation
Fulfilled •Partnership proposal were sent to countries to partner with them and they were briefed about the strategy and how they could contribute to it. Presentation of Africa in Me were also sent to countries who sent a lot of interns to Africa. •Participation in WACS, Achievers in Tanzania and AfroXLDS where sessions were delivered on Africa in Me. There were also 2 sessions in Kenya, one for LCVPs and one during the LCP summit
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Recommendations General Millennium Development Goals Fifteen African countries are among the top 20 nations which have made the greatest progress toward reaching the MDGs. Most of the African countries are expected to meet four of the eight targets: They will have achieved universal primary education, made strides toward gender equality and pushed forward in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases. The continent has shown remarkable progress but still lags when it comes to targets like eradicating poverty. (Source:http://www.dw.de/africa-is-on-course-for-2015-development-targets/a-16870832) In the term 13- 14 there will be much focus on going the extra mile to meet the MDG’s. Each entity can support its respective country in achieving these goals and request funding from UNDP to implement these projects or tap in local CSR money with the backing of UNDP.
Contributing to Eradication of Poverty The head of the German NGO Welthungerhilfe, Wolfgang Jamann, "We need an economy that is more focused on job creation, not just profit generation,". The spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and well in Brazil. Luiz Carlos Barboza, technical director of the Brazilian Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE), reports that the increase of new companies in Brazil is directly related to Brazilians’ growing entrepreneurial spirit. “Currently, small and medium size-enterprises (SMEs) are responsible for 96% of the jobs in Brazil and comprise 98% of all companies in the country.” Finally, 13 out of 100 Brazilian residents are involved in a start-up; and the 2007 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor named Brazil a leading entrepreneurial country. ( Source: http://www.law.illinois.edu/bljournal/post/2013/03/26/Entrepreneurship-inBrazil.aspx) Brazil is ranked 130th in the list of “Ease of doing Business”. Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Ghana, Botswana, Mauritius, South Africa, and Rwanda are African countries which are ranked before Brazil. Building this spirit of entrepreneurship is what has made the economy of Brazil thrive and this is also what will contribute to eradication of poverty (small and medium size-enterprises (SMEs) are responsible for 96% of the jobs ). It is strongly advised to run projects about entrepreneurship as they are highly susceptible to receive funding from UN bodies and international funds. ( Source: http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings)
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Recommendations Benin Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Benin. AIESEC Benin can be driving many health projects as there is a clear need for it.
Secondary Education Another compelling fact about Benin is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 37.1% which ranks Benin 125th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Benin can look more closely to this huge dropout from 93.8% for primary education to 37.1% to secondary education. There can definitely be projects designed around this issue.
Corporate partnerships Benin requires only 6 steps to start a business and is ranked 47th out of 144 countries. It is also to take in consideration that for the prevalence of foreign ownership in the country, Benin is ranked 128th out of 144 countries. From these current information, local entrepreneurs should be approached to be AIESEC partners since AIESEC is also supporting the youth growth. Foreign corporation are definitely less in number and local companies would definitely be interested if you work on the education issue. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Botswana Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Botswana. Botswana has been known for the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS but this extract shows that TB is also an alarming issue. Being ranked 136th out of 144 makes it quite a compelling argument that the issue needs to be tackled and AIESEC Botswana can be driving many health projects as there is a clear need for it.
Tertiary education The dropout from secondary education enrollment to tertiary education enrollment is from 87.1% to 7.4%. Botswana is among the richest countries in Africa there is a clear lack of scientist and engineers (the country is ranked 112th out of 144 for availability of scientists and engineers) AIESEC Botswana could develop more projects related to career development perspectives and reach out to the secondary schools.
Financial Market Botswana has a good financial market in place with ease to access to loans along with available venture capital. The country is ranked 35th out of 144 countries with regards to prevalence of foreign ownership. Botswana is also recognized for the remarkable agricultural policy costs. AIESEC Botswana should look into the big agricultural cooperation in the country and provide them with access to the student market. Foreign corporation should also be considered and provide them with interns to work on their marketing strategy.
Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Burkina Faso Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Burkina Faso. AIESEC Burkina Faso can be developing projects tackling infant mortality and malaria which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Burkina Faso is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Primary Education Another compelling fact about Burkina Faso is that enrollment for primary education is of only 63.2% which ranks Burkina Faso 136th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Burkina Faso can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Burkina Faso is lagging behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap.
Entrepreneurship need Burkina Faso requires only 3 procedures to start a business which would make entrepreneurship easy. However there is lack of ease of access to loan and lack of capital from venture capitalist. Burkina Faso is also ranked 135th out of 144 countries with regards to capacity for innovation. Projects about entrepreneurship in the country can really help here. AIESEC Burkina Faso can partner with companies and launch business plan competition and reward the most innovative one with start up money. Work with the companies to make them the investors fostering innovation.
Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Cameroon Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Cameroon. AIESEC Cameroon can be developing projects tackling infant mortality and malaria which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Cameroon is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Secondary Education Another compelling fact about Cameroon is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 42.2% which ranks Cameroon 122th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Cameroon can be developing projects to work on this school drop out. The quality of primary education is quite good so why is there such a big drop out?
Entrepreneurship need Cameroon requires only 5 procedures to start a business which would make entrepreneurship easy. However there is lack of ease of access to loan and lack of capital from venture capitalist. Cameroon is also ranked 110th out of 144 countries with regards to capacity for innovation.. Projects about entrepreneurship in the country can really help here. AIESEC Cameroon can partner with companies and launch business plan competition and reward the most innovative one with start up money. Work with the companies to make them the investors fostering innovation. Cameroon has a high foreign ownership and is ranked 29th out of 144 countries. These foreign corporations can be approached for partnership. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Côte D’Ivoire Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Côte D’Ivoire. AIESEC Côte D’Ivoire can be developing projects tackling infant mortality and malaria which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Côte D’Ivoire is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Primary Education Another compelling fact about Côte D’Ivoire is that enrollment for primary education is of only 63.2% which ranks Côte D’Ivoire 139th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Côte D’Ivoire can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Côte D’Ivoire is lagging behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap
Corporate partnership Côte D’Ivoire is ranked 22nd with regards to foreign ownership out of 144 countries. The enrollment for secondary school is even more alarming and drops to 27.1% ranking Côte D’Ivoire 138th out of 144 countries. AIESEC can capitalize on that and bridge the HR gap prevailing due to this low level of literacy across the country. The country capacity for innovation is ranked 139th out of 144 countries and AIESEC could provide these organization with young talented innovative international to support their organization growth. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Ethiopia Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Ethiopia. AIESEC Ethiopia can be developing projects tackling infant mortality and TB which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Ethiopia is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Primary Education Another compelling fact about Ethiopia is that enrollment for primary education is of only 81.3% which ranks Ethiopia 122nd out of 144 countries. AIESEC Ethiopia can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Ethiopia is lagging behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap
Entrepreneurship program Ethiopia requires only 5 procedures to start a business but there is the lack of ease to loans and venture capital. Ethiopia also has a low foreign ownership in the country and is ranked 133rd out of 144 countries. Ethiopia having a capacity for innovation ranking the country 133rd out of 144 countries proves there is a need for entrepreneurship. AIESEC can develop with these local companies business competition plans where the most innovative projects will be winning the start up money. It is basically about Ethiopian supporting Ethiopian ventures. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Gabon Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Gabon. AIESEC Gabon can be developing projects tackling malaria and TB which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Gabon is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Primary Education Another compelling fact about Gabonis that enrollment for primary education is of only 80.0% which ranks Gabon 124th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Gabon can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Gabon is lagging behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap
Corporate Partnership Gabon is ranked 39th with regards to foreign ownership out of 144 countries. The enrollment for secondary school is even more alarming and drops to 53.1% ranking Gabon 115th out of 144 countries. AIESEC can capitalize on that and bridge the HR gap prevailing due to this low level of literacy across the country. The country capacity for innovation is ranked 141st out of 144 countries and AIESEC could provide these organization with young talented innovative international to support their organization growth. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Ghana Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Ghana. AIESEC Ghana can be developing projects tackling malaria and TB which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Ghana is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Primary Education Another compelling fact about Ghana is that enrollment for primary education is of only 84.0% which ranks Gabon 118th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Ghana can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Ghana is lagging behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap
Corporate Partnership Ghana is ranked 42nd with regards to foreign ownership out of 144 countries. The enrollment for secondary school is even more alarming and drops to 58.1% ranking Ghana 110th out of 144 countries. AIESEC can capitalize on that and bridge the HR gap prevailing due to this low level of literacy across the country. AIESEC could provide these organization with young talented innovative international to support their organization growth. Telecommunication companies should be targeted since Ghana is ranked 42nd out of 144 countries with regards to mobile broadband subscription and is 1st in Africa. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Kenya Primary Education Kenya is ranked 78th worldwide for the quality of primary education and the enrollment for primary education is only 82.80% ranking Kenya 120th worldwide out of 144 countries. AIESEC Kenya can develop many projects to enhance the quality of primary education (design similar concepts to the AfroXLDS 2013 Reach 2 Teach project). Besides bettering the primary education, AIESEC Kenya can also design projects to bring primary education to more people or work with various NGOs in the countries to make this happen. A higher enrollment for primary level coupled with a higher quality of primary education can contribute to increase the enrollment rate in secondary schools which drops to 60.2% and tertiary level which is a meager 4%.
Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Kenya.
AIESEC Kenya can be driving many health projects as there is a clear need for it.
Financial Markets & Entrepreneurship The financial markets in Kenya are well developed by international standards. Kenya provides an ease of access to loans and is ranked 25th worldwide along with having a high venture capital availability where Kenya is ranked 32nd worldwide. Kenya though is one of the countries where it is more complex to start a business. The availability of funds definitely is appealing and I believe AIESEC Kenya should be focusing on providing GIPs to start up since they have access to funds and it will be just a matter of packaging the product.
Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Liberia Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Liberia. AIESEC Liberia can be developing projects tackling malaria, infant mortality and TB which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Liberia is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Primary Education Another compelling fact about Liberia is that enrollment for primary education is of only 75.2% which ranks Liberia 130th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Liberia can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Liberia is lagging behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap
Financial Markets & Entrepreneurship The financial markets in Liberia are well developed by international standards. Liberia provides an ease of access to loans and is ranked 31st worldwide along with having a high venture capital availability where Liberia is ranked 25th worldwide. Liberia is a country where is easy to start a business. The availability of funds definitely is appealing and I believe AIESEC Liberia can be focusing on providing GIPs to start up since they have access to funds and it will be just a matter of packaging the product. AIESEC Liberia can also consider running entrepreneurship projects to promote and support new ventures. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Mauritius Financial Markets & Entrepreneurship The financial markets in Mauritius are well developed by international standards. Mauritius provides an ease of access to loans and is ranked 37th worldwide along with having a high venture capital availability where Liberia is ranked 56th worldwide. Mauritius is a country where is easy to start a business. It takes only 5 procedures and 6 days for the documents to be processed. The availability of funds definitely is appealing and I believe AIESEC Mauritius can be focusing on providing GIPs to start up since they have access to funds and it will be just a matter of packaging the product. AIESEC Mauritius should also consider running entrepreneurship projects to promote and support new ventures. It is also to be noted that Mauritius in terms of capacity for innovation is ranked 112th out of 144 countries. The literacy level is high, AIESEC Mauritius can find what is the major hindrance to innovation and work on it.
Health Improvement Mauritius has the highest prevalence of diabetes worldwide and HIV AIDS is still a prevailing issue to the lower middle class. AIESEC Mauritius is already doing projects on diabetes and nutrition which is really good considering they are major issues the country is facing. What is needed from AIESEC Mauritius projects is to be more aggressive when it comes to the impact created and create a brand out of there project. Funding is definitely available for many projects and the innovation is missing in the way the projects are being implemented. This is a great opportunity for AIESEC Mauritius to come with a project which will be recognized nationally.
What after MDG’s for Africa? In terms of post-2015 development goals, Odusola says Africa needs to continue to tackle different forms of inequality: Income inequality, gender inequality, inequality between rural and urban centers. Mauritius has mostly achieved its MDG goals and could take the step forward with regards to projects implementation by tacking the different type of inequality. Poverty alleviation can unquestionably be tacked by working on the income inequality. AIESEC Mauritius can also be a pioneer in driving these projects in Africa and be used as a best case practice.
Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Mozambique Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Mozambique. AIESEC Mozambique can be developing projects tackling malaria, infant mortality and TB which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Mozambique is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Secondary Education Another compelling fact about Mozambique is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 26.4% which ranks Mozambique 139th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Mozambique can be developing projects to work on this school drop out. The quality of primary education is not so good as well. The country will have to find out if improving the quality of education at primary level would bridge this secondary education drop out.
Entrepreneurship need Mozambique is ranked 43rd out of 144 countries with regards to how high the import expenses are as a percentage of the country GDP. 59% of the GDP is spend on imports. Mozambique is a big country and many of the products which are currently being imported can be produced locally. AIESEC Mozambique can be driving entrepreneurship projects across the country and foster innovation where the country capacity for innovation is ranked 132nd out of 144 countries.
Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Nigeria Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Nigeria. AIESEC Nigeria can be developing projects tackling malaria and infant mortality which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Nigeria is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Primary Education Another compelling fact about Nigeria is that enrollment for primary education is of only 57.6% which ranks Nigeria 134th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Nigeria can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Nigeria is lagging behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap
Secondary Education Secondary education in Nigeria is also a major concern where the enrollment for secondary education is only of 44% which ranks the country 120th out of 144 countries. This country has a huge market size and entrepreneurship projects can be run from secondary level. Nigeria has a capacity for innovation ranking the country 63rd out of 144 countries. It is to be noted that the enrollment for tertiary education is only of 10.3%. Stimulating entrepreneurial ventures for youth in the country can greatly contribute to poverty alleviation. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Rwanda Women Empowerment Rwanda has done especially well, according to Ayodele Odusola, a policy advisor at the UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa who was involved in preparing the report. The country has pushed hard to empower women and introduced a 30-percent quota for female members of parliament in 2003. "Look at the number of women in national parliament - Rwanda has the largest in the world," said Odusola, adding that around 56 percent of the members of parliament are now women. There is unquestionably a lot of support for women empowerment and AIESEC can follow this trend and get involved in similar projects. It is being driven at the country national level, clearly it is highly financially supported.
Visa Requirements for Africans Africans need visa to travel to 80% of the destinations within Africa. Rwanda is the only which has waived visa entre fees for African so far to enhance mobility of Africans on the continent. AIESEC Rwanda can capitalize on this initiative and make Rwanda an easy destination to travel to in Africa and design projects specifically for fellow Africans.
Interesting Facts about Rwanda Primary education enrollment rate With 98.7% of the local population of Rwanda having access to primary education, Rwanda is the first country in Africa and ranked 18th worldwide. Number of procedures required to start a business With only 2 steps to start a business, Rwanda is ranked 3rd worldwide and 1st in Africa. (It definitely favors entrepreneurship)
Time required to start a business Rwanda is ranked 4th worldwide and 1st in Africa for requiring only 3 days to start a business. Brain drain Rwanda is ranked 19th worldwide and 1st in Africa with the less brain drain in the country scoring 4.8 upon 7. ( the lower the score the higher the brain drain). Foreign market size index (Value of exports of goods and services) Rwanda is ranked 138th out of 144 countries worldwide. (there is low or no focus on export in the country, import/export businesses are not highly advised when it comes to entrepreneurship). Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Senegal Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Senegal. AIESEC Senegal can be developing projects tackling malaria and TB which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Senegal is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Primary Education Another compelling fact about Senegal is that enrollment for primary education is of only 75.5% which ranks Senegal 129th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Senegal can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Senegal is lagging behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap
Technology inclination Senegal is ranked 49th out of 144 countries when it comes to the availability of latest technologies and ranked 36th out of 144 countries when it comes to firm-level technology absorption This is a clear indication that the country is on the right track to become an IT hub or an IT leader in Africa. AIESEC Senegal can be packaging our GIP IT sub product to these companies who can be pioneer in their respective field. These companies have a high absorption of latest technologies and AIESEC can provide these companies with the people who can master these programs since it comes from their native country or they are very used to these technologies. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations South Africa Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in South Africa. AIESEC South Africa can be developing projects tackling HIV/AIDS and TB which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures South Africa is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Primary Education Another compelling fact about South Africa is that enrollment for primary education is of only 85.1% which ranks South Africa 115th out of 144 countries. AIESEC South Africa can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again South Africa is lagging behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap. The quality of primary education is among of the worst worldwide as well.
Financial Markets & Entrepreneurship The financial markets in South Africa are well developed by international standards. South Africa provides an ease of access to loans and is ranked 30th worldwide along with having a high venture capital availability where South Africa is ranked 37th worldwide. South Africa is a country where is easy to start a business. The availability of funds definitely is appealing and I believe AIESEC Liberia can be focusing on providing GIPs to start up since they have access to funds and it will be just a matter of packaging the product. AIESEC South Africa can also consider running entrepreneurship projects to promote and support new ventures. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Tanzania Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Tanzania. AIESEC Tanzania can be developing projects tackling HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Tanzania is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Secondary Education Another compelling fact about Tanzania is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 27.4% which ranks Tanzania 137th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Tanzania can be developing projects to work on this school drop out. The quality of primary education is not so good as well. The country will have to find out if improving the quality of education at primary level would bridge this secondary education drop out.
Gender equality Tanzania is ranked 5th out of 144 countries when it comes to the women in labour force. The ratio is of 0.99 woman to 1 man working. There is definitely an amazing women empowerment plan from Tanzania and AIESEC Tanzania can be working on project promoting gender equality (% women in parliament is 36) Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Recommendations Uganda Health Improvement World rank ( out of 144 countries)
From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Uganda. AIESEC Uganda can be developing projects tackling HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB which are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Uganda is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.
Secondary Education Another compelling fact about Uganda is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 28.1% which ranks Uganda 135th out of 144 countries. AIESEC Uganda can be developing projects to work on this school drop out. The quality of primary education is not so good as well. The country will have to find out if improving the quality of education at primary level would bridge this secondary education drop out.
Corporate Partnership Uganda is ranked 32nd with regards to foreign ownership out of 144 countries. AIESEC Uganda can capitalize on that and bridge the HR gap prevailing due to this low level of literacy across the country. The country capacity for innovation is ranked 102nd out of 144 countries and AIESEC could provide these organization with young talented innovative international to support their organization growth. Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum
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Summer Growth Campaign Africa Summer Growth Champions is a campaign launched by AIESEC Africa to reward the most growing entities in Quarter 4 of 12-13 in Africa and also the Non – African countries contributing to this growth.
Awards Categories Award for African Countries National Awards • African Overall GCDP Growth – Highest Q4 Relative GCDP growth. • African oGIP Relative Growth – Highest Q4 Relative growth in oGIP. • African iGIP Relative Growth – Highest Q4 Relative Growth in iGIP. • African GCDP Best Intra-regional cooperation – Cooperation delivering more experiences in Q4. Local Awards • African Best GCDP LC – LC delivering most GCDP experiences, ICX & OGX Combined. • African Best GIP LC – LC delivering most GIP experiences, ICX & OGX Combined.
Award for Non - African Countries National Awards • Highest GCDP TN provider – Highest relative growth in Q4 with regards to realization of African GCDP EPs outside Africa. • Highest GCDP EP provider – Highest relative growth in Q4 with regards to the realization of non – African EPs in Africa. • Highest GIP TN provider – Highest relative growth in Q4 with regards to the realization of African GIP EPs outside Africa.
Campaign timelines & rules Timeline of Campaign 1st April 2013 – 30th June 2013 Awards will given at IC 2013 in Egypt.
Principles 1) Delivering quality experiences drive this campaign and quality issues will unquestionably undermine any leading entity throughout the campaign. 2) Only the numbers reflected on the system will be used during this campaign.
Matching Champions Each Monday, the entity who have matched the most EPs and TNs will be recognized as the Matching Champion.
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Regional Coordinator 13-14 "Africa as a Region has been growing over the years but it has still not been able to demonstrated the massive grow needed to position AIESEC rightly on this continent. I am of the opinion that African countries have not been able to fully capitalize on their unique national positions and have not collaborated well enough to ensure massive growth of the individual countries. As an organization that aims to become 10 times bigger, with just two more years to reach our midterm ambition, there is a need for change in the way things are done to ensure that this Region contributes adequately to AIESEC 2015. As a president of a top performing entity in Africa, I am aware of the crucial nature of the role of the Regional Coordinator with respect to AIESEC International's focus and strategy for the coming year. Africa as a region has a potential for massive growth and the successful implementation of Africa in Me will enable us to capitalize on our similarities, differences and blooming external resources to ensure massive growth of AIESEC in the Region staying true to the relevance of AIESEC in our dear Region Africa. I am really passionate about seeing this happen and hence my application as the Regional Coordinator. Together we can work hard to make this a reality.
Robert Tetteh Regional Coordinator AIESEC Africa 2013 - 2014
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