25TH JANUARY 2013 Issue #3
A New and steadfast year for Africa in me
Dear Readers, We are now moving ahead on a brand new year and brand new quests. With Africa in Me building its purpose we look forward for this organization to be even stronger and much more focused in attaining more numbers of people joining AIESEC Africa and more interns going for global internship in Africa. As beginning of Africa in Me’s establishment our purpose of action was to put a great focus on Africa as leading attraction for interns to come and pursue internships and volunteer work. Indeed the act of volunteerism should not be limited to a certain aggregation of people for it is an action that everyone in every corner of the world should be concerned with as we are moving towards an interchange of cultures and society. The existence of Africa in Me is very much relevant for lives of young people wanting to start a change be it in their lives is aspects of profession or simply wanting to be a part of Africa and become one of the significant cause of making a big difference. We empower people to come and see the real Africa and experience the vast difference of each country and that itself becomes a story worth telling by attaining it personally. We are fundamentally, a platform to promote AIESEC Africa and in the progression of 2013 we resolute to set our standards higher in new achievements as well as devotedly continue our previously designed Africa in Me campaigns.
Africa In Me Team.
Countries Implementing africa in me campaign:
Mauritius Ethiopia kenya tanzania Nigeria gabon Cameroon ghana senegal botswana rwanda togo mozambique uganda liberia south africa cote d’ivoire burkina faso Benin TABLE OF CONTENT: Page 1:
afro xlds 2013
Page 2 AND 3: qna: Samson and Michael on Afro XLDS 2013 and ACP Page 4: 200th story campaign Page 5 and 6: Page 7 and 8: Page 9 and 10:
Best Epic Moments regions of africa opportunities
AFRO XLDS 2013
AFRICA EXCHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR : AFRO XLDS 2013 23 MARCH -29 MARCH 2013 Theme: “Believing in Africa, Achieving stronger leadership�
Set your calendar for upcoming Afro X 2013 seminar that will be happening in Ethiopia. It is an event you would not want to miss as its highlights are on relevant strategies and innovative ways for young leaders to penetrate on the world of social and mainstream media coverage that effects of it through out Ethiopia as well as the world. This congress will have attendees that are policy makers, politicians, business executives and entrepreneurs within the global network. The setting of this seminar is essentially to promote youth entrepreneurship and have international network be an advantageous resource for young people to build their sense of entrepreneurism as a globalized mindset. While being part of the seminar in Ethiopia a study tour will also be available in order to learn more about this archeologically fascinating lands of the country. Some of the areas that the study tour will guide you to are Afar, Gondar, Lalibela , The Blue Nile Hills and The Sof Omar Cave. For online registration and more information visit the official website of the Afro X 2013 : http://afroxlds2013ethiopi1.wix.com/afroxlds2013
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qna: Samson and Michael on Afro XLDS 2013 and ACP Interview with Samson Tingbani, MCP Ethiopia, on Afro XLDS 2013 and ACP On Saturday, 20 September 2012, Samson Tingbani, president of AIESEC Ethiopia, happened to be in Cape Town for a few hours before returning back to Addis Ababa. Africa in Me Manager Michael Hubbard caught up with him for some questions about next year’s Afro XLDS as well as ACP in East Africa. Michael: How are preparations going for Afro XLDS? Samson: The venue is secured, the CC is 90% set with members from Ethiopia and Kenya and currently there is still an opening for IM. We are in partnership discussions with the African Union and Ethiopian Airlines, overall we’re very positive and excited. In Ethiopia we have 13 months of sunshine! Michael: Have you been implementing ACP and Africa in Me in Ethiopia? Samson: ACP is currently implemented in the MC and we are aligning existing LC projects to it. Our MCVPs GCDP and GIP ICX and GCDP OGX as well as TM are implementing it through exchange as well as TMP and TLP. We also have YES 2.0, which is about entrepreneurship, youth and woman empowerment, as well as Edupower, a projects around education. These are ICX projects. In OGX we have a focus on Education, Engineering and Architecture and send those EPs to Germany, India and Kenya, while in TM we do profilebased recruitment for our talent pillar which is LC-based. We have engagement with AIESEC with new LCs and are partnering with student councils and other student organisations.
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qna: Samson and Michael on Afro XLDS 2013 and ACP Michael: What’s significant about ACP and these projects that affect Ethiopia and East Africa overall? Samson: The Ethiopian youth lack certain skills & qualities such as communications, self-branding, confidence and exposure. ACP addresses this need and offers international exposure. We are also building university capacity in English by bringing in EPs to teach teachers and students and doing communication games with university staff. ACP in East Africa is very important and fosters country collaboration. Michael: Will we be seeing anything special around ACP/Africa in Me at Afro or is it too early to tell? Samson: It’s too early, we have lots of ideas but nothing on paper yet. Michael: Do you have a message for your fellow Africans on ACP and Africa in Me? Samson: For Afro we have the plan to have all African countries working with the airlines to get everyone present, we want to provide the best experience and will have the lowest delegate fee. The African Union will send delegates and work with AIESEC Ethiopia for Afro. We are also planning to have Youth2Diplomacy, involving various embassies, similar to Youth2Business, for instance to work on making it easier for EPs to get visas. We are very excited for ACP and would really love to do a lot of collaborations with other African countries. ACP rocks!
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200th story campaign
Story collection plan:
The 200th Story Campaign is still an ongoing project of Africa in Me . We hope for many more stories that will compel and inspire people to come to Africa and start an amazing journey that is not only life changing but also to widen the views of people are not able to attain real issues as well as stories of people and communities ofAfrican countries.
The stories collected hold an important value of voices and depictions of Africa. More and more inspiring pictures the real stories behind it are need to be collected from regions of East Africa , Southern Africa as well as West Africa. As of 2012 we have collected :
The Campaign aims to gain:
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Best epic moment 1 MY EXPERIENCE IN TANZANIA Written By: Anna Portz | From: Germany | To: Tanzania | Dated: 2012 “......Since I came here to gain more experience in teaching and getting to know the “African culture” John (the Vice President of the Global Community Development Programme Incoming Exchange, AIESEC SAUT) sent me to Lumala Secondary School. It is a Government School with around 550 students and 15 teachers. I am teaching English literature in Form 3. It is not always easy to teach since I don’t have enough material. For now for example I have to teach a play called “This Time Tomorrow” by Ngugi waThiongo and I have only four books for around 50 students. You have to be really creative so that you can make sure that all of the students get some information concerning the play. I think this experience in teaching big classes with not enough teaching aid will help me in becoming a good teacher since I am studying Advanced Teaching with the subjects English, Mathematics and Biology in Germany....” To read the whole story visit the link below: http://africainme.org/my-experience-in-tanzania/ Want to read more stories like this? africainme.org
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best epic moment 2 MAKE A CHILD SMILE IN MAURITIUS Written By: Anna Berggren From: Sweden To: Mauritius Dated: 2012
“......Mauritius is so much more than that. The cultural mix and variety of people is one of the reasons why I’ve fallen in love with this island, alongside with the wonderful children of course. The aim of our project was to make a child smile, and we did that by visiting different types of NGOs such as orphanages and shelters for unprivileged children and organized activities for them.....” To read the whole story visit the link below: http://africainme.org/make-a-child-smile-in-mauritius/ Want to read more stories like this? africainme.org
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REGIONS OF AFRICA: THE EMERGENCE OF KENYA
Kenya is one of the most known African country in East Africa where it is now vastly expanding and charging towards modern development. Geographically Kenya is located in the East of Africa and borders the Indian Ocean. The Kenyan population is 41 million as of 2011 and Kenya is a multi-ethnic state meaning there several ethnic groups with their distinct dialect. However, its official languages are Swahili and English. Historically early forms of man once roamed Kenya 4 million years ago amongst other areas of East Africa. Devoid of rich historical lands Kenya is also surrounded with vast geological wonders that are unscathed and purely natural. National Parks and reserves are in abundance in Kenya. Other than its infamous stretch of natural safaris Kenya also posses unspoilt beaches in Mombasa, Malindi and Wamutu. In contrast to the more natural side of Kenya we have the emerging city of Nairobi where the economy and the rise of modernity is booming. Being the capital city of Kenya , Nairobi is a city known as “Green City in the Sun� . Additionally, Nairobi is still considered as the safari capital of Africa as there are a number of parks with great wilderness in its surrounding. However, modern development has inevitably caught up with the city and it has become a city that exudes vast energy with places of contrasting people that make up a unique facet of Nairobi.
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REGIONS OF AFRICA: THE EMERGENCE OF KENYA
In Kenya its diversity translates through its culture where the expression of life that is true to their evolution as well as their multifaceted way of living is conveyed in a variety forms of music, dance , theatre and food that is inimitably Kenyan. One of the notable ways of seeing Kenyan culture or its development in artistry is through theatre Kenya annually hosts a major drama event as well as an event called Eliud Abuto’s Festival of Creative Arts. Moreover, The National Theatre is also situated in Nairobi where notable ensembles of Kenyan actors and actresses perform.
Indeed, there is definitely more to Kenya than just its wonderful touristic spots and diverse sense of multiculturalism. To truly experience the deeper understanding of Kenya’s varied forms of art , nature and people it is much better to educate oneself and to experience what the country truly is by actually visiting and immersing the truest of Kenya.
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OPPORTUNITIES
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All the stories should be posted in the website (http://africainme.org/). You can also mail you documented stories to (story@africainme.org) Note: All stories must have pictures, the links should be posted with the story. Follow us: https://twitter.com/AfricaInMe Keep yourself Updated: https://www.facebook.com/AIESEC.AfricaInMe