GLOBAL CITIZEN ABROAD INFORMATION
BOOKLET
Welcome to AIESEC! If you reach the stage where you are reading this booklet, it means that you care enough about the positive change that you can give to this world!
GREETINGS
It is every youth’s responsibility to take a positive role in shaping the future of our planet. We believe every young individual deserves the chance to fulfill their potential in taking part in making a difference in the world. We have the tools to equip you to bring positive impacts towards your surroundings. Therefore, we, AIESEC, are here to provide young adults like you with self-driven purpose, practical leadership skills, and a global experience. Through this program, we enable you to explore the world, make real changes, and discover what truly matters to you. love, AIESEC in IPMI
CONTENT WHAT IS AIESEC?
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WHAT MAKES AIESEC UNIQUE?
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WHAT IS GLOBAL VOLUNTEER?
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WHAT KIND OF PROJECT?
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WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES?
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RECRUITMENT SEASON
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HOW TO APPLY?
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THINGS TO PREPARE
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FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT
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8 BENEFIT FROM GLOBAL VOLUNTEER
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10 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN APPLYING
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PROJECT FAQ
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WHAT IS AIESEC
AIESEC is the largest youth-run organization in the world which carries the quality as a global, non-political, independent, and non profit organization. AIESEC network itself has reached over 70,000 members in 128 countries and territories since its establishment in 1948.
In AIESEC, we all have one vision, which is to achieve peace and fulfillment of humankind’s potential by activating youth’s leadership qualities through learning from practical experiences in challenging environments, undertaking enriching cross-cultural experiences while having a positive impact on the world, and developing relevant skills.
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WHAT MAKES AIESEC UNIQUE?
Our aim is to develop leadership in young people. We are independent and we do not discriminate. We want to develop leadership in everyone, no matter who they are or where they come from. Capitalizing on our 65+ years of experience, we have developed what we call AIESEC’s Leadership Development Model.
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WHAT IS GLOBAL VOLUNTEER?
Through this program, AIESEC is
Global Volunteer is a 6-12 weeks
challenging young people to do
international volunteer abroad
something outside their comfort
experience that enables you to work on projects that impact social issues. We empower communities by developing the people and enabling them to develop a more sustainable and healthy future.
zone by providing an opportunity to develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills through international volunteer that is mainly on social issues such as education, health, poverty, environment, entrepreneurship, culture, and many more.
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In this project, the participants’ gets a chance to experience a wide range of roles such as being a teacher, cultural ambassador, social worker, project
WHAT IS GLOBAL VOLUNTEER?
manager, or a community facilitator. The objective of Global Citizen program was to enrich their education, help them gain a unique combination of multi cultural, social and entrepreneurial experience, enable young generation to build confidence, develop new skills, and gain more holistic view of the world. Through this experience, we don’t just create a leader in you. But we create a leader who understands and brings betterment to the world.
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WHAT KIND OF PROJECT?
Our projects exist based on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with the purpose of shaping everything we do around what the world needs. Also, we are committed to create a youth movement to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
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WHAT WHATKIND KINDOF OFPROJECTS? PROJECT?
Volunteering adventures will help you develop life-long friendships and provide experiences to shape you for years to come. Together we’ll change the way you see and understand the world. Here are the most popular experiences since 2013: Providing education
Improving literacy
Eradicating poverty
Use your skills to help educate young people to improve their chances while working within their community
Working with teachers and local community members to achieve greater levels of literacy
Supporting skills development and planning / capacity-building to help communities grow and trade their way out of poverty
Human rights
Health & sanitation
Sustainable living
Bring facilitation and business skills to communities around the world in order to help advance equality and understanding
Work with local communities to improve sanitation and health to reduce disease and increase food production
Enabling communities to better deal with the effects of climate change and reduce their impact on the planet
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WHAT ARE THE OUTCOMES?
AIESEC is here to make sure that each and every exchange participants will go back to their home country with these 4 principal leadership elements with them.
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RECRUIMENT SEASON Summer Recruitment
Winter Recruitment
May, June, July
December, January, February, March
go exchange during your thesis break (for the last year students) and summer holiday.
go exchange during your winter holiday.
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HOW TO APPLY? 1
Sign up for FREE on ..
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http://aiesec.or.id/get-started
You’ll be contacted by AIESEC IPMI and have an induction or an info session about this program.
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Prepare your CV and parent’s permission letter.
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HOW TO APPLY? 4
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Choosing the project you want to volunteer in.
Interview with AIESEC abroad to whom you apply your project with. Sign contract with AIESEC IPMI.
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You’re ready to go! 10
THINGS TO PREPARE
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Check and calculate the designated country’s living cost and prepare enough funding during exchange.
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Prepare your passport and VISA based on the volunteer duration.
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Prepare enough outfits that matches the current weather of the destinated country.
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FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS Commitment Fee (the process of inputting data to AIESEC system and education before departure) Rp 1,000,000,Matching Process Fee (the process of searching and matching project in AIESEC system) Rp. 2,000,000,Transportation, VISA, passport, health insurance, and accommodation expenses throughout the volunteer are under the responsibility of each participants.
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Global Mindset and Global Network
8 BENEFIT FROM GLOBAL VOLUNTEER
Volunteering abroad will give you a new perspective to the world and set of individual attributes that help you to be global leader. Your experience abroad provides you with insight into foreign work environments and custom. Networking is an exciting benefit of volunteering. You can never tell who you will meet, what new information you will learn, and what impact this could have in your life.
Learn about a new culture When you are abroad you will discover a new country, improve your language skills, learn a new language, and meet different people from different cultural background. Volunteering enables you to meet another exchange participants from all backgrounds and walks of life.
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Make an Impact Volunteering abroad changes you because it gives you the chance to change and impact others. As AIESEC and UN are working together to achieve sustainable development goals, all of our projects around the world target SDG goals. Volunteering abroad through AIESEC exchanges will give you a chance to contribute your own part in realization of sustainable development goal. Volunteering abroad is one of the best ways we know of to make a difference. Whatever your passion is and how you get involved, volunteering offers a way to have a real and lasting impact on the world.
AIESEC volunteering will give you professional work experience Most company are looking into each of the applicants Curriculum Vitae (CV). The social work will really give an impact to the company decision.
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Life long friendship Your overseas volunteer is not just about adding a new section to your resume. Living and working abroad is filled with exciting new sights, people, and experiences. You will discover a new way of life and make friends that you will have for a lifetime.
Personal growth and soft skills growth When you go for an exchange abroad, you will meet different peoples from different background, culture, and language. In all your time abroad, you will need to break the barrier and need to communicate. Starting from your arrival date to all through your volunteer time, you will be facing communication barriers. At the end of the day, the challenge that arise from diversity will shape you into a person who can communicate his ideas clearly in any environment. You will learn about yourself and discover your personal brand.
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Culture shock The most beautiful and meaningful moments of your life will occur when you decide to step outside of your comfort zone. Traveling to a foreign country to volunteer is one of the best ways to step outside your established comfort zone. Although the majority of people who travel abroad experience a degree of culture shock, it is nothing to be afraid of. In fact, experiencing culture shock is a very positive thing because it gives you the opportunity to learn about yourself, teaches you how to think on your feet and adapt, and presents you with the opportunity to immerse
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yourself in an entirely new culture, and then emerge as a global citizen.
Share about Indonesia Not only that you’ll learn about other countries and its culture, you will also be able to show people about the beauty and diversity of Indonesia. Through this volunteer, each participants will be expected to share about their culture and gain more cultural understanding between countries.
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1. Your budget and the difference between the currency of your country and of the country you are volunteering in. 2. The rating of the project and country rated by the previous exchange participants and AIESEC. 3. The description of the project activities. 4. Whether the project suits you and your passion. 5. Where you want to stay. (host family, with other exchange participants, or alone) 6. The skills you have and want to share to the world. 7. Your goals for this exchange. 8. The culture of the country you are going to. 9. Indonesian culture that you want to share to the other country. 10. The climate and weather forecast during the time of your stay.
10 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN APPLYING IN THE PROJECT
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What will I do during my volunteering weeks?
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Basically, your work on Global Citizen depends on your choice of project. If you choose education project, you will automatically teach literacy from one local school or orphanage to another. Some projects may even include side-activities such as sightseeing or cultural learning. At the end of the project, we have a Global Village activity in which the participants will represent their native culture (such as flag, snack, traditional dance / clothes, etc.).
Is my destination country for my global citizen program determined by AIESEC? As for this matter, AIESEC gives you the privilege to choose your own destination. However, your choice of destination depends on the number of country which open a project for that specific time.
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Does AIESEC pay for my trip and stay?
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All expenses for and during global citizen program such as flight tickets, living costs, health insurances, are fully paid by the participants.
What responsibility do I have for AIESEC during my global citizen project? We only require the participant to submit their global citizen story or testimony in a form of photos, videos, and article. Participants can pass it to AIESEC IPMI after they return from the program.
Do I have to be good in English? We require the participant to be able to speak in English for the sake of communication with the people in your destinated place. However, we dont require you to be an expert.
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What will the Rp. 3,000,000,- that I paid for AIESEC covers?
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1. Management account in AIESEC website AIESEC has the account to see and connect with voluntary opportunity from another AIESEC country. This account will make the exchange participants able to apply the opportunity. 2. Exchange participant mentor to make all the preparation run smoothly, each exchange participants will be assisted by AIESEC member. The fee is not for the salary, but it refers to any development activity for the member to improve the quality of the mentor. 3. The development planning AIESEC will help the exchange participant to list planning development that they want to get it in exchange journey. 20
What will the Rp. 3,000,000,- that I paid for AIESEC covers?
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4. Preparation seminar The fee also includes the preparation seminar before the exchange participant leave the country. 5. Supporting Visa Documents For Visa supporting document, such as invitation and acknowledgement letter for AIESEC Indonesia will be free to apply visa. 6. Reintegration Event The fee includes the event to introduce exchange participants for another opportunity in AIESEC to develop the leadership skill.
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Is there any help from AIESEC in terms of living expense?
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In order to minimize the participants’ living cost, AIESEC helps our participant by: - providing the participant accomodation during their stay; the accomodation may be in a form of host family (local family) or dormitory/hostel provided by the AIESEC host. - encouraging our participant to create ISIC (international student id card) where it’ll give benefits such as discounted flights tickets, free bus rides in some destination countries, etc. (www.isic.id/id/) - providing our participants who seek for sponsorship with official statement letter (the sponsors are sought by the participants themselves however) - there are even projects to provide the participants consumption, this will surely cut the expense of the living cost.
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