About the 50 Smiles Project The 50 Smiles Project was created in July of 2011 as an initiative of a Brazilian intern in the school. The main objective was to create a continuous feeding program and give the pupils support for a better education. The project has become big and now the 125 kids receive support from a sponsorship program running in Brazil and other projects across the world.
General job description (Ngotas Upendo Primary School) The intern has to cooperate with the “50 smiles” project in order to help the school develop even more. He will achieve this by being part of a team that help the foundation give a better education to local children and creating the conditions for a sustainable development. Every Intern: Has to work with the other interns as a team, briefing other member of the work or including them on parts they would be useful. Has to do some “homework” for the sectors in order to be more prepared. Will have teaching hours per week Will work as a team in order to raise funds and awareness Will update the blog and gun page of the project Will have contact before, during and after their stay in Kenya with teams of 50 Smiles Institute Will be responsible for briefing the new interns, inform them the most important priorities (especially short term priorities) and give them tips for the work.
For the intern that will be responsible For the intern that will be responsible for the construction of the new school to create contact with local, or global, as an engineer: NGO’s in order to form ark of coThe 50 Smiles Project is raising funds operations for the school”: to build a completely new school in He must do some research on NGOs order to give the pupils a better that ivity near the school, for example learning environment. An engineer a NGO that provide hospital student must help the school in these examination. main jobs: He must find the most pressing needs He has to talk with architects and of the school and create a plan on how engineers so as to find a solution to to make contact with these build a school that is cheap and safe. organizations in terms of time He must find sustainable alternatives managem contact he creates must be to reduce maintance costs of new made to last. school. Finally he must organize activities for He must get all required licenses the school such as workshops with from Kenyan government. partnering guests. For the intern that his main task is to be responsible to train the staff of the school: He will rain the school’s stuff in variable areas, like alternative teaching methods, bookkeeping or managing a school. The first two weeks the intern is going to classes as a guest in order to observe the teaching methods they are used. He will most probably hold a meeting with the stuff in order to discuss how the books are written how the classes are held and how to improve procedures. The intern must find in which areas he can help the teachers to work more efficiently while the kids enjoy their classes. The educating session must be organized answering the teachers’ needs. The sessions must meet some objectives, which mean the teacher must be encouraged to use what they learn in the classes and see the results. About the managing part, the intern must have discussions with the management of the schools in order to find the needs they must be covered. The intern will be responsible to keep track of the progress made and the results of the sessions and act accordingly. He must do guest participations in classes and feedback meeting with the pupils so as to track the results.
Everyday Life The intern will work to the school or from home/AIESECs’ Local Committee with the other interns (the job depends on the JD, but all interns are involved in school and project activities). He will go out with other interns and AIESECers. \ He will visit Masaai Market, the Westlands Market, the Giraffe Center and other attractions. There are going to be special nights like cinema night, pizza night, burger night etc with special prizes and offers as also partying at clubs. They will go out at a Central (police station). Don’t Worry!!! It has its own bar and is really popular among AIESECers and interns. The intern will meet every day different people from all over the world.
Reception AIESEC will help you find accommodation for you and help you out your first days. For the first time, someone will escort you from the airport to your house. Someone will support you in everything you need. Many activities will be done in Kenya in order to meet other AIESECers, Kenya and its traditions, interns and maximize your experience.
Cost (approximately) Tickets: 500-700 euro Accommodation (intern house, 5-7 people): 150 euro/month (225 euro/6 weeks) Visa: 50 euro (6 weeks) Basic living costs: 300-400 euro Total 1000-1400 euro (6 weeks all inclusive)
Kenya Officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator. With the Indian Ocean to its south-east, it is bordered by Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya has a land area of 580,000 km2 and a population of nearly 41 million, representing 42 different peoples and cultures. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and second among Africa's highest mountain peaks. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi.
Politics Kenya is a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is both the head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. There was growing concern especially during former president Daniel arap Moi's tenure that the executive was increasingly meddling with the affairs of the judiciary. Kenya has maintained remarkable stability despite changes in its political system and crises in neighboring countries. A crossparty parliamentary reform initiative in the autumn of 1997 revised some oppressive laws inherited from the colonial era that had been used to limit freedom of speech and assembly. This improved public freedoms and contributed to generally credible national elections in December 1997. In December 2002, Kenyans held democratic and open elections, most of which were judged free and fair by international observers. The 2002 elections marked an important turning point in Kenya's democratic evolution in that power was transferred peacefully from the Kenya African Union (KANU), which had ruled the country since independence to the National Rainbow Coalition (Narc), a coalition of political parties. Under the presidency of Mwai Kibaki, the new ruling coalition promised to focus its efforts on generating economic growth, combating corruption, improving education, and rewriting its constitution. A few of these promises have been met. There is free primary education. In 2007 the government issued a statement declaring that from 2008, secondary education would be heavily subsidized, with the government footing all tuition fees.
Demographics Kenya has a very diverse population that includes most major ethnic, racial and linguistic groups found in Africa. The majority of the country's population belongs to various Bantu sub-divisions, with a significant number of Nilotes. Cushitic groups also form a notable ethnic minority, as do Arabs, Indians and Europeans. According to the CIA, ethnic groups in the nation are represented as follows: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%. Kenya's urban population is variedly fluent in their mother tongues and the two official working languages, English and Swahili. Periurban and rural populations are less multilingual, with many in remote villages speaking only their native language. The country has a young population, with 73% of residents aged below 30 years, due to rapid population growth; from 2.9 million to 40 million over the last century.
Culture Kenya is a diverse country. Notable peoples include the Swahili on the coast, pastoralist communities in the north, and several different communities in the central and western regions. The Maasai culture is well known because of tourism, despite being a minor percentage of the Kenyan population. They are renowned for their elaborate upper body adornment and jewelry. Kenya has an extensive music, television and theatre scene.
Geography and climate At 580,367 km2 (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's forty-seventh largest country (after Madagascar). It lies between latitudes 5°N and 5°S, and longitudes 34° and 42°E. From the coast on the Indian Ocean, the low plains rise to central highlands. The highlands are bisected by the Great Rift Valley; a fertile plateau lies in the east. The Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa. The highlands are the site of the highest point in Kenya (and the second highest in Africa): Mount Kenya, which reaches 5,199 m (17,057 ft) and is the site of glaciers. Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 m/19,341 ft) can be seen from Kenya to the South of the Tanzanian border. Kenya's climate varies from tropical along the coast to temperate inland to arid in the north and northeast parts of the country. Kenya receives a great deal of sunshine all the year round, and summer clothes are worn throughout the year. It is usually cool at night and early in the morning inland at higher elevations. The "long rains" season occurs from March/April to May/June. The "short rains" season occurs from October to November/December. The rainfall is sometimes heavy and often falls in the afternoons and evenings. The temperature remains high throughout these months of tropical rain. The hottest period is February and March, leading into the season of the long rains, and the coldest is in July and August.
Kenya is the setting for one of the Natural Wonders of the World – the great wildebeest migration. 11.5 million of these ungulates migrate a distance of 1,800 miles from the Serengeti in neighbouring Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya, in a constant clockwise fashion, searching for food and water supplies.
Wildlife Kenya has considerable land area devoted to wildlife habitats, including the Masai Mara, where Blue Wildebeest and other bovids participate in a large scale annual migration. Up to 250,000 blue wildebeest perish each year in the long and arduous movement to find forage in the dry season.[citation needed] The "Big Five" animals of Africa can be found in Kenya and in the Masai Mara in particular: the lion, leopard, buffalo, rhinoceros and elephant. A significant population of other wild animals, reptiles and birds can be found in the national parks and game reserves in the country. The annual animal migration – especially migration of the wildebeest – occurs between June and September with millions of animals taking part.
Traveling Kenya has many beautiful places to visit! You can visit them alone, with other interns, with the help of AIESECers, or you can attend trips organized by AIESEC for the interns. Some places are Lamu and the coast (Mombassa south and north coast etc) Safari at various national reserves, such as the famous Masaai Mara (some parks offer a safari with the bicycle!) Mt Kenya for hiking (easy stuff or hard-core mountain climbing to the top)
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How to apply Deadline to send the application package and the application form to aiesec.athens@gmail.com is
25th of
June 2012 Fill the application form HERE Application package CV in English Motivation letter in English Copy of your degree Copy of your languages degree Interviews in English Applicants that will pass successfully the selection process will have to pay 130 Euro (120 euro Exchange Participate fee and 10 euro membership fee) so as to raise the forms in the platform of AIESEC And also have a small interview with the responsible of the project in the hosting entity. *You can apply for these projects if you are: Undergraduate or graduate or post-graduate (with the condition that only two years have passed from your last degree) Under 30 years old
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