Go Volunteer Booklet

Go Volunteer with AIESEC

www.au.aiesec.org OUR VISION Peace and fulfillment of humand kind potential

OUR MISSION Develop responsible global leaders

HOW WE DO IT

By providing self-driven, practical leadership development experiences

Why AIESEC-?  Since 1948 Developing Youth leadership  Over 86 000 members world wide  AIESEC annually offers more than 24,000 leadership positions and delivers over 500 conferences  Presence in over 2,400 universities across the globe and 124 territories  AIESEC is supported by over 8,000 partner organizations  50th years of Impact in Australia  Presence in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide and Melbourne

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

Michael Jordan

Your journey starts NOW… Taking part in «Go Volunteer» this winter with AIESEC Australia gives you the unique opportunity to volunteer in a new and exciting country, with a global network of young people to support you along the way.

AIESEC is the world´s largest youth-led organisation, meaning your international experience will be facilitated by fellow students or recent graduates across the world.

As a non-for-profit, AIESEC keep its cost as low as possible to simply remain sustainable as organisation. AIESEC, and the impact it has, is recognised globally by world-leading employers such as PwC, Deutsche Post DHL and UBS. AIESEC provides a global support network both in Australia and the hosting country.

Why volunteer abroad-?

A volunteer abroad experience can be an invaluable part of your personal and professional development. By taking yourself out of your comfort zone, both in the nature of the enviroment you will be living and project you will be undertaking, this summer will have a genuine impact on you.

Furthermore, such an experience is a well sought-after addition to your CV, as well as potential being an important step into shaping what you are looking to do for the rest of your life.

Issues: Duration: Our Go Volunteer programme range from at least 6 weeks of duration.

Top Destination:

ASIA: *CHINA CAMBODIA

TAIWAN

MALAYSIA

INDIA

EUROPE: *POLAND HUNGARY ITALY CZECH REPUBLIC

LATIN AMERICA:

BRAZIL

*Gold partners of AIESEC Australia

Go Volunteer Italy Literacy

COLOMBIA

Ready for the challenge of a lifetime? All AIESEC projects aim to contribute to at least one of the Millienium Development Goals defined by the United Nations. Basically working in this projects you will make a direct positive impact on the society while you develop your skills and build an international network. Since January 2.012 AIESEC globally has realized more than 35.000 international volunteer experiences. Most of the experiences aim to contribute to the following issues: Literacy Cultural Understanding Economic Growth Environment Health and Lifestyle Career Development Poverty Reduction Human Rights

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“I can now count to 10 in about 11 different languages. In Russian, I can count to 40. I can say "How are you?", and reply, in about 14 different languages.

And I have my EP family, from America, Egypt, Russia, and India. My favourite AIESEC moment, was when my EP family organised a surprise for my birthday - brought a cake to my room, and I ate a cake for the first time without any forks, napkins, or plates. That night, I had "Happy Birthday" sang to me in 11 different languages. Nothing, can buy that experience.

Nothing will ever replace that experience. I left for Europe alone, and I returned with a family and friends and languages and stories from all over the world. And it was all thanks to AIESEC.�

Matthias Bari, Italy

Go Volunteer in Poland Literacy

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Intern preparation seminar Free accommodations Internet access 1 hot meal a day will be provided

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Country: Poland Issue: Literacy

Global Citizen School is a national project which aim to show children from pirmary schools that it is worthy and beneficial to learn English. Through interactive workshops, interns will show their culture and practice children´s knowledge of based words and gramme of the foreign language they learn. The topic of Improving communication skills workshops is Culture. Intern is delivering workshops Improving team work competencies based school subjects (history, geography, religion, Enhancing knowledge in the areas that politics, art, literature and language) through which classes are delivered from they present their cultures and make students Possibility to develop language skills understand them more.

Improving network and contacts all around the world Internship Earliest Start Date: May, June and July Cross cultural experience in Polish Positions Available: 399 society Main cities: Krakow, Warsaw and Poznan

Learning points:

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Project: Global Citizen School

Go Volunteer in China Benefits:     

Interns induction conference Intern cultural study tour Free training is provided Free accommodations, Internet access Lunch in workdays is provided

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Professional training and experience on teaching and facilitating skills Deeper understanding of Chinese culture and fresh view of China Friendship with students, local residents and AIESECers; Cultivating leadership through teamwork and learning to deal with problems concerning cultural understanding; Working in multicultural environment

Cultural Understanding

Projects: Dare to Dream Country: China Issue: Cultural Understanding

Dare to Dream is started by AIESEC China in association with China Population Welfare Foundation. The project is devoted to transcultural education, helping students in rural areas broaden their horizons and providing them with valuable learning experience. The project not only encourage students to DREAM BIG, never losing faith whatever difficulties they encounter, but give them courage to LIVE EVEN BIGGER.

Internship Earliest Start Date: June 2014 Positions Available: 200 Main cities: Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Changsha.

Eligibility: High quality experiences: AIESEC want to become a Customer Centric Organisation. For that we have implemented a new system called Net Promoter Score. Through that system we constantly send surveys to our customers at every stage of their experience so we can receive their feedback and improve the processes and the experiences we provide based on the customer feedback. We have presence on more than 120 territories however from Australia we are promoting only the projects with high quality standards. At the same time there are international exchange policies and an international quality control board, all this to ensure quality and that you know your responsibilities as an exchange participant and your rights.

 If you are an University student in Australia or recent graduate  If you are under 30  If you want to learn about leadership and develop your skills  If you want to discover new cultures and build an international network  If you are passionate about the world issues and want to do something about it…

If you agree with the sentences above, YOU are ready to apply for an AIESEC exchange experience this winter. APPLY and come to the interview.

To ensure that AIESEC can continue to operate we need to ensure one thing and that is that we meet the expectations of our stakeholders. Our assessment centres are not scary meetings where we interrogate you about your skills. They are about us getting to know you and what you want to do and explaining to you whether AIESEC can provide that for you.

Application Process: Sign up in our website!

Watch the online info session, read our FAQ booklet and APPLY.

Attend to expectation setting session and interview.

Pay, sign the contract and get access to the database.

Search your favorite projects, apply and run interviews!

Arrange all the internship details, passport and book flights

Go on exchange and live the best experience of your life

Come back, join AIESEC or become an Ambassador of our programs

Go Volunteer | Double Experience “ I worked in Arts Education in the Education department of Himalaya Museum in China. This involved organizing and participating in workshops with children between ages 9-12. The workshops were focused on educating and promoting potential young artists. I was motivated to go on a second exchange because I saw an AIESEC exchange as the ideal vehicle to develop myself, connect with locals in a given destination in a meaningful manner. My 2nd exchange to Bulgaria was a good experience. It was an adventure into a totally different environment. My program involved teaching school children from high school years about the Millennium Development Goals.�

Exchange Participant: Swapnil Mindhe First Exchange: Explore China, Mainland of China Second Exchange: Make it Possible, Bulgaria

Cost of the program: Currently, it costs $700 to participate in our Go Volunteer program. You pay this online once your Local Committee has approved you. We will support you to find your internship. This price excludes: Airfares, Visa, Travel Insurance and Salary is not provided: since it´s volunteering experience.

Remember that we will only accept you onto the programme if we are confident that you will find a suitable internship on our database based on your skills as well as preferences.

Support & Benefits: Before you go on Exchange: Training on how to search for your perfect internship using our global database. Opportunity to attend outgoing preparation conference before your departure. Discount opportunities with STA Travel On your Exchange: Airport Pick-up.

Support integrating into a new culture from your hosting country. Support from the AIESEC Australia network of volunteers. A life changing international experience (at least that is what many of our members have said!) Upon Return • A one-day integration seminar. Membership to the world's largest student organisation.

Our members will do their best to help you find a suitable internship; we have an entire team dedicated to do this! And also you will have 6 months contract to find the best opportunity for you. Over the last years AIESEC Australia has sent more than 1000 students overseas. And globally more than 23.000 experiences every year.

Our internal database also have an internship application counter, with that we can keep track of your process and we have proved that if you commit a few hours a week to search, apply and run the interviews, within a few weeks you will be living the best experience of your life. However, in the event you do not find one, the refund criteria are outlined (this will be in the online contract as well). The decision for a refund ultimately lies with the AIESEC National Office in Sydney, and not the Local Committee

Find out more testimonials: http://culture-shock.me/

http://www.youtube.com /user/AIESECAustralia

blog.aiesec.org

https://www.faceb ook.com/AIESECau stralia

Browse opportunitties live and APPLY NOW: http://bit.ly/1mM3dkA If you haven´t been contacted by our local office within 48 hours after your application to the opportunity portal, please contact us: contact@aiesecaustralia.org