The Rainbow Nation
South Africa
Welcome Hi There! It’s with great pleasure For The MC South Africa to Present to you our exchange goals For the 2015-2016 term. In this booklet, we will show you a bit about our South African culture and some of our igcdp projects we have this year. We look forward to collaborating with you and receive EPs from your country in our beautiful rainbow nation!
Only country in the world to contain an entire floral kingdom
4th largest diamond producer in the world
11 official languages
Some Facts Only country in the world to have 3 capital cities: Pretoria, cape town, bloemfontein
traffic lights are called “robots�. This is the official government term.
Our cuisine
bobotie: a meatloaf with raisins and an omelette on top
south african word for bbq is “braai� You can find ostrich and crocodile meat in south africa many south african dishes have indian influence like the bunny chow which is a cubed bread stuffed with curry
Geography and LC locations 3 lcs in johannesburg: aiesec wits aiesec uj aiesec monash Pretoria AIESEC UP
mahikeng AIESEC NWU
johannesburg 3 lcs Bloemfontein AIESEC ufs
Cape town AIESEC UCT
stellenbosch AIESEC stellies
Port-elizabeth AIESEC NMMU
Incoming Global Citizen Environment: ecominds
entrepreneurship: future-preneur
4 issue-based projects (6-8 weeks) education: teach me how
health: vital minds
Timeline and Goals Aug 34 matched 6 realized
Sep 50 matched 34 realized
oct 45 matched 45 realized
Nov 10 matched 35 realized
Dec 25 realized
Environment Projects Example of project: assistant at the Unilever sunlight project. Tasks involve: - Organize event for youth to raise awareness about climate change and the environment - organize action days where youth clean up the city and plant trees
Education Projects Example of project: Instructor at the johannesburg school for the blinds. Tasks involve: - Create fun and interesting seminars for children with disabilities - Hands-on work with children and young adults to help empower them
Entrepreneurship Projects Example of project: Project assistant at the outreach foundation. Tasks involve: - assess existing communication structures in the organization - assess existing fundraising techniques - create new fundraising initiatives
Health Projects Example of project: assistant at the african children feeding scheme. Tasks involve: - Work in a support group educating the children in schools about health issues - Assist the feedgin scheme in distributing food to underprivileged children
Info for Arrival regions with visa-free travel to south africa: latin america europe and north america Southern africa usd 300 for accommodation for 6 weeks usd 2/ 100mb phone data
usd 3/ meal
usd 1/ one way by shared taxi-van (informal public transport) a safe transport option is uber which is available in south africa
Safety
Overall, safety should not be an issue in south africa if you follow the instructions. Our ICX members will make sure you are aware of areas you can visit and those you should avoid. You wouldn’t walk down a dark alley alone at night in your home country, well you shouldn’t do so in South Africa either.
Contacts mcvp igcdp jean pierre lannou jp.lannou@aiesec.net
mcvp ogx cherry cheung
even though we didn’t include xinwen.zhang1992@aiesec.net igip and ogx information feel free to contact our mcvps for more info if you’re interested in those opportunities
mcvp igip&bd nelito fernandes nelito.fernando@aiesec.net