iGCDP BOOKLET-SUMMER 2016
AIESEC COLOMBO SOUTH AIESEC CS started in 1995 with the commencing of AIESEC Sri Lanka and it is continually growing day by day in quantity as well as in quality that is evident by the average number of 200+ members and the average number of 350+ exchanges per year. AIESEC Colombo South has been ranked as Globally No 10th Local Committee.
Global Community Development Programme GCDP programme is operated in hand with the engaging youth worldwide to make a positive impact on the society with the increase of cultural understanding, networking and by working on issued-based projects overseas. By joining GCDP u will be able to make Personal Development (Learning to be more flexible, open-minded and proactive), International connections, Cultural engagement to experience the collaborative support system.
HODIYA Hodiya will be initiated with 30 interns and the main objective of this is to see a gradual improvement of Preschools in Sri Lanka. Interns will be teaching pre-schoolers English and at the end of the project Interns will have to do a gap analysis and submit a report on the things they have observed and the preschools will be implementing the best suggestion given by them. The project is expected reach more children this year. The project is available throughout the whole year. Starting date can be chosen with interns’ preference
Feel Lanka The goal of this project is to promote Sri Lankan Tourism Industry and also to promote Hospitality Service industry among the tourists. The final output of the project would be a documentary video on a selected theme which is chosen before the start of the project. Interns will have to maintain blogs and pages throughout the project duration as well. The project will be done with internw from around the globe with an interactive theme.
E GURU GEDARA Project "Gurugedara" was initiated by AIESEC Colombo South in order to enhance knowledge in English and Information Technology in local students. Interns will engage in a traineeship in Sri Lanka for 6 to 8 weeks in teaching students English and basic IT who are in the ages of 8-14 years and this will create a unique learning environment for the local students. Last year this project was implemented in more than 50 schools around Sri Lanka and more than 80 interns have involved since then. The project will be based on two phases covering two different areas of the country. The project is available throughout the whole year. Starting date can be chosen with interns’ preference
The ART project Purposeof the project is to promote traditional arts to the globe and inspire local and foreign designing students to incorporate such elements in future projects. Number of workshops and sessions will be delivered for designing students throughout the project. Project events will be managed by interns and they will get a chance to explore traditional arts of thousands of years old civilization. Project is expected to start at the end of July.
RIPPLE EFFECT Ripple Effect is the major community project which will organized by AIESEC Colombo South with the vision of enhancing the lives of Sri Lankan underdeveloped communities. This project mainly will focus on identifying problems in rural areas and finding solutions, educating children on health problems, interacting with local communities, organizing events for disabled soldiers and organizing campaigns to find the solutions to identified problems. The project is expected to start in June and go on for a period of 6 weeks.
Heal A Nation Project Heal a Nation will be involved in creating awareness campaigns and conducting sessions to local undergraduates and students on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Identifying the current cultural barriers in the country and the need for awareness on STD, heal a nation will reach the public in a more effective way and will aim to create a documentary to be used further in the cause. The project will be for 6 weeks and will start in mid June and 20 interns will be joining us in the project.
AQUA The main expectation of the project was to make the society aware of the importance of protecting water, aquatic environment and water resources. The main target group of the project is communities, especially students. The project was based on series of events such as training sessions for EPs at water treatment plants, researches, seminars and workshops for students in schools, tree planting events at rain forests, beach cleaning events and designing and distributing leaflets to the public to improve the awareness. The project is expected to cover a much wider scope this year and is expected to start in Mid of July.
YEP YEP was implemented by a team of undergraduates from Higher Education Institutes in Sri Lanka with the objective of enhancing the skills and the knowledge in order to strengthen the cultural relationship and International Exposure through the AIESEC Program. The duration of the project will be 6 week with interns from across the globe participating in it. What we are planning to do in this project, to deliver sessions for a selected group of undergraduates. The project will be conducted this year on a wider scale covering more institutes and reaching out to more undergraduates and is expected to start in May.
EARTH Project EARTH is a newly initiative project of AIESEC Colombo South, which is going to focus on sustainability and energy conservation. Main focus of this project will be to create awareness in the society regarding energy preservation and make people more open minded to use a sustainable energy source. Interns will be conducting sessions regarding this matter aiming the school children and public society. Also they will be organizing sessions and events to carry out this idea to the public society. Interns will also be participating in a field visit conduct by the Irrigation department of Sri Lanka in a rainforest. This project will start on June.
GLOBAL CLASSROOM Global Classroom was initiated by AIESEC Colombo South in order to enhance knowledge in English and Information Technology in local students. Interns will engage in a traineeship in Sri Lanka for 6 to 8 weeks in teaching students English and basic IT who are in the ages of 8-14 years and this will create a unique learning environment for the local students. The project will be based on two phases covering two different areas of the country. The project is available throughout the whole year from June onwards. Starting date can be chosen with interns’ preference
RADICALZ Interns will be working with an external entity and will assist local start-up entrepreneurs in setting up their business and giving them basic guidance and information. Interns would also be doing promotions of the cause both virtually and physically and will be expected to meet company personal and encouraging them to assist the local startup entrepreneurs. Also content writing on behalf of the promotions for the project will be done periodically and the intern will be working closely with a creative production team in getting the message across to the locals. The project is available throughout the year and will go on for a period of Six weeks from the date of starting.
European College of English This is a community project of Colombo South and the interns will be assisting and encouraging underprivileged students to understand and learn English through classroom lessons. Creative and interactive sessions will be organized by the interns to engage the students in the learning process effectively and also to improve their communication, presentation and team working abilities. Also the interns will be working with externals in organizing cultural events and training sessions and will be evaluating students and giving them feedback. This project is available throughout the year and will go on for a period of Six weeks from the date of starting.
HARVEST Harvest is a newly initiated project by AIESEC Colombo South, which will be align with sustainable development goals initiated by United Nations. This will be focusing on to address the issues which are related to life on earth and good health and well being. Basic idea of this project is to promote and make awareness about urban farming. This includes working with different types of organisations in Sri Lanka and marketing the idea in to the society.This project starts on 2nd week of May
HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT A new initiative of AIESEC Colombo South with the objective of creating awareness on Human Rights that goes unnoticed and ignored in the society. Exchange participants together with a team of Local undergraduates will be organizing and promoting workshops and events on these topics to the general public
MARKETING PROJECT This is a project initiated by AIESEC Colombo South focusing on giving interns a real life experience on marketing, entrepreneurship and the co-oporate world. Intern will be working with different co-oporate organisations while observing their operations and operation scales. They will be participating into workshops and other activities organising by the companies. Also interns are expected to visit schools and higher education institutes while making Sri Lanka youth aware about the current opportunities available in the society regarding entrepreneurship and marketing. This project is to start on 2nd week on July
TIMELINE Project Feel Lanka 8.1 Guru Gedara Hodiya YEP 5.0 Harvest Global Classroom Ripple Eect 7.0 Earth 2.0 Heal a Nation 4.0 Feel Lanka 9.0 Aqua 4.0 Marketing Project Human rights project Art Project 5.0 European College of English Radicalz
No of openings 10 30 30 15 10 30 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 20 5 5
Issue Tourism Literacy (English Teaching) Kindergarden Teaching Youth Empowerment Agriculture/ Environment Literacy (English Teaching) Community Service Sustainability/ Environment STD/NCD Awareness Tourism Water preservation/ Environment Marketing/ Enterprenurship Human Rights Sri Lankan traditional Arts and culture Literacy (English Teaching) Entrepreneurship
March April May June July August 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
The people here are really nice and helpful, and I had the opportunity to find them, especially AIESEC Colombo South people. They helped me in everything that I need, before come here, and here too! My experience was awesome, more than I expected. I met interns from various countries they were so nice! At first it was difficult because in some things we think in different ways, but we were able to solve all the problems and work together !! - Priscila (Argentina) It's commendable that despite of being undergraduates all the AIESECers left no stone unturned to make my stay fun and comfortable in Sri Lanka. From conferences to exploration of Lanka, from having meals together, from my stay with a host family with other interns, from walks on the most exotic beaches each and every day left a print in my memory which is never going to go way - Maida (Pakistan)
Srilanka, "The Pearl of the Indian Ocean" welcomed me with endless beaches, beautiful green tea estates and breathtaking mountains. I don't know what I expected when I went there, but it was definitely not this diversity of beauty. Every area has its own special beauty, own climate and somehow even an own smell in the air. - Kim(Germany) The Ripple Effect project had so many things going for it in such a great way. Diverse interns with a postive outlook and deep interest in project goals, hardworking and creative facilitators, and overall good planning and execution were all things that made the project it was. This project helped me see a new part of the world and understand a little more than I did before. - Jenny (Canada)
You have got so much things to experience in Sri Lanka
CONTACTs
Isuru Premathilaka Vice President Incoming Exchange and Projects, AIESEC Colombo South (University of Moratuwa) isuru.premathilaka@aiesec.net Skype: Isuru - LCVP iGCDP | Mobile: 0094-715518762 Kaushalya Batawala Vice President Incoming Exchange and Projects, AIESEC Colombo South (University of Moratuwa) kaushalya.batawala@aiesec.net Skype: Kaushalya Gayan Batawala | Mobile: 0094-718301208
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