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 250+ exchanges per year.
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 you 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 8.0 “Fetching an Enchanted Experience in Lovely 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 15 interns from around the globe with an interactive theme and is expected to be start in the month of December
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.
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 mid-‐ February.
The ART project 4.0 Purpose of 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 December.
Ripple Effect 6.0
Ripple Effect is the major community project, which will organize 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 December and go on for a period of 6 weeks.
Heal a Nation 3.0 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 January and 20 interns will be joining us in the project.
Project 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 January.
Aqua 3.0
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 January
FUEGOSTICKA Being in a Technical era, CS GCDP hopes to provide Sri Lankan young generation a whole new experience or else a unique opportunity to experience games with the latest technology. So with that in mind we are trying to widen the knowledge of Game Development in students and drive them towards a technically competent world. This project will have six weeks and 15 Interns will be joining us with this venture. Project is expected to start in January.
SWITCH off 2.0 Switch off is an awareness creation campaign for the importance of conserving electricity. Interns will be conducting session and workshops to the public on the need for conservation of energy and how it can be done. Also a fundraiser will be organized by the interns to raise money to be contributed to the cause of enabling a remote village to gain access to electricity. The project will start in January
ASTRO Project Project ASTRO is a newly initiated project, which will be carried out by the AIESEC Colombo South focusing the improvement of literacy about Astronomy among school and university students. Interns will be doing presentation, workshops and will carry out different activities to achieve this target. As the final event, there will be a night camp. This project will be carrying out for 6 weeks with the participation of interns from different countries. This project is expected to be start in January.
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.
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 start-‐ up 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.
LEAD CS 2016 LEAD CS is the leadership development conference, which will be organized by the AIESEC Colombo South for the 2nd consecutive time. This is focused on develop leadership skills and soft skills of the CS members as well as the interns. This is filled with lot of activities such as workshops, outbound sessions, games, fun activities and parties. There will be special sessions focusing on development of interns. Interns can join with this conference. This will be held on January for 3 days. There will be a delegate fee and interns can join with this if they prefer.
Overall Outline of the Projects Project
Background
Realization Period
Basic JD
Guru Gedara
Education
Whole Year
Teach English or IT to the local students (Around the age of 8yrs -‐ 15yrs) in order to enhance knowledge on the given focuses.
Hodiya
Pre-‐School Education
Whole Year
Teach English to the preschool children (Around the age of 2yrs -‐ 5yrs) and assist with day to day activities
Feel Lanka 8.0
Tourism
Mid of December
Make a documentary to promote Sri Lankan Food and also the Sri Lanka Tourism Industry among the tourists
Mid of December
Interact with the local communities which needs special attention and identify problems they face and come up with solutions
Ripple Effect 6.0
Community Service
The ART Project
Cultural Understanding
Mid of December
Promote traditional arts to the globe and inspire local and foreign designing students to incorporate such elements in future projects.
Heal a Nation 3.0
Health and STD Awareness
Beginning of January
Create awareness campaigns and workshops to local undergraduates and students on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Aqua 3.0
Water Conservation and Environment
Beginning of January
Creating awareness on communities regarding the Water conservation and taking action steps to minimize water pollution
Switch Off 2.0
Environment Energy conservation
Beginning of January
Creating awareness about energy conservation among the public society and the school children. Support a underprivileged village.
YEP
Youth Empowerment
Mid of February
Making youth more entrepreneurial and making them aware of the opportunities available in the world. Developing their soft skills
Project ASTRO
Literacy
Mid of January
Help to increase the literacy of astronomy among the school and university students.
European College of English
Education
Whole Year
Teach English to the local students in order to enhance knowledge on the given focuses.
Whole Year
Assist local start-‐up entrepreneurs in setting up their business and giving them basic guidance and conduct promotions of the cause both virtually and physically
Radicalz
Entrepreneurship
iGCDP Timeline - Winter 2015 AIESEC Colombo South - Sri Lanka
Realization Period
If you are interested in an Internship in AIESEC COLOMBO SOUTH Don’t think twice to apply Now!!!! 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: 718301208
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