Contacts: Rita Abrantes | (+47) 47 92 44 85 | rita.abrantes@aiesec.no | www.aiesec.no
Empower! AIESEC Youth Empowerment Program Mission To empower Norwegian students to be global minded responsible leaders.
The way we do it By connecting youth personal beliefs and aspirations with the challenges faced by their local communities and by raising awareness about global challenges, like the Millennium Development Goals.
Non-formal learning AIESEC believes that by creating open spaces of discussion, interactive workshops, and challenges posed by our external partners, we will increase and develop students’ entrepreneurship and soft skills for a positive impact in the Norwegian society.
International Trainers – the world in a classroom AIESEC projects are led by internationals, all of which are talented and highly motivated university students or recent graduates in one of the 113 countries where AIESEC is present. Our projects represent a global youth voice and provide for a dynamic multicultural experience to students worldwide.
Target Group Our target groups in the spring of 2013 are schools with 10th and Vg1 classes, in Oslo and Trondheim.
Timeline and Workshops AIESEC Youth Empowerment Program is a long-term project that is currently divided into 2 phases: Empower! 1.0: 14th January to the 15th February 2013 Empower 1.1: 8th April to the 16th May 2013 Empower! 1.0. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Empowerment Boost Self-Awareness Me & My Multicultural Community Me & My World We Power! – Community challenge
Empower! 1.1. 1. Personal Branding 2. My Vocational Path and Goal Setting 3. Me & My World 4. Social Enterprising 5. We Power! – World challenge
Contacts: Rita Abrantes | (+47) 47 92 44 85 | rita.abrantes@aiesec.no | www.aiesec.no
We Power! – Closing Event and Challenge Is the closing event of AIESEC Youth Empowerment Program in each Kommune. Here, all the students come together to solve a challenge made by our external partners, showcase the works developed during the project and at the same time, celebrate diversity with the trainers and sponsors in a Global fair, with traditional food and customs.
Advantages for the school
Easy way to involve students around community and world topics Contribute to the development of students soft skills such as self-awareness, personal branding, goal setting, etc. The School is an ambassador of the Millennium Development Goals The School develops itself as an innovative environment, where global and local thematics are of interest Break existing stereotypes about different countries and cultures by participating in a project that really makes a difference
Schools Involved in 11/12 with AIESEC Oslo Kommune – Groruddalen Skole, Haugerud Skole, Holmlia Skole, Rommen Skole, Veitvet Skole Trondheim Kommune – Nidelven Skole, Sunnland Skole.
To participate you need to:
Contact AIESEC before the 10th of November 2012 Support the international trainers in giving weekly workshops in the school and organize activities around AIESEC Youth Empowerment Program Help AIESEC promote the Host Family Program in the School Payment of 2500 NOK (+VAT) to cover administrative costs
Backgrounds and skills of the Trainers Pedagogy / Teaching Social Sciencis, Economics, Health, Engineering background, etc. Entrepreneurial Outlook Global Mindset
Presentation skills Project Management Proficient English
Contacts: Rita Abrantes | (+47) 47 92 44 85 | rita.abrantes@aiesec.no | www.aiesec.no
Host Family Program The Host Family Program is a way to immerse Norwegian families in an international environment. Here, they invite the trainees into their homes, providing for food and a place to sleep during the period of the internship. This way, the Norwegian family not only gains a new member but also learns about a different culture, its values and traditions, language, food, and much more. What makes these cross-cultural experiences so exceptional, are the relationships that evolve into lifelong friendships.
What is AIESEC? Founded in 1948, AIESEC is the world’s largest student-run organization with AIESEC Norway, as one of its proud founding members. AIESEC is a non-political, independent, not for profit organization run by current students and recent graduates from the world’s top universities. It identifies itself as a platform for youth to discover and fulfill their potential, so that its members can have a positive impact on society.
AIESEC has a vast network, based in 113 countries, with an active membership of 86,000 youths, from 2,400 universities, and almost a million alumni. Each year, AIESEC provides 24,000 leadership opportunities and 20,000 international internships, in a bid to get closer to achieving its objective: Peace and Fulfillment of Humankind’s Potential.
AIESEC Community Development Projects 11/12 Aktive Sommer is an international summer camp, organized by AIESEC in Norway. It provides young asylum seekers the opportunity the chance to develop their soft skills while experiencing a summer full of sport and cultural activities, organized by our international trainers. This project took place in 2011 and 2012 in Oslo and Trondheim, having reached a total of 150 students. It will be back in the summer of 2013. Winter Education Project took place in Oslo and Trondheim and contributed to create cultural awareness among students of the 8th-10th grade. It impacted a total of 500 Norwegian students over 2011. This project was gave shape to Empower! Your Experience, Africa is a project for NGOs and students, in cooperation with Fredskorpset, that aims to Exchange and strengthen knowledge and practices in the area of education for youth between the North and South. Since 2009 we send 8 Norwegian students to Africa and receive 7 south students in Norway.
Contacts: Rita Abrantes | (+47) 47 92 44 85 | rita.abrantes@aiesec.no | www.aiesec.no
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Contacts: Rita Abrantes | (+47) 47 92 44 85 | rita.abrantes@aiesec.no | www.aiesec.no