GCDP incoming National Projects AIESEC in Tanzania 1213

AIESEC in Tanzania 1213 | ICX GCDP National Projects | tanzania@aiesec.net

 

 

Why Tanzania ? •  Bordering the Indian Ocean and

4 AIESEC MCs: Mozambique, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.

•  Tanzania has over 130 languages and tribal groups, making it the most diverse nation in Africa, but one of the most peaceful.

AIESEC in Tanzania 1213 | ICX GCDP National Projects | tanzania@aiesec.net

 

 

•  Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, is the tallest African peak.

•  Tanzania is surrounded by 3 of the most magnificent lakes - Lake Tanganyika (lowest point of Africa), Lake Nyasa and Lake Victoria (largest lake of Africa).

•  The extinct Ngorongoro Crater, in Tanzania, is the largest complete crater in the world.

AIESEC in Tanzania 1213 | ICX GCDP National Projects | tanzania@aiesec.net

 

 

•  Serengeti Plains - the world's last great wildlife refuge and home to an estimated 3 million animals.

•  Zanzibar contains some of the best beaches in the world.

AIESEC in Tanzania 1213 | ICX GCDP National Projects | tanzania@aiesec.net

 

 

Active Contribution Program is an Africa regional initiative, succeeding

Empower Africa Program (ASK, YES, swITch, Afri-tour).

It is also the winning initiative of Global 2015 Fund, demonstrating innovation and alignment towards AIESEC 2015.

An initiative endorsed by AIESEC International  

AIESEC Tanzania has completely review our entire operation to align ourselves to Africa’s regional initiative to ensure high quality and impactful delivery  

 

 

Part of Africa’s regional initiative

Tanzania Government Focus: Poverty Eradication

Environment Population HIV/AIDS

Gender Culture

 

 

GCDPi realization timeline Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

1st wave 2nd wave 1st wave 2nd wave

Ideal dates of GCDP projects: Remarks about each waves:

Dec – Mar peak May – Aug peak Focus of each waves:

1st wave 24th Dec – 8th Feb 13th May – 25th Jun education and raising awareness of respective issue (via events)

2nd wave 11th Feb – 22nd Mar 27th Jun – 10th Aug

action-orientated for creating direct positive impact on society (via personal interactions)

Our main audience is primary school, secondary school, high school and university students.

 

 

Inner-Journey

Outer-Journey

Values

Growth Growth Crisis

For us, a high quality XP is defined as …

New Environment

Overcome challenges

Self Awareness

Reflection

 

 

Typical GCDPi project timeline

On-going initiatives for QUALITY exchange management: •  Minimizing accommodation fee •  LC house (security + integration purposes) •  Reception booklet (with translation) •  Orientation week for interns •  Standardized study tour •  Failure report (for admitting failures) •  EP team leader with country partners

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k 1 Trainee

conference + LEAD + Orientation (+ city tour)

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k 2-

3 Training by NGO & final preparation

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k 4-

5 Execution

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k 6 Learning event

to showcase impact + LEAD (+ study tour)

 

 

Logistics details •  To subsidize accommodation, interns is expected

to contribute MAX. 100 USD. •  Living Expense (food + commute) in Tanzania is

MIN. 150 USD per month. •  Interns are encouraged to have travel insurance

covering both their “health” and “property”. •  Most interns bring up to 1500 USD:

– Study tour to Zanzibar: ~ 200 USD – Study tour to Safari: ~ 500 USD – Climbing Kilimanjaro: ~ 1000 USD

 

 

Gender Health Improvement •  Health (especially gender related) issues remains one of

the most talked about things in Tanzania. A lot of effort and money have been used to improvement health situation in Tanzania.

•  The most frequent feedback we had from our most impactful project, ASK (Answer Solution Knowledge on HIV/AIDS) is that participates are bored with HIV/AIDS.

•  Therefore, we decided to expand our workshop series to STDs, UTI, TB and malaria (instead of just HIV/AIDS).

 

 

Gender Health Improvement Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 24th Dec 2012 – 8th Feb 2013

Project description

•  Interns will organize events to raise awareness on disease such as STDs, UTI, TB and malaria.

•  Interns will coordinate with NGOs and institutions on creating educational material/ campaign on respective health issues.

•  Interns will coordinate with schools in nearby area for logistics of events.

•  Interns will work with students and participants of events to evaluate their awareness and understanding of diseases.

 

 

Gender Health Improvement Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 11th Feb 2013 – 22nd Mar 2013

Project description

•  Interns will be trained and work with NGOs and institutions to help on disease testing stations.

•  Interns will be trained by NGOs and institutions on how to interact with youths who were tested positive.

•  Interns will be providing counseling service for youths who have tested positive with disease.

•  Interns will work with stakeholders to evaluate the impact created on society.

 

 

Culture & Globalization •  Tanzania is the most diverse nation in Africa,

consist of 130 languages and tribal groups. Many people in Tanzania has little knowledge or appreciation of a tribal group other than their own, and the rich culture of tribal groups is losing its essence amongst youth. Additionally, tribal groups can sometime be a deciding factor in employment.

•  In recent years, globalization has become a phenomenon in Tanzania, seeing so much more international collaborations and influences. And staying informed and knowledgeable will only put Tanzania youth one step ahead of others.

 

 

Culture & Globalization Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 24th Dec 2012 – 8th Feb 2013

Project description

•  Interns preparing and organizing a fair, “Global Village”, showcasing their own culture respectively to (mainly) youth, in the aspect of traditions, music , art and habitation.

•  Interns working with locals to showcase diversity in Tanzania’s culture and tribal groups.

•  Interns educating schools students on the effect of globalization in general and to Tanzania.

 

 

Culture & Globalization Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 11th Feb 2013 – 22nd Mar 2013

Project description

•  Interns will work with schools/institutions to organize workshops where:

•  Interns will be teaching local students their culture •  Interns will be learning local culture from students

•  On the last week, both local students and interns will need be hosting an entertainment event surrounding about local and international culture.

•  Final remark must be made regarding cultural implication on globalization, and the importance of embracing cultural differences.

 

 

Career & Leadership Development •  Employers in Tanzania struggle to find graduates that can do their

job well. Most graduates have nothing more than a degree certificate, and are lack of transferable soft skills for task execution.

•  In the graduate employment market, AIESEC is extremely relevant. Mainly due to the voluntary leadership experiences, interest in world issues, and Global Competency Model.

•  Some employers will even ask for AIESEC members exclusively on their application.

•  If AIESEC is developing the right talents for the market via our TMP/ TLP program, why cant we extend some elements to more youth in Tanzania.

 

 

Career & Leadership Development Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 24th Dec 2012 – 8th Feb 2013

Project description

•  Interns will have time to get familiar with topics on world issues, management and leadership.

•  Interns will get trained on how to host conversations and open space with students.

•  Interns will coordinate with high schools and universities on spaces (time and place) to host social conversations and on promotion of social conversations.

•  Interns will coordinate with media to continue discussion and showcase youth discussing world issues, management and leadership (social conversations).

•  Interns will promote the Leadership Challenge for 2nd wave.

 

 

Career & Leadership Development Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 11th Feb 2013 – 22nd Mar 2013

Project description

•  Interns will prepare to host Leadership Challenge: 2 weeks challenge where students will work in teams competing against each other.

•  Interns will work with different partners to support preparation of workshops.

•  Interns will organize different workshops with partners to increase capacity of employability of participants.

•  Interns will organize the award/ prize for winning team of Leadership Challenge.

 

 

Microfinance & Entrepreneurship •  Working for someone after a university

degree is not the only option, being an entrepreneurs and creating jobs can also be an option too.

•  Gaining funding is usually the most challenging aspect of being an entrepreneur. But great ideas should not die due to lack of knowledge.

 

 

Microfinance & Entrepreneurship Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 24th Dec 2012 – 8th Feb 2013

Project description

•  Interns will be hosting workshops on entrepreneurship at schools and universities

•  Studying and celebrating successful entrepreneurs •  What are the attribute necessary for being an

entrepreneur •  Basic crash course on: marketing, business plan,

business model, loan application/ fund raising for entrepreneurs.

•  Basic workshops on financial literacy

 

 

Microfinance & Entrepreneurship Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 11th Feb 2013 – 22nd Mar 2013

Project description

•  AIESEC will be partnering with another organisation to co-host a “(Social) Business Plan challenge”

•  This is a group competition amongst youth •  Winning group will receive grant to kick start their idea. •  Runner-up groups will be receiving loan to kick start

their idea, in order to encourage sustainability of ideas. •  Interns will be acting as mentor and will be assigned to

guide applicants throughout the process.

 

 

Environmental Preservation •  It is widely accepted that environmental

management is everybody’s responsibility, yet, the situation with environment is becoming worse and worse every year.

•  Pollution is not only affecting the beautiful nature of Tanzania, it is also a huge health hazard, causing many diseases amongst the Tanzanian population.

 

 

Environmental Preservation Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 24th Dec 2012 – 8th Feb 2013

Project description

•  Interns working with schools to arrange logistics (time and location) for environmental awareness education.

•  Interns preparing workshops to educate students on how to conserve environment, preserve environment and impact of pollution in Tanzania.

•  Interns working with NGOs and institutions to prepare an event to raise awareness for environmental issues.

•  Interns assessing the awareness made regarding environmental conservation, preservation and pollution.

 

 

Environmental Preservation Type of project Awareness/ Action orientated project

Date of project 11th Feb 2013 – 22nd Mar 2013

Project description

•  Working with local governments and community to organize a community clean up and tree planting activities.

•  Working with schools and universities to recruit volunteers for activities.

•  Working with NGOs and institution to coordinate the most effective way to clean up community and plant trees.

•  Showcase achievements and help to promote environmental preservation in Tanzania.