aiesec in tanzania projects & reception booklet
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AIESEC in Tanzania iGCDP Projects & Reception Booklet 2015TRANSCRIPT
AIESEC in Tanzania Projects & Reception Booklet
TN Link: bit.ly/AIESECINTANZANIATN15-16
Table of Contents1. Know about Tanzania
2. About AIESEC in Tanzania
3. Map of Tanzania
4. Some Tourist destinations
5. Why choose Tanzania
6. Available Projects
7. General Project Requirements
Know about Tanzania
Tanzania is located in East Africa. To the north are Uganda and Kenya; to the west, Burundi,
Rwanda, and Congo; and to the south, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi. Tanzania contains
three of Africa’s best-known lakes—Victoria in the north, Tanganyika in the west, and Nyasa in the
south. Mount Kilimanjaro in the north, 19,340 ft (5,895 m), is the highest point on the continent. The
island of Zanzibar is separated from the mainland by a 22-mile channel.
Tanzania is home to some of the oldest human settlements that archaeologists have found. The
area Olduvai Gorge in northern Tanzania is often referred to as “The Cradle of Mankind” because
fossils found there are thought to be over 2 million years old. The Laetoli footprints in the area are
thought to be as old as 3.6 million years.
The Bantu-speaking peoples, who are in majority in modern Tanzania, migrated to the area some
2000 years ago. They adopted many of the customs of the local people and also introduced
ironworking skills and new ideas of organisation.
The Bantu-language Swahili, which today is the national language of Tanzania, spread along the
coastal regions as the language of the emerging trade empire. The trade network linked East
Africa’s interior with trade partners throughout the Indian Ocean.
Languages Spoken: Swahili, English (both official); Arabic; many local languages
Ethnicity/ Race: mainland: native African 99% (includes 95% Bantu, consisting of more than 130
tribes), Asian, European, and Arab 1%; Zanzibar: Arab, native African Literacy rate: 67.8% (2010
est.)
AIESEC in Tanzania was legally established in 1999. In 2005 the first local office, AIESEC University of
Dar es Salaam was established. In 2007, AIESEC in Tanzania was fully recognized as a full member
of the AIESEC network globally across 124 countries and territories and currently is among the first
top 4 performing entities in Africa. AIESEC in Tanzania’s main purpose is provide young people
with leadership development and cross-cultural global internship and volunteer exchange expe-
riences across the globe, with a focus to empower young people so they can make a positive
impact on the Tanzanian society and world at large.
Over the last 16 years through continuous effort, AIESEC in Tanzania operates in University of Dar
es Salaam, Institute of Finance Management, Mzumbe University, St. Augustine University, Maku-
mira University and Moshi Cooperative in Kilimanjaro where we run our exchange and leadership
programs.
In this time, we have facilitated over 1000 leadership development experiences of our members
who delivered over 800 exchange experiences for young students from Tanzania to work abroad
and provided the same opportunities for other young students from across the world to volunteer
or work in Tanzania.
About AIESEC in Tanzania
AIESEC in Makumira-ArushaJosephine [email protected] +255714213393
AIESEC in IFM-Dar es SalaamMosses MunumaEmail: [email protected] +255653466064
AIESEC in UDSM-Dar es Salaam Augustine MalijaEmail: [email protected] +255714193997
AIESEC in Mzumbe -MorogoroWilbert MartinEmail: [email protected] +255713838799
AIESEC in SAUT-MwanzaVictor ChalubiiEmail: [email protected] +255655233958
AIESEC in Kilimanjaro-KilimanjaroTausi ShabaniEmail: [email protected] +255652598151
Our Local Offices and Contacts
The island of Zanzibar, once the metropolis of East Afri-ca, variously ruled by Shirazi Persians, the Portuguese, the Omani Arabs and British colonials, is only 20 minutes’ flight from Dar es Salaam (ferries from Dar are also available). Otherwise known as the ‘Spice Island’, Zanzibar’s golden age was under the Omani Arabs in the early 19th century. By the middle of the century, it had become the world’s largest producer of cloves and the largest slave-trading post on the African eastern coast. Zanzibar’s old Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a labyrinth of nar-row, winding streets lined with exotic shops, bazaars, co-lonial mansions, mosques andsquares.
Zanzibar
Some Tourist destinations
Mountain KilimanjaroTanzania’s national parks extend over some 33,660 sq km (13,000sq miles). In addition, there is the unique Ngorongoro Conservation Area, in which wildlife is protected and where the Masai tribes people also live and herd their cattle. There are also some 10 game reserves where government-approved hunting safaris oper-ate under license and about 40 controlled ar-eas where the hunting of game is controlled by a quota system.
This is a plain-dwellers’ stronghold of 14,763 sq km (5678 sq miles) reaching up to the Kenyan border and claimed to be the finest in Africa. Here are 35 species of plain-dwelling animals, includingwildebeest, zebra, gazelle, cheetah and lion, which feature in the spectacular Serengeti migration, and also an extensive selection ofbirdlife. Probably the best time to see the migrating herds is fromNovem-ber to May
Serengeti National Park
Why choose Tanzania
First of all, I really miss all my friends in Tanzania so much. The most memorable experience was this day when we were invited by our local Muslim friends to celebrate Eid al-Fitr together at the seaside, we attended with a happy heart and at night, they presented a big basin full of food which we were supposed to eat all the food in it which was so much, fortunately nearby friends came to help us finish it.Activities got late and was quite difficult getting a taxi, luckily, a pickup truck offered to send us home, we all 12 people in the car, holding hands and holding each other in case of tumble. Mean-while I can’t remember but we all started singing our national an-them. The stars in the sky, the wind and voice surrounds us, so special mo-ment, though no family there with me, I felt very loved but and I believe destiny brought us together, even back home a long time, I never forget this wonderful night and experience.
TinaTian Jin University (China)
AIESEC in Tanzania has given me more than work experience and provided me with the support I needed. They taught me to appre-ciate the diversity we have in our world and a way to apply it in healthcare settings.
Serafim RahadiNew Zealand
Why choose TanzaniaLast summer, i volunteered in Tanzania which can be called one
of the most unforgettable memories of my life. Due to the limited
space, here I’d like to share three of my favorite experiences in
Tanzania, though there are so many golden memories and positive
impacts this program gave me. The first one is cultural diversity I ex-
perienced there. During my working period, I worked with college
students from worldwide and I lived in a local host family which was
really helpful for me to get deeper understanding of local culture.
While communicating with my peers and host family, I got a chance
to learn different culture, get to know different living reality in differ-
ent countries and even to try different foods from different places.
The second one is the experience of running a new project with my
team. I am from AIESEC MoU, and we have an EP Leader Program
to encourage GCDP EP to run their own projects in host countries to
grasp more experience and to make bigger impact. So in Tanzania,
I built a five-person team with EPs from other countries to start our
own project called Passing smiles. This project was aimed to teach
the kids in a local orphanage about the independence spirits and
give them more chances to touch the world. Thanks to this projects,
my teammates, the angles in the orphanage and I got the chance
to work with local policemen, local businessman and even the gov-
ernment.
The third experience I’d like to share is the way we explore Tanza-
nia, this amazing African country. After I finish my JD, I spent good
time in Zanzibar Island and I have to say this island is a place that
deserves everyone’s visit. I enjoyed the beautiful ocean, buildings
and history. I swam with dolphins and plenty of pretty fishes. Some
of my friends went to safari-Serengeti, some claimed the Kilimanjaro
and some took the helicopter from a city to another. All of us had
amazing experiences in that magic country. I am so proud to have
participated in the AIESEC GCDP Program in Tanzania.
Viva Lee,VP Marketing and Communications AIESEC DUT, MoC
Why choose TanzaniaMy internship in Tanzania is one of the most amazing things to have happened to me, starting from the airport pickup, to fellow wonder-ful EPs I met in house and the caring and friendly people of Tanzania who housed us, now I consider Tanzania as my second home.
My first project involved teaching kids from the lower primary, in which I also played with them during breaks and supervising during their exams was really wonderful, through the project I learnt to be patient and also stand as a role model for the kids as I consider them to be most important when dealing with kids. The greatest of all was to be called “teacher Derrick” by the kids, it really got emo-tional on our last day with the kids and some kids could not help but break down in tears.
I say a very big thank you to my teammates, the local AIESECers and kids who made it possible for me to achieve my goal. I end by quoting this text I saw on an AIESEC page, “an exchange is not a period in a life, but a life in a period’’. Asante Sana.
Derrick NkrumahMCVP iGCDP AIESEC in Tanzania (Ghana)
I am Sara Hossam, an Egyptian exchange participant in AIESEC Tan-zania, and this is my very first time volunteering abroad. My dream is to eliminate poverty through child education. I am volunteering in the AFRIKIDS project in the SOS Children’s Village for orphans. I chose this project because I believe that the development of a community happens as a result of the development of its children and the most help that can be provided is to orphans.This journey has been changing me day by day and I hope that I would leave an impact that will change the lives of the people that I meet. ~Teacher Mzungu
Sara HossamEgypt
Available Projects
SwITch ProjectThe swITch project will be implemented by AIESEC Tanzania Global Community Develop-ment Programme team and it will basically focus on training secondary school student in Tanzania on basic computer appreciation and applica-tions. This is very fundamental in youth education as it forms the basis of their learning and com-puter application in their professional career. The project will platform for vulnerable children and students to have access to hands-on training in computer appreciation and have opportunity to continually practice to improve their skills in com-puter usage. swITch project will have a training module that will be developed and implemented by international volunteers to cover intermediate usage of computer to deliver task and create personal and professional documents.
Job description• Organize training sessions and presentations in various schools and train school students on how to use computer.• Give students hands-on training and evaluate their learning rate as well as giving them prac-tical exercise to do.• Set up computer library and set up computer clubs in each school to ensure sustainability in the project and encourage students to further increase their computer learning• Test the students understanding by giving them practical exercise to do and exams and cre-atinginteractive activities while learning take part in local chapter activities like trainings and come with something to represent your culture.
Exchange Participant (EP): Basic Computer Background
Focus Programs: MS Office, Internet Usage, Adobe, Set up Computer Library and Computer Club.
Timeline: January to May, mid-June to December
Bridge ProjectThe Bridge project is aimed at providing university students the platform to develop career skills and basic competencies to prepare them for after school life. The project focuses on Entrepreneurship, Microfinance, competency building and soft skills development. Interns will work with learning part-ners to develop presentations and delivery strate-gies for different target groups in the university. The project will be solely implemented by interns after having trainings from learning partners.
Project Objectives• To promote Entrepreneurship and Business mindset to University students• Equip young people with business tools to enable develop in business ownership• Increase youth productivity and contribution to economic development of Tanzania• Build sustainable Business pipeline in University students• Put Tanzania on the global map for grooming young business leaders
Job description• Getting Training, and being coached by Learning Partners (Human Resource experts) about career development to be prepared for the project implementation. Conduction of the workshops together with local AIESECres to university students and facilitate the weekly exercises and group assignments, discussions.• Prepare unique contribution to the contents (topics) of the project, for presentations and facilitation to the University Students during project implementation.• Organize and be part of LEAD workshop and co-deliver the workshop with learning part-ners• Facilitate speed interviews, CV writing during the workshop and prepare a database of students that participated in the workshop• Intern will take weekly evaluation of the project and create project report from it.• Showcase the project in every communication channels and engage students in the proj-ect.
Key Focus Activities• Workshop for different disciplines• Personality Branding Training• Speed Interviews & Feedbacking• CV writing training and Competition• Soft Skill training• Business Education• Consultancy Space for different industries
Exchange Participant (EP): Business Background.Focus Programs: Career Services, Personal Branding, Soft Skills Development, CV Writing/Interview/Presentation Skills, Youth and Entrepreneurship, Microfinance, Bridge Summit.Timeline: January to July, October to December
Mzumbe Health ProjectMzumbe hospital health center is a university hospital which helps the university students and other people living within the community to get treatment, health care, and medical support.
Job Description•Generally assisting medical officers to undertake health activities•Receiving patients for lab investigation, taking samples, classifying and preparation on diagno-sis, documenting and reporting and learning microscopic procedures lab arrangement and SOP placement•secretarial related , receiving clients , typing and editing documents•Administrative level director, matron, file management, handling administrative issues, receiving visitors
•laboratory technicians•eproductive/ maternal & child health care
Focus Programs: Clinical servicesTimeline: January to December
AfriKid & Language Teaching ProjectAfriKid & Language teaching project is run by dif-ferent LCs in Tanzania that is focused on taking chil-dren in schools and orphanages on different sub-jects, Personal Value development and sports. This project is aimed at engaging interns in developing the children in different areas; academics and so-cial standards.
Job Description• preparing English & Arithmetic classes and teach to the kids• organizing and facilitating games & sports for the kids• getting involved in drawing & painting and even music if you have skills in that area• occasionally taking the kids to the hospital for immunization, treatment etc.• Providing moral lessons to the kids.
Exchange Participant (EP): English BackgroundFocus Programs: Basic math, Basic Science and EnglishRegular Timeline: From January to May, mid-June to November
NGO Based ProjectS.O.SInternational volunteers will be required to teach soft skills like computer skills, children’s’ rights, eth-ics, diversity, creativity activities. They will also be required to teach basic subjects owing to the school need. The schools has kids from kindergarten to high school, interns will be expected to teach subjects from skills of work to physics. Please visit their website for more information: http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/
Job Description• Delivering language courses , basic math, science based on the curriculum• Engaging Student in different English Teaching activities through topics presentation• Assist student while practicing the learnt subject in their everyday tasks.• Pilot and demonstrate new concepts for Learning, participation, collaboration, youth devel-opment and societal development.
Exchange Participant (EP): Conversant with English, Creative mindsetFocus Program: Basic math, Basic Science and English
JHM FoundationJHM Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit making organization aimed to positively impact the lives of the people through economic community empowerment initiatives. Please visit their website for more information: http://jhmfoundationtz.orgObjectives1. To provide access to quality water from a source closer to the community, with an affordable purification process and efficient distribution structure which will guarantee the availability of quality clean water.2. To increase economic empowerment to Tanzania’s youth and women by assisting them to establishing credit profiles which will enable them to develop in different aspects of their lives.
Job DescriptionEPs work with the NGO assisting the implementation of current projects (contact relevant partners, visit field sites etc.) as well as research potential projects and follow-up on old projects.EPs also assist in compiling progress reports and impact reports on current and old projects run by the NGO and research funding sources and prepare grant proposals for the NGO.
Exchange Participant (EP): Conversant with English, Creative mindsetFocus Program: community development
PSP ConsultancyPSP Consultancy aims to deliver high quality accounting, marketing and management consultancy services to SMEs in the Mwanza region. Since its inception in 2011 PSP has expanded in the region and now boast a rich network of clients, suppliers and professional over a range of sectors including, but not limited to: retail, publishing, education and construction. Please visit their website for more information: http://pspconsultancy.jimdo.com/
Job DescriptionIntern will work with PSP Consultancy to organize Entrepreneurship workshop for start up and SMEs.Interns will prepare presentation and facilitate the workshopInterns will evaluate the participant’s development at the end of the project
Project Objectives•Entrepreneurship and Business skills Development•Career Development.•To provide a platform for youths to develop a global mindset and socially responsible
Key Focus Activities• Interns will develop presentation skills of students• Interns showcase the importance of cultural integration to students• Interns develop Team management skills of students• EP Profile: Conversant with English, Creative mindset• Focus Program: community development
Genenal Project Requirements
1. Exchange Participant (EP) must attend OPS before realization
2. Exchange Participant (EP) should have virtual meeting with project manager before arrival to set internship expectation
3. Exchange Participant (EP) must send their flight details on time to project managers to enable us prepare ahead for airport pick up
4. All Exchange Participants (EPs) are required to fill their details after matching on our intern tracker tool; http://bit.ly/INTERN_TRACKER
5. Contact Community Development Programme Manager for any concern- [email protected]
6. All Exchange Participants (EPs) should come prepared with local stuffs made in their home coun-try for the purpose of global village.
7. Accommodation is provided at a fee between 100$ and 200$ (depending on the location of the host LC) for the period the intern will be in Tanzania unless otherwise stated in the project applica-tion.
8. All Exchange Participants (EPs) will be picked up from the Airport at a fee of 20$ to 30$ (depend-ing on the location of the host LC).
AIESEC in Tanzania will be happy to host you, please apply here bit.ly/AIESECINTANZANIATN15-16
Derrick Stalker Nkrumah, Community Development Programme Manager
AIESEC Tanzania
[email protected] | Whatsapp: +233246273450 | Skype: derrickstalker