A New ANd steAdfAstyeAr for AfricA iN me

25TH JANUARY 2013Issue #3

Dear Readers,

We are now moving ahead on a brand new year and brand new quests. With Africa in Me building its purpose we look forward for this organization to be even stronger and much more focused in attaining more numbers of people joining AIeseC Africa and more interns going for global internship in Africa. As beginning of Africa in Me’s establishment our purpose of action was to put a great focus on Africa as leading attraction for interns to come and pur-sue internships and volunteer work. Indeed the act of volunteerism should not be limited to a certain aggregation of people for it is an action that everyone in every corner of the world should be con-cerned with as we are moving towards an interchange of cultures and society.

The existence of Africa in Me is very much relevant for lives of young people wanting to start a change be it in their lives is as-pects of profession or simply wanting to be a part of Africa and be-come one of the significant cause of making a big difference. We empower people to come and see the real Africa and experience the vast difference of each country and that itself becomes a story worth telling by attaining it personally. We are fundamentally, a platform to promote AIeseC Africa and in the progression of 2013 we resolute to set our standards higher in new achievements as well as devotedly continue our previously designed Africa in Me campaigns.

Africa In Me Team.

TABLE OF CONTENT:

PAge 1: AfRo xlDs 2013

PAge 2 AND 3: qnA: sAMsoN AND MIChAel oN AfRo xlDs 2013 AND ACP

PAge 4: 200Th sToRy CAMPAIgN

PAge 5 AND 6: BesT ePIC MoMeNTs

PAge 7 AND 8: RegIoNs of AfRICA

PAge 9 AND 10: oPPoRTuNITIes

COuNTriEs impLEmENTiNg AFriCA iN mE CAmpAigN:

MAuRITIus eThIoPIA keNyATANzANIA NIgeRIA gABoNCAMeRooN ghANA seNegAlBoTsWANA RWANDA TogoMozAMBIque ugANDA lIBeRIA souTh AfRICA CoTe D’IvoIRe

BuRkINA fAsoBeNIN

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AFrO XLDs 2013AFRICA EXCHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR :

AFRO XLDS 201323 MARCH -29 MARCH 2013

Theme: “Believing in Africa, Achieving stronger leadership”

set your calendar for upcoming Afro x 2013 seminar that will be hap-pening in ethiopia. It is an event you would not want to miss as its high-lights are on relevant strategies and innovative ways for young leaders to penetrate on the world of social and mainstream media coverage that effects of it through out ethiopia as well as the world. This con-gress will have attendees that are policy makers, politicians, business executives and entrepreneurs within the global network. The setting of this seminar is essentially to promote youth entrepreneurship and have international network be an advantageous resource for young people to build their sense of entrepreneurism as a globalized mindset.

While being part of the seminar in ethiopia a study tour will also be available in order to learn more about this archeologically fascinating lands of the country. some of the areas that the study tour will guide you to are Afar, gondar, lalibela , The Blue Nile hills and The sof omar Cave.

For online registration and more information visit the official website of the Afro x 2013 :

http://afroxlds2013ethiopi1.wix.com/afroxlds2013

qnA: SAMSON AND MICHAEL ON AFRO XLDS 2013 AND ACP

Interview with samson Tingbani, MCP ethiopia, on Afro xlDs 2013 and ACP

on saturday, 20 september 2012, samson Tingbani, president of AIeseC ethiopia, happened to be in Cape Town for a few hours before returning back to Addis Ababa. Africa in Me Manager Michael hubbard caught up with him for some questions about next year’s Afro xlDs as well as ACP in east Africa.

michael: how are preparations going for Afro xlDs?

samson: The venue is secured, the CC is 90% set with members from ethiopia and kenya and currently there is still an opening for IM. We are in partnership discussions with the African union and ethiopian Airlines, overall we’re very positive and excited.In ethiopia we have 13 months of sunshine!

michael: have you been implementing ACP and Africa in Me in ethiopia?

samson: ACP is currently implemented in the MC and we are aligning ex-isting lC projects to it. our MCvPs gCDP and gIP ICx and gCDP ogx as well as TM are implementing it through exchange as well as TMP and TlP.We also have yes 2.0, which is about entrepreneurship, youth and woman empowerment, as well as edupower, a projects around education. These are ICx projects.

In ogx we have a focus on education, engineering and Architecture and send those EPs to Germany, India and Kenya, while in TM we do profile-based recruitment for our talent pillar which is lC-based. We have engage-ment with AIeseC with new lCs and are partnering with student councils and other student organisations.

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michael: What’s significant about ACP and these projects that affect Ethio-pia and east Africa overall?

samson: The ethiopian youth lack certain skills & qualities such as com-munications, self-branding, confidence and exposure. ACP addresses this need and offers international exposure. We are also building university capacity in english by bringing in ePs to teach teachers and students and doing communication games with university staff. ACP in east Africa is very important and fosters country collaboration.

michael: Will we be seeing anything special around ACP/Africa in Me at Afro or is it too early to tell?

samson: It’s too early, we have lots of ideas but nothing on paper yet.

michael: Do you have a message for your fellow Africans on ACP and Af-rica in Me?

samson: for Afro we have the plan to have all African countries working with the airlines to get everyone present, we want to provide the best expe-rience and will have the lowest delegate fee.

The African union will send delegates and work with AIeseC ethiopia for Afro. We are also planning to have youth2Diplomacy, involving various em-bassies, similar to youth2Business, for instance to work on making it easier for ePs to get visas.

We are very excited for ACP and would really love to do a lot of collabora-tions with other African countries.

ACP rocks!

qnA: SAMSON AND MICHAEL ON AFRO XLDS 2013 AND ACP

200Th sTOry CAmpAigN

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Story collection plan:

The 200th story Campaign is still an ongoing project of Africa in Me . We hope for many more stories that will compel and inspire people to come to Africa and start an amazing journey that is not only life chang-ing but also to widen the views of people are not able to attain real is-sues as well as stories of people and communities of African countries.

The stories collected hold an important value of voices and depictions of Africa. More and more inspiring pictures the real stories behind it are need to be collected from regions of east Africa , southern Africa as well as West Africa. As of 2012 we have collected :

The Campaign aims to gain:

BEsT EpiC mOmENT 1

my EXpEriENCE iN TANZANiA

Written By: Anna portz | From: germany | To: Tanzania | Dated: 2012“......since I came here to gain more experience in teaching and getting to know the

“African culture” John (the vice President of the global Community Development Pro-

gramme Incoming exchange, AIeseC sAuT) sent me to lumala secondary school.

It is a government school with around 550 students and 15 teachers. I am teaching

english literature in form 3. It is not always easy to teach since I don’t have enough

material. for now for example I have to teach a play called “This Time Tomorrow” by

Ngugi waThiongo and I have only four books for around 50 students. you have to be

really creative so that you can make sure that all of the students get some information

concerning the play. I think this experience in teaching big classes with not enough

teaching aid will help me in becoming a good teacher since I am studying Advanced

Teaching with the subjects english, Mathematics and Biology in germany....”

To read the whole story visit the link below:http://africainme.org/my-experience-in-tanzania/

Want to read more stories like this?africainme.org

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mAKE A ChiLD smiLE iN mAuriTius

Written By: Anna BerggrenFrom: swedenTo: mauritius Dated: 2012

“......Mauritius is so much more than that. The cultural mix and variety of people is one of the reasons why I’ve fallen in love with this island, along-side with the wonderful children of course. The aim of our project was to make a child smile, and we did that by visiting different types of Ngos such as orphanages and shelters for unprivileged children and organized activi-ties for them.....”

To read the whole story visit the link below:http://africainme.org/make-a-child-smile-in-mauritius/

Want to read more stories like this?africainme.org

BEsT EpiC mOmENT 2

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ThE EmErgENCE OF KENyA

kenya is one of the most known African country in east Africa where it is now vastly

expanding and charging towards modern development. geographically kenya is

located in the east of Africa and borders the Indian ocean. The kenyan population

is 41 million as of 2011 and kenya is a multi-ethnic state meaning there several eth-

nic groups with their distinct dialect. However, its official languages are Swahili and

english.

historically early forms of man once roamed kenya 4 million years ago amongst

other areas of east Africa. Devoid of rich historical lands kenya is also surrounded

with vast geological wonders that are unscathed and purely natural. National Parks

and reserves are in abundance in kenya. other than its infamous stretch of natural

safaris kenya also posses unspoilt beaches in Mombasa, Malindi and Wamutu.

In contrast to the more natural side of kenya we have the emerging city of Nairobi

where the economy and the rise of modernity is booming. Being the capital city of

kenya , Nairobi is a city known as “green City in the sun” . Additionally, Nairobi is

still considered as the safari capital of Africa as there are a number of parks with

great wilderness in its surrounding. however, modern development has inevitably

caught up with the city and it has become a city that exudes vast energy with places

of contrasting people that make up a unique facet of Nairobi.

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ThE EmErgENCE OF KENyA

In kenya its diversity translates through its culture where the expression of life that

is true to their evolution as well as their multifaceted way of living is conveyed in a

variety forms of music, dance , theatre and food that is inimitably kenyan. one of

the notable ways of seeing kenyan culture or its development in artistry is through

theatre kenya annually hosts a major drama event as well as an event called eliud

Abuto’s festival of Creative Arts. Moreover, The National Theatre is also situated in

Nairobi where notable ensembles of kenyan actors and actresses perform.

Indeed, there is definitely more to Kenya than just its wonderful touristic spots and

diverse sense of multiculturalism. To truly experience the deeper understanding of

kenya’s varied forms of art , nature and people it is much better to educate oneself

and to experience what the country truly is by actually visiting and immersing the tru-

est of kenya.

rEgiONs OF AFriCA:

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