AIESEC LEGON WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 2ND EDITION OF 3RD QUATER

AIESEC LEGON WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

2ND EDITION 3RD QUARTER 24.02.12

exchange || project news || interviews

PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK

events:

AFRITOUR NZULEZO LIBRARYPROJECT LAUNCH

ALL ORGANIZATIONAL GAMES

51ST ANNUAL STAKEHOLDERSAND AWARDS DINNER

CHARLES OFOSUHENE

PHOTO GALLERY

ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

SKIING IN GERMANY

TELL US ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY

GERMAN MUSIC FESTIVALS

PROJECT UPDATES

THE YOUNG BUSINESS MINDS

PROJECT UPDATES

Hey AIESEC!!! The first feature of the AIESEC LegonNewsletter(Project Updates) will provide update on our Projects; SWITCH,

ASK, YES, Afritour as well as Global Village and CareerFair


SWITCH PROJECT

ASK PROJECT

ASK project continued with their training on HIV/AIDS on 18th of February, 2012 at the Local Committee House. Added to that they

have two interns from Germany, Maike and Hannah.

The SWITCH project training continues this and every Saturday at the University of Ghana ICT Directorate. The training at the various Junior

High Schools are still ongoing and the SWITCH team also recieved two interns from Cote D’Ivoire; Gifty and Vanessa

YES PROJECT

PROJECT UPDATES


YES!FRICANA

On the 8th 0f February, 2012 at 8am YES project had a training program with Action Senior high and technical institute on

environmental entrepreneurship and the role the entrepreneur can play on environment protection.

On the 3rd of March YES Project will have a business forum, time is 10 am, rate is FREE, however venue will be commuicated soon.

Team meeting times is Thursdays 7:30 Volta Dining Hall

On the 24th and 25th of March, Afritour will embark on a two day trip to Nzulezo and Ankasa. The trip to Nzulezo will be to commission a Library Project started last year. Additionally the trip will serve as an integration trip where the Ankasa rainforest will be visited and the beach at Benyin will serve as a nice place to relax and have fun.The project has also received three interns from Germany; Lisa,

Chritoph and Thomas.

AFRITOUR

GLOBAL VILLAGE

Global Village successfully held a cultural diversity day on the 18th of February, 2012. Countries represented were Ghana, Germany, Togo, Cote D’Ivoire, Japan, Venezuela. The venue was infront of Central Cuisine and the time was from 11am to 2pm. Participants

from other Local Committees such as AIESEC CUC, UCC and UCOMMS were present.

EVENTS

EVENTS LINED UP FOR THIS YEAR ARE

• ALL ORGANIZATION GAMES WHICH WILL HAVE THE AIM OF ORGANIZING A SPORTS COMPETITION AMONG ALL THE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS IN UNIVERSITY OF GHANA.

• AFRITOUR WILL BE LAUNCHING THE NZULEZO LIBRARY PROJECT IN THE NZULEZO COMMUNITY, THIS EVENT WILL HAPPEN IN MARCH. 24th to 25th. THE TRIP TO NZULEZO WILL ALSO SERVE AS AN INTEGRATION TRIP WITH ANKASA RAINFOREST RESERVE ANOTHER TOURIST SPOT THAT WILL BE VISITED ON THE SAME TRIP

• YES PROJECT BUSINESS FORUM. ON THE 3RD OF MARCH, 2012. RATE IS FREE, TIME IS 10 AM. VENUE WILL BE COMMUNICATED VERY SOON.

• ANNUAL STAKEHOLDERS AND AWARDS DINNER. THIS WILL BE HELD AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER TO AWARD DESERVING MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.



PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK

AIESEC

Q.When did you join AIESEC?A. I joined AIESEC in 2009

Q. Which Local Committee did you join AIESEC fromA. AIESEC Legon

Q.How many leadership positions have you held in your time in your Local CommitteeA. VPCOMM, DC Chair, OC Information Management (DREAM 2010), Member Information Management team (External Relations), Member Afritour Project.

Q. In all the positions you have held, what are some of the challenges you faced and how did you overcome or manage them?A. One major challenge was the implementation of the AIESEC Legon Newsletter. I was inspired by then Local Committee President (George Osei) to start the Newsletter. Di�culties included what articles to feature as well as collecting the needed information. Another di�culty was making the Newsletter interesting for reading. So far I believe alot of e�ort has been put in to make the Newsletter much better :D

Q. What are some of your greatest achievements as an AIESECer?A. Being part of the Organizing Committee that hosted the best conference in AIESEC in Ghana (NTMS Dream 2010) in Kumasi.

YOURSELF

Q. Which Schools did you attend? Elementary, Junior HIgh, Senior HIgh, University...A. Kaneshie Presbyterian and Preparatory School, Achimota School, University of Ghana, Legon.

Q. Which subjects do you study in the university and what is your major if any?A. BA Geography and Resource Management

Q. What are your hobbies?A. Football (virtual and real), graphic designing, reading, watching cartoon series, listening to music

Q.What is your favourite meal?A. Ablajo LOL... (Red Red)

Q. On a lighter note, are you dating :D ?A. No, I’m Single and Ready to mingle ;)

Q. What advice do you have for AIESEC members espeically the new members?A. Strive to put in your best in whatever you do, if you do this for a long time it becomes part of you and the only way you know how to do things.

Personality of the week is a feature in The AIESEC Legon Newsletter where a member of the organization is interviewed

and the results published.

Charles Doku OfosuheneLocal Committee Vice President Communications


TELL US ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY

Many of you might already know that in Germany there are four seasons. We have spring (normally from March to May), summer (June to august), autumn (September to November) and winter (December to February); all of the four seasons differ strongly in the weather. While in winter the temperature can (just like it happened this year) sink to minus 20 degree, in summer it can go up to 35 degree. These huge differences are responsible for the different kinds of activities you can do in each of the

seasons. Now I want to tell you about a very popular activity in winter: to ski. As we have lots of mountains and tons of snow in winter, many Germans love to ski.

Very popular for skiing are the Alps. Not only Germans but also people from all over the world come to Germany, Switzerland or Austria to ski here in winter. The highest mountain of the Alps is the Mont Blanc with 4810 meters. When the weather is good, you have an amazing view on the other snow covered mountains and the blue sky above you.

But not only skiing or snowboarding are very popular among all those who like winter sport! Some people go there on vacation mostly to celebrate after the exercising! There’s even a special name for this kind of celebrating: Après-ski! Après-ski means celebrating after a day of skiing or snowboarding in one of the pubs or discos with a lot of alcohol and special Après-ski-music. Today there are already many DJs and musicians that live on this kind of music. Many hosts commit local bands that play traditional music in their pubs.

The winter in Germany: snow, skiing and après-skiby Hanna Boss (Intern AIESEC Legon)


ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

150.000 people in 2007, a great festival atmosphere and the best rock artists from Germany and from all over the world: That is Rock in Park and Rock in the Ring. Both are rock music festivals held in Germany. They are regarded as one event with a mostly identical lineup. These two events are the largest music festivals in Germany and very important for the young people in Germany. They have a long tradition and you should have been to one of them if

you are a rock music fan. Rock in the Ring takes place at the Nürburgring racetrack in the west of Germany. Rock in the Park takes place around the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg in the south of Germany. All artists perform one day at Nürburgring and another day in Nuremberg during the three day event.Rock in the Ring was the first time arranged in 1985. Artists like U2, Joe Cocker and Foreigner played their songs on the center stage. It was supposed to be a small one-time festival with 75.000 people, but it was so successful, that the organiser decided to make the concert to an annual event. Since 1993 also lesser known-up-and-coming bands have

the chance to present their music at Rock in the Ring. The list of very famous artists is really long. In 2011 were the headliners System of a Down, Coldplay, Disturbed, Beatsteaks, 3 Doors Down and The Kooks. It’s already official, who will be the headliners in 2012 (1. – 3. June): Gossip, Billy Talent, Marilyn Manson, The Offspring, Linkin Park and the famous german bands Die Toten Hosen and Deichkind. But besides the great

concerts there is a special festival atmosphere at both festivals. Most of the people camp at the Frankenstadion or the Nürburgring, make barbecue and drink german beer. You can meet a lot of new people and enjoy three days of music.

Rock in the Park and Rock in the Ring – the number one German music festivals

by Maike Demann (Intern AIESEC Legon)


WHO IS AN ENTREPRENEUR (Part i) Entrepreneurs to me are the people who make the world move at the rate/ speed at which it is moving today. Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Prince Kofi Amoabeng (UT companies) are all people who can be described as entrepreneurs who have changed the course of doing things in their respective field of interest. Prince K. Amoabeng changed the finance industry in Ghana and UT is remembered anywhere by the slogan “a loan in less than 48 hours ”. These great people and many more entrepreneurs saw a need(s) in their society and thought of creative and innovative ways of meeting them. The definition of entrepreneurs is varied based on the perception of the one defining it. However, in their various definitions, certain characteristics or traits pop out and in this article and others to follow, we shall divulge them.The word entrepreneur originates from the French word, entreprendre, which means "to undertake”. Anyone who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods can be said to be an entrepreneur according to Wikipedia. This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response to a perceived opportunity. In a business context, it means to start a business. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary presents the definition of an entrepreneur as one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. The most obvious form of entrepreneurship is that of starting new businesses (referred as Startup Company); however, in recent years, the term has been extended to include social and political forms of entrepreneurial activity. When entrepreneurship is describing activities within a firm or large organization it is referred to as intrapreneurship . Thus two concepts arise out of entrepreneurship, within an o r g a n i z a t i o n ( intrapreneurship) and starting or restructuring an already existing organizations to achieve desired results (entrepreneurship). The intrapreneur uses innovation, creativity and passion (which are some of the characteristics of an entrepreneur) to bring about positive changes in the organization he/she works for. RISKS VS REWARDS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIPRisks are inherent in taking decisions. In starting a business, there is the risk of just being in business, the risk we can afford to take, the risk we cannot afford to take and the risk we cannot afford not to take. Being a smart entrepreneur means analyzing these risks and your ability as a person to contain it. Being a smart entrepreneur means knowing how to pass on most of the risk to another party.However, the reward(s) of engaging in entrepreneurial activities can be very immense. Self fulfillment, financial or physical assets increase, positive impact on society are all some of the rewards to be achieved in being an entrepreneur. However we all try to achieve financial rewards from our activities, one vital truth is that self fulfillment and having a positive impact on our society should be some of the factors that move us to take on entrepreneurial activities. … to be continued.

THE YOUNG BUSINESS MINDSwith Bra MYKE

photo gallery


GRAPHIC DESIGN:CHARLES OFOSUHENE (VPCOMM AIESEC LEGON)

[[email protected]]EBENENZER KOOMSON (AFRITOUR TEAM LEADER)

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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK:Michael Nimoh

Hanna BossMaike Demann

PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK:Charles Doku Ofosuhene

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