AIESEC KOLKATA PRESENTS GLOBAL VILLAGE 2012!!

From The President's Desk

We speak of innovation and doing unexpected things, I'm glad we went

beyond the realm of the usual with Global Village 2012.

A simple concept of global diversity was given a new meaning through this event.

AIESEC Kolkata collaborated with La Martiniere for Girls, American Centre and

Faces Kolkata to go beyond the conventions and deliver an extremely interesting

and unique Global Village. The event saw a participation of more than 15 reputed

schools from the city, which interacted with AIESEC interns from 17 different

countries for a period of one month. Each school was allocated a particular

country and the interns spent invaluable time with them, teaching them their

native dances, songs and culture and all their hard work culminated into our 5

day cultural extravaganza.

The event saw the presence of thousands of students from the participating

schools and around 30 internationals. It helped define and re-define AIESEC to

every external partner present in the event. Not only did they see AIESEC in

its full glory, they also saw the life changing quality experiences we deliver to

our stakeholders. Global Village 2012 was conceptualized to involve schools more

actively with AIESEC and in the end, the event captured the imagination of the

every person present at the event, be it the media, our partners, the Principals

or the corporate guests present.

I feel proud to say that Global Village inspired and motivated so many individuals

and got them more keenly involved in world affairs, thus creating an impact and

awareness that is truly and uniquely AIESEC.

Regards,

Chirag Chhalani

President

AIESEC Kolkata

India

What is AIESEC?

AIESEC is the World’s Largest Youth Run Organisation

present in over 110 countries and territories and with over

50,000 members. Focused on providing a platform for youth

leadership development, AIESEC offers young people the opportunity

to participate in international internships, experience leadership

and participate in a global learning environment.

What makes AIESEC unique is the youth driven impactful

experience that it offers to its members. AIESEC is run by young

people for young people, enabling a strong experience to all its

stakeholders.

Our members are part of an exciting, youth driven global network.

They are able to contribute to

societal change while exploring their

own vision for a positive impact on

society.

We are supported by thousands of

partner organizations around the

globe who look to AIESEC to support

the development of youth and to

access top talent through our global

internship program.

Our alumni are leaders within their organizations and

communities. They use the experience, skills and inspiration

AIESEC has provided them to be agents of positive change

within today’s society.

Participating Schools

Calcutta Girls High DPS Megacity Lakshmipat

School Singhania

La Martinere for girls LORETO HOUSE MB Girls HSS

SAIFEE HALL SHRI SHIKSHAYATAN South City

International School

St. Augustine’s Day School St. James school St. Stephen’s

(Barrackpore)

St. Thomas’ Girls’ School The Heritage School

GLOBAL VILLAGE PROGRAMME

The Global Village is a landmark event of coming together of cultures and

people from various countries for a fortnight to create a ‘potpourri of multiple cultures’

at its finest edge, with a thrust on sustainable environment and promotion of

Globalization. The Global Village Programme will be held from the 16th – 20th July 2012

in La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata. This event is being organised by the collaborative

efforts of AIESEC, FACES, British Council ,American Centre, WEBFUNA and La

Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata.

AIESEC is the world’s largest international, not for profit, student-run,

independent organization spread over 110 countries and 21 cities in India. Our aim is to

provide a platform for the youth to discover themselves as global citizens and help

them develop their soft skills and leadership capabilities to impact the society.

FACES – ‘FRIENDS OF ALUMNI/AE OF COLLEGES, EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTES AND SCHOOLS’. It aims to become a driving force in the creation of

human resource in the field of education, upliftment of the less privileged and enhance

avenues for service to humanity.

The British Council- It is the United Kingdom's international organisation for

educational opportunities and cultural relations. They are a registered charity; 209131

(England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). They create international opportunities for

the people of the UK and other countries and build trust between them worldwide.

The American Centre - Their mission is to serve U.S. interests and strengthen

mutual understanding by working in partnership with all communities in Kolkata's

consular district. They broaden and deepen shared values and common interests to

promote good governance, stability, economic growth and human well-being.

West Bengal Federation of United Nations Associations, Kolkata – This

organization spreads awareness about the functioning of the various branches of The

United Nations and conducts programmes related to its functioning.

La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata, a 177 year old educational institution, is deemed

to be one of the most prestigious and premiere schools of the country. It is known for

its academic excellence and reputed for the innumerable co-curricular activities. The

school aims to build women who lead with integrity and compassion.

Global Village is a unique programme where the interns of various nations will be

visiting the respective schools and interacting with the involved students. In these

interactions the students and the interns will exchange ideas regarding their culture,

traditions and environment. The aim would be to reflect the persona of the country to

which the intern belongs through various activities. The interns will be visiting the

schools for a period of two weeks (according to the convenience of the school

authorities and the students). It will provide the students a platform to learn and be

exposed to global phenomenon and forge friendships for life.

THE GLOBAL AGENDA

Date

Event

Venue & Time

Guests & Judges

16TH

JULY 2012

MONDAY

Inauguration of

the Exhibition

Opening Ceremony

Lighting of the

lamp

Global Grooves-

Dances of the

world

4.00 pm

Venue: Mill.

Foyer

4.30 pm

Venue: Mill.

Hall

5.00 – 7:30 pm

Venue: Mill.

Hall

Chief Guest -

Prof. Saugata

Roy(Hon.

Minister of state

for urban

development,

Govt. of India)

Guest of Honour –

Mrigank Mouli –BC

Mr. Jeffrey

Reneau –AC&Reps.

From Consulates.

Judge(Exb)

1. Manju Sethia

2. Supriya

Banerjee

Judge(GG)

1. Tito Dey

2. Aditya

Upadhayay

17th JULY

2012

TUESDAY

Global Shades:

Poster making

competition

Topics :

Friendship

beyond

boundaries.

Unity in

diversity.

My cultural

heritage

Inauguration

of Art

Exhibition.

Quiz on the

United

Nations.

Panel Discussion -

Topic–“Inclusion of

other countries as

permanent

members of the

Security Council”

10.00 – 12:00

noon

Venue:

Lawrence Hall

4.00 pm

Venue: XII-

Class Room

2nd Floor

Millennium

Building

4.30 - 5:40 pm

Tea

Break(5:40 –

6:00pm)

Venue:

Millennium

Hall

6.00 – 7:30 pm

Venue:

Millennium

Hall

Chief Guest –

Clinton S.’TAD’

Brown

(Consul Political and

Economic Affairs)

Guest of Honour-

Mr Sitaram

Sharma (Hon.

Consul ,Republic of

Belarus and

Chairman

WEBFUNA)

Judge (GS) –

1. Mr. Wasim

Kapoor

2. Ms. Vani

Chawla

Quiz Master-

Mrs. Kusum

Mussadi

(Additional

Secretary

general of

WEBFUNA)

Judge-

1. Mr. SV

Raman

2. Mr.

O.P.Shah

18th JULY

2012

WEDNESDA

Y

Global Beats:

Theme – World Peace

(original

composition/lyrics )

Songs from around

the world.

Global Ghungroo

- Folk Dances

of India

10.00 – 1:00

pm

Venue: Mill.

Hall

4.00 – 6:00

pm

Venue: Mill.

Hall

Chief Guest - Fr.

Gregory Monteiro

(International Youth

Director)

Judge-

1. Shayne Hyrapiet

2. Nandan Bagchi

Chief Guest – Fr.Argho

Biswas

Judge-

1. Alokananda Roy

2. Priti Patel

19TH JULY

2012

THURSDAY

Exhibition of

recycled

materials.

Nature Quiz

Debate

4.00 – 4:30pm

Venue: Mill.

Foyer

4.30 - 5:30

pm

Tea

Break(5:30 –

6:00pm)

Venue: Mill.

Hall

6.00 – 7:30

pm

Venue: Mill.

Hall

Chief Guest – Jeffrey

Renaeu

Judge- 1. Dr. Bitu Roy

Quiz Master- American

Centre

Judge-

1. Mr. Joydeep Kundu

2. Mr. Pradeep Vyas

20th JULY

2012

FRIDAY

Global Theatrics:

A skit based on

International

Folklore

Prize Distribution

Closing Ceremony

4.00 – 5:30

pm

Tea

Break(5:30 –

6:00pm)

Venue: Mill.

Hall

6.00 – 7:00

pm

(continue)

Venue: Mill.

Hall

7:00 – 7:30

pm

Venue: Mill.

Hall .

Chief Guest –

Mrs. Sujata Sen

Judge-

1. Ms Gitanjali Alagh

Jolly

2. Mrs Dolly Basu

TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES

A newspaper article about Global Village in an ITALIAN Daily!!

GLOBAL VILLAGE 2012 – A New Beginning!!

It had all started with a ‘Crazy’ idea from the Executive board when they

suggested that Global Village 2012 be held at La Martiniere for Girls School!! –

This is how Chirag Chhalani, the President of AIESEC Kolkata put it while

talking about

Global Village 2012!

19 schools, 30 Interns, 15 countries, thousands of students’ participating

– That’s how big Global Village 2012 was!! The five day event was one of the

biggest events of AIESEC Kolkata. The interns from the different countries

worked with the students of the participating schools, teaching them their

culture, their traditions and language. It was a global extravaganza in its true

sense.

For all of us AIESEC’ers, it was a truly new experience as never before

has Global Village been celebrated with so much of glamour, involving so many

big personalities and schools. The very fact that Global Village took place in La

Martiniere for Girls was itself a huge achievement and something that all of us

are proud and honored of. Global Village being inaugurated by Prof. Saugata Roy

(Hon. Minister of state for Urban Development, Govt. of India) was another

milestone for us indeed.

As much as organizing Global Village in such a grand scale was a new

learning experience for all of us, attending the event turned out to be an equally

enriching experience if not more. From getting to meet some of the most

promising and prominent personalities to getting to interact with interns from

the various countries and the thousands of students who participated, it was all

very overwhelming!

After having worked for days with all the preparations, we were all

getting to see what we had managed to deliver, and I must say it was indeed

impressive. Watching students representing different countries with their

performances, hearing them in the panel discussions – it was not only

interesting, but also informative as we got to know various new things about

these different countries and their cultures. The five days of the events were a

fun learning experience. Even with all the work, all of us managed to have an

amazing time making new friends and enjoying in our own small ways. Working,

enjoying performances and having fun, could the Global Village experience get

any more unique or better!!

Hearing all the dignitaries talk about AIESEC and praise our work was a

real honor for all of us. Being congratulated by people, people asking about our

organization, them wanting to know more about AIESEC; we knew that we had

been successful in taking AIESEC Kolkata to a new level as an organization.

People were indeed talking about AIESEC!!

We made our presence felt in every way – from jiving on stage to

announcing the winners in ‘AIESEC Style’ we did it all!! The five days ended very

quickly, leaving us asking for more! And we are sure there will be more such

events, bigger and better, especially with all the support that we got from

everyone involved with Global Village 2012!

Until the next time, ‘HEY AIESEC’!! – Am I hearing a chorus of ‘Watssup’!!

The Global Verdict!!

Date

Event

Winner

Runner’s Up

16th July 2012

Global Expo

LA MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS –

INDIA (88)

LA MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS –

FRANCE (87)

16TH JULY 2012

Global

Grooves(World

Dances)

LA MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS –

INDIA (84)

LA MARTINIERE

FOR BOYS –

UKRAINE(65)

17TH JULY 2012

Global Shades-

SENIOR

CATEGORY:-

JUNIOR

CATEGORY:-

AVANISHREE

KANORIA – LA

MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS

RAJAT SETHI –

THE HERITAGE

SCHOOL

SAUMYA VERMA

– LORETO

HOUSE

SANA KHAN - LA

MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS

17TH JULY 2012

UNO QUIZ-

LA MARTINIERE

FOR BOYS –

UKRAINE (110)

ST.

AUGUSTINE’S,

BARRACKPORE

(85)

17th July 2012

MODEL UNITED

NATIONS -

PANEL

DISCUSSION

RIKA KUMAR- LA

MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS (40)

ROHIN GHOSH

DASTIDAR-

LAKSHMIPAT

SINGHANIA (38)

18TH July 2012

Global Beats

(International

Song)

(Peace Song)

LA MARTINIERE

FOR BOYS –

UKRAINE (70)

LA MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS (78)

ST.

AUGUSTINE’S,

BARRACKPORE -

BRAZIL (63)

LORETO HOUSE

(69)

18TH July 2012

Global Ghungroos

ST.

AUGUSTINE’S,

BARRACKPORE

(88)

ST. THOMAS’

GIRLS’ SCHOOL

(74)

19TH July 2012

Global Green

Nature Exhibition

Nature Quiz

Nature Debate

JEWISH GIRL’S

SCHOOL

DPS MEGACITY

(55)

LA MARTINIERE

FOR BOYS

LA MARTINIERE

FOR BOYS

LA MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS (50)

ST.

AUGUSTINE’S,

BARRACKPORE

20TH July 2012

Global Techno

LA MARTINIERE

FOR BOYS –

UKRAINE (85)

LA MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS -

PORTUGAL (83)

20TH July 2012

Global

THEATRICS

Best Actor

BEST ACTRESS

THE HERITAGE

SCHOOL-

SWITZERLAND

LITTLE BOY,

SWITZERLAND,

THE HERITAGE

SCHOOL

LA MARTINIERE

FOR GIRLS -

FRANCE

BEST COSTUME

OLD LADY –

FRANCE LMG

FRANCE LMG

Acknowledgement

The entire team of AIESEC Kolkata would takes this opportunity to

Thank each and every person involved and related to GLOBAL VILLAGE 2012

for making it what it was. We are truly grateful to all our Sponsors and thank

them for helping us make GV such a successful event. We would especially like

to thank Ms L. Mirza for hosting GLOBAL VILLAGE in her esteemed Institution,

Mr Imran Zaki for his unconditional support, British Council, American Centre,

Faces and WEBFUNA.

Our warmest wishes and Gratitude goes out to every person who has

either worked for or attended GLOBAL VILLAGE 2012, and made the event this

big and successful.