What is AIESEC?

Founded in 1948, AIESEC is the world’s largest student-run organization with AIESEC Norway, as one of its proud founding members. AIESEC is a non-political, independent, not for profit organization run by current students and recent graduates from the world’s top universities. It identifies itself as a platform for youth to discover and fulfil their potential, so that its members can have a positive impact on society. AIESEC has a vast network, based in 113 countries, with an active membership of 86,000 youths, from 2,400 universities, and almost a million alumni. Each year, AIESEC provides 24,000 leadership opportunities and 20,000 international internships, in a bid to get closer to achieving its objective: Peace and Fulfilment of Humankind’s Potential.

Your Experience, Africa The Concept Your Experience, Africa, is a social project initiated by AIESEC in Norway and Fredskorpset, which aims to Exchange, and strengthen knowledge and practices in the area of education for youth between the North and South. There will be 7 incoming volunteers from South countries, working in organizations in Norway, and 8 outgoing participants who will work in organizations in the South. South Partners: Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique

Duration of the internship: February – June 2014 (5 months) Training Seminars: January, April and July 2014 Post Work: July-August 2014 (2 months) This project is financed by FK, which allows for a very competitive access to highly qualified university students from the South Partners, working in Norwegian Organizations.

Why should you be our partner?

Strengthen the Organizations competencies about developing countries

To contribute to strengthening education levels in partnership countries

Access to talented and highly motivated students and recent graduates at a cost-effective

and competitive market price

Increase your impact in both Norway and the south countries

Development of language skills for workers inside the Organizations

AIESEC takes care of all the legal and logistical aspects of bringing the interns to

Norway

AIESEC helps with the social integration in Norway, organizing regular activities with all

the interns, and supporting them more closely in their first few weeks in the country

Previous editions of the project

This project started in 2010 and has been surpassing all our expectations. We are now going for its 4th edition and can’t wait to see the outcome. The organizations that have been involved in the last editions of the project are:

Leadership Foundation choose to cooperate with AIESEC as the organization believes in promoting cross cultural understanding and saw an internship as a unique opportunity to walk the talk. In addition, AIESEC is also a known organization. The value added has been the different perspective that the intern has brought into the organization. – Lisa Cooper, Founder and Managing Director of Leadership Foundation

A unique possibility to broaden our perspective. – Gunnar Eide, Corps Leader of Frelsesarmeen in Kristiansand

You get to know young educated people from another country, and you get to exchange knowledge. – Torunn Christiansen, Arcaid

Meet our Interns from 2013 From left to right: Abdallah Busaidy – Degree in Law

Caroline Maina – IT graduate

Rose Thuo – Bussiness graduate

All from Kenya!

Ivan Mugeere and Samson Kiyanzi – IT graduates (both from Uganda) Nilza Maibaze – Political Science graduate (Mozambique) Muhutagidine Bacar – IT student (Mozambique)

Role of the intern in your Organization

Skills and Competences of the Interns

Entrepreneurial Outlook

Proactive Learning

Global Mindset

Leadership Skills

Project

Management

Fluent English

All of our interns are university students or recent graduates with a bachelors or masters degree, aged between 18 and 25, who are eager to live an international experience.

Interns Selection Process

How to apply to this program?

Deadline for applications: 15th May 2013 Application form: http://bit.ly/ZOUYCw If you would like to read more about what our current partners are saying about this project, please go to: http://www.aiesec.no/organizations/experience-africa

Marketing

•Social Media Development

•Marketing Plan

•Design of posters, flyers, etc.

Project Management

•Plan and implement projects

•Budget and finances

•Resources management

•Fundraising

Research

•Educate and create awareness on designed topics

•Gender and Youth Issues

•North and South Issues

IT

•Web Developers

•Software Developers

•Programmers

Profiles we can provide

Application

• Fill in the online form

• AIESEC selects the 7 organiza.

AIESEC Selection

• 3 CVs are sent to the organiz.

Organiz. Selection

• Interview with the candidates

Official Selection

• Acceptance note

AIESEC Reception

• Legal Procedures

• Social Integration

Criteria for selection

Alignment of the Organization purpose, with AIESEC and FK mission and values

Contribution of the intern/s to leverage the capacity of the Organization

Organization’s capacity to follow-up on the intern/s during their internship

The interns are involved, during their internship, in contributing to the non-formal education

of children in their local community (e.g.: workshops, cultural presentations, etc.)

Previous involvement of the Organization in international projects and/or the existence of a

multicultural work force

Payment of an administrative fee of 4000 NOK (+VAT)

About AIESEC in Norway projects

For Companies, Summer Camps and Schools AIESEC provides companies in Norway with access to international talents, within the field of IT. During the months of June and July, we offer refugee youth and Norwegian, with the chance to participate in positive activities, in Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo. This project is organized since 2010 and is called Aktiv Sommer! Since 2012, AIESEC Norway is also offering schools in Oslo and Trondheim, with the opportunity to access dynamic workshops, around soft skills development and cultural understanding, trough our AIESEC Youth Empowerment Program (Empower!).

For Students Together with our partner countries across the world, AIESEC in Norway sends every year over 100 Norwegian students abroad, on volunteering and professional internships. The main destinations for Norwegian students are: Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique, Ghana, China, Brazil and India.

AIESEC Partners

Exchange Partners

Development Partners

Media Partners