Africa in me report 12 13

Africa in Me Report 12 – 13

During this 10 months journey as Africa in Me coordinator, I have

accumulated many debts, only a few of which I have space to

acknowledge here.

I would like to thank Femi Adebayo with whom I worked closely

during my tenure for his unflagging support and for deepening

my passion for the region. Africa as a region faces a lot of

challenges and Femi has shown great commitment to help me

achieve my goals.

I would like to express my profound gratitude to the all the AIESEC

Entities in Africa for their collaboration and support in the

implementation of this new strategy to deliver more experiences

in the region. Special thanks to national team of the following

entities which I had the chance to visit; Ethiopia, Ghana,

Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa.

Participation and facilitation of conferences all over Africa gave

me an opportunity to better understand the issues faced by the

different AIESEC entities and gave me valuable insights on how

to contribute to the betterment of their operations.

Apart from the above, in the course of my work, I met many people

whom I admire for their vision and understanding of AIESEC

and Africa. I would like to mention a few of them: David

Akara, Achieng Aringo, Gathoni Mwangi, Jacquie Kinyanjui,

Babajide Okusanya, Daudo Vali,Elyn Hu Jiang Chuan,

Caroline Tissot and Alexa Mabonga among others.

Africa in Me Report 2012 -13

Acknowledgement

Africa in Me Report 2013

I am thankful to all the non-African entities for their genuine

interest and support to the Africa in Me strategy.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to the AIESECers who have

hosted me during the various business visits across mainland

Africa. I have been deeply touched by their hospitality and sharing

of their respective cultures.

I am indebted to all of them.

My family and friends in Mauritius who have been very patient and

supportive. I love them for their faithful support.

Working on the implementation of the implementation of the Africa

in Me strategy has been truly a joint enterprise and a collaborative

exercise. Apart from names mentioned, there are many others who

contributed. I could not give all the names for want of space. They

have contributed to my understanding of the complexities of

running AIESEC operations in Africa. I appreciate their help and

thank them for their support.

Sean Fourmacou

Africa in Me Coordinator

12-13

AIESEC Africa

1 Introduction to AiM

2 Evolution of AiM in 12 - 13

3 AiM implementation

4 Knowledge management

5 Partnership countries

6 Grants

7 Africa in Me branding Team 1

8 Activities and campaigns

9 ePIC stories

10 Exchange analysis

11 Africa in ME coordinator JD

22 Recommendations 1

41 Summer Growth Campaign

42 Financial report

43 Regional Coordinator 13-14


Introduction to Africa in Me

Africa in Me

Africa in Me is a strategy for AIESEC in Africa

to develop massive amount of young people,

especially African youth, by offering them a

leadership platform.

Africa in Me is the output of the working

groups and is the updated version of “Active

Contribution Program” which was the output

of AfroXLDS 2012 in Mozambique. Africa in

Me stand as a clear unifying strategy for

AIESEC in Africa to deliver more powerful

experiences on the continent.

1. Entities can develop different and

innovative projects, as far as they are

relevant to their societies, respond to

specific needs, have a long-term impact

and fulfill the principles for each area of

impact.

2. All projects should contribute directly to

the delivery of AIESEC Experience,

considering all its phases (EwA, ELD,

LLC) with focus to ELD programmes.

3. All projects should actively engage current and potential TN takers, EPs and TMP/TLP

participants to create more AIESEC XPs.

4. All projects related to exchange (GCDP and GIP) must connect the interns with local

communities and should have externals involvement from the creation to the delivery.

5. Entities can name the projects freely, as far as they are connected with the description and

purpose of the program and areas of impact.

6. All projects should be financially sustainable through direct sales and/or financial models that

enhances sustainability

Principles

Area of Impact


Evolution of Africa in Me in 12-13

The Youth Active Contribution Program has been subject to some revisions at

AfroXLDS 2013 in Ethiopia with regards to the program clarity. The clarity of the

program was somehow a setback in its implementation by some African countries.

Through various discussions and sessions with the MCP/MCPe, few amendments

were brought to the program. They are the following:-

• Youth Active Contribution Program was renamed as “Africa in Me” and is

renamed as a strategy to deliver more and better experiences in Africa.

• The fifth area of impact has been removed. Initially there was a fifth pillar which

countries could select based on the prevailing issues of their respective countries.

It was deemed to be unclear and confusing by the implementing entities.

Africa in Me is the clear output of AfroXLDS 2013 and Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria,

Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania have shown commitment to incorporate this

strategy in the Q4 operations and hence the “AFRICAN PROGRAM GROWTH

AWARD” was launched.

The output of the conference also contains

pilot projects for all program under each area of impact.

iGCDP

• Career development – Lead & Bridge

• Health Improvement – Project Grace

• Education & Literacy – Reach to Teach

oGCDP

• Education & Literacy – Primary Education Quality

iGIP

• Business Solution – Information Technology

oGIP

• Education - Teaching

Ethiopia

Rating Based on:-

Member awareness of Africa in Me

and education.

Implementation of Africa in Me

activities for interns.

Aligning of local projects to fit the

Africa in Me area of impact

Making GCDP financially

sustainable.


Cameroon

Ghana

Tanzania

Mauritius

HIGH ACP Implementation

LOW amount of ICX exchanges

HIGH ACP Implementation

HIGH amount of ICX exchanges

LOW ACP Implementation

LOW amount of ICX exchanges

LOW ACP Implementation

HIGH amount of ICX exchanges

Burkina Faso

Cote DIvoire

Gabon

Liberia

Senegal

Rwanda

Botswana

Nigeria

Benin

Togo

Mozambique

Uganda

Kenya

South Africa

Implementation of Africa in Me

Ratings based on :-

Area of Impact

Africa in Me Strategy

Africa in Me booklet – Explanation of the strategy and the aim behind it.

GCP in Africa

Good Case Practices by entities in Africa to be replicated to enhance operations.

Implementation Booklet

Stepwise approach to implement AfroXLDS output in all African entities.

Branding Campaign

Guideline to implementation of activities promoting Africa.

Match with AIESEC Africa

Google documents links to facilitate matching of African TN (GCDP & GIP).

Grants for Africa

Different funds and grants available for African entities.

Africa in Me reports

Quarters reports of Africa in Me.


Knowledge Management

Africa in Me Wiki

A wiki was created to provide all entities with relevant information and guidelines to

implement Africa in Me in their respective entities.


Country Partnerships

Based on the list of the 20 non-African countries who have the biggest amount of oGCDP and Non-African countries in the network which realizes more than 25% of their oGCDP with Africa, the following countries were contacted to enhance their presence in Africa by creating stronger partnerships with African countries.

Very interested, created promotional

material to promote African countries.

Interested but have not agreed on a

number or specific countries.

Have not responded to the mail or

are not interested to partner with

African countries this year.

Countries Field interested in African countries interested

in

Australia Mauritius, Senegal, Kenya

Germany Botswana, Nigeria, Burkina

Faso, Senegal, Ghana

Switzerland Education, Social Work

and Entrepreneurship.

Mauritius

Brazil

Canada Community development,

environment, education

China

Egypt

India Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania,

South Africa

Italy Ethiopia, Kenya

Poland world issues Ghana, Mauritius, Kenya,

Rwadna, Uganda and Nigeria

Russia

Singapore

Netherlands

Ukraine

Colombia

Czech Republic

Indonesia

Taiwan

UK

USA

Foundation/donor Countries

applied for

Outcome

UN Habitat Ethiopia, Ghana Announcement of grantees in

October 2013.

HSBC Mauritius Announcement in July 2013

Youth Solidarity Fund Togo Unsuccessful application

Intercultural Fund All entities in Africa Unsuccessful application

AIESEC UK Foundation All entities in Africa Unsuccessful application

Scott Bader Foundation Mauritius/Ghana Unsuccessful application (

Have to apply from AIESEC

UK)


Grants & funds

The following grants have been applied during the term 12-13.

• Projects have to be sustainable and all expenses listed has to be as accurate as possible. • Look for the list of past recipient of the grant on the foundation website if available and ask for advice from AIESEC entities who have been successful applicants if there is. • Grant money generally take around 6 – 8 months from announcement date to be transferred to your account. Make sure if you are applying for a project and you are a successful recipient, enough transition is made about the project to be implemented going through the terms of the contract. • It is to be noted that international grants are more competitive than applying for CSR funds locally. Both sources of funds are to be considered but it takes more project management experience to write successful international grant/fund application and once the money is secured, the project is closely tracked by the funder. Based on your experience, each entity should devise their strategy with regards which fund they can handle.

Recommendations for grant application

The Africa in Me wiki contains a list of grants/funds available for all African entities and

those available only for specific AIESEC entities. It also contains the timeline for these

applications and entities who have applied for the fund before.


Africa in Me branding team

May 2012

Since Africa in Me inception at AfroXLDS 2012 in Mozambique, Michael Hubbard who was one of the team member working on the branding campaign concept at the conference took the lead of the team handling the online portal “www.africainme.org”. A team was then set up consisting of :- Michael Hubbard (South Africa) – Team Leader of Africa in Me team Nahid Valli (Tanzania) – Team member responsible of Online portal servicing Ifeyinwa Elueze (Nigeria) – Team member responsible of Activity implementation. Abner Michieka (Kenya) – Team member responsible of content creation.

After the sub-regional conferences namely WACS and PIONEERS, more information about Africa in Me were given to the members. A second round of application to join the team was released to boost implementation of Africa in Me activities. New members to join the team were:- Abang Tambe (Cameroon) – Team member responsible to implement Activities in East Africa. Alexy Sossou (Benin) – Team member responsible of Activity implementation in West Africa. Koffi Edouatd (Togo) – Team member responsible of Activity implementation in South Africa.. Natasha Muin (Malaysia) – Team member responsible of content creation.

November 2012

The term of previous Africa in Me team ended after AfroXLDS 2013 in Ethiopia. New members were selected to take the branding side of the strategy to the next level. The team for the term 13-14 consists of :- Nahid Valli (Tanzania) – Team Leader of Africa in Me team. Kellie Koo Yun Fong (Mauritius) – Team member responsible of Online portal servicing. Micheal Ohaegbu (Nigeria) – Team member responsible of content creation

May 2013


ePIC Moment – story collection

Out of the 4 branding activities under Africa in Me. ePIC stories was the most widely implemented and was the only one which was closely tracked by the implementation assistant part of Africa in Me team. Very few stories were collected both due unawareness and lack of interest from the Africa entities. Story Collection per country

Tanzania, 8, 17%

Kenya, 6, 13%

Uganda, 3, 6%

Ghana, 3, 7%

Ethiopia, 4, 9%

Mauritius, 11, 24%

Rwanda, 1, 2%

Cameroon, 5, 11%

Cote D'Ivoire, 1, 2%

Nigeria, 3, 7% Senegal, 1, 2%


ePIC Moment – Quotes

“A real adventure in all the aspects you can

imagine.” – Mariana Esparis | Country of Origin:

Venezuela | Country of Visit: Kenya | Project:

Africa

“Before I came to Africa, I had this image that

we, Europeans, see on TV: sad kids, sitting

alone outside with no home, no food… The

image I had about Africa was not correct at

all.” - Larissa van den Wijngaert | From: The

Netherlands | Country of Visit: Uganda and Ghana

“All these experiences made my adventure in

Kenya unforgettable. I’m so grateful to have

had this experience and I would recommend it

to everyone.” - Jeannette Verbey | Country of

Origin: The Netherlands | Country of Visit: Kenya

“People in the neighborhood like talking to

you even if they know little English.

Sometimes you cannot really understand them

but you can feel that they are kind.” - Rain

Wang | Country of Origin: China | Country of Visit:

Tanzania, AIESEC UDSM


“My time in Rwanda made me a culturally

sensitive person, it taught me to be

determined and it made me value AIESEC!

Let’s go!!” – Dennis Lugano | Country of Origin:

Kenya | Country of Visit: Rwanda

“On 14th Jan 2013, that Malaysian-born

Australian student left Paradise with a 28.0kg

suitcase and countless memories, life forever

changed. Thank you, AIESEC.” – Sasha

Mahadaven | Country of Origin: Australia | Country

of Visit: Mauritius

“Putting smiles on kids’ faces and making

them have hope that they can achieve

something in life is the best gift that any adult

can give to a kid.” - Doreen Josiah | Country of

Origin: Ghana | Country of Visit: Kenya

“This experience was one of the best things

that happened to my life. I advise everyone to

do something like that, in Mauritius

preferentially, because it is an awesome

country with awesome people.” - Ramon

Augusto Kühl | Country of Origin: Brazil | Country

of Visit: Mauritius


Exchange Analysis

TERM 12-13 iGCD

P

oGC

DP

iGIP oGIP

Africa 2332 962 112 167

BENIN 54 10 3 1

BOTSWANA 10 47 0 3

BURKINA

FASO 12 2 0 3

CAMEROON 122 21 12 7

COTE

D'IVOIRE 59 32 10 33

ETHIOPIA 83 25 5 5

GABON 5 5 2 1

GHANA 303 162 16 7

KENYA 368 96 2 25

LIBERIA 5 0 0 0

MAURITIUS 394 27 4 12

MOZAMBIQUE 53 24 6 5

NIGERIA 67 344 13 29

RWANDA 4 1 8 0

SENEGAL 29 7 0 7

SOUTH

AFRICA 82 93 10 8

TANZANIA 235 37 12 5

TOGO 324 12 1 4

UGANDA 123 17 8 12

Yellow box represents a

growth of at least 50%

from the term 11-12.

Red box represents a

drop from the term 11-12.

Growth in GCDP

Most of the entities in Africa have

increased in iGCDP in the term 12-

13.

Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, South

Africa, Togo and Ethiopia have

shown the biggest relative growth

with regards to this program.

Togo grew tremendously in this

program due to the Go West Africa

Campaign. Cooperation with Nigeria

and Ghana made Togo grow by

almost 500% this program.

oGCDP also grew a lot in many

entities. This regional collaboration

boosted iGCDP in Togo and oGCDP

in Ghana and Nigeria. Botswana

also grew a lot in this program

through their partnership with

AIESEC Tanzania.

South Africa capitalised on

partnerships with Brazil, India and

Mauritius to grow this program by

more than 100%

A few drop in iGCDP were also seen

in Uganda, Benin, Rwanda and

Nigeria. Nigeria and Uganda

dropped a lot in this program.

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TERM 11-12 iGC

DP

oGC

DP

iGIP oGIP

Africa 1827 555 108 233

BENIN 70 7 1 4

BOTSWANA 2 25 1 2

BURKINA

FASO 8 3 0 0

CAMEROON 78 22 11 19

COTE

D'IVOIRE 31 49 1 41

ETHIOPIA 43 6 8 4

GABON 7 4 0 3

GHANA 260 67 21 19

KENYA 312 91 5 33

LIBERIA 5 0 0 1

MAURITIUS 329 15 2 16

MOZAMBIQUE 38 11 10 4

NIGERIA 123 133 24 36

RWANDA 29 3 4 4

SENEGAL 22 6 0 10

SOUTH

AFRICA 35 44 3 7

TANZANIA 186 41 8 10

TOGO 67 4 0 12

UGANDA 182 24 9 8

GIP in Africa still a major

challenge.

The term 12-13 shows a lot of red in

the GIP columns. oGIP dropped in

almost every entity in Africa.

African mainly face major visa

issues and this may be a major

hindrance to matching of African

Eps.

It was also found that Africans are

very often not eligible to many GIP

TNs in Africa . These TN often for

Europeans or Asians.

iGIP grew slightly but the leaders in

iGIP in Africa namely Nigeria and

Ghana dropped.

There is a clear lack of sales

capacity in the region. Even if the

economy is booming in most of

these entities, AIESEC has not yet

cracked the code to sales of

AIESEC products and mainly GIP

sales to these emerging companies

looking for their piece of the cake.

GIP is clearly not close to be the

cash cow of Africa.

GCDP is still growing every year and

Togo will surely be the good case

practice in 13-14 for many small

entities who will start to capitalize on

regional cooperation. It is indeed a

good strategy but financial

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Africa with the world

iGCDP

iGCDP being the main driver of AIESEC entities in Africa operation. 12-13 has

seen some outstanding growth of operations with Africa by many entities namely:-

• Argentina ( 3 in 11-12 to 10 in 12-13)

• Austria (10 in 11-12 to 21 in 12-13)

• Brazil (103 in 11-12 to 129 in 12-13)

• China ( 363 in 11-12 to 453 in 12-13)

• France ( 16 in 11-12 to 24 in 12-13)

• Germany ( 131 in 11-12 to 196 in 12-13)

• Hong Kong ( 15 in 11-12 to 27 in 12-13)

• Italy ( 28 in 11-12 to 45 in 12-13)

• Pakistan ( 6 in 11-12 to 22 in 12-13)

• Portugal ( 10 in 11-12 to 20 in 12-13)

Germany and Italy showed their eagerness to participate in Africa in Me. Germany

is the only country in the world which does exchange with 16 entities in Africa out of

19 entities.

oGCDP

Out of top 10 TN providers to African EPs we can find only 3 Non African

countries:-

• India (2nd with 114 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13)

• Brazil (8th with 31 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13)

• Egypt (9th with 28 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13)

OGX is mainly being driven through regional cooperation and it is a trend in most in

entities in Africa.

oGiP

Out of top 10 TN providers to African EPs we can find 5 Non African countries:-

• India (1st with 58 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13)

• Turkey (2nd with 20 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13)

• Germany (3rd with 9 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13)

• Colombia (4th with 6 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13)

• Japan (6th with 5 TN provided to Africa in in 12-13)

The low amount of GIP TN in Africa makes the region highly dependent on Non-

African TNs.


Inside Africa

Africa in Me contribution

In its first year, Africa in Me has been mainly focusing on driving more GCDP in the

Mauritius and it was a clear success. The lack of focus on GIP is also clearly

shown in the 12-13 results. Africa in Me also boosted Non – African cooperation in

the region in GCDP. It is either a result of showcasing the stories on the online

portal or the partnership proposal or the matching tools provided to these entities.

African entities contribution

iGCDP

Top 3 EP provider in Africa to African TNs are:-

• Nigeria (317)

• Ghana ( 133)

• Kenya (57)

Kenya does exchange with 11 African countries which makes it the best African

collaborator in Africa.

oGCDP

Top 3 TN provider in Africa to African EPs are:-

• Togo (260)

• Ghana ( 52)

• Nigeria (35)

Despite Nigeria having low amount of iGCDP TNs, Nigeria hosted EPs coming

from 11 African countries in 12-13 which shows a high focus in matching African

Eps for its TNs.

oGIP

Top 3 TN provider in Africa to African EPs are:-

• Rwanda (6)

• Ghana ( 4)

• Mozambique (4)

• Nigeria (4)

Compared to 58 TN provided to African by India in the term 12-13 the figures the

amount of GIP TN being provided by African entities look very low. There is a clear

need for a shift in focus when raising GIPs.


Job Description – AiM coordinator

Expected

• Support countries on planning

process, based on ACP

• Follow up on implementation and

ensure the principles of the program

are being followed

• Track results and gather information

for showcasing impact purposes

• Manage and coach MCVPs X and/or

Country ACP responsible

• Coordinate Africa in Me task-force

• Quarterly evaluation of plans VS

achieved and reporting of the same.

Planning, Tracking & Evaluation

Sales & Grant management and delivery

Fulfilled

•Countries received support with

regards to implementation of ACP and

education materials were designed

and provided to all entities to be able

to understand stepwise implementation

approach to the strategy.

•Africa in ME team was set up and

worked on collecting stories and

assisting entities to implement the

activities along with creating monthly

newsletter to showcase what is

happening in Africa.

Expected

• Research and apply for grants for

projects in different areas of impact

• Sell regional ER products (e.g. ACP

and conferences) together with MCs

• Attract investment from other

AIESEC entities in Africa

• Ensure the delivery for all

partnerships

Fulfilled

•Research was done with regards to

grants application and a grant

database was provided to all entities.

•There is a lack of knowledge with

regards to applying for grants which

somehow makes African countries

miss these opportunities.

•No sales was done with companies as

African countries were not

synchronized when it came to

implementing the same initiatives

(projects etc)


Job Description – AiM coordinator

Education and Coaching

Expected

• Deliver webinars to countries and

release the outputs of it

• Participate and Facilitate sessions

about ACP in Local, National and

Regional conferences

• Deliver ACP focused country visits in

Africa

• Educate non-African countries on

ACP to facilitate cooperation

Fulfilled

•Partnership proposal were sent to

countries to partner with them and they

were briefed about the strategy and

how they could contribute to it.

Presentation of Africa in Me were also

sent to countries who sent a lot of

interns to Africa.

•Participation in WACS, Achievers in

Tanzania and AfroXLDS where

sessions were delivered on Africa in

Me. There were also 2 sessions in

Kenya, one for LCVPs and one during

the LCP summit


Recommendations

General

Fifteen African countries are among the top 20 nations which have made the greatest

progress toward reaching the MDGs. Most of the African countries are expected to meet

four of the eight targets: They will have achieved universal primary education, made

strides toward gender equality and pushed forward in the fight against HIV/AIDS,

tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases. The continent has shown remarkable progress

but still lags when it comes to targets like eradicating poverty.

(Source:http://www.dw.de/africa-is-on-course-for-2015-development-targets/a-16870832)

In the term 13- 14 there will be much focus on going the extra mile to meet the

MDG’s. Each entity can support its respective country in achieving these goals

and request funding from UNDP to implement these projects or tap in local CSR

money with the backing of UNDP.

The head of the German NGO Welthungerhilfe, Wolfgang Jamann, "We need an

economy that is more focused on job creation, not just profit generation,".

The spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and well in Brazil. Luiz Carlos Barboza, technical

director of the Brazilian Micro-Enterprise and Small Business Support Service

(SEBRAE), reports that the increase of new companies in Brazil is directly related to

Brazilians’ growing entrepreneurial spirit. “Currently, small and medium size-enterprises

(SMEs) are responsible for 96% of the jobs in Brazil and comprise 98% of all companies

in the country.” Finally, 13 out of 100 Brazilian residents are involved in a start-up; and

the 2007 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor named Brazil a leading entrepreneurial

country.

( Source: http://www.law.illinois.edu/bljournal/post/2013/03/26/Entrepreneurship-in-

Brazil.aspx)

Brazil is ranked 130th in the list of “Ease of doing Business”. Kenya, Ethiopia,

Uganda, Ghana, Botswana, Mauritius, South Africa, and Rwanda are African

countries which are ranked before Brazil. Building this spirit of entrepreneurship

is what has made the economy of Brazil thrive and this is also what will contribute

to eradication of poverty (small and medium size-enterprises (SMEs) are responsible

for 96% of the jobs ). It is strongly advised to run projects about entrepreneurship

as they are highly susceptible to receive funding from UN bodies and international

funds. ( Source: http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings)

Millennium Development Goals

Contributing to Eradication of Poverty

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Recommendations

Benin

From this extract from the Global Competitiveness Report 2012 – 2013 from the world economic forum you

can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Benin.

AIESEC Benin can be driving many health projects as there is a clear need for it.

Health Improvement

World rank

( out of 144 countries)

Another compelling fact about Benin is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 37.1% which

ranks Benin 125th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Benin can look more closely to this huge dropout from 93.8% for primary education to

37.1% to secondary education. There can definitely be projects designed around this issue.

Benin requires only 6 steps to start a business and is ranked 47th out of 144 countries. It is also to take in

consideration that for the prevalence of foreign ownership in the country, Benin is ranked 128th out of 144

countries.

From these current information, local entrepreneurs should be approached to be AIESEC partners

since AIESEC is also supporting the youth growth. Foreign corporation are definitely less in

number and local companies would definitely be interested if you work on the education issue.

Facts from: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012- 2013 – World Economic Forum

Secondary Education

Corporate partnerships


Recommendations

Botswana


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Botswana.

Botswana has been known for the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS but this extract shows that TB is

also an alarming issue. Being ranked 136th out of 144 makes it quite a compelling argument that

the issue needs to be tackled and AIESEC Botswana can be driving many health projects as there

is a clear need for it.

Health Improvement

World rank


Tertiary education

Financial Market

The dropout from secondary education enrollment to tertiary education enrollment is from 87.1% to 7.4%.

Botswana is among the richest countries in Africa there is a clear lack of scientist and engineers (the

country is ranked 112th out of 144 for availability of scientists and engineers)

AIESEC Botswana could develop more projects related to career development perspectives and

reach out to the secondary schools.

Botswana has a good financial market in place with ease to access to loans along with available venture

capital. The country is ranked 35th out of 144 countries with regards to prevalence of foreign ownership.

Botswana is also recognized for the remarkable agricultural policy costs.

AIESEC Botswana should look into the big agricultural cooperation in the country and provide

them with access to the student market. Foreign corporation should also be considered and

provide them with interns to work on their marketing strategy.



Recommendations

Burkina Faso


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Burkina Faso.

AIESEC Burkina Faso can be developing projects tackling infant mortality and malaria which are

the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these

figures Burkina Faso is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about Burkina Faso is that enrollment for primary education is of only 63.2% which

ranks Burkina Faso 136th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Burkina Faso can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach

which is an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary

education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Burkina Faso is lagging

behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap.

Burkina Faso requires only 3 procedures to start a business which would make entrepreneurship easy.

However there is lack of ease of access to loan and lack of capital from venture capitalist. Burkina Faso is

also ranked 135th out of 144 countries with regards to capacity for innovation.

Projects about entrepreneurship in the country can really help here. AIESEC Burkina Faso can

partner with companies and launch business plan competition and reward the most innovative one

with start up money. Work with the companies to make them the investors fostering innovation.


Primary Education

World rank


Entrepreneurship need


Recommendations

Cameroon


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Cameroon.

AIESEC Cameroon can be developing projects tackling infant mortality and malaria which are the

most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures

Cameroon is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about Cameroon is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 42.2% which

ranks Cameroon 122th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Cameroon can be developing projects to work on this school drop out. The quality of

primary education is quite good so why is there such a big drop out?

Cameroon requires only 5 procedures to start a business which would make entrepreneurship easy.

However there is lack of ease of access to loan and lack of capital from venture capitalist. Cameroon is

also ranked 110th out of 144 countries with regards to capacity for innovation..

Projects about entrepreneurship in the country can really help here. AIESEC Cameroon can

partner with companies and launch business plan competition and reward the most innovative one

with start up money. Work with the companies to make them the investors fostering innovation.

Cameroon has a high foreign ownership and is ranked 29th out of 144 countries. These foreign

corporations can be approached for partnership.


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Recommendations

Côte D’Ivoire


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Côte D’Ivoire.

AIESEC Côte D’Ivoire can be developing projects tackling infant mortality and malaria which are

the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these

figures Côte D’Ivoire is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about Côte D’Ivoire is that enrollment for primary education is of only 63.2% which

ranks Côte D’Ivoire 139th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Côte D’Ivoire can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach


education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again Côte D’Ivoire is lagging

behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap

Côte D’Ivoire is ranked 22nd with regards to foreign ownership out of 144 countries. The enrollment for

secondary school is even more alarming and drops to 27.1% ranking Côte D’Ivoire 138th out of 144

countries.

AIESEC can capitalize on that and bridge the HR gap prevailing due to this low level of literacy

across the country. The country capacity for innovation is ranked 139th out of 144 countries and

AIESEC could provide these organization with young talented innovative international to support

their organization growth.


Primary Education

World rank


Corporate partnership


Recommendations

Ethiopia


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Ethiopia.

AIESEC Ethiopia can be developing projects tackling infant mortality and TB which are the most

critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures

Ethiopia is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about Ethiopia is that enrollment for primary education is of only 81.3% which

ranks Ethiopia 122nd out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Ethiopia can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is

an output of AfroXLDS 2013. The projects can be improving the quality of primary education or get

more people to get access to primary education. Again Ethiopia is lagging behind with regards to

the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap

Ethiopia requires only 5 procedures to start a business but there is the lack of ease to loans and venture

capital. Ethiopia also has a low foreign ownership in the country and is ranked 133rd out of 144 countries.

Ethiopia having a capacity for innovation ranking the country 133rd out of 144 countries proves

there is a need for entrepreneurship. AIESEC can develop with these local companies business

competition plans where the most innovative projects will be winning the start up money. It is

basically about Ethiopian supporting Ethiopian ventures.


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Entrepreneurship program


Recommendations

Gabon


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Gabon.

AIESEC Gabon can be developing projects tackling malaria and TB which are the most critical

issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Gabon is not

on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about Gabonis that enrollment for primary education is of only 80.0% which ranks

Gabon 124th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Gabon can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is


more people to get access to primary education. Again Gabon is lagging behind with regards to


Gabon is ranked 39th with regards to foreign ownership out of 144 countries. The enrollment for

secondary school is even more alarming and drops to 53.1% ranking Gabon 115th out of 144 countries.


across the country. The country capacity for innovation is ranked 141st out of 144 countries and

AIESEC could provide these organization with young talented innovative international to support

their organization growth.


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World rank


Corporate Partnership


Recommendations

Ghana


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Ghana.

AIESEC Ghana can be developing projects tackling malaria and TB which are the most critical

issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Ghana is not

on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about Ghana is that enrollment for primary education is of only 84.0% which ranks

Gabon 118th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Ghana can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is


more people to get access to primary education. Again Ghana is lagging behind with regards to


Ghana is ranked 42nd with regards to foreign ownership out of 144 countries. The enrollment for

secondary school is even more alarming and drops to 58.1% ranking Ghana 110th out of 144 countries.


across the country. AIESEC could provide these organization with young talented innovative

international to support their organization growth. Telecommunication companies should be

targeted since Ghana is ranked 42nd out of 144 countries with regards to mobile broadband

subscription and is 1st in Africa.


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Recommendations

Kenya

Kenya is ranked 78th worldwide for the quality of primary education and the enrollment for primary

education is only 82.80% ranking Kenya 120th worldwide out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Kenya can develop many projects to enhance the quality of primary education (design

similar concepts to the AfroXLDS 2013 Reach 2 Teach project). Besides bettering the primary

education, AIESEC Kenya can also design projects to bring primary education to more people or

work with various NGOs in the countries to make this happen. A higher enrollment for primary

level coupled with a higher quality of primary education can contribute to increase the enrollment

rate in secondary schools which drops to 60.2% and tertiary level which is a meager 4%.


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Kenya.

AIESEC Kenya can be driving many health projects as there is a clear need for it.

The financial markets in Kenya are well developed by international standards. Kenya provides an ease of

access to loans and is ranked 25th worldwide along with having a high venture capital availability where

Kenya is ranked 32nd worldwide.

Kenya though is one of the countries where it is more complex to start a business. The availability

of funds definitely is appealing and I believe AIESEC Kenya should be focusing on providing GIPs

to start up since they have access to funds and it will be just a matter of packaging the product.


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Health Improvement World rank


Financial Markets & Entrepreneurship


Recommendations

Liberia


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Liberia.

AIESEC Liberia can be developing projects tackling malaria, infant mortality and TB which are the

most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures

Liberia is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about Liberia is that enrollment for primary education is of only 75.2% which ranks

Liberia 130th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Liberia can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is


more people to get access to primary education. Again Liberia is lagging behind with regards to


The financial markets in Liberia are well developed by international standards. Liberia provides an ease of

access to loans and is ranked 31st worldwide along with having a high venture capital availability where

Liberia is ranked 25th worldwide.

Liberia is a country where is easy to start a business. The availability of funds definitely is

appealing and I believe AIESEC Liberia can be focusing on providing GIPs to start up since they

have access to funds and it will be just a matter of packaging the product. AIESEC Liberia can also

consider running entrepreneurship projects to promote and support new ventures.


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Recommendations

Mauritius

The financial markets in Mauritius are well developed by international standards. Mauritius provides an

ease of access to loans and is ranked 37th worldwide along with having a high venture capital availability

where Liberia is ranked 56th worldwide.

Mauritius is a country where is easy to start a business. It takes only 5 procedures and 6 days for

the documents to be processed. The availability of funds definitely is appealing and I believe

AIESEC Mauritius can be focusing on providing GIPs to start up since they have access to funds

and it will be just a matter of packaging the product. AIESEC Mauritius should also consider

running entrepreneurship projects to promote and support new ventures. It is also to be noted that

Mauritius in terms of capacity for innovation is ranked 112th out of 144 countries. The literacy level

is high, AIESEC Mauritius can find what is the major hindrance to innovation and work on it.

Mauritius has the highest prevalence of diabetes worldwide and HIV AIDS is still a prevailing issue to the

lower middle class.

AIESEC Mauritius is already doing projects on diabetes and nutrition which is really good

considering they are major issues the country is facing. What is needed from AIESEC Mauritius

projects is to be more aggressive when it comes to the impact created and create a brand out of

there project. Funding is definitely available for many projects and the innovation is missing in the

way the projects are being implemented. This is a great opportunity for AIESEC Mauritius to come

with a project which will be recognized nationally.

In terms of post-2015 development goals, Odusola says Africa needs to continue to tackle different forms

of inequality: Income inequality, gender inequality, inequality between rural and urban centers.

Mauritius has mostly achieved its MDG goals and could take the step forward with regards to

projects implementation by tacking the different type of inequality. Poverty alleviation can

unquestionably be tacked by working on the income inequality. AIESEC Mauritius can also be a

pioneer in driving these projects in Africa and be used as a best case practice.



Health Improvement

What after MDG’s for Africa?


Recommendations

Mozambique


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Mozambique.

AIESEC Mozambique can be developing projects tackling malaria, infant mortality and TB which

are the most critical issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these

figures Mozambique is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

World rank


Another compelling fact about Mozambique is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 26.4%

which ranks Mozambique 139th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Mozambique can be developing projects to work on this school drop out. The quality of

primary education is not so good as well. The country will have to find out if improving the quality

of education at primary level would bridge this secondary education drop out.

Mozambique is ranked 43rd out of 144 countries with regards to how high the import expenses are as a

percentage of the country GDP. 59% of the GDP is spend on imports.

Mozambique is a big country and many of the products which are currently being imported can be

produced locally. AIESEC Mozambique can be driving entrepreneurship projects across the

country and foster innovation where the country capacity for innovation is ranked 132nd out of 144

countries.


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Recommendations

Nigeria


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Nigeria.

AIESEC Nigeria can be developing projects tackling malaria and infant mortality which are the most


Nigeria is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about Nigeria is that enrollment for primary education is of only 57.6% which ranks

Nigeria 134th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Nigeria can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is


more people to get access to primary education. Again Nigeria is lagging behind with regards to


Secondary education in Nigeria is also a major concern where the enrollment for secondary education is

only of 44% which ranks the country 120th out of 144 countries.

This country has a huge market size and entrepreneurship projects can be run from secondary level.

Nigeria has a capacity for innovation ranking the country 63rd out of 144 countries. It is to be noted that the

enrollment for tertiary education is only of 10.3%. Stimulating entrepreneurial ventures for youth in the

country can greatly contribute to poverty alleviation.


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Recommendations

Rwanda

Rwanda has done especially well, according to Ayodele Odusola, a policy advisor at the UNDP's Regional

Bureau for Africa who was involved in preparing the report. The country has pushed hard to empower

women and introduced a 30-percent quota for female members of parliament in 2003.

"Look at the number of women in national parliament - Rwanda has the largest in the world," said Odusola,

adding that around 56 percent of the members of parliament are now women.

There is unquestionably a lot of support for women empowerment and AIESEC can follow this

trend and get involved in similar projects. It is being driven at the country national level, clearly it

is highly financially supported.

Africans need visa to travel to 80% of the destinations within Africa.

Rwanda is the only which has waived visa entre fees for African so far to enhance mobility of

Africans on the continent. AIESEC Rwanda can capitalize on this initiative and make Rwanda an

easy destination to travel to in Africa and design projects specifically for fellow Africans.

Primary education enrollment rate

With 98.7% of the local population of Rwanda having access to primary education, Rwanda is the first

country in Africa and ranked 18th worldwide.

Number of procedures required to start a business

With only 2 steps to start a business, Rwanda is ranked 3rd worldwide and 1st in Africa. (It definitely favors

entrepreneurship)

Time required to start a business

Rwanda is ranked 4th worldwide and 1st in Africa for requiring only 3 days to start a business.

Brain drain

Rwanda is ranked 19th worldwide and 1st in Africa with the less brain drain in the country scoring 4.8 upon

7. ( the lower the score the higher the brain drain).

Foreign market size index (Value of exports of goods and services)

Rwanda is ranked 138th out of 144 countries worldwide. (there is low or no focus on export in the country,

import/export businesses are not highly advised when it comes to entrepreneurship).


Women Empowerment

Visa Requirements for Africans

Interesting Facts about Rwanda


Recommendations

Senegal


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Senegal.

AIESEC Senegal can be developing projects tackling malaria and TB which are the most critical

issues prevailing. There is definitely MDG fund for such project as from these figures Senegal is

not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about Senegal is that enrollment for primary education is of only 75.5% which

ranks Senegal 129th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Senegal can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach which is


more people to get access to primary education. Again Senegal is lagging behind with regards to


Senegal is ranked 49th out of 144 countries when it comes to the availability of latest technologies and

ranked 36th out of 144 countries when it comes to firm-level technology absorption

This is a clear indication that the country is on the right track to become an IT hub or an IT leader in Africa.

AIESEC Senegal can be packaging our GIP IT sub product to these companies who can be pioneer in their

respective field. These companies have a high absorption of latest technologies and AIESEC can provide

these companies with the people who can master these programs since it comes from their native country

or they are very used to these technologies.


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Technology inclination


Recommendations

South Africa


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in South Africa.

AIESEC South Africa can be developing projects tackling HIV/AIDS and TB which are the most


South Africa is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

Another compelling fact about South Africa is that enrollment for primary education is of only 85.1% which

ranks South Africa 115th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC South Africa can look more closely to implementing projects similar to Reach 2 Teach


education or get more people to get access to primary education. Again South Africa is lagging

behind with regards to the MDG 2015 and there should be funds available to bridge this gap. The

quality of primary education is among of the worst worldwide as well.

The financial markets in South Africa are well developed by international standards. South Africa provides

an ease of access to loans and is ranked 30th worldwide along with having a high venture capital

availability where South Africa is ranked 37th worldwide.

South Africa is a country where is easy to start a business. The availability of funds definitely is

appealing and I believe AIESEC Liberia can be focusing on providing GIPs to start up since they

have access to funds and it will be just a matter of packaging the product. AIESEC South Africa

can also consider running entrepreneurship projects to promote and support new ventures.


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Recommendations

Tanzania


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Tanzania.

AIESEC Tanzania can be developing projects tackling HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB which are the most


Tanzania is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

World rank


Another compelling fact about Tanzania is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 27.4% which

ranks Tanzania 137th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Tanzania can be developing projects to work on this school drop out. The quality of



Tanzania is ranked 5th out of 144 countries when it comes to the women in labour force. The ratio is of

0.99 woman to 1 man working.

There is definitely an amazing women empowerment plan from Tanzania and AIESEC Tanzania can

be working on project promoting gender equality (% women in parliament is 36)


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Recommendations

Uganda


can clearly see how health issues is a major concern in Uganda.

AIESEC Uganda can be developing projects tackling HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB which are the most


Uganda is not on track with regards to meeting the goals in 2015.

Health Improvement

World rank


Another compelling fact about Uganda is that enrollment for secondary education is of only 28.1% which

ranks Uganda 135th out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Uganda can be developing projects to work on this school drop out. The quality of



Uganda is ranked 32nd with regards to foreign ownership out of 144 countries.

AIESEC Uganda can capitalize on that and bridge the HR gap prevailing due to this low level of

literacy across the country. The country capacity for innovation is ranked 102nd out of 144

countries and AIESEC could provide these organization with young talented innovative

international to support their organization growth.


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Summer Growth Campaign

Award for African Countries

National Awards

• African Overall GCDP Growth –

Highest Q4 Relative GCDP growth.

• African oGIP Relative Growth –

Highest Q4 Relative growth in oGIP.

• African iGIP Relative Growth –

Highest Q4 Relative Growth in iGIP.

• African GCDP Best Intra-regional

cooperation – Cooperation delivering

more experiences in Q4.

Local Awards

• African Best GCDP LC – LC

delivering most GCDP experiences,

ICX & OGX Combined.

• African Best GIP LC – LC delivering

most GIP experiences, ICX & OGX

Combined.

Awards Categories

Africa Summer Growth Champions is a campaign launched by AIESEC Africa to

reward the most growing entities in Quarter 4 of 12-13 in Africa and also the Non –

African countries contributing to this growth.

Award for Non - African

Countries

National Awards

• Highest GCDP TN provider –

Highest relative growth in Q4 with

regards to realization of African GCDP

EPs outside Africa.

• Highest GCDP EP provider –

Highest relative growth in Q4 with

regards to the realization of non –

African EPs in Africa.

• Highest GIP TN provider – Highest

relative growth in Q4 with regards to

the realization of African GIP EPs

outside Africa.

Campaign timelines & rules

Timeline of Campaign 1st April 2013 – 30th June 2013

Awards will given at IC 2013 in Egypt.

Principles 1) Delivering quality experiences drive this campaign and quality issues will

unquestionably undermine any leading entity throughout the campaign.

2) Only the numbers reflected on the system will be used during this campaign.

Matching Champions Each Monday, the entity who have matched the most EPs and TNs will be recognized

as the Matching Champion.


Financial Report

Financial Report

Overall Expenditure: 30-06-13

Item Amount/ Euros Budgetted % Budgetted

Stipend 2000 2000 100

Travel 2460.63 2600 94.64

Admin 650 1,500.00 43.33

Legislated Budget


Regional Coordinator 13-14

"Africa as a Region has been growing over the years but it has still not been able

to demonstrated the massive grow needed to position AIESEC rightly on this

continent. I am of the opinion that African countries have not been able to fully

capitalize on their unique national positions and have not collaborated well

enough to ensure massive growth of the individual countries. As an organization

that aims to become 10 times bigger, with just two more years to reach our mid-

term ambition, there is a need for change in the way things are done to ensure

that this Region contributes adequately to AIESEC 2015.

As a president of a top performing entity in Africa, I am aware of the crucial

nature of the role of the Regional Coordinator with respect to AIESEC

International's focus and strategy for the coming year.

Africa as a region has a potential for massive growth and the successful

implementation of Africa in Me will enable us to capitalize on our similarities,

differences and blooming external resources to ensure massive growth of

AIESEC in the Region staying true to the relevance of AIESEC in our dear

Region Africa. I am really passionate about seeing this happen and hence my

application as the Regional Coordinator.

Together we can work hard to make this a reality.

Robert Tetteh

Regional Coordinator

AIESEC Africa

2013 - 2014

www.africainme.org

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