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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.
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Acknowledgement

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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

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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

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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.
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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.
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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.

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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)
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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.

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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

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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%

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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

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“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

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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
sustainability should also be part of
the equation.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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

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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

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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.

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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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
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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
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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

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