1. The Project
AIESEC in NUMBERS
Since Ethiopia is starting to become more global and Addis
Ababa an international city, school has a very relevant role in
 110 countries in the world
educating students on different cultural issues around the world
and in creating an international mindset in future generations.
 Above 60.000 members
AIESEC in Ethiopia wants to bring international volunteers in
 Above 1.700 Universities
high schools and last years of elementary schools to raise
awareness about different cultures (lifestyle, way of dressing, food,
USEFUL INFORMATION
traditions).
The international
volunteers are all
The project will have a final event, the GLOBAL VILLAGE, which is
university students or
a festival of different cultures, where all the schools will be invited
recent graduates.
to attend.
They will pass through a
This project has been successfully implemented in over 20
selection process aimed to
countries in the world, including Italy, Greece, Poland, China,
test their language,
Kenya, Uganda and India. AIESEC in Ethiopia wants to involve at
personal and professional
least 5000 Ethiopian students.
competencies.
Purposes AIESEC Addis Ababa
university will manage all
 To promote the concept of respect for different cultures the bureaucracy for the
by spreading awareness about diversity. arrival of the international
 To teach English in an interactive and innovative way. students
 To develop and motivate the creativity of students.
Contacts
Timing Non Corporate Manager
BEGINNING: 2nd week of November. elisa.valenti@aiesec.net
ENDING: 1st week of December
DURATION: 4 weeks AIESEC Addis Ababa
University
GLOBAL VILLAGE: 2nd week of December. EiABC – Southern Campus
Each week the school will have a volunteer for two days for 5 www.aiesec.org/Ethiopia
hours a day.
AIESEC
AIESEC is the world's largest student-run organization.
Focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development,
AIESEC offers young people the opportunity to be global citizens, to
change the world, and to get experience and skills that matter
today.