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iGCDP
A Global Community Development Programme (GCDP) experience is an opportunity for young people to develop entrepreneurial and responsible leadership by creating direct positive impact through an international volunteer experience. The internship is either hosted by an AIESEC entity under a project (e.g. our educational projects such as GROW, Cultural Mix, Winter Vitamins) or a non-AIESEC organization e.g. NGO, institution, center which are part of that local community (e.g. the local community of Targu Mures). By bringing an international student to volunteer in that entity, we indirectly develop the local community.
We gather under the concept of "Developing Communities in Romania" all national projects which involves an external TN taker such as an NGO, a public institution, a University, an orphanage, day-center, and other entities that serve the local community.
Why "Developing Communities in Romania"? because by bringing international students in other institutions or NGOs we bring leadership to certain issues in our society, and we develop that community AIESEC style.
Under this concept you can add every local initiative which involves external TN takers and which brings impact to the local community such as:
- random raising at NGOs (except Kindergartens or afterschools) (e.g. Iasi)
- working with NGOs that support children with disabilities (e.g. Brasov, Timisoara)
- working with "Muzeul Satului" (e.g. Brasov)
- working with Capitala Culturala" (e.g. Cluj)
Developing Communities in Romania
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
means empowering individuals and groups of people by providing them with the skills they need to effect change in their own communities.
Description:
ReBranders is started as an initiative by AIESEC Timisoara and in just one year it became a national project. The basis of this project is partnering with entities present in the cultural and educational environment of Timisoara, but who do not have a strong marketing and PR focus (NGOs, Universities, Public Institutions). We engage these entities by delivering groups of international with graphic design, marketing, PR, branding and advertising skills who can work on improving the marketing strategy, create promo campaigns and visual promo materials and overall create a better brand for the partnering entity.
Timeline:
- Re date - mid July (after session), summer peak; early January, winter peak; late August - off-peak (only the big LCs);
- duration - 7 weeks including one week of induction and training (TTT and LEAD) and one travelling week for the EPs;
Raising and Matching:
- have your ReBranders OCP elected at the begining of March;
- for summer realizations start the raising in March;
- create a task-force raising team inside the NCD department, coordinated either by the Raising TL or the ReBranders OCP;
- start the matching in March also, after having the agreement of the first entity - don't wait for the contract to be signed;
- create a task-force matching team inside the NCD department, coordinated either by the Matching TL or the ReBranders OCP;
- have patience when the entities put you on hold, just don't give up and politely press them!
- for matching establish connections with VP OGX in other countries soon and ask them to recruit especially your profile - marketing, communication, design, PR;
- ask the entities (TN takers) to offer you working space in their office, and internet;
- don't promise something you can't offer (e.g. only European EPs, German EPs, stuff like that);
- ask to work with a person in that entity that knows the field of marketing, PR - it's easier to set expectations and to communicate;
- in the matching process ask them to present a portfolio, do an assignment established by you and also give them a techincal test afeter they've been matched to see their level and to set the level of the trainings that you have to offer them.
Trainings for the EPs:
- online media
- branding
- Photoshop
- communicating with your client
- the project flow - explain again the JD
- schedule - way of working
- LEAD for EPs
Product matrix:
Project management:
- assign ~5EPs for each entity; choose a TL form the EPs on each entity;
- create a facebook group and a separate group for the TL; communicate and manage the EPs through the EP team-leaders;
- assign an account manager from the OC team for each entity, which should go daily with the internationals there;
- feedback meeting with the entity each Friday;
- organize the activity load on each week for each entity, establish DDLs for EPs together with them - in a tracking tool;
Stakeholders
- the entities - create a system of account management that keeps them informed since they signed the contract until the EPs leave;
- University or hostels - for free/low price accommodation;
- the media - you can organize an exposition at the end of the project with the work of the internationals;
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Description:
The aim of the project is to spread cultural awareness through activities during the Christmas holidays, involving the orphans and disadvantaged children from placement centres. The international trainers will teach the youngsters English, play games, develop art related skills, in order to make them aware about tolerance and diversity. In working with the older students, the internationals will try to help them orient their careers and become self-aware of their skills and capabilities. The project extended into a summer edition, called Experience Around the World, which had the same educational purpose.
Timeline:
- Re date - mid June, summer peak; early December, winter peak;
- duration - 7 weeks including one week of induction and training (TTT and LEAD) and one travelling week for the EPs;
Stakeholders
- the orphanages via Directia pentru Protectia Copilului - you will have to approach them early, because it's a long procedure until they aproove your project. You need their aprooval to get into any orphanage in your city or near it;
- AIESECers and their friends, who can donate clother and toys for the orphanages;
- companies who could donate money to buy Christmas presents for the children;
- the media - you can organize a fund-raising event with an artistic performance, and you could broadcast it;
TIPS:
- you may ask for accommodation and food from the orphanage;
- you can ask the City Hall to grant free transportation for your EPs, if the orphanages are outside of the town;
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Description:
This project is designed to offer ecological education to middle school students (11-15 years old) in the villages near Timisoara. We work together wit an NGO called Ecostuff which organizez a recycling competition between school, and in the meanwhile our international trainees will offer them education about ecology, recycling and environment. They will create the frame to discuss the topics for a better understanding and also create workshops and games that will teach the students how to recycle. The trainees will also participate in ecological actions like planting trees or cleaning actions and they will organize a big teambuilding for the children in the schools.
Stakeholders
- ecological NGOs which already run educational projects for youngsters: e.g. Let's do it, Romania! - they can offer you the know-how and the logistic to support your project.
- middle school or high-school students which will attend the trainings and mostly the activities during the project;
- the media - you can organize a fund-raising event with an artistic performance, and you could broadcast it;
TIPS:
- try cooperating with Let's Do it ROmania! and synchronize the project with one of their actions;
- contact Catalina Hascu from Bucharest for insides on how to run the project;
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