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- 1. Academics for Development 2014-2015
- 3. You are here
- 4. What is AFD? Academics for Development wants to give all students the opportunity to exchange their knowledge to have a durable social impact in developing countries.
- 5. AFD: Two pillars PROJECTS EVENTS To Inform and Inspire To Unlock and Do
- 6. Events in Belgium +/- 100 man Positief onthaald
- 7. AFD Project • Year-long projects • Multidisciplinary team • Problem for an NGO, 4th pillar or company. • Implementation in the developing countries • Teambuilding and friendship
- 8. The AFD Community +350 Starting event attendees +50 Project applications 27 Selected project members
- 9. Multidisciplinary? Rechten , 5 Bio-ingenieur , 1 Geneeskunde , 1 # Studenten 27 # Internationals 6 # Faculteiten 11 Burgerlijk ingenieur, 1 Politieke wetenschappen, 2 Filosofie, 1 Bio-chemie, 1 Interieur architect, 1 Geschied-kundige, 1 FEB, 8 Psychologie, 4
- 10. WHY?
- 11. Practical Experience Transform and exchange your theoretical knowledge Work in a Multidisciplinary team Combination of large project ownership and professional coaching.
- 12. Social Impact Try to change something positively in the world, Take the initiative. Become an entrepreneur Practical Experience
- 13. International Experience Absorb and get to know other cultures Work together with the local people. Practical Experience Social Impact
- 14. AFD Connects Students get the chance to exchange their theoretical knowledge into practice, to gain international experience and to make a real difference in the world. The developing world asks for sustainable development with focus on local communities, where small-scale projects can actually make a difference. The business world wants to express their corporate social responsibility in a credible way and is furthermore eager to meet interested and ambitious students..
- 15. Projects
- 16. Vevoza – South Africa Vevoza is a 4th pilar organisation and has the goal to open a job office in Calvinia, a village in the North-West of South Africa. CHALLENGE Set up of a software system allowing stakeholders to sign up Develop a website to gain more publicity Sensibilisation of employers on how to deal with capital and savings Negotiate with local banks and financial institutions to create saving accounts for employees DURATION 6-8 weeks
- 17. AquaRed - Ghana AquaRed is an organisation linked to the International Red Cross that provides water distribution in Ghana. CHALLENGE Build a roadmap to implement the AquaRed structure in another African country Optimize the current business plan Create an awareness campaign to support the ‘Water Reference Center’ DURATION 6-8 weeks
- 18. 11.11.11. – Peru & Philippines 11.11.11. combines the efforts of 70 organizations and 340 committees of volunteers to achieve one common goal: a fairer world with no poverty. CHALLENGE Write a file about the current carbon emission trading policy of the Flemish & Belgian government Examine the current effects of this policy by doing a case study in Peru & the Phillipines Do lobbywork at the Flemish & Belgian government Enjoy the possibility that the file is brought to the international climate top in Paris (COP21) DURATION 2 weeks (inter-semestral break) TEAM Legal Legal Economics or Politics Economics or Politics
- 19. Feminine Beauty - Kenya Feminine Beauty is founded by Sheila Mulli, a female Kenyan entrepeneur. Her goal is to set up a business in reusable sanitary pads (maandverbanden) so girls enhance their chance of going to school. CHALLENGE Set up a business plan Create an awareness campaign about the hygienical problems Look for potential investors DURATION 6-8 weeks
- 20. Baobab Express - Benin Baobab Express is a Beninese business that provides public transportation to desolate areas. Apart from their main activity they look to stimulate local entrepreneurship. CHALLENGE Do a comparative study between different African countries Create a franchising model to implement Baobab Express in other countries Think about ways to stimulate local entrepreneurship DURATION 6-8 weeks
- 21. Sénérgie - Senegal Sénérgie is a social business that sells Solar Home Systems in the vicinity of Thiès (Senegal) to help the rural electrification of Senegal. CHALLENGE Ameliorate the current business plan Look for other market opportunities to improve the rural electrification Attract investors DURATION 6-8 weeks
- 22. A bit more practical
- 23. Financing? Travel & Leisure Airplane ticket Housing Project-costs • Own expense • Own responsibility • AFD helps in applying for grant • Possibility to raise fund • In general covered by project partner • Chance exists that student copays. • Paid by AFD and the project partner • Student helps at gathering funds(GROS etc.) For the student For AFD or project partner
- 24. Partnerships with faculties and student organisations: 2014-2015 Deals with almost all KUL faculties Collaboration with student organisations Faculty Meeting Marketing channels ECTS Business P P P Industr. eng. P P P Engineering P P P Bio eng. P P P Law P P P Psychology P P P Arts P P P Organisation Meeting Recruiting Faculty Meeting Marketing events Other channels ECTS VTK P P Ekonomika P P P LBK P P Medica P Sagio P P P Farmaceutical P Poss. Poss. Medicine P Poss. Poss. Philsophy P In proc. In proc. Religion P In proc. In proc. Kin. & Rev. P Can. Law Science P Soc. & Pol. P
- 25. Projectwerking Opstart & Inlezen Uitwerking Logistieke voorbereiding Project in het Zuiden - 1e semester - • Projectdefinitie • Jaarplanning • Conceptuele studie • Taalcursussen • Stagecontract • Beurzen - 2e sem vr Pasen - • Uitwerking • Zomerplanning • Contact met lokale partner • Vliegtuigtickets • Sponsoring • Inentingen Praktisch Kern - 2e sem na Pasen - • Verwerking opmerkingen • Veiligheids-analyse • Medicijnen • Reisadvies - Zomervakantie - • Uitvoering & aanpassing aan lokale omstandigheden • Reizen in het weekend Tussentijds verslag Project-verslag Eindpresentatie Vertrek
- 26. Who are we looking for? 1. All faculties and backgrounds Economic/technical/legal/medical/socio-cultural background. From third bachelor onwards 2. Interested in entrepreneurship and development cooperation Interested to start, consult for or lobby for an enterprise and to participate in durable development while doing so. 3. Passion and initiative Willing to take matters into their on hands and have a positive influence and impact on the world. And of course…A free summer!
- 27. Application procedure 1. Closing Day – October 6th 2. CV + motivation letter (deadline 10th of October) Apply for AFD as a whole, but specify your preferences and motivate. 3. Informal interview (week of 13th – GO/NO-GO 18-19th) Look for competences, experiences, but especially motivation. 4. Teambuilding event (week of the 20th) To kick off the year with a bang! Because the F should stand for fun! Meer info op: www.academicsfordevelopment.be
- 29. Unlock your full potential, have social impact
Editor's Notes
- I want to welcome again to the AFD-AFC Info-Event. My name is Toon and I am the President of Academics for Development for this year. I have to announce that this presentation will be English. However, don’t be afraid, it is just because there are some international students in the hall and to make the AFD experience even more international, we do welcome them as well. Now, to get us started, let me first remind you why you are here. So sit back, relax and especially enjoy!
- Comfortable? Relaxed? Inspired? Perplexed? Every single one of you came out here this evening with a purpose. To do something. To make a difference for yourself or others. Good start. However, I want to add something to that. I want challenge you today to get out of your comfort zone. To take every chance, drop every fear, and take part in one of our projects. Very likely, you might feel that the good stuff is always happening somewhere else. Life for you is something like this…
- Now, most of you are quite obviously, judging by how some of you are sitting in their chair, right there, at home, at ease, in your comfort zone. Now, I can assure you, nothing really, truly special will happen in that zone. If you want to be where the magic happens I can give you a hint where you should be. And for those of you who have missed my point completely. YES! You probably get it now. AFD, wants to send you on your way and give you the opportunity to get out of your comfort zone. If you are feeling uncomfortable right now or at the end of this presentation, if this is bewildering or absolutely exciting, know that the change taking place in your life is a beginning, not and ending.
- AFD has two pillars: projects and events. Where, projects are supposed to help you unlock skills, potential and experience, and let you do something practical, events aim to inform and inspire a wide spectrum of students. Last year for example we had an event around microfinance: explaining what it is? It’s advantages and disadvantages? Is it the way to go? And although quite present in the developing world, why isn’t it effectively employed on a massive scale?
- An AFD Project then. We offer you year long projects where you work in a mutidisciplinary team on a problem of an NGO, fourth pillar organisation or company. In the summer, you are then given the opportunity to actually go to the South to implement your project on site. Teambuilding are definitely an essential part of the AFD project, to ensure that as a team you can build on each others potential and go beyond your usual boundaries. Friendship might be born from a two month journey to an often unknown country and culture.
- So why would you do it? I can think already of 20 reasons why I would want to do it again. But to serve it to you on a silver platter, we’ve tried to summarise it.
- AFD offers you practical experience. Exchange your knowledge, working together in a multidisciplinary team and get a unique combination of large ownership and professional coaching.
- AFD offers you a change to have social impact, to change something, take initiative and become an entrepreneur.
- AFD offers you international experience. A change to absord and get to know other cultures, work with the local people and understand their views.
- AFD thus connects students, the developing world and the business world in a unique way. Offering students their opportunity to get practical and international experience, offering the business world a chance to work on their CSR and meet motivated students, and offering the developing world sustainale solutions for their problems.
- How and what do I finance? Travel and leisure are of course at your own expense. The airplane ticket is too, but AFD helps you in applying for a grant to help you on your way. Housing and project costs are in general covered by the partner or as much as possible.
- We are again looking for students from all backgrounds - economic, technical, legal, medical and socio-cultural – and from third bachelor onwards. If you are a second bachelor, extremely motivated and think you absolutely have what it takes, you are welcome apply and convince us. We are rather logically looking for students who are interested in entrepreneurship and development cooperation and who are passionate and take initiative. Last and in this case most important aspect we are looking for: a free summer!
- So now all that is left for you is, going to the reception, ask some more information, go to the student welcome, then home, hopefully wake up on time and then apply for AFD! If you still aren’t entirely convinced or if you would just like to get to know us a bit better. Next Monday we have our Closing day, where we close off the project from last year and where the students present their project and what they have done on site. You can ask them, just like most of our board and coaches in a moment, very practical questions on the amount of time, approach, experience, etc. To apply simply send us your CV and motivation letter before the tenth of October. You apply for a project in general, but you can always specify a specific preference if motivated. Following that in the week of the 13th you will be invited to join us in an informal interview and if you then get the go, we kick off the year with a first teambuilding event for your team and the whole of AFD. More information you can always get in a second or at the closing day, or on our website and facebookpage: www.academicsfordevelopment.be.
- No, if you hadn’t figured it out yet.
- The time to act is now! Thank you for your undying attention and impressive turnout. Enjoy the evening and come and find us at the reception!