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AIESEC is a global, non-political, independent, not-forprofit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Its members are interested in world issues, leadership, and management. AIESEC contributes positively to each country by providing the local business community with direct access to quality international students and graduates in order to strengthen markets and meet business needs while at the same time building talent in the world. In partnership with business and higher education, AIESEC has over 60 years of experience in developing students into globally-minded leaders. AIESECs innovative development process consists of unmatched leadership.
The AIESEC Way Our impact Out international platform enables young people to discover and develop their potential to provide leadership for a positive impact in society. The way we do it AIESEC provides its members with an integrated development experience comprised of leadership opportunities, international internships and participation in a global learning environment.
In our 61 years of existence, we have envisioned peace and fulfillment of humankinds potential.
AIESEC in Jordan was established in the country at the summer of 2006, enabling change in the youth of Jordan and providing them access to the most prominent and old student organizations in the entire world. From that point onwards, the organization in the country has helped hundreds of young people from various universities by engaging them in a global learning environment, and giving them a chance at effective and practical leadership in their local communities. AIESEC Jordan is has partnered with more than 50 companies and organizations in the corporate sector through the Global Internship Program, enabling them access to a wide pool of talent, backgrounds, and experiences from around 107 countries. In the country AIESEC is creating conferences, learning seminars, and educational events for its members; a chance that can enable the local market to capitalize on the talents of youth that exist in the country. AIESEC brings young, unique minds in one place, offering its partners an opportunity at showcasing and profiling. AIESEC in Numbers 38,000 members 107 countries 1700 universities 470 conferences 7500 exchanges 4000 partners AIESEC has more than 800,000 alumni impacting societies around the world.
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More than 50 companies partnered with AIESEC Jordan in its Global Internship Program in the last two years. AIESEC Jordan sent more than 10 Exchange Participants to work in companies abroad in the last two years.
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In 2005, AIESEC International envisioned launching a project to bring the organization to youth in the Middle East, later selecting Jordan as one of the most promising sites for expansion. By that time, AIESEC only exited in a handful of countries in the Middle East & North Aftica Region. In July of 2006, the entirely youth-run organization of AIESEC opened its doors in Jordan, recruiting 80 members from universities across the country. These universities were initially the University of Jordan, and Yarmouk University. Right now, AIESEC is present in Amman at the University of Jordan, Princess Sumaya University of Technology, German Jordan University, and Petra University. AIESEC is present in Irbid in Yarmouk University, and soon Jordan University for Science and Technology. In addition to hosting two large-scale national conferences per year, AIESEC in Jordan has established its own Supervisory Group, which contains prominent Jordanian business and community leaders. The Supervisory Group is helping AIESEC in Jordan by connecting the organization to the Jordanian environment, and by pointing it in the right direction that would better serve the youth in the country. In February of 2009, AIESEC in Jordan was recognized as a full member country in AIESEC international and also it was considered one of the fastest growing countries in the AIESEC network around the world. In Jordan, AIESEC is making an impact on the community through our projects on Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, and Cultural Understanding, using international internships as a main component of learning in the projects. Students working on the projects make connections in the community, bringing together organizations in the corporate and non corporate sector to work together with the Jordanian students and international interns. AIESEC is an organization that activates leaders, creating a culture of change agents that have a positive impact on society. Jordanian members have the opportunity to lead and manage their project teams, and actively learn about the issue they are working on, with the overall aim of developing themselves and impacting the community.
AIESEC has contributed to this development by serving as an agent of positive change through education and cultural exchange. Kofi Annan
I Green
Think Different
What is AIESEC?
Present in over 107 countries and territories and with over 38,000 members, AIESEC is the world's largest student run organization. AIESEC intends to have a positive impact on the society by providing over 8300 leadership positions, delivering over 470 conferences to our membership, running an exchange program that enables over 7500 students and recent graduates the opportunity to live and work in all AIESEC countries and territories. AIESEC connects 800,000 AIESEC alumni all over the world. AIESEC in Jordan has been established in the summer of 2006 as one of the leading organizations in the country. AIESEC in Jordan has two local offices: one in Amman and one in Irbid. Our partner organizations engage with AIESEC in order to increase their profile, attract top talent to their organization, or to support our efforts in enabling young people to develop and discover their potential. For more information about AIESEC, you directly visit our website: www.aiesec.org.
U U
I Green Project
I Green is a project in the local office of AIESEC Amman that falls under the umbrella of Exchangecompanies receive interns that work under an issue related to Environmental Sustainability and work with AIESEC in its learning programs. Objective Raise awareness among Jordanian youth and the market about the issue of Environmental Sustainability. History I Green was launched in July of 2009, with events related to the issue and interns located in companies working around Environmental Sustainability. Programs Global Internship Program: providing you with interns from anywhere in the world. Event: access to students, AIESEC members, and the local market.
Duration of Internship Internship Pools Internship Focus AIESEC fees Intern Salary
Specified by the company. (No less than 1 month and no more than 1 year and a half.) Management, Technical, Development, Educational. Environmental Sustainability and/or any related issue. 350 JD internship fee. Minimum of 400 JDs.
The intern will work in your company around a certain project or program relating to Environment Sustainability, concurrently working with AIESEC to engage your company with our activities.
Contact Us
Project Leader Hiba Al Helou hiba.alhelou@aiesec.net +962 79 523 2776
U Can
Color your Future
Concept sheet
What is AIESEC?
Present in over 110 countries and territories and with over 56,000 members, AIESEC is the world's largest student run organization. AIESEC intends to have a positive impact on the society by providing over 8300 leadership positions, delivering over 470 conferences to our membership, running an exchange program that enables over 7500 students and recent graduates the opportunity to live and work in all AIESEC countries and territories. AIESEC connects 800,000 AIESEC alumni all over the world. AIESEC in Jordan has been established in the summer of 2006 as one of the leading organizations in the country. AIESEC in Jordan has two local offices: one in Amman and one in Irbid. Our partner organizations engage with AIESEC in order to increase their profile, attract top talent to their organization, or to support our efforts in enabling young people to develop and discover their potential. For more information about AIESEC, you may directly visit our website: www.aiesec-jordan.org.
U Can project
U Can is a project in the local office of AIESEC Amman that is launched to expand the horizon of children by offering them an opportunity to experience and knowledge in the non-academic issues. U can is a part of exchange with companies in which schools receive professional interns that share their sight and guide children toward a better understanding of global and local issues. Our Vision Our mission Every Jordanian child has an access to a diverse education platform To engage the local corporate market in providing a civilized and diverse tools for better education to Jordanian children of different backgrounds. Each child to be able to reach their full potentials. A higher level of cultural and social acceptance of youth with different backgrounds, ideas and opinions Engaging the corporate and non-corporate sectors in providing the tool for children for education. Outstanding talents and experiences from AIESEC countries to establish a rich and diverse atmosphere of learning. Enabling lasting and sustainable access to educational resources and tools for children in the country. Members in the offices of AIESEC Jordan have more knowledge about the field of children education in the country.
Achievements done by the project & activities: 1) Exceed your challenge workshop:
An event for Latin Patriarchate School school was held in April in which 6th & 7th grade students were given the chance to participate in discussions about global issues like the melting iceberg, global warming and the gap between rich and poor, in addition to giving them sessions about life manners and creative thinking.
One day workshop for 2 classes students of what the school sees suitable. In the workshop, you'll get to understand how AIESEC works, how AIESEC is unique, and how its diverse in terms of ideas, creativity, and membership. In the workshop, the focus will be mainly on two objectives; Skills building such as communication skills, life manners, creativity and time management, and create open discussions in a very creative way about international, global issues, such as poverty and environmental sustainability.
2 Internships
Internship at the summer, where an intern will come for a minimum of month and half, to a maximum of 3 months, where the interns will be delivering a summer camp, and developing one grade english subject curriculum to be more strong, more impactful. Internship will require 150 JDs as an AIESEC fee, where AIESEC will be serving your intern within this amount. No salary is required for the intern.
At the end of the school term, AIESEC commits to take all of your paper, notebooks, and books that are ready to be thrown away. Books will be delivered to poor public schools, or refregees camps. Unvalid papers and notebooks will be delivered to Entity Green Company, a partnering company in an another project called I Green think different to be recycled.
Contact Us
Executive board of AIESEC Amman Projects Management Luma Al Tabbaa luma.tabbaa@aiesec.net +962 79 989 8428 Project Leader Amer Al Zubide amer.zubide@aiesec.net +962 78 884 2001
Forward
Since AIESEC Jordan was launched it has been working on raising awareness among its members about emerging concepts in the business environment such as Corporate Responsibility, which was the starting point that paved the path towards Environmental Sustainability. The I Green Project started in August 2009. Over several debates and researches, we agreed that AIESEC in Jordan should start considering environmental sustainability; take steps in spreading awareness among university students and work on being a role model for young people in leading the change. Starting the project, wasnt the easiest, we were faced by many obstacles in converting our concepts into actions; this is when Green Step workshop took place, for AIESEC members and AIESEC international interns; we were able to define whats happening around the world and what are the environmental issues in Jordan that will be the bottle neck for Jordan in the next few years. From there, a vision was born. We were able to start our first step to drive youth to be global minded citizens. From that moment I Green started growing in our hearts and in its achievements. I was extremely proud to see how the ideas our members came up with turned into reality; reusing over 8000 papers, planting 100 trees and building partnerships to drive Environmental Sustainability in Universities in the beginning of the next student's year. Also, it has touched me immensely to see my members emphasize the importance of environmental awareness to their friends and families. SAVE: there is no planet B was a huge success for the project. We were able to show our partners the enthusiasm, the energy, the ideas and the determination that I Green project has, and this was a turning point for the project to drive success. Throughout this report we are presenting the main flow of the past educational forum; SAVE: there is no planet B; the sessions and their objectives, the main discussions that occurred at the event, the delegates input and their feedback about the event. At the end, I would like to thank our partners for their generous support, the delegates for attending, and mostly, I Green project members for their hard work, dedication, and creativity. Luma Tabbaa Vice President for Projects Development Local Chapter for AIESEC in Amman Jordan
In-Kind Supporters:
Guests:
- Mr. Raof Al Dabbas - Senior Advisor, Ministry of Environment. - Dr. Odeh Al Jayyousi - Regional Manager, IUCN (International Union for the Conversation of Nature). - Prof. Muna Al Banna Professor, Water and Environmental Engineering Department German Jordan University. - Mr. Naser Al Majali CEO, EDAMA. -Mr. Anslem Ibining - Recycling Coordinator, Entity Green Training. - Ms. Erica Welch - Sustainability Analyst and ASLG Coordinator, Sustainability Excellence Arabia. - Ms. Galyna Prylonska - Outreach manager, Al Shajarah NGO. - Ms. Hala Zawati EDAMA. - Mr. Johnjoseph Rayan - Sustainability Advisor, Sustainability Excellence Arabia. - Mr. Khalil - Projects Development Manager, EDAMA.
Mr. Raouf Al Dabbas: Are we environmentally sustainable in Jordan? We are not, but there are a lot of factors that come in play here and we should not exploit our resources. What we can do to preserve our resources: Act now, as we dont have the leisure of time. We have to value our environment. Role of youth in environmental sustainability: Coming up with solutions and mechanisms to save energy and water and to use our natural resources (Changing mindsets.) Initiatives : o Forest cleaning during the summer. o School year: using interactive tools to engage students. o Planting trees during the winter.
Mr. Raof: Jordan is starting initiatives; Example: Environmental police (Rangers), and certain regulations and rules. We are paying substantial taxes to the government why not use them to help in recycling and short initiatives? Such things need to start from the people being more aware. Why not start from the governmental institutions to implement the rules and regulations, example: carpooling to jobs, reducing carbon dioxide emission, using filters on car exhausts.
We should set rules for people to be more accountable in terms of the environment.
Mr. Naser Al Majali representing EDAMA said: Can we afford being environmentally sustainable? We actually cant afford not to. We should use the natural resources we have: sun, wind, etc. How can we manage organizing activities between governmental people and NGOs? We should bring our efforts together, spread awareness, and make sure that students are very aware of the issues and each persons impact.
Mr. Anselm Ibing, representing Entity Green Training said: We need to be more radical in our steps and solutions, and increasing awareness by joining NGOs, helping and making an impact.
Ms.Galyna Pryklonska, representing ALSHAJARA NGO said: Try to make your country greener, it decreases carbon dioxide amounts. We have 14% potential land that we can plant in Jordan.
Workshops
The audience was divided into two workshops; the purpose of which was to establish a closer interaction between externals and students, from a variety of universities, in constructive discussions and brainstorming related to issues of water shortage and the three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle); two of the most pressing issues in Jordan.
There was a connection between man and earth and it is lost now; Work: switching from farms to offices. Home: switching from countryside to city. Food: switching from home grown to supermarkets. The impact of less recycling: o Climatic Change. o Global Resources depletion and pollution.
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Collection points in Jordan: Cozmo. Cooperate to make new collection points and more recycling.
Decreasing Biodiversity.
The ways of reducing consumption of resources; including conserving energy, reducing water consumption, and reducing waste. Reduce is probably the most important of the Three Rs to focus on initially. Watch a video : storyofstuff.org
Reusing papers, bottles, bags, cars Re-pair, re-purpose, reinvent Ex: - Reuse seeds from fruit and vegetables and try to grow them! - Reuse your old food scraps by composting them. -Reuse old clothing by donating it to a local charity.
Recycling is the last step. The materials economy: Extraction distribution pollution. Recycling omits the extraction and consumption steps. The problem with recycling is that it doesnt fit to everything (example: cartoons of milk are made of three layers which cannot be separated easily when they are all together). production consumption;
We need to design things that we can reuse again (Sustainable Design) How can we make a difference? (What can we do?) o Eat less meat. o Fly less. o Drive green. o Recycle. What has the biggest impact is to get involved: when you make a change, you encourage others to make a change, too.
Water Situation
Over 70% of wasted water goes to lack of repairing and fixing in the infrastructures. Jordan is one of the poorest countries in water. 18% of the people in the world do not have access to fresh water and this number will rise by 40% by 2025. The MENA region is considered one of the driest regions in the world. 100 cubic meters is the water availability per capita in the MENA region. By the year 2025, the water availability in MENA will decrease thus it will become dry. When it comes to water 100 cubic meters is considered the poverty line. Jordan is below the water poverty line. Saudi Arabia and Libya are also poor in water, but the difference between those countries and Jordan is in the money flow (funding for water projects).
Water Resources
-Surface Water (Rain, Rivers and valleys, etc.). -Groundwater (renewable and non-renewable). Ex: The Dissi. -Treated Wastewater. -Desalinized Water (Brackish and sea water).
In Syria the availability of water is 2,845 cubic meters per capita. 20 times more than that of Jordans.
Libya had built a huge man made river to carry water throughout the country to solve its water issue. The source of water was from an underground water body.
A similar water project has started to be executed in Jordan, sourcing from the Dissis water.
96% of the population in Jordan has access to water. Future water demands in Jordan will increase, thus the shortage of water will grow to reach 660million cubic meters.
Question: How do we get billed for our water? We get billed for the fresh water and the waste water accumulatively.
Water Solutions
-Raising awareness inside homes.
-Rain water recycling system for agriculture and each building must have a rain water reservoir. -Being more conscious about our usage of water. -Always using the dishwasher full. -Reusing water for irrigation of plants in our gardens, ex: the water used to wash fruits and vegetable. -Stop the plantation of fruits and vegetables that needs lots of water. -Banning evaporation pans in the Dead Sea. -Attaching water regulators to our showers and taps. -Enforcing proper rules.
Study Cases from the MENA Region Global and MENA overview
-Middle East holds 1% of the worlds fresh water. -Building construction & operations consume 50% of the worlds energy
Facilitated by: Mr. JohnJoseph Ryan and Ms. Erica Welch, Sustainability Excellence Arabia
-By 2012, Energy Consumption will exceed Abu Dhabis energy supply. -Ecological footprint per person: UAE is number one in ecological footprint, consuming five times what the world can provide.
-Commercialization of wind energy in Egypt. -Using solar heat in Palestine, Tunisia and Morocco. -Using compressed natural gas as a transport fuel in Egypt. -Concentrated solar power projects (Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco). -Tax free hybrid cars in Jordan. -The first zero-carbon, zero-waste car free city in the world (MISDAR).
Initiatives from the audience : Commitments from the audience: -Education in School. -Add Environmental activities to the University credit hours. -Promote recycling in schools and universities. -Buy grocery without using plastic bags. -Use public transportation more and personal car-less. -Inform the mini-markets in the university not to use plastic bags. -Plant more trees. -Walk more, use the stairs.
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