I am an AIESECer 2.0
About You
Location
Project Street Address
126 Teilingerstraat
Project City
Rotterdam
Project Province/State
Project Postal/Zip Code
3032-AW
Project Country
Netherlands
Your idea
Will you launch your idea as a business or non-profit?
Non-Profit
Web site (url)
Name Your Project
I am an AIESECer 2.0
Describe Your Idea
Innovation
What is your idea? What makes it innovative? Why is it important?
We believe that the stories we tell determine the stories we live. We propose to equip a growing network of 30,000 young people in over 100 countries to share their stories on how to be changemakers.
This initiative will educate this pool of people from diverse diverse backgrounds to tell, share and build their stories across high traffic social media. We take the approach of using existing technology in a disruptive fashion using the innovative approach of Appreciative Inquiry, a process which allows a young person to unlock their potential future based on their present.
AIESEC has the scale and scope to generate and organise a critical mass of stories that will mark a powerful milestone in the history of social media, working through through agile, ambitious and high potential young people creating locally driven impact. In times of uncertainty, this idea will bring young people the tools to better define their career and the impact they want to make in the world.
This initiative will create a hub of stories of changemakers profiling practical ways to make a difference. We believe this is a pattern changing idea, an idea whose time has come!
Impact
What will be the impact of your idea?
Using the power of storytelling through social media, we will connect high potential youth leaders around the world and offer the development experiences they need to make their ideas happen.
This storytelling initiative will generate 8,000 exchange experiences, 9,600 leadership experiences to over 40,000 members in 110 countries by 2010. This initiative will do more than just broadcast stories, it will measurably engage young people to act to turn their ideas into action. In the current economic crunch, this initiative will foster the development of young people with the skills and awareness needed to drive our global future.
This Entry is about (Issues)
People: We are looking for ideas from people who can make them happen.
I am an AIESECer 2.0 will be managed by AIESEC International, a team of 22 people from 16 countries managing around 15 global teams to support our youth network.
In 2008 we have succeeded to provide over 5,000 internships for young people to gain relevant experience in corporate, educational, development and IT sector. In 2007 we implemented the "I am an AIESECer" campaign to connect more people on University campuses with opportunities for internships and leadership development. The campaign has made a powerful connection, as we have exceeded our membership target and achieved the highest internship number in a decade. We conducted the "Digital Generation Survey" to find out technology choices of our members, providing the foundation to launch the campaign across Social Media. As part of an Online Presence project, we will renovate our Website and with the support of Changemakers, create a global drive-team to gather more powerful stories to multiply this effect.
Sustainability
How much will it cost to launch your idea?
The main cost centers will be:
1. Global Website renovation – design and development: 7,468 USD
2. Design and maintenance cost to publish storytelling content hosted on MyAIESEC.net (intranet) with 140,000 registered users to online channels (specifically Youtube, Linked In, Orkut, Twitter, Facebook and Flickr): 4,400 USD per joint space
3. Campaign to spread powerful case practices and empower the AIESEC network to tell creative stories through these channels: 17,000USD
3.1 HR costs for Global Coordination
3.2. Stipend costs for Regional Storytelling Drivers to manage Regionally specific initiatives.
3.3. Global Storytelling Meeting to define the issue focus of regionally specific initiatives. Issues already selected include HIV/AIDS, Entrepreneurship and Energy.
3.4. Incentives and support for countries to launch their own locally specific storytelling initiatives
We have secured funds for point 1, 2 and 3.1 from AIESEC International partnerships.
To sustain this idea long term, we will look to our Global Partnership base- the critical mass of stories we will create will be a powerful product for ongoing funding and development.
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Comments
I believe that such a project is much needed during this time of crisis; crisis of talent deterioration, crisis of understanding each other in the global social context and most importantly, the crisis of the world's sustainability. By telling our stories and by reading stories posted by others, we will find a medium of dialog to express ourselves.
AIESEC has provided the world with leaders since 1948, and in the process has filled in the vacuum left by wars, catastrophes and disasters. Each of our members has been given opportunities to live experiences that are unparalleled and have been sources of motivation to do something positive about the society we live in.
By showcasing all these stories we are inviting everyone - AIESECer and non-AIESECer alike - to participate in the events and happenings that have defined us. More importantly, this show case will be a capsule of ideas that will help this world transition in to the next generation of survival, tolerance and sustainability.
I believe that the world today requires more young people to make a stand on world issues.
What a better way than to tell a story and enable people to follow you on your journey?
I personally have been inspired numerous times by stories. For instance, the story of a U.S. teacher who never gave up on her down's syndrome student in a classroom full of normal children, even though she had no experience teaching such special kids; by the person who persevered in war times to save the lives of other people and showing strength of character in these trying times.. the teacher who taught her school children that discrimination can be created by the mind, by telling them that one group was called 'blue eyes' and they were the more superior children to the rest of them. The blue-eyed children began acting more superior, believed it. Then the next day the teacher came in and told the children that the brown-eyed kids were actually the more superior ones. Suddenly the blue-eyed children realized the tables were turned on them. Later the teacher revealed it was an experiment and that the superiority was all in their minds.. and how that turned into prejudice quickly. The children learnt immediately about prejudice in their schools that very day, and they never forgot that lesson.
I personally feel that stories are a concrete way to communicate that attitude, mindset and belief can make a world of a difference.
Many wars today happen because of stereotypes that becomes ingrained prejudice over time. I believe stories enables us to learn from character and identify the very role models we need in the world.
Most importantly, it is inspiring to hear stories about youths- absolutely amazing to be able to hear of young people having a level of character and maturity at a young age.
I'd love to hear more about youths and what they offer to make all the difference in the world.
I think that to make the change in the world we need to start from people becouse is everything about them and their experience.
For me story telling is the best way to make positive connections among the ones who lived a strong life changing experince aimed to make an impact in the world and to spread this experience around their network.
The aim of this project is amazing, generate the culture of sharing the personal xp in order to push others to live the same, develop their potential and having an inpact in society.
From my personal experience i can say that story telling has been one of the reasons that motivates me in doing some choices, because hear stories of other people and see what the experience gave to them is most of the times inspiring, and in the case of AIESEC that is for sure.
To engage others with social issues has a special way to go: Emotional Connection. And how can we do it? The best way to reach "changemakers" is creating messages and material with the power of generate identification between the reader and the protagonist of the story.
If AIESEC receive more support, will bring in short term, thousands of opportunities to these people who wants to change themselves and the world. This is not only a showcast about imaginarium stories, is a door that able young people to understand that they have to put action everyday.
If a young shows that he/she CAN, why others not?
If a young shows that he/she is impacting society, why others not?
If a young shows that he/she is doing something in addition to the common activities, why others not?
It's important and necessary to promote that Changemakers are not strange people, are people who have a normal life but in an intensive point of view and action.
This is an amazing project that we all have to support, AIESECers are Changemakers by nature and are seeking for opportunites to tell the world about our organization, our interests, our experiences and the way we want to create an impact in society.
By sharing our experiences and story telling through social media we want to connect with more young leaders around the world interested on the same issues we are, young leaders that are seeking for a life changing experience or are trying to change other´s life with a postive idea or action.
We want to network with people that can contibure to spread the word and help us make the change happen.
I am truly inspired just by the thought of seeing this happening. The mere idea of thousands of young people telling the stories of their own lives - stories of that small local impact they have created by a student run project and the difference it has brought to their lives, is so thrilling. The power of positive examples is the best way to market a drive towards positive living, and self development that is so needed nowadays among the young people.
This being said, I am sadly aware that a lot of the small good things happening around us, every day go simply unnoticed and thus miss to inspire many others. Therefore, i believe, such a project is an unique chance to inspire positive change for a better tomorrow, co-created by young people and not simply awaited tomorrow!
Good luck with this beautiful idea!
Emil Ivanov / Bulgaria
I personally, more than ever, believe in the power of storytelling as a way to inspire and change mindsets.
With the youth being exposed to world damages and social crises caused by older generations and directly suffering the consequences of it, urges the time to build a new generation of changemakers, solid and responsible.
What AIESEC is doing, is to use the old traditional storytelling – that is as natural as it’s inside every human being – to inspire others by their own self, positively impacting the society.
This is young people communicating to young people, creating this identity and breaking paradigms through their leadership and cultural experiences. It’s the existing power inside of us, being used as a living tool to make the change.
Storytelling is not as simple as it seems, it is really impacting, we should realize how significance it is to listen to someone or read it.
In this world where most of the people have their expectations down, a storytelling is what can up those ones and help individuals to impact. AIESEC develops young people in order to cause a good impact to society and we have develop many ways to do it...This one is one of them.
Thank you everyone for your supportive comments from all around the world!
I can't wait to see more stories from Pakistan, Bulgaria, Colombia, Italy, Brazil, Singapore....
Here is a link to a presentation explaining the venture-
https://www.yousendit.com/download/WnBTRm8xeWE5bENGa1E9PQ
It's too large to upload as a file attachment to the application but it is a useful summary of the venture!
Keep sharing what storytelling means to you as a young changemaker!
Lucy
I believe that small and simple changes can make a big difference and this is one of those! I like this initiative because:
-It is by young people, for young people
-It is something already happening that will be scaled up and reaching more massive audiences
-It uses the best of social media and popular technology channels giving them a meaningful purpose
-It enriches Diversity and everybody have their space, from Kenya, Guatemala, Singapore or The Netherlands with equal chances
And moreover, because I have seen myself hundreds of this stories going unnoticed everyday: this brave HIV peer educator from Taiwan contributing to a project in Cameroon, the Polish student involved in a small enterprise in India, all young people involved in projects about Children, Environment, Peace, etc and even just all simple youth initiatives that are educating communities of students all around the world. The power of unleashing this potential can generate indeed a great change.
Looking forward to see this happening and writing my story
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