AIESEC Legon E-Newsletter First Edition of the 3rd Quarter

AIESEC LEGON WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

1st EDITION 2012_3q 10.2.12

exchange || project news || interviews

PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK

events:

AFRITOUR NZULEZO LIBRARYPROJECT LAUNCH

ALL ORGANIZATIONAL GAMES

NLDS STEP UP 2012

CONFERENCES

DAVID AGYEMANG

PHOTO GALLERY

ARTICLES OF THE WEEK

WAYS TO KEEP POSITIVE AND HAPPY

TELL US ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY

AIESEC LEGON EXCHANGE FIGURES

PROJECT UPDATES

PROJECT UPDATES

Hey AIESEC!!! The first feature of the AIESEC LegonNewsletter(Project Updates) will provide update on our Projects; SWITCH,

ASK, YES, Afritour as well as Global Village and CareerFair


SWITCH PROJECT

Switch Project is geared toward creating awareness on computers and their use. Training sessions were conducted in Graceful International School, Queens International School, Redco DA 1&2 and The Light Academy. These training sessions had the main aim of training the

students in the schools the basics about computer and its use. Added to that the SWITCH Project had training from CERTIPORT and

an official from University of Ghana ICT by name Joseph Asiwome. The training sessions were from 7th January, 2012 and will end on March

3rd, 2012.The Project also received interns from China Zhong Yi and Yang

Shenlei.

ASK PROJECT

Ask project had a team training from WAAF on 14th February, 2012 about HIV/AIDS, after which the project members went to Handi’s

Evangelism Ministries at Haatso to train the children there. Another training at Royal Seed orphanage and School on 18th January, 2012. The project has engaged 11 interns so far some of which are Andre

Perreira and Christabel Boyi.

CONFERENCES

First Conference of the Year in AIESEC in Ghana. This conference is about Activating Leadership and preparingAIESECers to STEP UP to Leadership roles in the next AIESEC Year. The conference was hosted by anOrganizing Committee set up by AIESEC in Ghana Executives comprising of members from all of theUniversities in which AIESEC is present in. Desmond Amanfu a member of AIESEC LEGON was a memberof the Organizing Committee. Congratulations Desmond for successfully organizing a national conference.

The conference was from 2nd to 5th February, 2012 and was held at Sanaa Lodge in the Central Region ofGhana in the city of Cape Coast. Delegates from all over Ghana, Africa and the World were present at the conference. The Chair for the conference was Femi Adebayor MCP (Member Committee President) ofNigeria.

Below are some pictures taken at the confernce. Enjoy :D

NLDS STEP UP 2012.


EVENTS

EVENTS LINED UP FOR THIS YEAR ARE ALL ORGANIZATION GAMES WHICH WILL HAVE THE AIM OF ORGANIZING A SPORTS COMPETITION AMONG ALL THE STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS IN

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA. ADDITIONALLY, AFRITOUR WILL BE LAUNCHING THE NZULEZO

LIBRARY PROJECT IN THE NZULEZO COMMUNITY, THIS EVENT WILL HAPPEN IN MARCH. THE TRIP TO NZULEZO WILL ALSO

SERVE AS AN INTEGRATION TRIP WITH ANKASA RAINFOREST RESERVE ANOTHER TOURIST SPOT

THAT WILL BE VISITED ON THE SAME TRIP



PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK

DAVID AGYEMANG (LOCAL COMMITTEE PRESIDENT AIESEC LEGON)

AIESEC

Q.When did you join AIESEC?A. I joined AIESEC in 2008

Q. Which Local Committee did you join AIESEC fromA. AIESEC Legon

Q.How many leadership positions have you held in your time in your Local CommitteeA. LCP, VPOGX, ASK Project Coach, DC Chair, EP Manager.

Q. In all the positions you have held, what are some of the challenges you faced and how did you overcome or manage them?A. I faced di�erent challenges in di�erent situations. Let me share this one; The LC hosted NTMS which we got broke after hosting the conference, I was then the VPOGX, we had no money to start the OGX event that semester. OGX goals set fro that year was unbelievable. Even my colleague EB’s were afraid we couldn’t achieve those goals. I used my own money to run the OGX event and that year OGX achieved its goals and even more and was the highest revenue earner for the LC.

Q. What are some of your greatest achievements as an AIESECer?A. Signing 2 years fully paid LC accomodation and introducing Communications portfolio and Switch Project.

YOURSELF

Q. Which Schools did you attend? Elementary, Junior HIgh, Senior HIgh, University...A. Army Primary, Garrison Junior High School, E�duasi Senior High, Univeristy of Ghana

Q. Which subjects do you study in the university and what is your major if any?A. Bsc. Administration (Accounting Major)

Q. What are your hobbies?A. Football, internet sur�ng, reading and listening to inspirational speakers.

Q.What is your favourite meal?A.Rice with soup/beans

Q. On a lighter note, are you dating :D ?A. Lol Yes

Q. What advice do you have for AIESEC members espeically the new members?A. Start doing what is necessary, by so doing, you are doing what is important and you are doing what is impossible

Personality of the week is a feature in The AIESEC Legon Newsletter where a member of the

organization is interviewed and the results published. For starters we are honoured to have our President

David Agyemang as our �rst Personality of the week


WAYS TO KEEP POSITIVE AND HAPPY

Life has a way of getting at us most of the time, you know, when things keep dragging us down. We all have those moments. Moments when we doubt our very selves, our purpose in life, and our possibilities. We tend to lose sight of how wonderful and beau-tiful we really are. I’m talking about those days when we hate our face, body and personality because something or someone tried to bring us down. But the thing is, how long will you continue to stay unhappy and wallow in sadness? How long will you mop around because someone would not accept you for who you are? I’m certain you have read or heard about Charles Swindoll and his ‘theory’ about life being 10 percent of what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it. This is true. The most part of our lives depend on how we choose to react to unpleasant news, situations or people we deem to be terrible or simply mean. It all depends on us. You can choose to be angry towards these things/people or choose not to allow negativity reach your door. I’m sure by now you are thinking about how sometimes you can’t help but get mad or sad about something. As funny as this may sound, you can fake to be happy and gradually, you will get to that point where you really don’t give attention to the negativity. Truth is, most of us dwell too much on our insecurities and overlook the good in us.You may not have that perfect model figure, the ideal family you wish for everyday of your life, or the car you want to cruise in yet but trust me, everyone has issues, even the rich. Yes, they have their fair share of it. Remember this is life and it messes us up regardless who we are. What I have come to realise with time is that some people are just good at hiding their pain while others are not. But don’t be deceived. Bottom line is we all have issues. So here are a few ‘hows’ of staying optimistic and happy.• Be nice to yourself: many a times we focus way too much on making others happy at the costly expense of our own happiness and worse is when it’s people who take us for granted. You need to treat yourself better. Pamper yourself. A little treat for yourself never hurts. Why don’t you travel to that place where you’ve always wanted o go? Be gentle with yourself. Forgive yourself when you mess up. Take yourself to a shopping spree if that makes you happy. Give yourself a gift when you achieve certain goals of yours, no matter how little those goals may be, like pigging out on a pot of chicken or eating a good bowl of ice-cream (not too often for weight watchers) or walking along a quiet beach, if that’s your thing. Basically, the purpose of these is to make you feel good about yourself as you go through the battles of life. Remind your-self of how good you are at something, be it sports, singing, the arts, swimming or events organisation etc.

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK


• Be nice to others: It’ll surprise you how going out of your way to brighten someone else’s day would go a long way to make yourself feel good and happy. It could be just a smile. Your smile could be the only pleasant part of someone’s day, so go on and smile some more, no matter what looms ahead. Also, helping the aged or a child cross the street, helping someone with their grocer-ies, helping someone fix a flat tire or saying kind words or genuinely complimenting others makes you feel warm and happy inside. Try it.• Keep optimistic people around you: there are certain people who are mostly cheerful. I bet it kinda comes naturally to them. So instead of being a worry wart or a Negative Nancy, you should have an optimistic buddy who’ll constantly try to bring things into proper perspective for you till you finally learn to do that yourself. People like this have a way of seeing the best in any bad situation. They help you to cope and deal with harsh realities of life. Not that they don’t face bad situations themselves, it’s just that they don’t allow them to get them down.• Say positive things: instead of saying ‘’I don’t, I can’t, I won’t’’ you should say positive things instead. Example, instead of saying ‘’I don’t like this situation’’ you should be saying ‘’I’m sure this situation will be better if I...’’ We attract what we constantly say. The more negative our thoughts and words, the more of that we attract. If you keep saying things like ‘’I can’t win this competition’’, ‘’I can’t pass this exam’’, you end up subconsciously acknowledging that reality and your actions will veer in that direction. So instead, you should say ‘’my chances of winning this competition are great.’’ ‘’I can get that A in the exam.’’ With this, you inspire yourself to go for gold and not settle.• Optimistic Affirmations: you can put up little sheets of paper with nice things written on them on your dressing mirror, wardrobe, fridge, doors or in your car. These sheets should have positive and uplifting messages and serve as reminders of how talented, beautiful smart and amazing you truly are.Now go on ahead and create some happiness for you! Don’t wait for anyone to make you happy. Remember that happiness is a choice and you deserve to be happy, so make this choice. It’s a day at a time. That’s all we ever need.

By: Genevieve Delali AntonioAIESEC LEGON COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MEMBER

ARTICLE OF THE WEEK


THIS SPACE WILL FEATURE A STORY FROM AN INTERN OF AIESEC LEGON. IT WILL CAPTURE WHO THE INTERN IS, WHICH COUNTRY THAT INTERN IS

FROM AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE INTERN. WATCH OUT FOR THIS FEATURE IN THE

NEXT EDITION!!!!

ANOTHER FEATURE THAT WILL MAKE ITS FIRST AP-PEARANCE IN NEXT WEEK’S EDITION IS AIESEC

LEGON EXCHANGE FIGURES. THIS FEATURE WILL SHOW HOW AIESEC LEGON IS FARING WITH RE-

GARDS TO EXCHANGE BOTH IN GHANA AND THE AIESEC INTERNATIONAL NETWORK!!!

OUR CAMERAMEN WILL ALSO BE GOING AROUND TAKING PICTURES OF PROJECT EVENTS, PROJECT

MEETINGS, PORTFOLIO MEETINGS, GENERAL MEET-INGS AND OTHER AIESEC LEGON ACTIVITIES SO

WATCH OUT!!!

TELL US ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY, AIESEC LEGON EXCHANGE FIGURES

AND PHOTO GALLERY

AIESEC VALUES

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EENJOY !!!

AIESEC SALADE


GRAPHIC DESIGN:CHARLES OFOSUHENE (VPCOMM AIESEC LEGON)

[[email protected]]EBENENZER KOOMSON (AFRITOUR TEAM LEADER)

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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK:GENEVIVE DELALI ANTONIO

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PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK:DAVID AGYEMANG (LCP AIESEC LEGON)

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AIESEC Legon E-Newsletter First Edition of the 3rd Quarter