Aiesec ilorin project booklet

MESSAGE FOR INTERNS AND EXPERTS

AIESEC Ilorin welcomes you to the city of Ilorin, the confluence of

Nigerian cultures, In Kwara State the harmony state..Going through

this booklet is just another step towards discovering something new

about yourself and the world at large. Our local committee is geared

towards ensuring you make the most out of this exchange

experience. We do this by making sure you live in a comfortable,

and peaceful environment, so you can put in your best in creating a

positive impact on the society and at the same time, develop your

personal skills.

Ilorin is a peaceful place and calm town filled with friendly

locals. The weather is friendly, With beautiful vegetation and

landscapes. The city is rich in both history and culture. The LC

will ensure you explore all of this as part of the awesome

experience you will have. Be Open-minded, discover Africa,

discover yourself, enjoy the people, the scenery, the weather,

the ancient town and most importantly,, be truly global!!!!

Appreciate What you see!!! Experience AIESEC in Ilorin!!!!

Trios human development foundation is a registered non governmental, charitable organization with membership from all walks of life and professions. Their aims are centred on improving the quality of life and human dignity, solving family conflicts etcetera. They organise projects all year round that is geared towards attaining their goals. This includes awareness, fund raising, etcetera.

TRIOS FOUNDATION

About Trios foundation

Available Jobs for volunteers.

FUND RAISER

WEB MANAGER.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND REQUIEMENTS

o It is required that the intern be a good spokes person.

o Interns would be responsible for coming up with strategies, planning events, developing

and managing projects to raise funds for the NGO.

o Intern(s) must have a fair knowledge of English Language.

o Intern(s) would participate in the activities of the LC.

Target age group : 17---30yrs

Project location- Ilorin city

FUND RAISER :

Project duration- All year round.

Project works would be during the normal working days (Mon-Fri) while weekends are set aside for LC activities which includes: meetings, conferences, campaigns, parties, games, Trips, etcetera

o Intern(s) must have a good knowledge of web designing, internet surfing, and basic ICT skills.

o Intern(s) will be handling the entire virtual office of the NGO. This includes Social media,

online promotion, website maintenance, blogs, etcetera.

o Intern(s) would participate in activities/Projects organized by the NGO and the LC.

WEB MANAGER:

Royal heritage health foundation is a registered non governmental, Non-for-profit Organisation. Its aim(s) and objective(s) is/are centred around health issues of humans particularly the vulnerable, ignorant and helpless population. This includes family planning awareness, assistance for children with medical conditions, etcetera .They carry out projects all year round in relation to fulfilling their aims and objectives.

ROYAL HERITAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION

About RHHfoundation


ORGANISATION DEVELOPER.

ONLINE CONTENT MANAGER

o Intern(s) would be responsible for the organisation’s growth. This job involves managing

projects, developing business Strategies, Effective team management, etcetera.

o Interns(s) should know a little bit of English Language.

o A platform for you to improve on your existing Organisation management skill. Hence, intern(s)

should have a fair knowledge of Organisation management.

o Intern(s) would participate in activities of the LC.


Project location- Ilorin city

ORGANISATION DEVELOPER




o Intern(s) must have a good knowledge of internet surfing.

o Intern(s) must have a good knowledge of English language.

o Intern(s) would be responsible for maintaining and updating the virtual Space of the

Organisation. This includes social media, online promotion, website management, blogs e.t.c

o Intern(s) must be Creative and would participate in the activities of the LC.

ONLINE CONTENT DEVELOPER

Woman and child rights is a registered non governmental, Non-for-profit Organisation. Their focus is mainly on the “legalities” involves with woman and child rights. This includes educating the not-too-knowledgeable women population on certain issues like HIV, family planning, support/defence for/of the helpless women and child and a host of others. Several projects centred around this aim are developed, managed and completed all year round. By so doing, they contribute their own quota of positive impact to the society.

WOMAN AND CHILD RIGHTS

About Woman and child rights


PROJECT ASSISTANT

o Intern(s) must have public speaking skills, and should know a little English

Language.

o Intern(s) will assist in several humanitarian projects of the NGO, such as creating

awareness for HIV, basic “legalities” involved in woman and child rights defense,

family planning etcetera.

o Intern(s) will be doing a lot of travelling around with the NGO.

o Intern(s) would take part in projects campaign.

o Intern(s) would participate in activities organized by the NGO.


Project location- Ilorin city & beyond

PROJECTs ASSISTANT




Life long

cultural

connection

with IlorinImproved

communicatio

n skills.

Global

mindset.

Enhanced

analytical

skills.

Cultural

diversity

experience.

Tourist and

Travel

experience

around

places in

Nigeria.

Emotional

intelligence

and human

relationship

skills.

Enhanced

leadership

potential.

AIESEC Ilorin makes sure you gain all these benefits through

o your work

during the project.

o Trips to different parts of Nigeria..oLocal committee

events and

campaigns.

o Parties.oInternship meetings.o Global village.

etcetera..All you have to do, is E NJOY PARTICIPATON.

LC ACTIVITIES o CAREER FAIR: The LC would be hosting career fair and interns that are present during

this period would be opportune to be on the organizing committee team

and thus enable the interns gain more knowledge of AIESEC activities

and practical work experience.

o RECRUITMENT: AIESEC Ilorin recruits students for the team member/ leader

program, and interns present in the LC during this time would be

opportune to be part of the organizing committee.

o OGX SALES DRIVE: This involves driving Outgoing exchanges sales and helping

the LC attain its peak as regards the OGX. This event usually takes

place in the LC between February and April. So interns who are

present in the LC during this period can be part of the team and in

turn be able to also attract potential experts for their entity.

N.B.: The additional activities in the LC, are our ways of making this exchange experience impact-

full. After thorough inspection of the various projects in this booklet, from which the interns are to

pick one, the work load attached to each of them, and the need to adhere to XPP’s 5 hours working

period per day, we decided to give interns the option of picking from any of this three additional

activities in order to make up a complete experience.

GLOBAL VILLAGE: This will be an opportunity for volunteers from different

countries who are working on our projects to showcase their different cultures.

Each country represented, must perform a presentation to increase the awareness

of participants. In fulfilment of this activity, each represented culture and country

must present something that is unique to their culture or country. A documentary

of the countries and cultures represented, would also be filmed afterwards. All

volunteers are thus expected to come with attires, artefacts and any other thing to

represent their culture and country.

o A free Nigerian SIM card will be given to the interns to facilitate communication.

o A free one week basic English tutorial for interns from Non - English speaking countries.

o A free one week tour around common places in Ilorin and Trips(Optional) to special tourist

centers in Kwara State and beyond.

o A buddy system for the interns which would facilitate integration.

SOCIAL NIGHTS: In the city of Ilorin, nights are always

spent in a relaxation mood. Friends meet to workout stress

through different fun activities. So integrating you into the

Ilorin lifestyle, means that most evening is planned for

interns hangout. Location includes clubs, relaxation centres

e.t.c.

EXPECTATIONS

YOUR EXPECTATIONS o What you want to gain from the project.

o What you want to gain from Nigeria

(See, partake in, visit).

o What you expect from your stay ( How do you

want us to manage your experience and what do

you expect us to put in place for you!!

N.B Intern’s expectation(s) is/are to be written and

handed to his/her buddy.

LOGISTICS

o Please apply for a tourist visa during your visa application.

o You will be sent documents that will aid your visa

application.

o If your university, sponsor, college or departments requires

a signed or stamped document by us, please

inform us on time.

o If you encounter any problems during your visa

application, please inform us as soon as possible .

o Upon arrival in Ilorin, a team will be there to pick you up.

o For those coming by road, pick up fee depends on the

time of arrival and the luggage you are carrying.

o Please ensure you inform us of the day and time you will

be leaving your country; also tell us the arrival time for

your flight. This will aid us in preparing adequately for

your arrival.

BASIC LIVING COSTFEEDING

There are two possible options;

COOKING: Cooking utensils would be made available at the

house and interns would be given a detailed guide on how to

go about getting food items during integration. Price for food

items cannot be perfectly be predicted but items are priced

against quantity. If an intern wants this method, he or she

should just budget 200 Naira per meal.

RESTAURANT: There are different types of eateries in

Ilorin. And the food is either cheap or expensive depending

on the quality of the eatery of course.

The most common food you can find around Ilorin are:o Rice, beans, yam, Fufu, Eba, dodo(fried plantain) ,

Akara (bean cake), Bread, Varieties of fruits (Orange, apple, pineapple, watermelon, etc.), suya (roasted beef), and a wide variety of soup .A plate of food costs between 200 to 600 naira.Sachet water costs 5-10 naira while bottled water costs 60 naira. These can be bought from shops around.All drinks (Alcoholic and non alcoholic) can be found in open Shops, supermarkets and restaurants.

MINIMUM ESTIMATED BUDGET OF STAY

FOODTotal cost per day for food(3 Square meals) =600 naira.

Total Estimated cost for six weeks = 25,200 naira

TRANSPORTATIONo Transportation to the project site,

Total cost per day=120 naira

Total estimated cost for six weeks= 5,040 naira

o Transportation to other spots around Ilorin

Total Estimated cost for six weeks= 3000naira

TRIPS(optional).Transportation cost for all special tourism visits and other special events would be

covered by the volunteers (interns). The price varies. Interns Should budget a

minimum of 3000 Naira.

Use this information for relativity worth of your currency to Naira.

Accommodation will be provided by the LC at a fee. The Accommodation

may be a host family’s house, or a house provided by the N.G.O intern(s) would be

working with. Interns will pay a utility fee of $50 . This fee does not cover the damages

the intern(s) might cause during his/her stay.

Beds will be provided. So, all you need is a bed spread and cover clothes.

There are light outages sometimes which can last for 6-12 hours or more

occasionally.

The provided house, has basic facilities such as kitchen, bathroom,

toilet, electric outlets etcetera.

House cleaners are not available, so you will have to take care of the house on

your own.

There are house rules that have to be obeyed. Please ensure you obey them and

endeavour to integrate.

ACCOMMODATION

o Clothes for both hot and cold weather

o Sports wear

o Swimming costume

o Item for picnic

o Bedspread and blanket.

o Towel

o Bathing and washing kit

o Books: e.g. comics e.t.c

o Creativity materials

o Flags from your country

o Laptops, headphones, camera

o Teaching materials

o Cultural attire from your country

o Photocopy of :

Passport

Visa

Flight ticket

Student I.D card

Vaccination

certificate

WHAT TO PACK

Bring any other thing you feel you will

need to live away from home for a

minimum of six Weeks.

Interns

showcases

culture through

dance, music,

poetry, drama

storytelling Intern learns

and teaches the

basics of local

languages

Intern learns

local dance,

music, poetry,

drama,

storytelling

Intern learns to

Prepare local dish

Intern showcases

Local culture and

Local movies

Intern teaches/

prepares/

showcases local

dish

Interns watch

local cultural

displays and local

movies

NIGERIA GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS

o Secular nation.

o Lagos is the commercial city

o Abuja is the capital city

o Naira is the monetary unit

o English is the official language

o Pidgin English is common

o Ibadan is the largest city

oEvery 5th African is Nigerian

o Population of 174 million

people.

o Nigeria lies between latitude 40 and 140N and longitude 20 and

150E.

o Nigeria occupies an area of 923,768 km sq.

oNigeria is located in West Africa; shares borders with the republic of

Benin to the west, Chad and Cameroon to the east, Niger in the

north and the gulf of Guinea to the southern coast.

o There are over 500 ethnic groups spread across three regions. But

Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba constitute the major ethnic groups.

NIGERIA--ART/CULTURE/SOCIETY

Africa’s:

o Largest film industry .

o Largest music industry.

o Largest economy .

o Football champions.

o Big brother .

o Strongest army .

o Largest talent pool.

o Friendly o Happy people o Intellectual o respectfulo Peaceful.

Nigerians are:

ILORIN: HISTORY, CULTURE, & LOCATION

ILORIN, the largest city and the official capital of Kwara State is said

to have derived its name from the Native word “Okuta Ilo Irin”,

meaning (Stone that sharpens metal). The stone which later became a

deified object of worship and sacrificial offerings, was said to have been used by one of the

founding fathers for sharpening his metal tools.

This fine city of Lawyers, is located in the North central part of Nigeria. Latitude

8.5oN and longitude 4.5oE. Hence, it is a confluence of many cultures as it is populated by the

Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani, Nupe, Baruba, other Nigerians and foreign nationals.

Many ceremonial activities, mostly with religious aspects take place in the city

throughout the year. Ilorin presents the visitors with friendly environment . The city is generally

called “ Home of Peace” hence, she hosts different religious practice and training institutions.

Pottery is big business in Ilorin. The city boasts of the biggest traditional pottery

workshops in Nigeria. Also thriving, is the traditional textile industry. In various parts of the city,

“Aso-Oke”, the wonderful textile and hand-woven simple looms are made in large quantities.

Aso-Oke is patronized by traders and fashion designers from Kwara State, other parts of Nigeria

and beyond. The cultural centre, houses the Kwara State Council for Arts and Culture, her

performing troupe, and a gallery with artistic objects and antiquities. Souvenirs of cultural and

historical values are also available.

TOURISMThe city also present a wide range of tourist attractions such as the imposing Sobi Hill

(said to have offered protection to natives during inter-tribal wars in ancient times), “ OKUTA ILO

IRIN” ( said to be the stone from which the name “ILORIN” was coined), The only purpose built

baseball park in Nigeria, Esie museum, Owu falls, Dada pottery, imoleboja rock shelter, and a host

of others.

Chioma Okanu

(LCVP IGCDP AIESEC ILORIN)

MOBILE: +2347033867773

EMAIL: [email protected]

Anjoyin Boluwajoko

(MLM IGCDP AIESEC ILORIN)

MOBILE: +2437061104709

EMAIL: [email protected]

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