zenith january & february edition
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A catch up of all the events of AIESEC in Strathmore in January and February 2015TRANSCRIPT
ZENITHAIESEC STRATHMORE NEWSLETTER
WEEK
AIESEC WEEK
This event was held by the outgoing Global Community Development Programportfolio. Vice President of oGCDP, Laura Birir and her members mostly but other
portfolios helped oGCDP promote the event during the 3rd week of January.AIESEC week aimed at recruiting as many exchange participants as possible.
There were many programs around the world that were on offer for students todo their Community Based Attachment – a requirement of Strathmore University– and by conducting this event, IM & COMM and mainly oGCDP saw it fit thatthe days of the week be themed to really grab the attention of the Strathmore
Community.
There were 5 themes. Monday Blues ensured most of the AIESEC membersdressed in blue outfits. Cheeky Tuesday saw the AIESEC members dance behindunsuspecting Strathmore Community members (guards, lecturers, students etc.)
and then hand out flyers promoting the programs on offer in the various countries.Wii Wednesday had members of the Strathmore Community play the NintendoWii during the lunch hours and it helped relax our fellow students and lecturers.Ultimate Thursday showcased a flash mob dance choreographed by our veryown Vice President of Business Development, Edna Maritim. Several members
joined in the fun as we promoted exchange further.
A week of fun, adventure and the appreciation of AIESECculture in Strathmore University
The programs’ duration would be6 weeks long and the total costwould cover travel insurance,accommodation, food, transportand the flights (to and fro). Overall, it was a success andwonderful, proactive attempt byAIESEC in Strathmore to raisethe numbers of exchangeparticipants. Over 180 studentsregistered and over 40 membersare currently going throughexchange participant curriculumsthat help educate our fellowstudents on what to expect attheir various destinations. Thank you to all the members ofAIESEC in Strathmore thathelped make this happen andspecial thanks go to VP oGCDPLaura Birir for the brilliantperformance.
"Health,environment,
drug abuse andcareer
development..."
. Lastly, Family Friday took advantage of thelunch break that most students enjoy onFridays considering the fewer amount ofclasses on that day and AIESEC membersand exchange participants had lunchtogether. This helped show that the AIESECin Strathmore community was united andquite a lovable bunch of people.Some of the programs ranged in varioussectors such as health, environment, drugabuse, career development, IT programs,Human Rights and even Children’s rights.
REFUSE TO BE AVERAGE!
A talk on grand excelenceBY ESTHER KINUTHIA
TOP 4O WOMEN UNDER 40 2014
STOP BEINGAVERAGE
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU
Esther Kinuthia is a famous bloggerknown as Miss Independent or Miss I.Believe it or not, she is also aStrathmore University student. Being aformer AIESECer, we invited her to talkto our members and the largerStrathmore community on Friday the13th of February during our weeklymeetings between 2-4 PM. Esther Kinuthia attended Kianda Highschool 2007-2010 emerging with a B+ inher KCSE. In 2011, she joined AllianceFrançoise Nairobi and later becomingthe President of Les Francophone deStrathmore and currently she is astudent at Strathmore Universitypursuing her undergraduate inBachelors of Commerce majoring inMarketing and minoring in BusinessAdministration. Founder and CEO ofher own pseudonym of MissIndependent alias Miss I, the youngMarketing Guru started her blog in lateof 2012 and since made a name forherself and already soaring togreatness..
She became the second youngestnominee among the 2014 Top 40women under 40. She is the 22-year-oldblogger who featured in this year’s listof top 40 women. Esther Kinuthia, wasborn in July the 13th, 1992 inKenyaEsther covered many topics suchas being proactive, never being afraid totry and keeping an open mind.However, given that she’s an AIESECAlumni, what really caught most of theAIESEC audience’s attention was howAIESEC helped her. She said it took herout of her comfort zone, it helped herlearn to balance many things at once(not books on her head and fingertipsobviously) but the tasks she needed tocomplete for AIESEC and moreimportantly, her school work. If anything, she’s an example to fellowAIESECers and non-AIESECers that youhave to take up tasks and responsibility.Why you may ask? Because it’s one ofthe easiest ways to help yourself growas an individual. Overall, it was a wonderful talk by ourvery own and we thank our VP ofBusiness Development, Edna Maritimand her team for making it happen.
VIVA LABRASIL!
$1500 for 6weeks in
Ponta Grosa!
Entreprenuership
Education
Social work
SFAPARTNERSHIP
LAUNCH
SFA PartnershipLaunchThis event happened on the 20th of February. AIESEC in Strathmore andStudent Flights Africa officially launched their partnership and invitedprominent airlines such as Air Mauritius, Kenyan Airways and SouthAfrican Airlines to display their wonderful offers. The partnership aims to provide AIESEC members and exchangeparticipants of AIESEC in Strathmore friendlier ticket prices whenever theygo on exchange. However, that is not the only thing that the airlines andSFA promote, they also offer a wide range of tourism packages that willcater for a wide variety of items such pick up and drop off, safari tours andpoints of interest destinations with wonderful ranges of hotels.
Egypt's lovely
all year long
$1100 will do the trickfor 6 weeks in the landof the Pharaohs
Drug AbuseInformation Technology
EducationCareer Development
