AIESEC updates

What’s new in AIESEC in Morocco?

Last week, the school year started and at the same time I started working in the office – not in my flat anymore. I feel it’s much better for me. Instead of working whole day at home I do AIESEC stuff in the office and the later I’m usually free to do my personal stuff or not to do anything :)

What’s more we have a new office!! Actually it’s one additional room which is bigger than the current one which means that our office space has more than doubled! Another thing is that from today we have wireless Internet connection in the office!! Our infrastructure develops rapidly! :)

My work goes fine as well. I’ve realized a lot of my plan so far and I feel that finance here really starts to work! I have also noticed how I have changed thanks to being part of Member Committee and how I have developed but this is a topic for a separate post. However, there is still a lot more to be done in terms of finance management. I enjoy working with my VPFs without whom it would be much more difficult to change anything for better.

My second important role after MCVPF (MCVPF=Member Committee Vice President Finance) is LC coach (LC=Local Committee) which means that I’m responsible for development and support of one of our local office based in Casablanca. The current reality there is really harsh as there are really few members, no money, no knowledge. But the current LCP (LCP=Local Committee President – head of this office) is really motivated and has a good understanding of how things should go. Together we will make it work (as we say – from zero to hero:) ). The recruitment there is about to start and this would be a moment of truth since it is a really crucial period in every LC life.

The structure of AIESEC in Morocco is not very complicated – there is MC (7 people) +NST (NST=National Support Team, 5 people) and 3 LCs. One of the LC (Les Ambassadeurs) and MC are located in the same school in Rabat. LC office is just next to us so obviously we often meet each other. Second LC (Hassan) is situated in another school just 5 minutes walk from MC and Les Ambassadeurs. This may seem illogical but actually LC Hassan and school that hosts it were located somewhere else and since the school changed its location the LC had to move as well. The third LC (Anfa) is in Casablanca. There is also one huge and very good university in Ifrane (a small city next to Fes) where we will probably open fourth LC. Hopefully, there will be more expansions next years. The name of the LC usually comes from the name of the city district when it’s located (compendium forbids to name the LC with the name of the city or the university). Regarding my MC team, there will be a very crucial and positive change within its structure but I cannot give you more details! However, I’m extremely excited!

Working in a small AIESEC country means that you do more operational stuff and not only strategic things. You are also more close to members which is often very good – what would be working in AIESEC without working with people? – especially those who are just starting their AIESEC paths. LC Les Ambassadeurs invited me last time to say a few words during info session for potential members. It was so cool to speak about my international experience in front of around 100 students interested or considering joining AIESEC. We’ll see how many of them will join the LC.

And the future – I don’t want to give too many details right now about my future in AIESEC. I’ll just tell you that I’m trying to gather as much information as possible and to think of possible solutions of many challenges I currently have so that in December I will take the best decision possible. Sooner or later, you will know it ;)