I'm an AIESECer!

"After her studies in journalism were finished, Alejandra decided she wanted to put her skills to practice and applied for an internship in an NGO in Brazil, which supports homeless people (children and adults) through communication projects, creating newspapers and communication channels made by and for them.

Alejandra was in charge of supporting workshops for the homeless about how to write their own stories, basic photography and reporting the daily experiences of the people at risk from Porto Alegre.

The opportunity to work in Brazil allowed Alejandra to learn Portuguese in just a few months, learn about the social reality of the homeless in Brazil and gain professional skills that will help her in her future.

“I’ve learnt that there are a ton of opportunities to make the world, not only my country, a better place to live in, working for you to become a better person each day, helping others, to give value to the things you have and others don’t.” she said.

After her internship, Alejandra wanted to enable more people to have a similar international experience, and she returned to work for AIESEC in Colombia to make that possible. In charge of 15 local offices across ten cities in Colombia, Alejandra had the opportunity to share her story and encourage more people to take on a similar opportunity.

Her passion to make a positive impact on the world continues today as Alejandra works as the Regional Coordinator of the Social Entrepreneurship Program for AIESEC across Ibero America and the United States. Her passion is to increase the opportunities for more young people to live an international experience in the third sector, just as she did.

Alejandra’s story is just one of 23,000 lived each year by members across AIESEC’s 100-country network. Alejandra is a student just like you. Would you like to live a similar story?
Contact AIESEC at your university to join today! www.aiesec.org

AIESEC is the international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential. Present in over 1,100 universities with over 23,000 members, AIESEC offers unparallelled leadership development experiences to its members and creates a network of global change agents that have a positive impact on society.

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