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Julia Anne

Now I've been over a week back from Togo where I two and a half months "Development Internship" in the NGO "Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement" (www.ong-jve.org; translated: Young Volunteers for the Environment).
side was a six-month stay in India the desire in me growing to complete such an internship during my studies, and I wanted in a French-speaking African country - and so my choice was Togo.
This really is a good choice, country and people I liked was really very good, so I'll write a bit about it first. The people there live in sometimes the simplest Conditions and yet are often more sincere, happy and have great staying power, since in Togo is not a real social system. Even with the hospitality we can abgucken German us some, such as two weekends has removed a work colleague to her room for me and taken me into their family.
in Togo is music everywhere, there are speakers set of bars / shops on the highest stage and sing, people dance and, above all, very happy with both traditional and modern music.
What I found somewhat confusing, the Togolese like to ask whether one can take it to Germany. Even after I give I explained that there not everything is great and there are also problems, especially want the young well-educated native to Europe / USA.
this is related to the policy of the country. While there are commodities and money, but unfortunately only benefit the government circles. governed since 2005 Faure Gnassingbe, the son of former chairman, who has ruled 40 years. The election in February 2010, Faure "won", and the results are questionable. Faure with the situation in the country has become even worse as the government puts all profits into their own pockets and the people would collect nothing.
The Togolese are not satisfied with the current political situation, but have Unfortunately, most of resignation, as there are different tribes / languages and thus no common major opposition is there. However, as I have several strikes by taxi drivers as a result of another increase in taxes on petrol noticed that have unfortunately not led to anything, because the fear of the military too great. Also there since the last election of an opposition party demonstrations every Saturday throughout Lomé.
Now just to work, the NGO JVE has many very interesting projects, of which it operates largely successfully, for example, replacing kerosene with solar lighting, planting of forests has, dissemination of solar cookers, water disinfection by solar radiation, Financial System AVE & C, etc. The headquarters of the NGO in the capital of Togo, Lomé (in the south of the country by the sea and located the border with Ghana, about 1 million inhabitants), where I spent about 3 weeks and almost all weekends . There are national offices and 2 large branches Tsiko and Vogan. As the solar lamps and stoves projects, which interested me the most, mainly in the villages around Vogan (approximately 30,000 inhabitants, 50 km from Lomé away to the northeast, large voodoo market) will be held, I've been working eight weeks there, what was a very interesting experience to know not only the "developed" country's capital. Mostly women have organized themselves in the villages to the so-called "Groupements (15-20 women), where she and a sophisticated financial system (AVE & C) to save and give each other loans, implement, all with the support of JVE. This allows the women to build up small sources of income (such as shopping and sale of smoked fish in the wholesale market) and eventually pay for the solar lamps with it. JVE visited every Groupement twice a month to stand by the women with advice and support in terms of the financial system or to explain the solar lamps / stoves. These visits were in the villages with the most impressive, with the bike up to 20 km over narrow dirt roads through corn and palm plantations, until we arrived in a village where time seems to stand still. Unfortunately in many of these villages have no schools, so most of the rural population do not speak French, but the indigenous language in southern Togo, the EWE says. Therefore, it was difficult for me to cooperate directly with the women. Since I wanted to contribute as much as possible for JVE, I decided to sensitize the population for the individual projects by the NGO fundraising and designing of flyers / posters and even a video assist. Since the clocks in Africa still ticking a little slower, I was not at the end quite satisfied with my work, but the mood among his colleagues was always heart-warming happy, what does all this have more than offset. Some of Togo
I miss already, but I'm also glad to see a decent shower here in Germany (is no more buckets ;-), the good food here (abwechslungsreich!!), A bit of privacy (in Togo, it ONLY thin walls ...) and water again to drink from bottles and not plastic bags! :-)
It was still a great experience and I could go on forever write here but at some point it is enough ;-) I hope it was interesting for you!
But if you have questions about Togo yet, you can love me Contact!
Love, Julia

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Dearest AIESEC,

I have been in about two weeks back to Germany. My Internship Development has taken me six weeks of Hungary. 'Why Hungary? "I have heard in this time very very often. I know even less wirklich.Es was in fact not me, who have actively looked for this location. Maybe it was Laszlo of the LC of Veszprem, who has written me convinced hat.Mir always like a mantra, images sent from Lake Balaton, the internship has described in such detail, Hungary has solicited and that I had promised. I landed in Balatonfüred Lake Balaton.

As the Hungarians Laszlo are very proud of himself.
I've always thought that Hungary was a typical country of Sowjetuntion under the thumb, and now most largely oriented towards the EU. Nix the. Hungary for me was like an exotic island, which, when considered alone, the language differs so markedly from the rest of Central and Eastern Europe. Not sure anpasst.Meine expectations were thrown overboard first vigorously.

In Hungary everything is a bit more messy. What is broken is broken. Just as Germany is not everything shines. But that's not bad, and sometimes quite the opposite: there the many small villages its certain charm. Thatched roofs, narrow streets, huge markets and goulash meets ugly Sowjetbauten.Ganz many people have horses. A coach can be seen often. Even for native speakers of Hungarian is very committed a major challenge. So much Ö's and 'chz', that bring the Hungarians only smile when trying to pronounce the words, often with more than 20 letters. Köszönöm alone, which goes something like Thank you, come on hard on the lips. The Hungarians also use a few familiar words quite different. For example, they say "hello" and go and one is left clueless back. And they are proud of their food: pasta with poppy seeds, fish soup and Palatschinken.Gulasch is probably the most typical. And everything must be tried.

But of all this has done to me this tradition, rootedness most. I have been to many festivals, where people still wear their old really colorful costumes. Leaving is different than in Germany. It sits in a quaint Restraurant, in the dried peppers hanging from the ceiling, fall invisible borders between the tables, the Gypsies work spoon as musical instruments, all drink a mixture of dance from Coke and wine, each other, whether they know it or not According to Hungarian folk songs and sing.

My job in the whole time it was to teach at a high school German, and to relate that to regional studies of Germany. Before that was the name
Description for me as much as a support class, a little something to tell repays to have a great impression.
At first I was with my young 20 years and without any teacher training, even as a teacher - Mrs presented.
middle of it I was alone about 25 hours per week with students who were often older than myself. And yet I was in the design of teaching left completely free hand. Only the subjects for high school, who were known to me. I was amazed how much responsibility was left to me. A lot of interaction, lots of role playing, lots and lots of discussions about Germany just shy students often speak to the inhibition German to take. And it has funktiniert. The students are busy and happy times other issues as the eternal series of environmental protection, food, sports, parties, etc.. presented to get. The most popular theme par excellence: the Oktoberfest.

The teaching staff was present eyed me skeptically, but warmly received, repeatedly asked in broken German, as I am. This is not unusual. In Hungary really are all very friendly and hilfsbereit.Der guest is king. Even when I went to Hungary and I have moved x times, a good-natured man helped me. Although he did not understand me, he understands that I am with my orientation completely wrong, I was at the right station brought my huge bags - high drags against my will, groaning stairs, which I was really touched. The good thing was 85th

The LC was there still at a nascent and the people involved accordingly all all allow. I was absolutely thrilled with the program they have set for me, although I often was not so tired:) So many museums, concerts, zoos, art exhibitions and monuments I've never seen before.

The six weeks were all in all, definitely a whole package of valuable experiences. I am in the short time traveled across the country, including with Budapest and Vienna. At some point I'll
travel times to go again, perhaps to the wine days. Then the Hungarians are in fact also quite proud:)

Salut encore une fois