Go Africa... Go Germany...” Exchange Programme Already Entering Its Fourth Run

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German-African Scholarship Exchange Programme 15th August – 2nd September 2010 in Germany 12th March - 28th March 2011 in South Africa and Swaziland

2010/11

Foreword

Greetings from the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany Christian Wulff

Christian Wulff

I am very glad to see the “Go Africa... Go Germany...” exchange programme already entering its fourth run. The high levels of interest it is enjoying show that the organizers struck a nerve when they came up with this programme. True, young people can nowadays use the internet to communicate with others almost all over the world. However, this is no substitute for direct personal contact and shared experiences. As their reports demonstrate, travelling together to Germany and to countries in Africa opens whole new horizons for those who receive scholar-ships. That even applies to areas they previously thought they knew inside out. Many participants from Africa talk of having discovered their own continent. The Germans taking part also, I am sure, learn new things about their homeland. The importance of making the voice of the young heard is particularly clear these days. And the ideas and wishes for the future that young people have in Germany and Africa are not so very different. They have the same fundamental values, and that gives me confidence. I would like to wish this year’s participants lots of valuable discussion, and I look forward to the results.

Christian Wulff

NORTH AFRICA – area: 6,783,600 km² 3 Greetings from the President of the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Thomas Krüger

Thomas Krüger

“Yesterday was the Final. But it was definitely not the end. It was the beginning of a better future for South Africa and Africa.” This optimistic outlook was voiced by South African President Jacob Zuma during his closing speech at the first Football World Cup on African soil. The major sporting event placed South Africa and thus the entire continent in the media spotlight to an extent that had previously been completely unknown aside from conventional reporting, which gave rise to the hope that clichés and prejudices could at last be effectively refuted. After all, and in keeping with the spirit of the World Cup motto “Ke Nako”, it is finally time!

This was the aim of the exchange programme “Go Africa... Go Germany...” when it was launched back in 2007, and the same aim will be consistently pursued in 2010/11 as well, in what will be the programme’s 4th year. Established by the Federal Agency for Civic Education in the context of the initiative “Partnership with Africa” that was set up by the former Federal German President Dr. Horst Köhler, it is the declared objective of the six-week intensive programme to establish discourse on equal terms between 13 German and 13 African scholarship holders. Every time the scholarship holders meet, and in the animated, engaged and passionate discussions that develop both within and away from the ambitious exchange programme, it is clear that this principle is actually implemented and becomes a “way of life” without theoretical and abstract formulations.

This was observed in the 4th year of the programme, when the scholarship holders from this year’s host country South Africa arrive for the three-week programme in Germany in August and September Talking about football results, vuvuzelas and national flags not only shows how naturally people of the same age behave around each other, but also creates the starting points for an active discussion of complex social, political and economic issues and connections. For example, the question of iden-

4 CÔTE D’IVOIRE – 19.2 million inhabitants* Foreword

tity and nation building and the way people deal with systemic injustice is not only restricted to heterogeneous, post-apartheid South Africa, but is also of crucial relevance for Germany.

Accordingly, the “Go Africa... Go Germany...” programme is based on its self-conception of communicating the history of Germany and the current problems and challenges in order to consequently enable serious debate. However, it is only possible to meet effectively on equal terms if this discourse goes beyond the programme content offered by the Federal Agency for Civic Education [Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung/bpb]. Partnerships can be initiated and established, but they only come to life if they develop momentum and partners become friends. The emancipation of the programme that has been witnessed here shows the success of “Go Africa... Go Germa- ny...”. The scholarship holder exchange was expanded in June of this year to include the first Peer-Teaching meeting which was attended by a large number of alumni who are interested in safeguarding and continuing the cooperation between African and German participants over the long term. In addition, this work is also set to be structurally strengthened – the establishment of a foundation is in preparation. These activities show that sustained partnership is not an abstract wish, but thrives on the commitment displayed by every individual. This is the only way to enable the continued existence of “Go Africa... Go Germany...”.

Thomas Krüger

EGYPT – 75.47 million inhabitants*, 5 Dr. Katja Böhler, Project manager Go Africa... Go Germany... on behalf of the bpb

Dr. Katja Böhler

2010 was an important year for the African continent. That year, 17 states celebrated the 50th anniversary of their independence. However, it was not only historical events that were celebrated, but the Football World Cup in South Africa was also an outstanding event for the (self-) perception of contemporary Africa. Although these festivities were so different, they also had common interests in the search for identity and self-definition. The German-African exchange programme “Go Africa... Go Germany...” is particularly keen to address precisely these issues because only those people who are aware of their own identity are in a position to approach others on equal terms for a fair discussion that is based on partnership.

In order to achieve this, it is necessary to look closely at individual histories, political conditions and social realities as well as cultural differences – and these issues are consequently all major components of the programme of “Go Africa... Go Germany...”. With the fourth German-African scholarship holder exchange taking place in 2010/11, the choice of South Africa as this year’s exchange country makes this approach particularly comprehensible. With its legacies of apartheid and the recent challenges posed by the Football World Cup, the heterogeneous “Rainbow Nation” adopts an exposed position with regard to the development of an individual national spirit, but at the same time links with the German economy and the wide-ranging collaboration with South Africa can be illustrated.

The huge potential that emerges when 13 German and 13 Afri- can scholarship holders come together from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mauritius, Malawi, Madagascar, Namibia, Ghana and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and therefore the programme “Go Africa... Go Germany...”, is shown here: it provides the room, structures and contents that are necessary to enable participants to focus on their own country and

6 ALGERIA – 33.85 million inhabitants* Foreword

their own perception as well as on that of their partners, and to develop both from different perspectives with the associa- ted similarities and differences. This differentiated observation represents an important step in a sustained understanding and partnership-based discourse.

The only way to achieve critical discussion is to guarantee that it is based on equal terms – as is possible in a partnership. Although the two most recent Football World Cups in Germany and South Africa were perceived as a “Summer Fairytale” or “Winter Fairytale” respectively, they could not hide the current social and political problems, for example in population and health policy or in combating violence, in the same way as social injustice such as the continually increasing poverty gap. The discussions during the three-week programme in Germany last year showed how these questions are to be answered with regard to the German context, before the situation in South Africa is now illuminated there in March 2011. With a view to the last year’s “Cup of Good Hope”, it is of particular interest which impulses have resulted from the investments worth billions that were made for the World Cup in South Africa. Or to put it differently: What is left of the Winter Fairytale?

However, generating sustainability is just as important as demanding sustainability, which is why important structural changes and additions to the programme content of “Go Af- rica... Go Germany...” should be emphasised at this point. As a partnership only makes sense if it is long-term and has substance, the partnership approach to the exchange program-

LIBYA – 6.16 million inhabitants*, 7 Reception at Bellevue Palace 2008

me has been further expanded. For instance, in June 2010 the “Go Africa... Go Germany...” association was founded with the primary aim – alongside the exchange of scholarship holders – of generating further future-oriented projects on equal terms in the following areas:

1. Exchanges

2. Network and peer-teaching work

3. Disseminator training

4. Promotion of “employability” and entrepreneurship

5. Adaptation of methods for political education and research into partnership-based approaches

The first alumni meeting already mentioned by Mr. Krüger above is a crucial part of the network and peer-teaching work by the newly founded association. The aim of this new development is the integration of participants and alumni into a stable, supervised and active network, as well as the establishment of a peer-supported snowball system with measures for reciprocal political education.

Dr. Katja Böhler

8 GUINEA – 9.38 million inhabitants* www.bpb.de/ goafrica

More information about Africa, see www.bpb.de Monastery church

Sunday, 15 August Arrival of all participants in Seeon Monastery via Munich Seeon

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Arrival of the participants in Seeon Monastery via Munich from the participating states and also the German participants 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Welcome and introduction to the management team, the programme and the participants 6:30 p.m. Dinner

Monday, 16 August Study Day 1: German history since the Second World Seeon War until the present day 8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 1933-1945 National Socialism in Germany Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Benz, Director of the Centre for Research on Antisemitism, Berlin Technical University 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 1945-1989: German history in the East and the West from after the war until the fall of the Berlin Wall Prof. em. Dr. Christoph Kleßmann, Professor of Contemporary History, Potsdam University, formerly Director of the Centre for Contemporary History Research (ZZF) 12:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Lunch break 2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Newswatch 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 1990-2010: German history of the present day Prof. Dr. Manfred Görtemaker, Professor of Modern History (19th/20th century), Historical Institute, Potsdam University 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Coffee break 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. German history and its effects on domestic and foreign policy Discussion in two groups, including the morning’s speakers Moderation: Lotta Mayer and Josef Hien, alumni scholarship holders 7:00 p.m. Dinner

10 MAURITANIA – 3.12 million inhabitants* Programme in Germany

Reception at Bellevue Palace 2007

Tuesday, 17 August Study Day 2: The governmental system in Germany Seeon 9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Organisational matters 9:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Newswatch 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Parliamentary democracy, chancellor democracy or media democracy. On the governmental system in the Federal Republic of Germany Prof. Dr. Hans Vorländer, Professor of Political Science (Chair of Political Theory and Intellectual History), Dresden Techni- cal University 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Coffee break 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Political movements and parties in Germany. History and current issues Prof. Dr. Heinrich Oberreuter, Professor of Political Science, Passau University, Director of the Academy of Political Education in Tutzing 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Current issues concerning the organisation of the political system in Germany Discussion in two groups, including the morning’s speakers Moderation: Lotta Mayer and Josef Hien, alumni scholarship holders 6:00 p.m. Dinner 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Bafa-Bafa: an intercultural game Miriam Shabafrouz and Josef Hien, alumni scholarship holders

"The knowledge, skills and contacts that I got as a member of "Go Africa...Go Germany..." have become an absolutely indispensable asset for me to draw on both as scholar and teacher in the academic field." Josef Hien, Germany Alumni scholarship holder

TUNISIA – 10.25 million inhabitants* 11 Munich Mittagsmagazin

Wednesday, 18 August A day in Munich Munich 9:00 a.m. Departure to Munich 9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Organisational matters (in the bus) 9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Bavarian Broadcasting Company [Bayerischer Rundfunk] – a public broadcaster Tour, talk and visit to the programme “Mittagsmagazin” incl. lunch 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Transfer to city centre 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Art-historical tour of the city Christiane Haack, art historian 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Individual dinner and free time 10:00 p.m. Departure to Seeon

Thursday, 19 August Study Day 3: Current social and socio-political issues in Seeon Germany and Southern Africa 8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Expert discussion on the population and family policy in Germany and Southern Africa Dr. Jürgen Borchert, social judge Dorothy Makaza, scholarship holder from Zimbabwe Moderation: Kai Striebinger, alumni scholarship holder

"Here today and gone tomorrow? No, the GAGG lives on! During mo- derating discussions of the next generation, I not only learned about the importance of connecting the different generations, but also about Kai Striebinger, Germany the necessity to share our experiences with the wider public – through Alumni scholarship holder the GAGG alumni association for example."

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break

12 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – 4.34 million inhabitants* Programme in Germany

Frauenchiemsee

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Expert discussion on the current issues concerning the health, social and pension policy in Germany and Southern Africa Prof. Dr. Charlotte Höhn, formerly Director of the Federal Institute for Population Research in Wiesbaden (BiB) Gys Hough, scholarship holder from South Africa Moderation: Kai Striebinger, alumni scholarship holder

"The first part of the GAGG programme enforced my belief in social science as a means to inform policies that guarantee future societal prosperity. A range of examples abound but how Germany noticed and addressed the threat of an aging population is very striking.

Most importantly, I learned that sharing a common interest has a Gys Hough, South Africa way of transcending arbitrary."distinctions like country of origin. Scholarship holder 2010/11

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lunch 3:00 p.m. Departure to Frauenchiemsee 3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Newswatch (in the bus)

3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Ferry crossing from Gstadt to the Fraueninsel [Lady’s Isle] 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Tour of Frauenchiemsee Monika Huber, guide 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Free time (swimming facilities available) 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Dinner at “Zur Linde” hotel 10:00 p.m. Departure to Seeon

CENTRAL AFRICA – area: 5,420,234 km² 13 Dirk Niebel, German Development Minister GIZ project

Friday, 20 August Study Day 4: The role of Germany in Southern Africa Seeon 8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Common paper Miriam Shabafrouz, alumni scholarship holder 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Public panel discussion: Germany’s Africa policy and the German development cooperation Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Ambassador Matthias Mülmenstädt, Commissioner for African Policy, German Foreign Office Dr. Ulrich Golaszinski, researcher, Africa department, Friedrich Ebert Foundation Dr. rer. pol. Stefan Mair, Head of the “International Markets” division, Federation of German Industries (BDI – Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e. V.) Prof. em. Dr. phil. Franz Nuscheler, Chair of International and Comparative Politics, Duisburg-Essen University Moderation: Dagmar Dehmer, journalist, Der Tagesspiegel 1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Lunch 2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Newswatch 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Common paper Miriam Shabafrouz, alumni scholarship holder 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Coffee break 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Intermediate evaluation 7:00 p.m. Dinner

14 CAMEROON – 18.53 million inhabitants* Programme in Germany

Scholarship holders in discussion

Saturday, 21 August Work on the Common paper Seeon 8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Common paper Miriam Shabafrouz, alumni scholarship holder 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Departure to Landshut 2:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Tour of Landshut Eike von Borck, art historian 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Visit to a traditional summer festival in Landshut (individual dinner) 8:00 p.m. Departure to Seeon

"From the beginning on I was enthusi- astic about the intercultural aspects of the programme. I am glad to contribute to it now by making the scholarship Miriam Shabafrouz, Germany holders work together." Alumni scholarship holder & responsible for Common Paper

GHANA – 23.46 million inhabitants* 15 Berlin Potsdam

Sunday, 22 August Political Berlin Berlin 7:00 a.m. Departure to Munich Airport 8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Organisational matters (in the bus) 8:10 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 10:35 a.m. Flight to Berlin (individual lunch) 1:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Guided tour of the city Konstanze Deeters, tour guide 4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Tour of the German Parliament 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Transfer to the hotel 8:00 p.m. Dinner

Monday, 23 August 1618-1918: Prussia – Relicts of the Sovereignty Berlin/Potsdam 9:00 a.m. Departure to Potsdam 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Organisational matters (in the bus) 9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Prussia – Relicts of the Sovereignty – Neues Palais and Park Sanssouci Tour with subsequent talk and discussion Prof. Dr. Manfred Görtemaker, Professor of Modern History (19th/20th century), Historical Institute, Potsdam University 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Transfer to Caputh 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Afternoon swimming at Caputh Lido (individual lunch) 6:00 p.m. Return to hotel 8:00 p.m. Dinner 10:00 p.m. Clubbing at Hackescher Markt

16 MALI – 12.33 million inhabitants*, Programme in Germany

Bundestag

Tuesday, 24 August Economic and social affairs in Germany Berlin 8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon The current economic situation in Germany Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein, Associate Dean and Professor of Political Economy, Hertie School of Governance

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Transfer to Berlin Schöneweide incl. snack lunch (in the bus) 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Visit to a rehearsal of the theatre “Theater RambaZamba” Dr. Gisela Höhne, Director and co-founder of the theatre “Theater RambaZamba” 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Transfer to “BUK” 2:40 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Visit to a social project and discussion Victor Böhnke, Director, BUK – Advice and Accommodation in Times of Crisis with Emergency Overnight Accommo- dation 4:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Free time and individual dinner 6:45 p.m. Transfer to the Federal State Offices of Lower Saxony

"Against my expectations, the German experience exposed me to the realities that the negative social circumstances affecting children in Africa are the same as those beeing experienced by children in Germany; the only difference is that in Germany it is Nyasha Frank Mpahlo, Zimbabwe happening at a much sophisticated level whilst in Africa tragedy is Scholarship holder 2010/2011 in most cases almost inevitable."

LIBERIA – 3.75 million inhabitants*, 17 Reception at Bellevue Palace 2010 Christian Wulff, Federal President

7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Public panel discussion: Current challenges in German policy Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Rita Süssmuth, former German Bundes- tag President, CDU Swen Schulze, Member of the German Bundestag, SPD Marina Schuster, Member of the German Bundestag, FDP Hans-Christian Ströbele, Member of the German Bundestag, Bündnis90/Die Grünen Moderation: Thomas Krüger, President of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung/bpb [German Federal Agency for Civic Education] Venue: Federal State Offices of Lower Saxony

Wednesday, 25 August Germany’s Africa policy and reception with the German Berlin Federal President 9:00 a.m. Departure to the German Foreign Office 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Organisational matters (in the bus) 9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Reception in the German Foreign Office Ambassador Matthias Mülmenstädt, Commissioner for African Policy, German Foreign Office 12:00 noon – 12:30 p.m. Return to hotel 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:15 p.m. Departure to Bellevue Pallace 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Reception with the German Federal President 4:45 p.m. Return to hotel followed by Free time and individual dinner

18 NIGERIA – 147.98 million inhabitants* Programme in Germany

Dabergotz farm Market

Thursday, 26 August Agriculture and social (working) life in Germany Dabergotz/Berlin 8:00 a.m. Departure to Dabergotz 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Organisational matters (in the bus) 9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 noon Agriculture in Germany – current challenges Visit to Dabergotzer AGRAR GmbH Dr. Bernd Pieper, Managing Director, Dabergotzer AGRAR GmbH 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Return to Berlin incl. snack lunch (in the bus) 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Intermediate evaluation (in the bus) 2:00 p.m. Individual departure to afternoon projects 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. An afternoon in the life of a … newspaper editor, radio news editor, Turkish salesman, po- liceman, civil society activist, politician, media expert, public transport employee etc. 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Free time 7:00 p.m. Transfer to Nola’s am Weinberg 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Dinner with journalists Hanno Christ, television programme editor, RBB Dagmar Dehmer, journalist, Der Tagesspiegel Harald Martenstein, journalist, Die Zeit Dr. Markus Spieker, journalist, ARD Berlin studio

Friday, 27 August Education and training in Germany – Berlin the current challenges 8:00 a.m. Departure from hotel 8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Organisational matters (in the bus) 8:10 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Visit to Regenbogen Primary School in Neukölln Claudia Neelsen, teacher 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Return to hotel

NIGER – 14.2 million inhabitants*, 19 Study

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Education and training in Germany – on the current situation faced by young people in Germany Martin Kaul, editor, die Tageszeitung (taz) 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lunch 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Youth culture in Germany and the perception of South African music Dr. Marc Calmbach, Sinus Sociovision GmbH Jay Rutledge, journalist Moderation: Linn Rekittke, alumni scholarship holder 5.00 p.m. Transfer to airport and individual dinner 6.50 p.m. Flight to Cologne

Saturday, 28 August Art and culture Cologne 8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Common paper Miriam Shabafrouz, alumni scholarship holder 12:00 noon – 12:10 p.m. Newswatch 12:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Walk to the Cathedral 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Visit to Cologne cathedral and city tour Carsten Schmalstieg, art historian followed by Free time and individual dinner

"The programme was a great opportunity for personal and academic growth. The participants also made the experience extra special for me as they hailed from a diverse academic and geo- Dorothy Makaza, South Africa graphic background. Due to this diversity, discussions with them Scholarship holder 2010/11 broadened my horizon in an unexpected way."

20 SIERRA LEONE – 5.85 million inhabitants* Programme in Germany

Eltz Castle Tour of Monreal castle

Sunday, 29 August German world heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley 8:00 a.m. Departure to Monreal 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Organisational matters (in the bus) 9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon The municipal constitution in Germany and tour of Mon- real with visit to castle ruin Jörg Geisbüsch, historian 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Lunch in Monreal 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Walk around Monreal 3:00 p.m. Arrival in Monreal and departure to Eltz Castle 4:00 p.m. Talk with Dieter Ritzenhofen, former castle warden 4:30 p.m. Tour of Eltz Castle Dieter Ritzenhofen, former castle warden 6:00 p.m. Departure to Marienthal Monastery Vineyard 7:00 p.m. Tour of Marienthal Monastery Vineyard 8:00 p.m. Dinner in Monastery Vineyard followed by Return to Cologne

Monday, 30 August Religion in Germany / The role of Europe in Africa Cologne 8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. A mosque for Cologne – Islam in Germany Rabeya Müller, Centre of Islamic Women’s Studies and Women’s Development in Cologne 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break

SENEGAL – 12.41 million inhabitants*, 21 Cologne Cathedral Press conference

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Churches and religions in Germany Rolf Domning, city superintendent, Association of Protestant Churches in Cologne and the Surrounding Region Dr. Georg Schwikart, (future) deacon, St. Augustin Moderation: Thomas Krüger, President of the Bundes- zentrale für politische Bildung/bpb [German Federal Agency for Civic Education] 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lunch with the morning’s speakers 4:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. Coffee break 4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Newswatch 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The European Union and its security strategies: current developments and the handling of conflicts in Africa Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Member of the European Parliament, FDP Volker Heise, researcher, research division "EU External Rela- tions", German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) Ludger Schadomsky, Director of the Amharic Programme at “DW-Radio”, Deutsche Welle Moderation: Ute Schaeffer, Director of the editorial office for “Africa and Middle East Programmes” at “DW-Radio”, Deutsche Welle 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Dinner

Tuesday, 31 August Media and culture in Germany Cologne 8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The staging of politics. On the Interdependency of politics and the media Prof. Dr. Andreas Dörner, Professor of Aesthetics, History and Theory of Television, Philipps University Marburg 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break

22 CÔTE D’IVOIRE – 1,632 GDP / per capita** Programme in Germany

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Common paper Dr. Jean-Darius Deloud, senior expert of energy and environment, solar power and telecommunication Miriam Shabafrouz, alumni scholarship holder 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Lunch 1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Newswatch 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Common paper Miriam Shabafrouz, alumni scholarship holder 4:00 p.m. Walk to Museum Ludwig 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Visit to Museum Ludwig Karin Thomas, art historian and art critic followed by Free time and individual dinner

Wednesday, 1 Sept. The economy in Germany Ingelheim 8:00 a.m. Departure to Ingelheim 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Organisational matters (in the bus) 9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Newswatch (in the bus) 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Visit to Boehringer Ingelheim Tour of the company and talk Dr. Michael Rabbow, Corporate Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH incl. snack lunch 1.00 p.m. Return to Cologne 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Evaluation 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Dinner from 9:00 p.m. Farewell party

Thursday, 2 Sept. Departure Cologne

WEST AFRICA – area: 5,112,500 km² 23 subject to alterations

12th March - 28th March 2011 in South Africa and Swaziland

Cheapmann Peak Drive

"Going into the second part of the programme in Africa not only am I looking forward to introducing the participants to Southern African (through the eyes of South Africa and Swaziland), but I am really excited to see how the juxtaposition of what we learnt in Germany and what we will learn in Africa will sharpen our perceptions and Mandisa Mathobela, South Africa reinforce the German-Africa partnership." Scholarship holder 2010/11

24 Programme in South Africa

Constitution Hill Bicycle tour in Soweto

Saturday, 12 March Arrival of the participants Johannesburg

2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Visit to the Constitution Hill and the Carlton Centre (optional programme) 7:00 p.m. Dinner

"I have been living in London since the German part of the programme. I am looking forward to going back to South Africa, both to see the country from the new perspective of someone who has been away and from the perspective that will invariably be offered by the Katherine Furman, South Africa other participants Scholarship holder 2010/11

Sunday, 13 March First impressions of Johannesburg Johannesburg

8:50 - 9:00 a.m. Organisational Matters

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Welcoming Session Discussion of the latest working results and of the expectations regarding the programme and the Common paper 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. Work on the Common Paper 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. City Tour in Johannesburg and bicycle tour in Soweto Ephraim Herewith, Welcome Tourism Service 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. Playback Theatre performance Drama for life performance: Improvisational form of theatre based on personal stories of audience members. Venue: Hotel

EGYPT – 4,953 GDP / per capita** 25 Apartheid Museum

Monday, 14 March Study Day 1: The history of the Southern African states Johannesburg

8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 – 10:30 p.m. The pre-colonial and colonial history of the region Dr. Alex Schoeman, school of geography, archaeology and environmental studies, University of Witwatersrand,Johannesburg Moderation: Katherine Elizabeth Furman, scholarship holder from South Africa 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break 11:00 – 12:30 p.m. The history of apartheid and resistance in South Africa – including the role of South Africa in Namibia until independence Dr. Thula Simpson, department of Historical and Heritage Stu- dies, University of Pretoria Dr. Yasmin Sooka, executive director of the Foundation of Human Rights Moderation: Mandisa Philile Mathobela, scholarship holder from South Africa 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Departure to the Apartheid Museum, Newswatch on the bus 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Visit to the Apartheid Museum Alegra Mkhabele 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Coffee break 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. The development of the Rule of Law in South Africa – dealing with systemic injustice incl. Presentation of the results of the study questionnnaire Prof. Lovell Fernandez, professor of Law at the University of Western Cape (UWC) and Deputy Dean Prof. Charles Villa-Vicencio, former national research director of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), present Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation Moderation: Malte Liewerscheidt scholarship holder from Germany Venue: Apartheid Museum 7:00 p.m. Departure to Newtown 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Dinner at “Sophiatown” in Newtown

26 ALGERIA – 7,426 GDP / per capita** Programme in South Africa

Mining industry

Tuesday, 15 March Study Day 2: The economy in South Africa Johannesburg 8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. The economic development in South Africa – with a special focus on poverty reduction and social inequalities Prof. Charles Simkins, Head of the school of commerce, philosophy and applied ethics, St. Augustine College of South Africa Peter Conze, Regional Director, German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) Moderation: Martin Ostermeier, scholarship holder from Germany 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break 11:00 – 1:00 p.m. Equal opportunities in South Africa -Affirmative Action (AA) and Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) as models of success? Vuyo Jack, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Empo- werdex (Pty) Ltd. Moderator: Gys Hough, scholarship holder from South Africa

Reading about poverty and inequality is necessary but not sufficient in order to understand the current situation in South(ern) Africa. I am really looking forward to gaining a deeper insight of the economic challenges of the continent through discussions with fellow participants and well Martin Ostermeier, Germany Scholarship holder 2010/11 selected experts. I am sure my expectations will be met again, as already experienced during our time in Germany.

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch 2:30 p.m. Departure to Clover SA, Newswatch on the bus 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Clover SA Visit of the manufacturing site and meeting with trainees Venue: Manufacturing site in Midrand 7:30 p.m. Dinner with business representatives with the following topic: “Opportunities for South Africa in the world market“ Allon Raiz, founder and CEO of Raizcorp Joy Moloi, owner of Moloi Plumbers and two other business representatives Moderation: Jessica Haring, scholarship holder from Germany

LIBYA – 13,362 GDP / per capita** 27 City of Pretoria Freedom Parc Vortrekker Monument

Wednesday, 16 March The government and political party system in South Africa Johannesburg/ Pretoria

8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 a.m. Departure to Pretoria and City Tour in Pretoria including Voortrekker Monument, Freedom Park, Church Square and Union Buildings Mr. Nicholas Southey, History Department of the University of South Africa (UNISA), Newswatch on the bus 1:30 p.m. Lunch with the German Ambassador Dieter W. Haller and discussion about German politics in South Africa Dieter W. Haller, German Ambassador in South Africa Thomas Krüger, President of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. The government and political party system in South Africa - Voter behavior and acceptance of political parties and institutions Prof. Roger Southall, University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg Prof. Robert Mattes, University of Cape Town Moderation: Grace Brazily Mganga, scholarship holder from Malawi

“The diversity in terms of culture and academic backgrounds that we all share makes GAGG an overwhelming experience. Learning is not only restricted to academia but is stimulated through healthy dialogues

Grace Karen Mganga, Malawi and interactions. I look forward to once again broadening my own Scholarship holder 2010/11 understanding of the peculiarities of globalization as it affects different societies around the world."

4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Coffee break 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Panel discussion: Current challenges in South Africa’s socio-economic development Representative of the Democratic Alliance (DA), representative of the African National Congress (ANC), representative of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and representative of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) 7:30 p.m. Dinner

28 GUINEA – 1,118 GDP / per capita** Programme in South Africa

Vortrekker Monument

Thursday, 17 March Human rights and multiculturalism in South Africa Pretoria

8:30 a.m. Departure to the University of Pretoria Organisational matters on the bus 9:00 – 10.30 a.m. Fundamental human rights in South Africa - with a special focus on media rights Prof. Michelo Hansungule, Prof. of Human Rights Law, University of Pretoria Ayesha Kajee, former executive director of the Freedom of Ex pression Institute and researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) Moderation: Lena König, scholarship holder from Germany Venue: University of Pretoria

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Political Campaigning - Promote human rights Workshop with the participants, results will be filmed Venue: University of Pretoria 11:30 – 12:00 noon Coffee break 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Multiculturalism and Migration Vincent Williams, project manager, the Southern African Migrati- on Project (SAMP) at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) Tara Polzer, senior researcher at the Forced Migration Studies Programme (FMSP) at WITS Sicel'mpilo Shange-Buthane, Deputy Director, Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) Moderation: Sabiti Mugara, scholarship holder from the Democratic Republic of Congo Venue: University of Pretoria

1:30 p.m. Departure to the hotel 2:00 - 3.20 p.m. Lunch 3:20 – 3:30 p.m. Newswatch

3:30 – 6:00 p.m. Work on the Common Paper 7.00 p.m. Departure to the residence of the deputy to the German Ambassador Ingo Herbert

TUNISIA – 6,958 GDP / per capita** 29 Kruger Park

7:30 p.m. Reception and buffet dinner with the deputy to the Ger- man Ambassador Ingo Herbert and the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Deve- lopment Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz and his delegation Guests: Representatives from GIZ, KfW, Goethe Institute, DAAD and the German political foundations Venue: Residence of Ingo Herbert

Friday, 18 March Ecosystems and species protection in South Africa Pretoria/ Kruger Park

7.00 a.m. Departure to Kruger Park Organisational matters and Newswatch on the bus 12:00 noon Lunch break on the way 3:00 p.m. Coffee break and Check-in at Skukuza Rest Camp 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Ecosystems and species protection in South Africa Dr. Harry Biggs, programme integrator at Adaptive Biodiversity Outcomes at SANPARKS Helen Mmethi, Head of People and Conservation at SANPARKS Moderation: Mitja Thomas, scholarship holder from Germany Venue: Skukuza Rest Camp 5 :30 – 8:00 p.m. Game drive 8:00 p.m. Dinner

Saturday, 19 March The monarchy in Swaziland Kruger Park

4:00 - 7.00 a.m. Game drive (optional) 8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters

9:00 – 12:00 noon Work on the Common Paper Venue: Auditorium Skukuza Rest Camp 12:00 noon Lunch 1:30 p.m. Departure to Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp Newswatch on the bus

30 MAURITANIA – 1,890 GDP / per capita** Programme in Swaziland

Swaziland

4:00 p.m. Check-in and Coffee Break 5:00 – 7.00 p.m. Panel discussion: The impact of the monarchy on the socio-economic development of Swaziland Mario Masuko, president of the People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) Dr. A. T. Dlamini, Ngwane National Liberatory Congress (NNLC) Musa Hlophe, director of the Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organizations (SCCCO) Moderation: Dr. Nhlanhla C. Dlamini, head of the history department, University of Swaziland

7:00 p.m. Braai dinner with the speakers

Sunday, 20 March Poverty, gender inequality and HIV/Aids in Swaziland Krueger Park/ (Esitjeni) Swaziland

9:00 a.m. Departure to Esitjeni Organisational matters, lunch box and Newswatch on the bus 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Visit to Neighborhood Care Point (NCP) in Esitjeni 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Poverty, gender inequality and HIV/Aids in Swaziland Thembi Gama, team leader of response planning and monitoring of the National Emergency Response Council on HIV/ AIDS (NERCHA) Mbali Nokwanda Dlamini, programme officer of Swaziland Young Women’s Network (SYWON) Moderation: Nyasha Frank Mphalo, scholarship holder from Zimbabwe Venue: NCP in Esitjeni 3:00 p.m. Departure to Forester Arms Hotel 4:30 p.m. Coffee break and Check-in 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Political, economical and social challenges and opportunities in South Africa and Swaziland in comparison to current developments in Germany Workshop with participiants in three groups, results will be filmed 7:00 p.m. Dinner

GHANA – 1,247 GDP / per capita** 31 Durban Beach Market of Warwick

Monday, 21 March Entering Zulu land Mbabane/ Durban 8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Official reception in Swaziland

11:00 a.m. Departure to Durban Lunch box and Newswatch on the bus

7:00 – 8:30 p.m. The role of traditional authorities and their relationship with the national government Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, MP, president of the Inkatha Freedom Party Prince Zolani Mkiva, National Executive Director of Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA) Prof. Pearl Sithole, KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Commission Moderation: Alexandra Stertz, project staff of "Go Africa... Go... Germany"

Tuesday, 22 March Trade relations in Southern Africa and the African city Durban 8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. South Africa's trade relations in the region and beyond Thato Tsautse, deputy president of the Durban Chamber of Commerce & Industry, president of the South African Associati- on of Ship Owners and Agents Prof. Marcel Koehler, department of International Trade and Finance University of KwaZulu-Natal Moderation: Yasmin Natascha Jessica Kumi, scholarship holder from Germany

"In the “Go Africa...Go Germany...” programme, we take our own steps for exploring an African country by sharing our thoughts, frequently posing questions and taking the lead, for instance as

Yasmin Kumi, Germany a moderator. I am looking forward to take benefit of my newly Scholarship holder 2010/11 acquired knowledge, especially about economic development, in order to shape the future of both my home country and African countries"

32 NIGERIA – 1,852 GDP / per capita** Programme in South Africa

Herb section, Market of Warwick

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break 11:00 – 2:00 p.m. City Tour in Durban including City hall, Market of Warwick, Jumah Masjid Moschee, and the harbor Urmilla Singh, Tours of Remembrance 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Lunch at Moyo's restaurant 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Swimming at uShaka Marine World 6:00 – 7:20 p.m. Dinner at the hotel 7:20 – 7:30 p.m. Newswatch 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Inclusiveness of African cities? Mr. Richard Dobson, co-founder of the NGO Asiye eTafuleni and co-author of “Working in Warwick” Moderation: Pride Mulonga, scholarship holder from Sambia

Wednesday, 23 March Health care and social systems, HIV/ Aids and the social Durban Durban implications

8:50 – 9.00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Social security systems and health care in South Africa Evashnee Naidu, regional director of Blacksash in Durban Prof. Christopher Browne, Department of Health Economics, University of KwaZulul-Natal Moderation: Agnes Simone Leder, scholarship holder from Germany 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Coffee break 11:00 – 12:30 p.m. HIV/Aids and the social and economic implications in South Africa Nonkosi Khumalo, chairperson of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) Prof. Leickness Chisamu Simbayi, executive director of the HIV/Aids, STIs & TB (HAST) Programme at the Human Sciences Research Council Grace Matlhape, CEO of Love Life Moderation: Paul Friedrich Langer, scholarship holder from Germany 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch

NIGER – 612 GDP / per capita** 33 Waterfront of Cape Town Cape Town "Smilies" Khayelitsha

2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Visit to Uthombo street children project and the children care centre of the Union of Refugee Women split the participants in two groups, send each group to one of the projects 4:30 p.m. Departure to the hotel and leisure time

"I look forward to the most thrilling and exciting experience through lectures, discussions and interactions as I learn more about South Africa to add on my knowledge especially about Germany’s advanced political, economic and social systems. These will be useful to me in future as I join leadership responsibilities in my country." Sabiti Mugara, Democratic Republic of Congo Scholarship holder 2010/11

6:00 - 7.20 p.m. Dinner 7:20 - 7.30 p.m. Newswatch 7.30 p.m. Modern Zulu culture (visit to a club)

Thursday, 24 March Exploring Cape Town Durban/ Cape Town

8:20 a.m. Departure to the airport 10:20 – 12:20 p.m. Flight from Durban to Cape Town 12:50 p.m. Departure to the Fountains Hotel Organisational matters and Newswatch on the bus 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Lunch 3:00 – 6.00 p.m. City tour in Cape Town including company’s garden, houses of parliament, city hall, Malay quarters Dr. Elizabeth van Heyningen 6:00 p.m. Dinner 6 Spin Street restaurant

34 SIERRA LEONE – 630 GDP / per capita** Programme in South Africa

Cape Town Area

7:30 -9:00 p.m. Current challenges in the Western Cape Short film presentation of “Beyond Black and White: Helen Zille – South Africa’s new opposition leader”, followed by questions & answers session Nick Clelland-Stokes, Director of Strategic Communications, Department of the Premier, Provincial Government Western Cape Moderation: Sarfo Baffour Gyimah Kantanka, scholarship holder from Ghana Venue: 6 Spin Street restaurant

Friday, 25 March Education and Employment in South Africa Cape Town

8:20 – 8:30 a.m. Organisational matters

8:30 – 1:00 p.m. A morning in the life of... One German and one African scholarship holder spend one morning with a social worker at Delft Hospital, an attorney, a parliamentarian etc. The visit will be documented by the students. 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch at Vicky’s B&B in Khayelitsha 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Women in South Africa Shamilla Willson, African Feminist Forum, JASS Southern Africa Feminist Movement Building Initiative and The Learners Network Moderation: Sofia Shabafrouz, scholarship holder from Germany Venue: Vicky’s B&B 4:00 p.m. Departure to the hotel 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Education and employability in South Africa Dr. Joy Papier, director of the Further Education and Training Institute at the University of the Western Cape Karin Hendricks, deputy CEO of Innovation and Development at False Bay College Ken Duncan, CEO of the Swiss South African Cooperation Initiative (SSACI) Moderation: Seamus Needham, Further Education and Training Institute (FETI)

LIBERIA – 335 GDP / per capita** 35 Cape Point Ostrich Farm Robben Island

7:00 p.m. Dinner with journalists Gaye Davis, Group Deputy Political Editor of the Independent Newspapers Kim Cloete, former Parliamentary Editor for SABC TV, now free lance for Carte Blanche and two other journalists Moderation: Ndeshihokwa Ndapewaoshali Vatilifa, scholarship holder from Namibia Venue: Restaurant

Saturday, 26 March Agriculture and land reform in Southern Africa Cape Town

8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Agriculture and land reform in Southern Africa Prof. Ben Cousins, former director of the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of Western Cape Moderation: Dr. Katja Böhler, project manager of "Go Africa... Go Germany..." 11:00 a.m. Departure to Cape Point Ostrich Farm Newswatch on the bus 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Lunch and guided tour at the Cape Point Ostrich Farm 3:00 p.m. Departure to Cape Point 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Visit of Cape Point 5:00 p.m. Departure to the restaurant if time allows it stop at Boulders and Simon's Town 7:00 p.m. Dinner at Quay 4 restaurant at the waterfront

Sunday, 27 March Visiting Robben Island Cape Town

8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Organisational matters 9:00 – 12:00 noon Work on the Common Paper 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Coffee break with sandwiches

36 MALI – 1,058 GDP / per capita** Groot Constancia

12:30 p.m. Departure to Robben Island Newswatch on the bus 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. Guided tour of Robben Island Thulani Mabaso, former prisoner of Robben Island

4:30 p.m. Departure to Groot Constancia

5:30 p.m. Wine Tasting at Groot Constancia

6:30 p.m. Farewell Dinner at Groot Constancia Presentation of visualisations created during the "Morning in the life of..."

Monday, 28 March Evaluation of the programme Cape Town

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Organisational matters and Newswatch 10:00 – 12:00 noon Evaluation session 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Check out and departure to the airport

Further programme components

Cooperative learning activities

The cooperative learning activities are part of the demanding me- thodical and didactical concept of the “Go Africa… Go Germany…” exchange programme. In order to enable the students to extend their knowledge the best possible way, they are challenged with a variety of different scenarios throughout our workshops. This concept encourages independent, group-focused and transnational studying. These activities must be completed through group inter- Caroline Trimborn action, feedback sessions, debates and teaching group members. Furthermore, the improvement of presentation skills is a part of the programme and is evaluated after a recorded presentation.

MALI – 1,058 GDP / per capita** SAMBIA – 11.92 million inhabitants* 37 Further programme components

Common Paper

Every year, the scholarship holders are asked to write a strategy paper on challenges affecting Africa and Germany and to find out if and how they could be tackled through joint efforts. These pa- pers are a visible output of the exchange and one of the elements contributing to the development of an African-German network of scholars, academics and young professionals. This year’s topic is “Youth Entrepreneurship in Germany and Miriam Shabafrouz Africa – Promotion through Partnership” and the teamwork was already started during the German part of the programme, went on through electronic communication and will be finalized in South Africa. Many discussions in intercontinental groups, continuing communication via e-mail, individual research and the possibility to ask experts, office-holders and young entrepreneurs during our two journeys give the paper a solid base. At the same time it is a precious experience of intercultural collaboration for all the participants.

Participatory elements

In addition to the common paper, the scholarship holders are requested to contribute directly to the content and organisation of the programme. Every scholarship holder will moderate a panel discussion at least once, especially in order to establish a connec- tion between the other talks and to discuss the most important findings for the participants. Soft skills, in particular, should be continually developed: Rh. Schulze Horn A blog will also be written and a facebook profile will be set up with the latest status reports. The daily “Newswatch” will meet the need for information that arises when travelling because there is frequently no opportunity to read a daily newspaper. Two group speakers were already democratically elected by all participants in the German part of the programme, and they will be integrated into the work of the project team.

38 MADAGASCAR – 19.67 million inhabitants* Reception with the German Federal President

Speech of Yasmin Kumi, Germany

Yasmin Kumi

Yasmin Kumi Once upon a time, a wise man said that “education is the most scholarship holder powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – doub- 2010/11 tlessly, I have never learned so much within only 11 days of my life as within the programme “Go Africa…Go Germany 2010”. And doubtlessly, I have never experienced such an incommensurably unique spirit emerging within a group this rapidly.

My father was born in Berekum, Ghana and came to Germany in 1978, whereas my mother hails from Osnabrück in Lower Saxony. My childhood and youth, which I spent in Berlin, were marked by manifold multicultural experiences both in- and outside my family. These experiences shaped my self-perception of being a German citizen who feels strongly bonded with the African continent, particularly with Ghana, even though I have never reached Africa up to this point in time. The positive energetic spirit which constitutes a central element of many African cultures is a thrill of joy to me; see- king knowledge about African politics, cultures and economies as well as becoming actively involved into the future development of sub-Saharan countries have risen to one of my primary objectives both for a professional and a personal sake. For me, the programme “Go Africa…Go Germany” means a rapprochement to my roots and to my long-term goal of being professionally involved in the establishment of a private industrial sector in sub-Saharan countries. I think that the latter interest is something that all participants share no matter where they come from.

Just within the last one-and-a-half weeks, I have been able to educate myself in a variety of issues with respect to the countries where our African scholarship holders come from. For example, I learned about the changing role of women in Zambia and Malawi and about what it is like to work for Transparency International in Zimbabwe; I got an idea of the Ugandan king’s strong influence on politics and of the marvelous beauty of the Democratic Republic of the Kongo; likewise, I was taught about the prospering financial industry in Mauritius and the economic-cultural gap between the North and the South of Ghana.

However, the programme does not only foster intensive con- versations about solely Africa-related topics, but also about the system and arising problems in Germany. How did political parties in Germany develop? What are opportunities and barriers arising

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA – 47.59 million inhabitants* 39 Speech at Bellevue Palace

out of our federal system? In what manner shall we handle the demographic change that already happens in Germany? Certainly, these questions are extensively being discussed in the local media – nonetheless, their reflection together with people who are not familiar with the German system sheds a new light onto the current discussion. What are, for instance, the main differences between the nature of our social state in comparison with the South African one? In a next step, one automatically poses the question: What could these states learn from each other?

Evidently, this question is leading us into the direction of an important objective of the programme, namely, the initiation of enduring partnerships between African and German young professionals. The impressive and vivid panel discussion of last Friday with Hans-Jürgen Beerfeltz, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, and other high-ranking experts has perfectly shown the common interest of the scholarship holders in their home countries’ cooperation. Indeed, our eager joint interest, our ongoing joint education within the programme and our bright joint experiences during the past days have almost magically bound the group together. Despite the different cultural backgrounds and attitudes, the group is able to discuss even sensitive issues with an exceptional ease that is fascinating. This fundamental open-mindedness of all participants also manifests itself in each participant’s curiosity with respect to the culture of his or her fellows – there is hardly any break where one cannot hear an African participant practicing some German phrases or where a German tries to learn the clicks of the South African Zulu language. I believe that the friendships which already have started to sprout might be the foundation of future projects that are initiated by African and German scholarship holders together with the “Go Africa…Go Germany” association. The common paper which is written by all participants and covers the topic of “Youth entrepreneurship in Germany and Africa” might serve as a starting point for promising project ideas. I am of the opinion that our drive and enthusiasm is able to make mountains move and thus should not be foregone. Me personally, I am sure that I am going to draw on the inspiration that I obtained during the first part of the program for my work in a project promoting agricultural business in Ghana from September on.

40 NAMIBIA – 2.07 million inhabitants* Speech

The wise man whose quotation I mentioned to you in the beginning of my speech is Nelson Mandela, who became the first president of the Republic of South Africa in 1994. Our group is going to travel to South Africa in March 2011 in order to educate ourselves further about the current situation, opportunities and challenges of this country; to learn about bias that we might have; and to discover how we might be able to activate the energy from our education in this programme for both our personal and our common future.

On behalf of all German participants of the “Go Africa…Go Ger- many 2010” generation, I would like to thank the Federal President Wulff for receiving us as well as the bpb for the organization of this excellent programme. Furthermore, I would like to thank the African participants for the good time we shared together in the past one-and-a-half weeks.

Thank you for your attention!

41 MOZAMBIQUE – 21.37 million inhabitants* Realities confronting German and African youth in a globalized world

Coretta M. P. Jonah

Coretta Maame The world has indeed become a global village. The forces of Panyin Jonah globalization have subjected most people of the world to the same alumni scholarship influences. When a handball by Uruguayan striker Suarez, holder prevented a winning goal and the following penalty squandered in the final minute denying Africans the opportunity of playing in their first ever World Cup semi-final and Spain also ensured that Germany was denied the opportunity of playing in the World- Cup finals for the second time in a row, both “Go Germans” and “Go Africans” got to see it at the same time and shared the disappoint- ments together. The same is true when a roadside bomb goes off in Afghanistan or a suicide bomber strikes in the market place of Baghdad. When financial downturn occurs in the West, the people of Africa are not spared the consequences. Poverty and disillusionment drives many young, intelligent and able-bodied Africans to migrate to Germany and other European countries, sometimes under very traumatizing conditions. Therefore the youth of Africa and the youth of Germany and the West at large may face similar realities though there are considerable differences. There are realities that may be common to them and others that face one but must be of concern to the other. The future of the youth of Germany and Africa are inextricably intertwined. We must face challenges and seize opportunities together.

The global financial crisis has brought joblessness and despair to the youth all over the world. The effect on the youth in raw- material exporting African countries has been equally painful, for, without a strong demand for African exports, foreign exchange earnings inevitably dwindle and basic services are adversely affected. When rich countries face economic crisis, aid, trade and investment flow to Africa are also reduced. The financial crisis in the developed countries can directly affect health, education and potable water supply in developing countries. Long before the financial crisis, the flow of aid, trade and investment to Africa was grossly inadequate and the advent of the financial crisis has worsened the situation, and put the full attainment of the Millen- nium Development Goals in most African countries is in jeopardy. Aid, trade and investment will generate the resources needed to increase education, improve health and bring prosperity to African youth. Above all it will stem the tide of illegal immigration to Europe. For recent University graduates in developed countries in general and in Germany in particular, the recent financial crises

42 EQUATORIAL GUINEA – 0.51 million inhabitants* Daily realities

have had big impact on employment. Of the world’s estimated 211 million unemployed people in 2009, nearly 40 per- cent – or about 83 million – were between 15 and 24 years of age (ILO, Global Employment Trends, January 2010).

In Germany, the crisis has only made worse the already precarious nature of youth employment. By the very fact that young people are less experienced in the job market compared to older people, they are more likely to be employed in temporary jobs and those who gain full time employment start on very low salaries. The large and growing immigrant population particularly bears a dispropor- tionate share of these problems. As in most countries there are significant differences, between the East and West.

The youth of Africa are trapped between the state and the market. Before the economic reforms of the 1980’s, African economies were predominantly state-owned and state-controlled. Employ- ment and remuneration were not based on market considerations but on political calculations only. Economic liberalization and priva- tization accompanying the reforms have altered the equation. The private sector is now the engine of growth and the major source of employment. While the market has not yet fully matured to absorb most of the youths in search of employment, the state is com- pelled to cut down its absorption of the employment searching youths. They are trapped between the state and the market and have nowhere to turn but the informal sector where cut-throat competition and low incomes are the norm. The case in Germany is the exact opposite as the private sector is traditionally vibrant and the main catalyst for growth in the economy.

The African youth face a political reality which may be alien to their German counterparts; the need for a clean and accountable government that creates opportunities for all of its citizens particularly the young, innovative and ambitious. A corrupt and non- accountable government not only fails to provide this environment but also spreads poverty, kills initiative and blocks opportunity for the majority and worst of all, breeds a lack of trust in leadership. No amount of aid from development partners can bring prosperity and well-being to Africans if governments remain corrupt and non-accountable. An increasing number of African governments are now directly elected by their own people and in most cases

ANGOLA – 17.02 million inhabitants* 43 Reception at Bellevue Palace 2009

have to seek re-election. On the positive side, politicians are more accountable than before. However, the electoral process has not been devoid of the corruption culture putting the integrity of most elections in doubt.

In extreme cases, election disputes that arise from a corrupted process leads to violence as witnessed in Kenya in 2008 and Ivory Coast, once the beacons of stability and democracy in Africa. In Germany, young people have been active in the political process championing the ideals of combating the negative effects of global warming, discrimination and the rising inequality between the developed and developing countries. Africans can learn from their German counterparts and be more active in the electoral process, not just being tools for mischief by political leaders but to set the agenda. This is particularly critical since most African countries demographically can be described as youthful. In West Africa for example, 70 % of the population is below the age of 30.

An implication of the current demographic structures presents a reality to both Germany and Africa. While many African countries are faced with increasing and relatively young populations, Germany, by contrast, has an ageing and shrinking population. The increasing number of people not working compared to those who are working presents significant security challenges in Africa, which must find means of providing jobs to the huge num- bers of unemployed youth. The German situation creates pressure on social security systems which are increasing the public debt as government has to finance deficits in social security payments. The lack of a peaceful and secure global environment is a reality confronting the youth in Africa and Germany. Terrorism, civil wars, ethnic conflicts and the failure to meet basic needs unde- reace and security. Without peace and security there can be no future and no hope for the youth, no development and no progress for society. The youth are both the instruments and victims of acts of insecurity. Helping the youth to engage in peaceful productive activity is the surest guarantee for peace and security.

The negative effects of global warming are perhaps most experienced in Africa where there have been increased droughts and floods – they are more frequent, long-lasting and extremely devas-

44 CAMEROON – 2,043 GDP / per capita** Daily realities

tating in their impact. These natural disasters are blighting hopes of economic and social prosperity for both Africans and Germans alike but more acutely for Africa since most of its economies are driven by small-holder agriculture which are heavily dependent on the weather, the devastation brings more misery and poverty to poor farmers. African youth have no hand in the carbon emissions that bring global warming and yet they bear the brunt of the consequences. High levels of poverty also mean low levels of consumption of everything there is to consume, without reforestation or protection. Natural resources, energy and food consumed in Africa are just a fraction of what is consumed in Germany. There is no gainsaying the fact that unless we consume global resources in a sustainable way the poorer people in Africa and elsewhere will suffer the most. The youth of Africa will pay the greatest price. Sustainable development should not be a slogan; it should be a great guide.

For most youth in Africa, deforestation is a grim reality. Most youth belong to small holder farming families. Deforestation means poor weather, poor yields and ruined livelihoods. It is a man-made disaster. The causes are fuel-wood exploitation, slash and burn agriculture and over-exploitation of timber resources for export and the domestic market. The lives of youth in rural Africa will face hard times if deforestation is allowed to continue unchecked. The time has come for African governments and the development partners to control deforestation. Sustainable exploitation of forest resources, re-afforestation, intensive agriculture and regulated commercialization of timber should do the trick and improve the lives of youth.

Globalization has brought German and African youth together at the socio-cultural level, not only through the exchange programme “Go Africa... Go Germany...” It is now possible to make friends, learn about each other’s culture, listen to the same music and watch the same movies electronically. The same cannot be said of economic development. The enormous prosperity in Germa- ny stands in sharp contrast to the depressing poverty of African people. Socio-cultural homogenization and economic differentia- tion between German and African youth is a grim reality facing the respective majorities of the two people. We look forward to the day when economic policy and genuine international co-operation

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO – 62.4 million inhabitants*, 281 GDP / per capita** 45 will guarantee that a rising tide will lift all boats, both German and African. There is therefore the need for both the African youth and the German youth to engage in discussions and knowledge sharing that will make this dream a reality.

In the face of the many and complex challenges facing African and German youth there is still hope on the horizon that all shall be well for the future of the youth. Opportunities abound; energies are limitless and the search is endless for new ways of doing things and new things for improving lives.

First, the technological revolution has multiplied opportunities for all and increased how far and how fast the human endeavour can go. In Africa, very simple examples include the use of out- board motor machines by illiterate fishermen who now go farther than their old paddles could take them in search of fish and the use of high yielding varieties of crops, fertilizer and insecticides that have increased export crops like cocoa several times over within a relatively short period. Science and technology can multiply opportunities for all, at least as long as they do not lead to uncontrolled overexploitation.

There are significant improvements on the level of peace and security on the continent though several flash points still exist. In West Africa, civil wars have ended in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cote D’Ivoire and democratic elections have produced presidents who enjoy popular support. Increasingly, the people are insisting on accountability of their governments. There are more consensuses on the issue of climate change and the need to cut emissions than ever before, and mandatory emission cuts hold the future promise of reduced climate change and the attendant consequences of drought and flood.

Also, it is evident that the primary cause of deforestation is wood for fuel exploitation and charcoal production. Technology is bringing cleaner and more efficient energy such as natural gas, electricity and solar. The pace of this transformation is however not fast enough as investment is still low. Accelerated investment in this sector will save Africa’s forests with substantial benefits for climate change. The truth is we all agree that development should be sustainable. In the process of consuming our natural resources

46 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – 679 GDP / per capita** Daily realities

Reception at Bellevue Palace 2010 we should therefore remember that future generations should also have their share.

These enormous challenges notwithstanding, opportunities for meeting them exist but the youth must be willing and able to make use of existing opportunities before good things can happen. If the youth are to take advantage of these opportunities, there is the need for them to think globally and act locally, train and educate themselves to take advantage of the many benefits science and technology offer, and the youth, African youth specifically, must stand up and be counted.

Even though we face the challenges of today and tomorrow, the future is bright rather than bleak. It is bright because to every challenge there is more than one opportunity. The youth also have the will, the capacity and the power to make the opportunities work for them. We can and shall definitely impact our world.

RWANDA – 9.74 million inhabitants*, 819 GDP / per capita** 47 Go Africa... Go Germany 2010/2011 Project Team and scholarship holders

Thomas Krüger

President of the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb

Thomas Krüger Born in Buttstädt in 1959, initially trained as a skilled plastics Germany and elastomer processor from 1976 to 1979, before beginning a Theology degree and, subsequently, working as a vicar. In 1989, he embarked on his political career as one of the foun- ding members of the Social Democrats in the former German Democratic Republic (SDP) and was the party’s Chairman in (East) Berlin and a member of the “Volkskammer” (People’s Chamber) in the German Democratic Republic until 1990. From 1990 to 1991, he was first deputy to the Mayor of East Berlin as well as city councillor responsible for internal affairs at Berlin Municipal Council and in the Joint State Government. Between 1994 and 1998, he was a Member of the German Bundestag and then took two years’ parental leave. Since July 2000, he has been President of the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb. Thomas Krüger has been, and is, also actively involved in the cultural and social sphere. Since 1995, he has been President of the child support organisation Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e. V., since 2003, a Member of the Kommis- sion für Jugendmedienschutz (KJM) (Commission for Youth Media Protection) and since April 2005, a Member of the jury of the Hauptstadtkulturfonds (Capital Cultural Fund) in Berlin.

48 EAST AFRICA – area: 6,159,700 km² Project Team

Dr. Katja Böhler Holger Ehmke

Project Manager

Dr. Katja Böhler Born in Eisenach in 1971, a lawyer by training, studied in Berlin Germany and Cape Town and completed part of her mandatory legal training in Harare, Zimbabwe. She is co-founder of the organisation "Lawyers for Development and Association". Between 2003-2006 she worked as research associate at University Potsdam. Meanwhile Dr. Böhler supported the Dean of the University Potsdam as personal assistant. She was coordina- tor for the priority area “Fokus Afrika: Africome 2004-2006” of the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb. Currently, she is serving in the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture of the State of Brandenburg.

Head of Department

Holger Ehmke Born in Lübeck in 1953, Germany. In 1973, he began his Germany studies of Biology, German Language, Social Science and Education at the universities of Aachen and Cologne. He subsequently studied Art and African Science in Cologne. From 1979 to 1981, he was a member of the academic staff at the Institute for Eastern European Studies and Education in Cologne. Between 1981 and 1983, he was the editor of the scientific journal “Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte”. From 1983 to 2000, he was head of the planning staff of the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb and from 2001 to 2006, head of the Cultural Department of the bpb and different project groups of the bpb. Since 2007, he has been head of the department for civic education dealing with young people who have a low affinity towards politics.

49 ETHIOPIA – 79.09 million inhabitants*, 700 GDP / per capita** Sabine Wicher Alexandra Stertz Nadine Krüger Project Staff Realization of the Programme

Sabine Wicher Born in Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1979, studied Political Science, Germany Romance Languages and Intercultural Communication at the universities of Chemnitz and Granada/Spain. She has worked for different NGO's, foundations and enterprises in and outside Germany and is currently working as a research assistant to a Member of the German Bundestag. In 2007, 2009/10 and 2010/11, she was involved in the programme development for, and in charge of the realization of the German section of “Go Africa... Go Germany...”.

Alexandra Stertz Alexandra Stertz, born in Neuwied in 1984, worked as an au Germany pair in Seattle, USA for six months after finishing high school at the Rhein-Wied-Gymnasium in April 2003. Subsequently, she studied Political Science and American Literature at the University of Hamburg and at the University of Paris X Nanterre. Her Master’s thesis dealt with the development of the three governing parties in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa after independence respectively after the first democratic elections. For this thesis she completed a two months internship at the German Embassy in Windhoek, Namibia. After her graduation in December 2008 she worked part time at Airbus and since October 2009 she has been working for GAGG first in Ghana and now in South Africa.

Administrative Staff

Nadine Krüger Born in Frechen in 1982, completed her training as a middle- Germany grade civil servant in 2007. For a year she worked for the Department for Rural Development and Real Estate Regulati- ons at Cologne Regional Authority. Since 2008, she has been working for the department in charge of the education of young people with a low affinity towards politics at the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb.

50 KENYA – 37.53 million inhabitants*, 1,436 GDP / per capita** Project Staff

Rh. Schulze Horn S. Jeyasegaran Saskia Mey

Rhaban Born in Bonn in 1965, completed an apprenticeship as a gold- Schulze Horn smith in 1991 before he started working for the federal Germany administration as a graduate in office management (Diplom- Verwaltungswirt). He has been working at the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb since 2001. Meanwhile he has completed a Master study in European Administration Manage- ment and is employed as a civil servant in the higher intermediate service at the department for civic education dealing with young people who have a low affinity towards politics.

Sugirthany Born in Euskirchen in 1987, completed her training as a middle- Jeyasegaran grade civil servant in 2010. Now she is working for the Germany department in charge of the education of young people with a low affinity towards politics at Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb.

Project Assistance

Born in Bremen in 1985, studied Political Science, Geography Saskia Mey and North American Studies at the universities of Bonn and Germany Windhoek/Namibia. She completed internships at the United Nations University (UNU) and the German Development Service (DED), where she also worked as a student assistant, and has been a member of the executive board of the student initiative Bonn International Model United Nations (BIMUN). She wrote her Masters Thesis on the American Foreign Policy on Africa and has been working for the Federal Agency for Civic Educa- tion since 2009.

SOMALIA – 8.7 million inhabitants 51 Caroline Trimborn Miriam Shabafrouz Dr. Klaus Schott

Caroline Trimborn Born in Siegburg in 1985, studied Literary, Cultural, Media Germany Studies and Social Science at University Siegen and obtained her bachelor degree in 2010. She completed an internship at the Corporate Communication Department of Deutsche Luft- hansa in 2007 and worked in the sector of Public Relations. In 2008, during the election period, she interned at the Econo- mic Affairs, Cultural and Press and Public Relations Depart- ment of the German Embassy in Accra/Ghana where she had the opportunity to do research about the democratic system in Ghana. Currently, she is doing her master in African and Cultural studies at Humbold University Berlin and is working for the Federal Agency for Civic Education.

Responsibility for the Common Paper

Miriam Shabafrouz Born in Heidelberg in 1980, is a former scholarship holder and Germany organises the work on the Common paper. She has worked as a research fellow for the German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) in Hamburg and is currently writing her PhD in political science.

Attending Physician

Dr. Klaus Schott Born in 1961, studied human medicine at the University of Co- Germany logne. Between 1990 and 2003 he passed a training for internal medicine with specialisation in gastroenterology in several hospitals in cologne. Since then he has an own physician’s office for especially internal medicin in Cologne-Rodenkirchen.

52 SUDAN – 38.56 million inhabitants*, 1,887 GDP / per capita** Project Staff and Scholarship holders

Agnes Leder Christina Saulich Dorothy Makaza

The scholarship holders

Agnes Leder Born in Kirchheim in 1984. After completing her final high school Germany diploma (German school education, qualifying for University admission), she travelled around in Asia, Australia, New Zeal- and and South Africa. In South Africa she worked in a children camp in the Drakensberg area and in a hostel in KwaZulu-Natal. After that, she did an internship in Bangkok, Thailand in a Thai- German company. During her studies of international business and management at the Fachhochschule Osnabrück, she went to Còrdoba, Argentina for a semester. In May 2010, she finished her degree with a thesis about creative economy.

Christina Saulich Born in Forchheim in 1986. From October 2005 through August Germany 2008 she did a Bachelor's programme in European studies, political science and languages at the Catholic University Eich- stätt-Ingolstadt. During her Bachelor she studied one semester at the Catholic University in Santiago de Chile. Having completed her degree, she had the opportunity to do various internships with political and cultural organisations in Brussels, Berlin and Los Angeles. In autumn 2009 she took up a two year Master’s programme in International Relations at the Free University Berlin, the Humboldt-University Berlin and the University of Potsdam. Dorothy Makaza Zimbabwe Born in Bulawayo in 1984. She studied for and attained her LLB at the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Soon after graduating in 2009, she embarked on a two year Master’s programme (LLM) in Human Rights Law at Rho- des University. She is currently in her second and final year of study. During her years of academic study she served as a legal intern as well as a tutor for various Law courses. She also holds a certificate in International Criminal Law.

UGANDA – 30.93 million inhabitants*, 888 GDP / per capita** 53 Drushka Lukea Franz Böttcher Grace Karen Mganga

Drushka Lukea Mauritius Born in 1987, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Management from the University of Mauritius, and will finish her Association of Certified Chartered Accountants examinations and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting from the University of Oxford Brookes next year. During her three years of tertiary education in Mauritius, she had been Vice President of her university’s Law Society for one year and was awarded the Third Prize in the Bank of Mauritius Monetary Policy Challenge 2007. She later joined the international organisation AIESEC where she acted as Traineeship Manager on behalf of that association and KPMG Mauritius, and attended a regional AIESEC conference in the USA in 2009. She will be joining the Assurance Service line of Ernst & Young Mauritius in June 2010. Franz Böttcher Germany Born in Dresden in 1986. After completing High School he began to study Political and Administrative Sciences (BA) at the University of Konstanz. During his internationally orientated studies he spent two semesters in France and was able to gain practical experience during internships in Madagascar and Leba- non. After finishing his degree in fall 2008, he directly entered a language school in Cairo where he ameliorated his Arabic skills in an eight month intensive course. Currently he is enrolled in the Masters programme ‘International Relations’, a conjoint project of the Humboldt University, the Free University Berlin and the University of Potsdam. Grace Karen Mganga Malawi Born in Lilongwe in 1987. After completing high school education she embarked on a four year degree course in Politics and Administration at the University of Malawi. Upon graduation in 2007, she worked with various non-governmental organizations specializing in the field of civic education and governance. Since 2009 she has been working with the Malawi Parliament as a Parliamentary Clerk. She enjoys working in Parliament however she hopes that in future she can embark on a Masters degree programme in the fields of Politics and international relations and eventually work across the world.

54 SOUTHERN AFRICA – area: 6,570,807 km² Scholarship holders

Gys Hough Jessica Haring

Gys Hough Born in Uniondale in 1986. After matriculating Gys began his South Africa University career at Stellenbosch University with a BA in Policy and Value Studies. The degree gave him a good insight into business decision making as well as in political science, philosophy, sociology and economics. After the completion of his BA Gys did an MPhil in Political Management. His thesis investiga-ted torture as a foreign policy measure of democratic countries with the Abu Ghraib abuses as case study. At present Gys is still affi- liated with Stellenbosch University as a research assistant at the Centre for Chinese studies – a unique think tank that focuses on Chinese activities in Africa. Recently Gys also participated in the EESA programme presented by Syracuse University – New York. The programme focuses on multi-disciplinary approaches to business consulting in rural areas of South Africa.

Jessica Haring Born in Schönebeck in 1988. After completing her A levels in Germany 2007 she started studying European Studies (B.A.) at the Otto- von-Guericke-University in Magdeburg the same year. During her three years at the University, she had the opportunity to do an internship with an organization for political education on European topics in Berlin which included research tasks about European policies on irregular migration. She spent a semester abroad in Murcia, Spain, from September 2009 until March 2010. In April 2010 she also attended a seminar about Human Rights including excursions to the European Court of Human Rights, the European Ombudsman and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. This seminar put her more into the topic of Human Rights and violations in its different fields. The contact to the participants taking part in this seminar aroused her interest on irregular migration (policies) in/by the European Union which also led her to the African continent, its different regions and how the EU is politically acting in ‘regulating’ migration there.

ANGOLA – 4,434 GDP / per capita** 55 Katherine Furman Kudzai Mtero Lena Isabell König

Katherine Furman Born in Grahamstown in 1987. After finishing her high school South Africa education, she went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts and an Honours Degree in Philosophy and International Relations. In 2009 she received a Mandela Rhodes Scholarship and is currently working toward a Master of Arts in Political and Internatio- nal Studies at Rhodes University. During the course of her studies, she has been actively involved in South African debating, both as a speaker and as a coach for children from previously disadvan- taged areas. She has been involved in student politics and has worked on various projects to improve the lives of underprivile- ged South Africans, including running an international activism training programme in South Africa in 2009.

Kudzai Mtero Born in Bulawayo in the year 1985. After completing his high Zimbabwe school in Zimbabwe he went to neighbouring South Africa where he enrolled for a Bachelor of Social Sciences, at the Univesity of KwaZulu Natal. He also obtained an Honours degree in Policy and Development at the same institution. Kudzai then proceeded to pursue a Masters Degree in Anthropology at the University of Fort Hare (South Africa). He has done voluntary and also paid work for a number of NGOs in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Currently he is a research assistant for the Fort Hare Institute for Social and Economic Research (FHISER), he is also doing consultancy work for an NGO focusing on youth empowerment and development in the Eastern Cape (South Africa).

Lena Isabell König Born in Schorndorf in 1986. After completing her general higher Germany education entrance qualification in 2006 she did a voluntary year of social service in a baby kindergarten of the Studentenwerk Freiburg for six months. After that she started studying at the University of Freiburg and did one semester of economics before she began to study German language and literature, biology and art history to become a teacher (state examination). In 2009 she had the opportunity to do her practical term at the German International School Capetown and worked there as an assistant teacher (secondary education) for thirteen weeks during her five- month stay in South Africa.

56 MADAGASCAR – 878 GDP / per capita** Scholarship holders

Lisa Kim Breitenbruch Malte Liewerscheidt Mandisa Mathobela

Lisa Kim Born in Homburg in 1985, has been studying communication Breitenbruch studies, economics and sociology at the University of Germany Mainz since 2005. At the moment she is researching for her thesis. Beside her studies she works as a student research assistant and as a freelancer for a daily newspaper. During the last years Lisa completed various internships, amongst others at the federal agency for civic education of Rhineland- Palatinate and at the German Committee for UNIFEM. She also spent three month in Cork, Ireland to work in a communication agency. In her spare time she is involved with the UNICEF Uni- versity Group Mainz. Her hobbies include reading, badminton and going to the theatre.

Malte Liewerscheidt Born in Neuss in 1984, is currently completing his studies of Germany Political Science, Business and Modern History at the University of Freiburg and Trinity College Dublin. Thereby he specializes on European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) and its implications for African security. In this regard, he devotes special attention to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Further fields of interest are the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union and their complex institutional interplay. There- by, he places special emphasis on peacekeeping operations on the African continent. Besides, he works at the German Parliament as Student Assistant to Marina Schuster MdB, the Liberal Democratic Party’s expert on African affairs.

Mandisa Mathobela Has a BA degree from Wits University, with majors in Inter- South Africa national Relations and Law. She is a member of the Golden Key Honor Society and is the 2007 recipient of the DAAD- INISA Award for promising students in Southern Africa. She spent five months as an intern at the South African Human Rights Commission in 2008 as part of her participation in the International Human Rights Exchange Programme. Mandisa is also a Mellon Mays fellow and is currently working towards com-pleting her Honours in International Relations. Her main research interests include South African foreign policy, regional integration and SADC relations. She has recently been selected as a Fulbright Scholar for 2011.

57 MOZAMBIQUE – 739 GDP / per capita** Martin Ostermeier Mitja Thomas Ndeshi Vatilifa

Martin Ostermeier Born in Munich in 1984. Before studying Economies at the Germany University of Munich he did his alternative civilian service abroad in a non-profit organization in Guatemala. Living andworking in Guatemala as a teacher’s assistant raised his awareness of the huge economic differences between countries. This influenced his choice of academic studies. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in 2010 and is now pursuing his Master’s in International Economics at the University of Göttingen. He aspires to work for a multinational company or supranational organization. Mitja Thomas Germany Born in Marburg in 1987. Being inspired by his high-school-year, he quickly made the decision to go abroad again after receiving his German high school diploma. He completed a voluntary year in Togo where he worked in a village’s school teaching English, Sports and German. Since then he has been involved in his exchange organization ICJA weltweit e. V. where he regularly teams seminars as a voluntary member. He currently attends the University of Freiburg where he studies Political Science, Geography and English to become a teacher.

Ndeshi Vatilifa Born in Windhoek in 1987. She completed her high school in Namibia 2005 at Concordia College. In 2006 she enrolled for her B-Tech Business Administration Degree at the Polytechnic of Nami- bia. During her University Studies she was a very active student who was involved in several activities on campus, such as the Polytechnic AIDS Awareness Club which focused on creating awareness for all University students and the Windhoek community at large an the Student Representative Council. In her final year of study she worked as an Business Development intern at the Namibia Network of AIDS Service Organisation (NANASO), which is the umbrella body for HIV/AIDS civil society organisations in Namibia and strives to strengthen AIDS Services Organisations (ASO) to maximise their potential in order to effectively address the HIV/AIDS pandemic and other Health related issues in Namibia. Currently she is employed by UNAIDS Namibia as the Finance and Office Management Assistant. Ndeshi looks forward to studying for her Masters of Project Management.

58 NAMIBIA – 4,819 GDP / per capita** Scholarship holders

Nyasha Frank Mpahlo Paul Friedrich Langer

Nyasha Frank Mpahlo Born in Harare, in 1983. Nyasha started doing development Zimbabwe work at the tender age of 18 just after completing his Advanced Level Education as general assistant at a local orphanage (SOS Hermann Gmeiner Children’s Village) in Bindura, Zimbabwe. He then enrolled at the Midlands State University to study for a four-year Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in Media and Soci- ety Studies in 2003 after which he become part of the national HIV/AIDS information dissemination programme (Zimbabwe National Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS – ZNNP+). In February 2009, Nyasha joined the Youth Initiative for Demo- cracy in Zimbabwe (YIDEZ), a civic organization that seeks to create knowledge and understanding of the nation’s political terrain to the youth. Nyasha is currently Programs Officer at Transparency International – Zimbabwe were he is the contact person responsible for anti-corruption advocacy programmes.

Paul Friedrich Langer Born in Filderstadt in 1985. After finishing secondary school with Germany the general qualification for university entrance he did his civilian national service in Bogota, Colombia for one year, working in a Project for indigenous and afro-Colombian students at the National University of Colombia. Currently he studies economics at the University of Freiburg and is working in various networks such as the Young European Federalists (one of the members of the local board), teamGLOBAL a German youth project working on globalization issues and amnesty international.

SAMBIA – 1,273 GDP / per capita** 59 Pride Mulonga R. A. Rakotondrazafy

Pride Mulonga Born in Lusaka in 1986. He holds a B.A. in Public Administration Zambia with Development Studies from the University of Zambia (UNZA). Upon completion of his studies, he worked for a year as a part- time lecturer of Public Administration and Human Resource Management at UNZA Adult and Extension Studies Department. Currently, he is working as an external Consultant on development and governance issues for the Council of Churches in Zambia and as a Human Resource Consultant for a local Human Resource Consultancy firm. His expertise rages from: Training and Development, Good Governence, Human Rights, Trade Justice, Advocacy and Lobbying, Social Research, Monitoring & Evaluation, Budget/Policy Analysis, Organisational Development, Organisational Restructuring, Recruitment and General Human Resource Management.

Riambatosoa An- driamampandry Born in Antananarivo in 1987. Since having her first Masters de- Rakotondrazafy gree in Geography, she has been working as a consultant in Madagascar different environmental organizations and as assistant with some American researchers for the protection of the Malagasy biodiversity. At the same time, being initiated in humanitarian projects and in social and economical development, she created an association in favor of young people in her native village in 2008. She also became a member of a women’s association. Besides, from 2007 to 2008, she had the opportunity to work as a VIP hostess at the Malagasy Presidential Palace. At the moment, she is working on her second Masters degree on ecotourism and is projecting for next year to prepare her PHD on climate change adaptation.

60 ZIMBABWE – 13.4 million inhabitants*, 200 GDP / per capita** Scholarship holders

Sabiti Mugara Sarfo Baffour G.K

Sabiti Mugara Born in Zunguluka in 1982. After completing his high school edu- Democratic Republic of cation in 2000, he embarked on an three years Advanced Diploma the Congo in Theology at All Nations Theological College and Seminay in 2004. He later joined Ndejje University in Uganda for a degree in Social Work and Social Administration in 2007. During his three years at the university he had the opportunity to do various field work practices with different individuals, families, groups and communities. This involved empowerment, sensitizing hygiene and sanitation, guidance and counseling, assessment of human needs, resolving and minimizing problems arising out of the disequilibrium between the communities and the environment. Gender and domestic issues, Provision of rehabilitation services to children. Promotion of the generation of sex disaggregated data to guide intervention and Advocating for children’s rights and referring them to relevant institutions for further help. Promote sustainable Development through initiating projects on good utilization of scarce resource and self employment. This brought change in and success within the communities.

Sarfo Baffour G.K Born in a town situated in the Southern part of Ghana called Ghana Mampong-Ashanti in 1986. From 1990 to 2000 he attended the St. Andrews Basic School in Mampong-Ashanti. In the year 2001, after successfully completing the Basic Education Certifi- cate Examination he proceeded to the Kumasi High School for his Secondary Education where he offered a course in General Arts (History, Government & Literature). After passing his Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, he was admitted to the University of Ghana in August 2005 where he pursued a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science and Information Studies. Subsequently, he was awarded a degree in Political Science & Information Studies by the University of Ghana on the 16th of May 2009. In the course of his Bachelors Degree, he had industrial internships with the Ministry of Transportation, Ghana as well as FRANSTAN LIMITED in Accra, Ghana. He is currently working as a National Service Personnel at the Ridge Regional Hospital in Accra as a customer relations personnel.

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA – 9,087 GDP / per capita** 61 Sofia Shabafrouz Yasmin Kumi Yolanda Zahn

Sofia Shabafrouz Born in Heidelberg in 1983. After completing a degree in media Germany and cultural studies in Weimar and Lyon, she worked as a graduate assistant at the Bauhaus University in Weimar. In 2009, Sofia participated in the creative village programme in Berlin where she gained work experience in film production, print journalism and public relations. Sofia is currently working for the Corporate Communications Unit at GTZ (German technical cooperation).

Yasmin Kumi Born in Berlin in 1988. After her completion of high school in 2007, Germany she began her studies in Business Administration and Business Law at the European Business School (Germany) which will be finished in June 2010. During the three-year programme, she worked in several internship positions where she learned about corporate responsibility and was involved in consultancy projects for the public sector. Furthermore, she spent one semester abroad at the Seoul National University in South Korea. She will be working in a project promoting agricultural business in West Africa, starting in September 2010.

Yolanda Zahn Born in Nuremberg in 1985. After completing comprehensive Germany school, she started to study European Business in 2005. In 2007. she passed her intermediate examination for the diploma and then she went abroad for two semesters. She studied at the University on the Island of Reunion, where she learned about the Creole civilization. She is interested in understanding other cultures and used the possibility to travel through Madagas- car for getting to know the population’s way of life. During her studies, she did various internships in Germany, Switzerland and France and worked in different companies to earn money for her studies, which she will finish in February 2011.

62 SWAZILAND – 1.14 million inhabitants*, 4,705 GDP / per capita** * Source: Weltbank ** Source: UNDP Notes

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GERMANY – 81.84 million inhabitants, 34,212 GDP / per capita, area: 357,111.91 km² 63 www.bpb.de/goafrica

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