Go Africa...
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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
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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-
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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 Germany...”. 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*,
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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 African 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
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ALGERIA – 33.85 million inhabitants*
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their own perception as well as on that of their partners, and to
develop both from different perspectives with the associated 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 Africa... 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*,
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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
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GUINEA – 9.38 million inhabitants*
www.bpb.de/
goafrica
More information about Africa,
see www.bpb.de
Monastery church
Sunday, 15 August
Seeon
Arrival of all participants in Seeon Monastery via Munich
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
Welcome and introduction to the management team, the
programme and the participants
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Dinner
Monday, 16 August
Seeon
Study Day 1: German history since the Second World
War until the present day
8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Organisational matters
1933-1945 National Socialism in Germany
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Benz, Director of the Centre for Research
on Antisemitism, Berlin Technical University
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Coffee break
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
1990-2010: German history of the present day
Prof. Dr. Manfred Görtemaker, Professor of Modern History
(19th/20th century), Historical Institute, Potsdam University
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
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Coffee break
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
Dinner
MAURITANIA – 3.12 million inhabitants*
Programme in Germany
Reception at Bellevue Palace 2007
Tuesday, 17 August
Seeon
Study Day 2: The governmental system in Germany
9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
Organisational matters
9:20 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Newswatch
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 Technical University
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Coffee break
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
Lunch
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
Dinner
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*
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Munich
Mittagsmagazin
Wednesday, 18 August
Munich
A day in 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.
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Newswatch (in the bus)
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
Seeon
Study Day 3: Current social and socio-political issues in
Germany and Southern Africa
8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Organisational matters
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
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Kai Striebinger, Germany
Alumni scholarship holder
"Here today and gone tomorrow? No, the GAGG lives on! During moderating discussions of the next generation, I not only learned about
the importance of connecting the different generations, but also about
the necessity to share our experiences with the wider public – through
the GAGG alumni association for example."
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
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Coffee break
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
way of transcending arbitrary."distinctions like country of origin.
Gys Hough, South Africa
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
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Dirk Niebel, German Development Minister
GIZ project
Friday, 20 August
Seeon
Study Day 4: The role of Germany in Southern Africa
8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Organisational matters
Common paper
Miriam Shabafrouz, alumni scholarship holder
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Coffee break
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
Common paper
Miriam Shabafrouz, alumni scholarship holder
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Coffee break
Intermediate evaluation
7:00 p.m.
Dinner
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CAMEROON – 18.53 million inhabitants*
Programme in Germany
Scholarship holders in discussion
Saturday, 21 August
Seeon
Work on the Common paper
8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Organisational matters
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)
Tour of Landshut
Eike von Borck, art historian
Visit to a traditional summer festival in Landshut
(individual dinner)
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Departure to Seeon
"From the beginning on I was enthusiastic about the intercultural aspects of
the programme. I am glad to contribute
to it now by making the scholarship
holders work together."
Miriam Shabafrouz, Germany
Alumni scholarship holder &
responsible for Common Paper
GHANA – 23.46 million inhabitants*
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Berlin
Potsdam
Sunday, 22 August
Berlin
Political 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.
4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Flight to Berlin (individual lunch)
Guided tour of the city
Konstanze Deeters, tour guide
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
Berlin/Potsdam
1618-1918: Prussia – Relicts of the Sovereignty
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)
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
1:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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
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MALI – 12.33 million inhabitants*,
Programme in Germany
Bundestag
Tuesday, 24 August
Berlin
Economic and social affairs in Germany
8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Organisational matters
The current economic situation in Germany
Prof. Dr. Henrik Enderlein, Associate Dean and Professor of
Political Economy, Hertie School of Governance
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Transfer to Berlin Schöneweide incl. snack lunch (in the bus)
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)
Visit to a social project and discussion
Victor Böhnke, Director, BUK – Advice and Accommodation
in Times of Crisis with Emergency Overnight Accommodation
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
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
Nyasha Frank Mpahlo, Zimbabwe
Scholarship holder 2010/2011
"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
happening at a much sophisticated level whilst in Africa tragedy is
in most cases almost inevitable."
LIBERIA – 3.75 million inhabitants*,
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Christian Wulff, Federal President
Reception at Bellevue Palace 2010
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 Bundestag 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
Berlin
Germany’s Africa policy and reception with the German
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.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Newswatch (in the bus)
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.
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Departure to Bellevue Pallace
Reception with the German Federal President
4:45 p.m.
Return to hotel
followed by
Free time and individual dinner
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NIGERIA – 147.98 million inhabitants*
Programme in Germany
Dabergotz farm
Market
Thursday, 26 August
Dabergotz/Berlin
Agriculture and social (working) life in Germany
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)
Agriculture in Germany – current challenges
Visit to Dabergotzer AGRAR GmbH
Dr. Bernd Pieper, Managing Director, Dabergotzer AGRAR
GmbH
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 noon
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Return to Berlin incl. snack lunch (in the bus)
Intermediate evaluation (in the bus)
Individual departure to afternoon projects
An afternoon in the life of a …
newspaper editor, radio news editor, Turkish salesman, policeman, 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
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
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Friday, 27 August
Berlin
Education and training in Germany –
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*,
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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
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
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
5.00 p.m.
Transfer to airport and individual dinner
6.50 p.m.
Flight to Cologne
Saturday, 28 August
Cologne
Art and culture
8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Organisational matters
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.
2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Walk to the Cathedral
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 geographic background. Due to this diversity, discussions with them
broadened my horizon in an unexpected way."
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SIERRA LEONE – 5.85 million inhabitants*
Dorothy Makaza, South Africa
Scholarship holder 2010/11
Programme in Germany
Eltz Castle
Tour of Monreal castle
Sunday, 29 August
Upper Middle Rhine
Valley
German world heritage
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.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Newswatch (in the bus)
The municipal constitution in Germany and tour of Monreal 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
Talk with Dieter Ritzenhofen, former castle warden
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
Tour of Eltz Castle
Dieter Ritzenhofen, former castle warden
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Departure to Marienthal Monastery Vineyard
Tour of Marienthal Monastery Vineyard
8:00 p.m.
Dinner in Monastery Vineyard
followed by
Return to Cologne
Monday, 30 August
Cologne
Religion in Germany / The role of Europe in Africa
8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Organisational matters
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*,
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Press conference
Cologne Cathedral
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 Bundeszentrale 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
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 Relations", 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
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dinner
Tuesday, 31 August
Cologne
Media and culture in Germany
8:50 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Organisational matters
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
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
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Coffee break
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – 1,632 GDP / per capita**
Programme in Germany
© Abbildung: Boehringer Ingelheim
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
Common paper
Miriam Shabafrouz, alumni scholarship holder
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Walk to Museum Ludwig
Visit to Museum Ludwig
Karin Thomas, art historian and art critic
followed by
Free time and individual dinner
Wednesday, 1 Sept.
Ingelheim
The economy in Germany
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.
Cologne
Departure
WEST AFRICA – area: 5,112,500 km²
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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
reinforce the German-Africa partnership."
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Mandisa Mathobela, South Africa
Scholarship holder 2010/11
Programme in South Africa
Constitution Hill
Bicycle tour in Soweto
Saturday, 12 March
Johannesburg
Arrival of the participants
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
other participants
Katherine Furman, South Africa
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**
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Apartheid Museum
Monday, 14 March
Johannesburg
Study Day 1: The history of the Southern African states
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
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ALGERIA – 7,426 GDP / per capita**
Programme in South Africa
Mining industry
Tuesday, 15 March Johannesburg
Study Day 2: The economy in South Africa
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, philoso-
phy 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
Martin Ostermeier, Germany
Scholarship holder 2010/11
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
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**
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Freedom Parc
City of Pretoria
Vortrekker Monument
Wednesday, 16 March Johannesburg/ Pretoria
The government and political party system in South Africa
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
Grace Karen Mganga, Malawi
Scholarship holder 2010/11
“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
and interactions. I look forward to once again broadening my own
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.
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Dinner
GUINEA – 1,118 GDP / per capita**
Programme in South Africa
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**
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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 Pretoria/ Kruger Park
Ecosystems and species protection in South Africa
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 Kruger Park
The monarchy in Swaziland
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
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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 Krueger Park/ (Esitjeni)
Swaziland
Poverty, gender inequality and HIV/Aids in 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 moni-
toring 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 oppor-
tunities 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**
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Market of Warwick
Durban Beach
Monday, 21 March Mbabane/ Durban
Entering Zulu land
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 Durban
Trade relations in Southern Africa and the African city
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
Yasmin Kumi, Germany
Scholarship holder 2010/11
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"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
a moderator. I am looking forward to take benefit of my newly
acquired knowledge, especially about economic development,
in order to shape the future of both my home country and African
countries"
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
Durban
Health care and social systems, HIV/ Aids and the social
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**
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Waterfront of Cape Town
Cape Town "Smilies"
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
Khayelitsha
"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 Durban/ Cape Town
Exploring 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
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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 Cape Town
Education and Employment in South Africa
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**
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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 Cape Town
Agriculture and land reform in Southern Africa
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 Cape Town
Visiting Robben Island
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
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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 Cape Town
Evaluation of the programme
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
Caroline Trimborn
The cooperative learning activities are part of the demanding methodical 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 interaction, 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.
SAMBIA – 11.92 million inhabitants*
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Further programme components
Common Paper
Miriam Shabafrouz
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 papers 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
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
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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 connection between the other talks and to discuss the most important
findings for the participants.
Soft skills, in particular, should be continually developed:
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.
MADAGASCAR – 19.67 million inhabitants*
Reception with the
German Federal President
Speech of Yasmin Kumi, Germany
Yasmin Kumi
Yasmin Kumi
scholarship holder
2010/11
Once upon a time, a wise man said that “education is the most
powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – doubtlessly, 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; seeking 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 conversations 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*
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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.
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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 Germany 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!
MOZAMBIQUE – 21.37 million inhabitants*
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Realities confronting
German and African youth
in a globalized world
Coretta M. P. Jonah
Coretta Maame
Panyin Jonah
alumni scholarship
holder
The world has indeed become a global village. The forces of
globalization have subjected most people of the world to the same
influences. When a handball by Uruguayan striker Suarez,
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 disappointments 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 rawmaterial 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 Millennium 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
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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 disproportionate 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. Employment and remuneration were not based on market considerations
but on political calculations only. Economic liberalization and privatization 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 compelled 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 nonaccountable 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*
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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 numbers 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 undereace 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-
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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 Germany stands in sharp contrast to the depressing poverty of African
people. Socio-cultural homogenization and economic differentiation 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**
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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 outboard 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
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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**
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Go Africa... Go Germany 2010/2011
Project Team
and scholarship holders
Thomas Krüger
President of the Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb
Thomas Krüger
Germany
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Born in Buttstädt in 1959, initially trained as a skilled plastics
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 founding 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 Kommission 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.
EAST AFRICA – area: 6,159,700 km²
Project Team
Dr. Katja Böhler
Holger Ehmke
Project Manager
Dr. Katja Böhler
Germany
Born in Eisenach in 1971, a lawyer by training, studied in Berlin
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 coordinator 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
Germany
Born in Lübeck in 1953, Germany. In 1973, he began his
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.
ETHIOPIA – 79.09 million inhabitants*, 700 GDP / per capita**
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Sabine Wicher
Alexandra Stertz
Nadine Krüger
Project Staff
Realization of the Programme
Sabine Wicher
Germany
Born in Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1979, studied Political Science,
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
Germany
Alexandra Stertz, born in Neuwied in 1984, worked as an au
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
Germany
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Born in Frechen in 1982, completed her training as a middlegrade civil servant in 2007. For a year she worked for the
Department for Rural Development and Real Estate Regulations 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.
KENYA – 37.53 million inhabitants*, 1,436 GDP / per capita**
Project Staff
Rh. Schulze Horn
S. Jeyasegaran
Saskia Mey
Rhaban
Schulze Horn
Germany
Born in Bonn in 1965, completed an apprenticeship as a goldsmith in 1991 before he started working for the federal
administration as a graduate in office management (DiplomVerwaltungswirt). He has been working at the Federal Agency
for Civic Education/bpb since 2001. Meanwhile he has
completed a Master study in European Administration Management 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
Jeyasegaran
Germany
Born in Euskirchen in 1987, completed her training as a middlegrade civil servant in 2010. Now she is working for the
department in charge of the education of young people with
a low affinity towards politics at Federal Agency for Civic
Education/bpb.
Project Assistance
Saskia Mey
Germany
Born in Bremen in 1985, studied Political Science, Geography
and North American Studies at the universities of Bonn and
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 Education since 2009.
SOMALIA – 8.7 million inhabitants
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Caroline Trimborn
Caroline Trimborn
Germany
Miriam Shabafrouz
Dr. Klaus Schott
Born in Siegburg in 1985, studied Literary, Cultural, Media
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 Lufthansa in 2007 and worked in the sector of Public Relations. In
2008, during the election period, she interned at the Economic Affairs, Cultural and Press and Public Relations Department 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
Germany
Born in Heidelberg in 1980, is a former scholarship holder and
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
Germany
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Born in 1961, studied human medicine at the University of Cologne. 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.
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
Germany
Born in Kirchheim in 1984. After completing her final high school
diploma (German school education, qualifying for University
admission), she travelled around in Asia, Australia, New Zealand 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 ThaiGerman 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
Germany
Born in Forchheim in 1986. From October 2005 through August
2008 she did a Bachelor's programme in European studies,
political science and languages at the Catholic University Eichstätt-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 Rhodes 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**
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Drushka Lukea
Drushka Lukea
Mauritius
Franz Böttcher
Germany
Grace Karen Mganga
Malawi
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Franz Böttcher
Grace Karen Mganga
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.
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 Lebanon. 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.
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.
SOUTHERN AFRICA – area: 6,570,807 km²
Scholarship holders
Gys Hough
Jessica Haring
Gys Hough
South Africa
Born in Uniondale in 1986. After matriculating Gys began his
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 affiliated 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
Germany
Born in Schönebeck in 1988. After completing her A levels in
2007 she started studying European Studies (B.A.) at the Ottovon-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**
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Katherine Furman
Kudzai Mtero
Lena Isabell König
Katherine Furman
South Africa
Born in Grahamstown in 1987. After finishing her high school
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 International 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 disadvantaged areas. She has been involved in student politics and has
worked on various projects to improve the lives of underprivileged South Africans, including running an international activism
training programme in South Africa in 2009.
Kudzai Mtero
Zimbabwe
Born in Bulawayo in the year 1985. After completing his high
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
Germany
Born in Schorndorf in 1986. After completing her general higher
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 fivemonth stay in South Africa.
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MADAGASCAR – 878 GDP / per capita**
Scholarship holders
Lisa Kim Breitenbruch Malte Liewerscheidt
Mandisa Mathobela
Lisa Kim
Breitenbruch
Germany
Born in Homburg in 1985, has been studying communication
studies, economics and sociology at the University of
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 RhinelandPalatinate 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 University Group Mainz. Her hobbies include reading, badminton
and going to the theatre.
Malte Liewerscheidt
Germany
Born in Neuss in 1984, is currently completing his studies of
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. Thereby, 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
South Africa
Has a BA degree from Wits University, with majors in International Relations and Law. She is a member of the Golden
Key Honor Society and is the 2007 recipient of the DAADINISA 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.
MOZAMBIQUE – 739 GDP / per capita**
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Martin Ostermeier
Martin Ostermeier
Germany
Mitja Thomas
Germany
Ndeshi Vatilifa
Namibia
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Mitja Thomas
Ndeshi Vatilifa
Born in Munich in 1984. Before studying Economies at the
University of Munich he did his alternative civilian service abroad
in a non-profit organization in Guatemala. Living and working 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.
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.
Born in Windhoek in 1987. She completed her high school in
2005 at Concordia College. In 2006 she enrolled for her B-Tech
Business Administration Degree at the Polytechnic of Namibia. 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.
NAMIBIA – 4,819 GDP / per capita**
Scholarship holders
Nyasha Frank Mpahlo
Paul Friedrich Langer
Nyasha Frank Mpahlo
Zimbabwe
Born in Harare, in 1983. Nyasha started doing development
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 Society 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 Democracy 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
Germany
Born in Filderstadt in 1985. After finishing secondary school with
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**
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Pride Mulonga
Pride Mulonga
Zambia
Riambatosoa Andriamampandry
Rakotondrazafy
Madagascar
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R. A. Rakotondrazafy
Born in Lusaka in 1986. He holds a B.A. in Public Administration
with Development Studies from the University of Zambia (UNZA).
Upon completion of his studies, he worked for a year as a parttime 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.
Born in Antananarivo in 1987. Since having her first Masters degree in Geography, she has been working as a consultant in
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.
ZIMBABWE – 13.4 million inhabitants*, 200 GDP / per capita**
Scholarship holders
Sabiti Mugara
Sarfo Baffour G.K
Sabiti Mugara
Democratic Republic of
the Congo
Born in Zunguluka in 1982. After completing his high school education in 2000, he embarked on an three years Advanced Diploma
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
Ghana
Born in a town situated in the Southern part of Ghana called
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 Certificate 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**
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Sofia Shabafrouz
Yasmin Kumi
Yolanda Zahn
Sofia Shabafrouz
Germany
Born in Heidelberg in 1983. After completing a degree in media
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
Germany
Born in Berlin in 1988. After her completion of high school in 2007,
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
Germany
Born in Nuremberg in 1985. After completing comprehensive
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 Madagascar 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.
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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
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