Norman Barnett & Bharat Bhasin Award - Project Winners 2008 Three projects were awarded with the Norman Barnett & Bharat Bhasin Award during the International Congress of AIESEC 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1st Place Award Winner for 2009 :
Wall of Hope, AIESEC Mainland of China 
China has one of the world`s oldest and
continuous civilizations, consisting of states and
cultures dating back from more than six millennia. In 2009, Mainland of China, as the world`s fastest growing economy, lead the world to get rid over the financial crisis, and start creating more solutions and opportunities for the current challenges in our society. AIESEC Mainland of China has taken the both opportunities and challenges, to help building a peace and harmony world. But at the same time, our entity responds the call of specific issues like the Sichuan Earthquake, trying to bring hope and solutions for the disaster and also through our focus on Migrant Children Education, a really important issue in the Chinese Society nowadays. Through our international exchange program and
the global learning environment,
Ser Mas Project, AIESEC in Iberoamerica
AIESEC Mainland of China, has created The National Program called: WALL OF HOPE, working in Subprograms and making a great effort in the following issues: Sichuan Earthquake, HIV/AIDS problems, Clean Energy issues, Migrant Children Education, CSR and Entrepreneurship. 2nd Place Award Winner for 2009:  Ser Más (To be More) is an AIESEC in Iberoamerica Program that aims to positively impact a significant amount of youth by offering them a platform of Self-discovery and learning by doing around the topics of:
* Corporate Social Responsibility. * Social Entrepreneurship. * Business Entrepreneurship.
"Ser MAS" or "To Be MORE" is a program to enable young people find their
unique potential and engage in activities that add more value to themselves and the communities.
This concept is based on our belief that the future development of our countries and communities
rely on leaders that can increase the competitiveness of our countries by driving socio-economic
change. The program aims to develop talented, competitive, globally-minded, socially
responsible future Ibero-American leaders.
The program has led IGN to BE MORE by running projects in Local
Committees that led to – 216 Exchanges, 64 projects around the issues, Increasing brand
presence- including a spot on MTV across Latin America, and a potential partnership. They’ve
been supported in their initiatives by Ashoka, Artemesia, W.K Kellog Foundation and BBVA.
2nd Place Award Winner for 200:
The Indonesia Bisa Project,
AIESEC in Indonesia. 
B I S A Initiative Which means, Indonesia CAN DO IT! This project aspired to increase the confidence of Indonesian AIESECers and prove to the world through AIESEC, that Indonesia can have an impact despite difficult times and severe crises. Indonesian AIESECers, from 6 cities in Indonesia, worked closely together striving to create an impact towards members & society, and aligned with AIESEC Way around the topics of : HIV AIDS, children, tourism and environment. This project led to support from various organizations including Greenpeace and provided 93 exchanges within the scope of the Project. This also saw a lot of recognition by local and national media recognizing the relevance and impact of the project.
About the Norman Barnett & Bharat Bhasin Award
About the Award and the Award Sponsors
The project award was originally initiated by the individual alumni sponsors
Bernd Thomas, (MCP AIESEC in Germany 1957-58, PAI 1958-59, AI Envoy to Asia 1962, AI Hall of Fame
2000) and Victor Loewenstein (AI Secretary-General 1961-1962, AI Supervisory Group member, AI Hall
of Fame 2000). It was instituted at the International Congress 1980 in Chicago as Norman N. Barnett
Award to honour a tragically deceased student leader of AIESEC in the United States of America. The
first winner of the NORMAN N. BARNETT AWARD was Arjun Bhagat (MCP AIESEC in India 1981-1982). After
several years the award was suspended. New global awards by AIESEC International partners were
introduced then. It is now being re-launched as an award from a larger group of sponsoring alumni.
The original sponsors from Europe join ranks with Arjun Bhagat (Assistant Secretary-General AIESEC
International 1983-84, President Indian AIESEC Alumni, AI HoF 2005) and David Pollay (MCP of AIESEC
in the United States of America 1989-90, AI Alumni Contribution Award 2005). The award title is
widened to NORMAN BARNETT & BHARAT BHASIN AWARD to honour also the tragically deceased student
leader from an Asian AIESEC member. Norman Barnett and Bharat Bhasin were emblematic in AIESEC
leadership and motivated endeavour to overcome the global divide and would have gladly joined hands
had they been able to meet.
The award is given every year during the International Congress of AIESEC in the month of August. The next ceremony will be held in Malaysia, August 2009. To contribute to the fund sponsoring the award, kindly contact AIESEC International at: alumni@ai.aiesec.org About the Award Names NORMAN N. BARNETT, B.A. (Cornell), M.B.A. (Columbia) b1937 d1979 Early pioneer of the AIESEC in the United States of America as MCP 1959-60 and first full-time administrator 1961-62; instrumental in restructuring AIESEC International at IPM´59 to ´60 and IC’59 to IC’61 where elected AI-AC and ISM; supporter of AIESEC introduction in Central America and Africa; initiator of the AIESEC International Mission to Asia 1962. Distinguished business career (McKinsey, etc.) BHARAT BHASIN, B.A. (U. of Delhi), M.A. Pol. Sc. (U. of Mumbai), M.B.A. (Indian School of Business Hyderabad) b1977 d2005 Popular integrator of the AIESEC in India as MCP 1998-99; international leadership as Chairman of AIESEC Asia-Pacific Region 1998-99, at IPM’98 Slovakia and IPM '99 Taiwan as well as at IC’99 Stockholm-Helsinki (AIESEC’s 50th Anniversary). Promising career start in banking (HDFC). |
