President's Address

The world is full of people who have achieved a level of greatness that today's youth only dreams of.  People like Barack Obama, Sachin Pilot and Ratan Tata are among those who are like idols to many.  These people stretched their vast imaginations and strong will to levels that most of us haven't seen before. Their dreams touched heights that most people never knew existed. They had visions for what was possible in their future that went far beyond the ordinary person's.  A lot of people would just say that these people have just gotten lucky.  However, the reality is that they probably got so far because just one person believed in them.  One person gave them what they needed in order to see their goal and work as hard as they could to reach it. 

Is there someone that you know in your life that is young and you know that he or she has the potential to do anything they want to with their life?  Consider becoming their mentor and always remind them to dream big.  Some of the greatest achievers recorded in human history started out with some of the boldest dreams and goals ever conceived.  The life we know and love wouldn't be the same without the brilliant ideas of those individuals.

Leadership can even originate in a dream or be inspired by thought or individual.  Despite its origin, mentors and leadership could drive our youths to push past all of the uncertainty and fear they feel to be able to achieve what's important to them.  Great leaders everywhere already know that all dreams are possible no matter how impossible they may seem at the time.  Leadership and support are the most powerful motivators any of our youth today can have to go after their dreams.  It can never be too late and they can never be too young to accomplish anything with the right guidance.

AIESEC is a platform where you can dream big, achieve bigger and aspire for biggest. AIESEC is consummate in itself. It’s a platform for the youth to explore and develop their leadership potential. AIESEC believes that every young person has a potential, it provides its members with an integrated development experience comprised of leadership opportunities, international internships and participation in a global learning environment.

AIESEC In Lucknow, one of the Local Chapter of AIESEC India is running into its third year as an independent LC. Initiated by AIESEC in DELHI UNIVERSITY in the year 2007, AIESEC Lucknow was awarded as the best expansion initiative in the year 2008 and most progressive expansion in the year 2009 and was legislated as member on probation in January 2009.

AIESEC In Lucknow presently has 80 working members, making a positive impact on the society and aiming for 100 international exchanges this year.


-Saadia Ahmad Khan
(Extracted from AIESEC in Lucknow Newsletter: Issue 1, Volume 2)