The International position is seen as an area that offers the most benefits for a fulfilling professional life. For many, this is a mark of successful professional development. By imitation, many embark on the international path without solid preparation. Some do well. Others end up being crushed by the balance of power and the interests of international actors.
An international career must first be thought out, dreamed of and imagined. It is above all linked to a life mission, to a raison d’être which gives meaning to the life of the adventurer. The happiness and wealth quest is the common point of all adventures. Any conquest involves challenges to overcome. The challenges are easily accepted if the purpose of the engagement is to make the world a better place. It is by helping to make the world a better place that every human being feels happy. And « Happiness » is the purpose of life. No one can achieve true happiness without making others « happy ». From local to global, happiness is the product of a life mission.
Before taking your bundle for the international positions, you have to see, feel and experience the international. The initiation into diplomatic and international concerns is necessary to avoid finding yourself in new environment. The preparation for international integration takes into account the identification of mentors who have succeeded in their international adventure and who serve as benchmarks. Preparation for international integration involves lifelong learning through the media and theoretical and practical training.
The « International Action and Cooperation » (ACI) program prepares you for the international areas. Organized by recognized structures and led by qualified trainers and experienced diplomats, the ACI program, after 12 years of creation, has enabled around a hundred people to succeed in their international adventure. More than a training certificate, this program offers an opportunity to understand the world and its challenges and to act effectively and efficiently. Our world is a space of opportunity for those willing to prepare to conquer it. The Yangrin Sawadogo Research-Diffusion Center on Peace and Development (CRYSPAD), the Université Libre du Burkina (ULB) and the Institute for Support of Diplomatic and International Careers (IACDI) have joined forces to offer to Burkinabe and to Africans have a framework for international learning and experimentation through the ACI program.
Written by Poussi SAWADOGO, IACDI’s training adviser and ACI’s academic manager
Translated by Laurent OUEDRAOGO, Communicator-Translator and High Sports Performance Specialist