The final result

Als afsluiting van het project hebben we nog een brunch gehad samen met onze projectleiders van zowel het project als van AIESEC. Tijdens de brunch hebben we de positieve en de minder positieve dingen aangehaald en verbeteringen voor de toekomst op papier gezet.

Het beste nieuws moest echter nog komen en dat was het resultaat van onze presentatie. Tijdens onze presentatie was er een vrouw aanwezig. Zij was het hoofd van de lokale organisatie. Deze lokale organisatie strijd tegen illegale winkels en kramen in de community. Andere dingen die ze proberen tegen te gaan is de illegale avondmarkt en alle ongemakken dat dit met zich meebrengt. Tijdens de presentatie was ze eerder aan de defensieve kant maar enkele dagen later was ze tot bezinning gekomen en wil ze graag zelf enkele buitenlandse studenten aantrekken om het probleem in Wenzhou aan te pakken en te veranderen.

To wrap up our project we had a lunch together with the project leaders, Asuka as Chief of the Community Development Organisation and the two responsible AIESECers. We discussed everything that happened and wrote down the pro and cons of the project so improvements can be made for the future.

But the best news was still to come! What was the final result of our presentation? Did it have any effect? During our final event, a local woman was present. She was the head of the local community organisation striving for the reduction of the illigal Wenzhou night market and all the trouble it causes for the locals. During the presentation she came across as angry and frustrated and was defensive about the things we said. We understood her position, it's a difficult topic and she has been fighting this battle for a long time. 

We were glad to hear however that what we said did have some impact and that the woman is willing to use a different strategy in the future to address the problem. She wants to cooperate with AIESEC to attract foreign students which can work further on the fundations that we laid out during these 2 months. We are very happy to have accomplished this and we wish the area of Wenzhou well!