{"id":2918,"date":"2026-01-26T13:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylvaindifraja.com\/?post_type=portfolio&p=2918"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:47:32","slug":"my-degree-in-but-gea-business-and-administration-management","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/sylvaindifraja.com\/?portfolio=my-degree-in-but-gea-business-and-administration-management","title":{"rendered":"My degree in BUT GEA (Business and Administration Management)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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After completing my technological baccalaureate, I chose a field I was not necessarily destined for: the BUT GEA, formerly known as DUT, in Business and Administration Management. It is a three-year degree.<\/p>\n

The subjects taught are very broad. During the first year, students study all the main areas of a company in order to understand which direction they want to take: accounting, human resources, management, stock management, law, and more. Then, in the second year, students choose a specialization. In my school, three options were available: management, finance, and human resources. Without any doubt, I chose management, especially after completing my internship that same year. Read the article about my first professional experience to learn more :).<\/p>\n

These two years in the management program were full of experiences and project opportunities that sparked several passions in me. Let me introduce you to the different projects we carried out in only two years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Building a well in Togo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In the second year, to validate one of our skills units, we had to carry out a humanitarian project, regardless of the field, as long as it personally mattered to us.<\/p>\n

We therefore turned to an association called HumanNice. It was an association we already knew, which supported homeless people by organizing street outreach activities. It also provided help to people in need by distributing toys, clothes, and food to people of all ages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The project lasted one year, which gave us time to think it through. At the beginning, the project was not yet clearly defined: we simply knew that we wanted to do something with HumanNice, an association that truly mattered to us.<\/p>\n

We therefore started contacting them, and the connection was quickly very positive. The person in charge of the association replied soon after, saying that she was happy to see young people like us showing interest in her association, and that she was willing to support us in our ideas. But before that, we had to go through a first step: regularly taking part in the street outreach activities organized on Thursday evenings near Nice train station.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Little by little, we became fully involved in the project. After a few months, we found our idea. HumanNice often opened fundraising campaigns to finance specific forms of support or particular projects.<\/p>\n

We therefore decided to connect two associations: one that was looking for funding for a project, and another one, HumanNice, which had strong visibility in Nice and was able to highlight this type of initiative. This is how we partnered with Un Puits Pour La Vie to contribute to the funding of a well construction project in Togo.<\/p>\n

A whole fundraising process followed: creating posters, making phone calls, sending newsletter campaigns to large-scale company email databases, and more.<\/p>\n

In the end, we managed to raise around one hundred euros out of a target of 2,000 euros. This amount did not represent the full cost of the well, but rather a target that we considered achievable for us. Unfortunately, we did not reach this objective, but as four 19-year-old students, this project was difficult, intense, and extremely educational. We learned a lot. The money raised still contributed to the construction of the well a few months later.<\/p>\n

Thank you to Hayet, the manager of HumanNice, for trusting us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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