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AGENDA 4 1 3 2 5 What is a SIFE Project? Project Planning The SIFE Criterion Gettting going with projects Living the SIFE Dream…
WHAT IS A SIFE PROJECT? Find people in need Transfer knowledge and skills Empower Improve their quality of life and standard
WHAT IS A SIFE PROJECT? “Give me a fish & I will eat for a day Teach me to fish & I will eat for a lifetime” Go one step further than just teaching!
PROJECT PLANNING Considering the relevant social, economic and environmental factors which team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living The Criterion Quality of Life
AGENDA Stage 1: The Need What is the need? What is the root cause of the need? Who are the people in need? What are their needs?
AGENDA Stage 2: The Solution Social, Economic & Environmental Factors Business and Economic Concepts Entrepreneurial Approach Empowerment
AGENDA Stage 3: Impact & Measurement Changes in understanding and skill set Changes to their lives Making the results meaningful Setting & Meeting Project Goals Improving Projects
AGENDA Stage 1:The Need
Establish the need in advance of the project • Identify people in most need • Perform needs assessment PROJECT PLANNING Need • Establish the need in advance of the project • Identify people in most need • Perform needs assessment • Establish the need in advance of the project • Identify people in most need • Perform needs assessment • Establish the need in advance of the project • Identify people in most need • Perform needs assessment • Establish the need in advance of the project • Identify people in most need • Perform needs assessment Considering the relevant social, economic and environmental factors which team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living
Council Police Statistics Personal experience Newspapers News Choose target group to work with that is: Most in need You can have an impact on Don’t assume Talk to them! Questionnaires Find the root cause PROJECT PLANNING Big Picture Assessment Find Target Group Target Group Assessment
Build A SIFE Project You have been given a “big picture need”. Write down: All the potential root causes How you would conduct a needs assessment
Stage 2: The Solution Considering the relevant social, economic & environmental concepts
Consider the relevant economic, social & environmental factors • Holistic approach • Note ’Relevant’ • Considered= planning • Accounted for = implementation • All 3 must be considered PROJECT PLANNING Social, Economic & Environmental Factors • Establish the need in advance of the project • Identify people in most need • Perform needs assessment • Establish the need in advance of the project • Identify people in most need • Perform needs assessment • Establish the need in advance of the project • Identify people in most need • Perform needs assessment • Establish the need in advance of the project • Identify people in most need • Perform needs assessment Considering the relevant social, economic and environmental factors which team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living
PROJECT PLANNING Overall ecological impact Environmental impact of target audience Environmental impact of implementing project (eg. recycling, waste, energy) Addressing a social issue Well being of the stakeholders (eg. Participants, families, customers, suppliers) Conduct a stakeholder analysis Economic Social Environmental Creates economic opportunities Profit Income Savings
Build A SIFE Project Pick one root cause that you want to develop a solution to Write down: All the relevant social, economic & environmental factors How you would adapt the project to make sure there wasn’t a negative impact?
Stage 2: The Solution Applying business & economic concepts
Use the positive power of business! • Transfer of knowledge and skills PROJECT PLANNING Business & Economic Concepts • Use the positive power of business • Transfer of knowledge and skills Considering the relevant social, economic and environmental factors which team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living
Supply and Demand • International Trade • Competition • Pricing Strategies • Government Interventions • Running a business • (marketing, finance, HR, market research) • Entrepreneurship • (innovation, idea generation) • Success in business (employability, communication, team work, leadership) PROJECT PLANNING Economic Concepts Business Concepts
Build A SIFE Project Continue working on the solution - Write down: All the relevant business & economic concepts you could teach How would you teach them?
Entrepreneurial Approach • Resourceful • Adaptive to change • Innovative • Hands on approach • Practice, practice, practice • Business planning -> Start example enterprise • Market research theory -> Conduct market research Entrepreneurial Approach Considering the relevant social, economic and environmental factors which team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living
Build A SIFE Project Continue working on the solution - Write down: How this project will be entrepreneurial What will be unique? Innovative?
Stage 2: The Solution Effectively Empower
Empowerment • Dependant -> Independant • ”Give me a fish and I’ll eat for a day, teach me to fish and I’ll eat for a lifetime”-more than teaching • Goal of long-term empowerment • Requires knowledge, skills and motivation Entrepreneurial Approach Considering the relevant social, economic and environmental factors which team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living
What is empowerment? Maslow’s Hierarchy Milton - granting of political, social or economic power French - Autonomisation
PROJECT PLANNING Have own business run independently One-on-one mentoring- how to run their business successfully Empowerment • Perform needs assessment • Project responds to a need • People in need = any audience that is lacking skills or knowledge in a particular field • Establish the need in advance of the project Have practical skills & starting business Using a business plan and business start-up Understand how to create a business plan How to create a business plan
PROJECT PLANNING Secured a job & confident in doing the process again Empowerment How to use knowledge for future experience • Perform needs assessment • Project responds to a need • People in need = any audience that is lacking skills or knowledge in a particular field • Establish the need in advance of the project Have applied for jobs Mentoring in applying for jobs and interview skills Have a CV How to create a CV
Important to measure impact • Think about how you will measure impact before you start. • Don’t be afraid to be creative • Sometimes deepest impact is hard to measure
Important to measure impact • Think about how you will measure impact before you start. • Don’t be afraid to be creative • Sometimes deepest impact is hard to measure SUPERSIFE
Build A SIFE Project Continue working on the solution - Write down: How this project will empower the beneficiaries How will you take it one step further than teaching?
Stage3: Impact & Measurement Quality of life & Standard of living
Impact • Important to measure impact • Think about how you will measure impact before you start-benchmarking • Don’t be afraid to be creative • Sometimes deepest impact is hard to measure PROJECT PLANNING Impact • Important to measure impact • Think about how you will measure impact before you start. • Don’t be afraid to be creative • Sometimes deepest impact is hard to measure
Outputs vs Outcomes Outcomes What this means… Eg 1 business successfully running, doubling the owners income, enabling him to send both children to school. Outputs What you have done… Eg Delivered 5 business workshops 30 hours one-on-one business mentoring Outputs What you have done… Eg Delivered 5 business workshops 30 hours one-on-one business mentoring
So what? So what? So what? So what? Provide for family Income CV Job
Quantitative Easier to measure Hard facts/proof Questionnaires and tests Statistics Direct products Profit/income figures Quantitative Easier to measure Hard facts/proof Questionnaires and tests Statistics Direct products Profit/income figures Material changes Jobs Income House Clean drinking water Food Etc. Material changes Jobs Income House Clean drinking water Food Etc. PROJECT PLANNING Considering the relevant social, economic and environmental factors which team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living Standard of Living Quality of Life
PROJECT PLANNING Considering the relevant social, economic and environmental factors which team most effectively empowered people in need by applying business and economic concepts and an entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality of life and standard of living Quality of Life Quality of Life
Non-Material changes Confidence Self-Esteem Change in social standing Respect Etc.
Harder to measure but often gives the quantitative meaning Photos and videos Stories and testimonials Focus groups Interviews (play born in Manilla video)
Important to measure impact National Competitions To meet goals To improve projects
Build A SIFE Project Continue working on the solution - Write down: How this project will have an Impact What will it have an impact on? How will you measure it?
AGENDA Stage 1: The Need Identify the need Identify the root cause of the need Identify the people in need Identify their specific needs – How? NEED ASSESSMENT!
AGENDA Stage 2: The Solution Social, Economic & Environmental Factors Business and Economic Concepts Entrepreneurial Approach Empowerment
AGENDA Stage 3: Impact & Measurement Changes in understanding and skill set Changes to their lives Making the results meaningful Setting & Meeting Project Goals Improving Projects