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Wales Africa Community Links walesafrica

Wales Africa Community Links www.walesafrica.org. Community. Partnerships. Development. Sustaining. F. Funded by Managed by. www.walesafrica.org. Welsh Civil Society and the Millennium Development Goals. Craig Owen, WCVA Wales Africa Community Links.

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  1. Wales Africa Community Links www.walesafrica.org Community Partnerships Development Sustaining F Funded by Managed by www.walesafrica.org

  2. Welsh Civil Society and the Millennium Development Goals Craig Owen, WCVA Wales Africa Community Links

  3. UN MDGs Summit, New York 2010

  4. Welsh Internationalism - Historical - Social justice movements - Wales for Africa

  5. MDGs Task Force - 2010 Report

  6. 928 Who? • 26 International organisations • (+ 14 national with small int’l programs) • 140 link organisations • 60 issue based organisations = 240 addressing MDGs directly • 546 local movements • 119 diaspora organisations • 23 education organisations • 5000 high level volunteers and 10s of thousands of supporters

  7. How?

  8. Where?

  9. Africa – 55%Rest of World – 45%

  10. Addressing which MDGs?

  11. Capacity vs Reality Income • £250k-6m = 11 • £100-250k = 19 • £30k-100k = 21 • £10k-30k = 23 • £1-10k = 23 • < £1k / unknown... • = 831 Staff FTE • > 10 = 6 • 3-10 = 5 • 1.5-2.5 = 10 • 1 (inc PT) = 10 • 0 or not known... • = 897

  12. Funder Rejections - Wales • Inadequate evidence of need – 40% • Outside programme policy – 30% • Project poorly planned – 25% • Inadequate budgeting – 5%

  13. Good Practise Framework: UN Gold Star Awards

  14. Sustainable Impact 4 orgs with 43 projects Dev’t Projects 9 orgs with 45 projects 15 orgs with 24 projects Partnerships Good Practise Progression Framework Registered Community links 21 orgs with 27 projects < 140 orgs Identified / supported links < 924 orgs Interest groups www.walesafrica.org

  15. Small can be Beautiful • Horizontal not vertical programming • Social capital , relationship driven • Professional skills and knowledge • Hay Artisans and Maternal Education • Amlwch Childrens education • Llanfyllin goats for orphan • PONT Climate Change and Health outreach ...and impactful!

  16. Size of Wales

  17. Challenges... • Building Capacity • Communication & Learning • Defining good practise • Measuring Impact • Development / MDGs • Awareness / Education • Skills / Experience • Social capital/ Cohesion

  18. www. walesafrica .org F Funded by Managed by

  19. Wales Africa Community Links www.walesafrica.org Community Partnerships Development Sustaining F Funded by Managed by www.walesafrica.org

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