2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Electrify your Community with Service

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* Melody Dobrinin (Rotaractor)

* Bern Igoche (Rotarian)

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• Understand how to assess and evaluate successful projects

• Go over a service project from community assessment to celebration

• Know how to plan to implement a new service project into your club.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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• What makes an awesome service project?

• Exemplar Service Project

• Plan our own project

Presentation Plan

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Time to split into groups

(with people you don’t know);)

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What makes an awesome service project?

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What makes an awesome service project?

QUESTION

• What makes a successful project?

- Think of a successful project- What made that project

successful- How do you measure success

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What makes an awesome service project?

DISCUSSION

How do you measure success?

- The four way test- Sustainable and measurable

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What makes an awesome service project?

DISCUSSION

This is what we are aiming for!

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What makes an awesome service project?

QUESTIONHow can we ensure the 4 way test is followed in every project we do?-Is it the truth?-Is it fair to all concerned?-Will it build good will and foster better friendships?-Is it beneficial to all concerned?

How can we make projects sustainable and measurable

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What makes an awesome service project?

DISCUSSION

Is it the truth?- Is everyone aware of what

they are getting into?

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What makes an awesome service project?

DISCUSSION

Is it fair to all concerned?Is it beneficial to all concerned?

- Has one person done all the work?

- Have you taken away a local’s job?

- Are the scarves you are selling made

through slave labour?

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What makes an awesome service project?

DISCUSSION

Will it build good will and foster better friendships?

- Has one person done all the work?

- Does someone feel unfairly treated?

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What makes an awesome service project?

DISCUSSION

Sustainability- Community involvement- Do they really want it

Don’t give people what you want.Find out what they want.

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Assessing a Successful Service Project

• Determine what is needed in your community- Ask club members and families- Ask other community groups- Talk with community officials- Find out what types of projects have and have not been done in the recent past.

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What makes an awesome service project?

DISCUSSION

Measurable- S: Specific- M: Measureable- A: Achievable- R: Realistic- T: Time-oriented

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What makes an awesome service project?

We’ve got a sustainable and measurable project…

Followed the four way test…

AWESOME!

What’s next?

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Exemplar Service Project!

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Exemplar Service Project

• Pick a project by determining needs• Plan your project

- Sustainable and measurable- 4 way test

• Publicity• Carry it out• Reflect and write it down!• Celebrate

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Model of a Community Service Project

• Fresh Drinking Water/Fish Pond Project for Fatima Girls High School in Aidogodo – Okpokwu Nigeria

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Model of a Community Service Project

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Model of a Community Service Project

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Model of a Community Service Project

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Model of a Community Service Project

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Model of a Community Service Project

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Model of a Community Service Project

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Model of a Community Service Project

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Benefits of the Project

• The students will have opportunity to acquire knowledge in aquaculture.

• There will be improvement in the dietary status of students of the school, which will also extend to families in their community.

• The revenue from the sale of fish will enable the school authority provide other facilities in the school that were hitherto hampered by lack of funds.

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Benefits of the Project

DEBRIEF

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Benefits of the Project

Reflection and Debrief• 4 Way Test

- Is it the truth - Is it fair to all concerned- Will it build good will and foster

better friendships- Is it beneficial to all concerned

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Benefits of the Project

Reflection and Debrief

• Sustainable?• Measurable?

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Let’s make our own projects!

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Group Exercise

Planning• 4 way test• Sustainable: Community

environment• Measurable: SMART goals

PublicityCarry out the projectHow will you debrief?How will you celebrate?

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Group Exercise

• Let’s share our responses

• Comments?

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• Understand how to assess and evaluate successful projects

• Go over a service project from community assessment to celebration

• Know how to plan to implement a new service project into your club.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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Steps for a Successful Project

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Pick a project by determining needs

• Plan your project - Sustainable and measurable- 4 way test

• Publicity

• Carry it out

• Reflect/debrief and write it down!

• Celebrate

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Make it happen!

Don’t forget to be awesome!