Knowledge Innovation Practioner Project Proposal

For“Empowerment of Women”

June 26,2005 ( RITSEC)

Prepared by: A’laa El-Dersh

Thank YouThe following course work and project proposal was created as part of the „KEN Practitioner

Certification Course“ delivered at RITSEC, Cairo in collaboration with Entovation Internation Ltd. The Knowledge Innovation Assessment Methodology was developed and is copyrighted by Debra M.

Amidon (www.entovation.com)

A special thank you for their support is given to:

– The Egyptian Ministry of Administrative Development– RITSEC Management

• Hisham Sherif• Mahmood Rezk• Effat El-Shooky

– RITSEC Staff• Sophia Korayem (Local project management)• Amin Lotfy (Local project management and facilitation)• Ahmed Sobky (Local project management and facilitation)• Neven Noshy (Local IT support)

– International supporters• Debra Amidon, Entovation International Ltd www.entovation.com (Content expert)• Oliver Schwabe, Eurofocus International Consultants Ltd, www.euro-focus.com (Facilitator)

– Our group facilitator (Mohamed Atiya) and the whole participant group

Problem Statement

Social Capital: Lack of family and community support for understanding female problems and challenges

Livelihood Strategies: Poverty and lack of education.

Livelihood Options: Lack of livelihood options (no skills, no job opportunities)

Livelihood Context: Cultural beliefs (gender discrimination that leads to low self-esteem)

Executive Summary• Solution?• Title: Dare To Dream• Development Objective• Project Objectives Raise Awareness Education Vocational Skills

The expected financial and non-financial value

• Financial Value:• Capitalize on existing and available resources

• Non- Financial Value: Offers new opportunities:Through literacy classes and non-

traditional vocational training Builds Self-Confidence: Through boosting the girls self- confidence

and self-esteem Income generation: The girls will acquire skills that will enable

them to generate income Change of Practice: Through introducing girls to non-

traditional vocational training.

Required Resources...

• Financial resources

• Human resources

• Data

Time Needed

• The project is a one year long to be replicated when it is proved to be successful

Organizational Readiness

• The project idea will be welcomed and endorsed from all the concerned entities

• Introducing some new concepts

Assessment Results

Radar Chart

Knowledge Innovation Assessment Results

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10Collaborative Process

Performance Measures

Education / Development

Learning Netw ork

Market Positioning

Products / Services

Market Penetration

Market Image

Leadership / Leverage

Technology / Internet

Knowledge Innovation Assessment Results

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8

10Collaborative Process

Performance Measures

Education / Development

Learning Netw ork

Market Positioning

Products / Services

Market Penetration

Market Image

Leadership / Leverage

Technology / Internet

Knowledge Innovation Assessment Results

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4

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8

10Collaborative Process

Performance Measures

Education / Development

Learning Netw ork

Market Positioning

Products / Services

Market Penetration

Market Image

Leadership / Leverage

Technology / Internet

Knowledge Innovation Assessment Results

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Assessment ResultsTable

• Collaborative Process 1.50 9.00 • Performance Measures 4.00 7.00 • Education / Development 2.00 9.00 • Learning Network 5.00 7.00 • Market Positioning 4.00 7.00• Products/Services 2.00 8.00• Market Penetration 2.00 9.00• Market Image 4.50 7.00• Leadership / Leverage 2.00 9.00 • Technology / Internet 4.00 7.00

Priority Group 1

• Collaborative process

• Product/Services

• Leadership leverage

• Market Penetration

• Education and Development

Priority Group 2

Performance Measures

Learning Network

Market Positioning

Market Image

Technology/Internet

Appling Collaborative Process

Mini project suggestion:The National Association For The Empowerment of Women ( NAEW)

under the auspicious of Ministry of Social AffairsFinancial Value:

• Avoiding duplication and accordingly misallocation of resources • Capitalizing on Stakeholders resources

Non-Financial Value:• Achieving harmonization as each entity complement the others • Assert the existence of common goal and strategy • Asserting the collaborative process

Appling performance Measures

• Mini Project Suggestion:• Assessment and Monitoring Procedures• Financial Value:• Having a system of monitoring and assessment is beneficial as it

pinpoints to the points of strength and weakness in the project and this result in reducing the project’s costs as such assessment may terminate some actions or activities deemed ineffective and costy

• Non-Financial Value:• -Assess credibility of the project• -Increase transparency in dealing with the projects data, results

and main findings• -Determine whether the project could be replicated or not• -Enhance the performance of adolescent girls 

Appling Education/Development

• Mini Project Suggestion:• Empowerment of Women through education• Financial Value:• The project will enter into partnership with the National Institute

for illiteracy eradication and this means reducing the cost of providing teachers and classes by the Ministry of social affairs.

• -The project will contract with local business who will train girls at their working place .

• Non-financial Value:• Boost the sense of ownership and responsibilities by the local

business• Boost girl’s self- confidence and image• Provide them with skills to improve the job opportunities• Introduction of non-traditional skills will change societal

perception on the inferiority of women• -Helping girls to be independent and productive

Appling Learning Network

• Mini Project Suggestion:-• Knowledge sharing

• Financial Value:• Financially wise such meetings are so important as they pinpoints to the points of strength and weakness and thus

the project's financial resources could be tailored in the most effective way.

Non- Financial Value:• Girls will feel that their opinions are valid and taking into

account.Hence enhance their self-image and confidence• Girls will learn to be critical thinkers • Girls will learn to express their opinion freely

Dare To Dream & Market Positioning

• Mini Project Suggestion• Studies on Market Positioning

• Financial Value •  Market studies will enable the project management to make the

best use of resources available and prevent it to fall into mistakes that could be considered financially invalid

•  Non-Financial Value:• The project implementation would be facilitated and well guided

by such studies

Dare To Dream &Services Provided

• Mini Project Suggestion:• Illiteracy eradication tapes; distance learning • Non-Financial Value:• The project will save time and effort to reach such girls.• The project will be able to reach large numbers of illiterate

girls • The project would save teachers and materials spent in the

ordinary classes

 

Dare To Dream &Penetrating The Market

Mini project Suggestion:Strategic alliances and partnership with NGOs

Financial Value:It is likely that this would result in economies in the delivery of services of both

the Ministry of Social Affairs and NGOS

Non-Financial Value :• Creating alliances will enhance the quality of the service delivered• Avoiding duplication will allow tackling the area where the project activities

will benefit most• Ensuring specialization through alliances as both would agree to define their

role and areas of intervention

   

Dare To Dream & Market Image

• Mini Project suggestion:• The announcement of the project through distribution of posters and

brochures

• Financial Value:• The project will direct its resources to the targeted group

• Non-Financial Value:• Informing people interested in joining the illiteracy and vocational

training classes• Developing credibility for the project  • The message included in the announcement will serve in boosting

the awareness of the people

Leveraging of Leadership

• Mini Project Suggestion• Evaluation and assessment of leadership level

• Financial Value:• Effective management of resources • Non-Financial Value:• -Quality of service will be enhanced

Usage of Technology

• Mini Project Suggestion:• “Establishing intranet system to promote collaboration”

• Financial Value:• Using high-tech mechanism will reduce transaction costs and cost

of materials

• Non-Financial Value:• Time taken to exchange information is reduced• Effort are reduced• Facilitate the exchange of information and therefore enhancing

transparency

Sustainability

Change of Practice: Through introducing girls to non-traditional vocational training.

Advocacy: Organizing conferences for raising awareness

Policy Change: Community support network will act as pressure groups for change

Poverty

• This Project contributes to improving the living standards of the girls and their families through providing them with the necessary skills and literacy classes that will enable them to work and earn their living.

Conclusion

1. This project offers community development.

2. The project introduces non-traditional vocational skills for girls

3. The project boosts the girls’ self-esteem and reveals their potential

I hereby request Ministry of Social Affairs to Endorse the

Project’s idea

Thank you