Be the Change Academy - Kenya
Impressions
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Training Group in September 2011 in Kibuye
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Interviews for Selection Panel in November 2011
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Loanees buying utensils for their business
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Weekly loanee meeting
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Training April – June 2012
Impressions
Training lessons
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1. Market Research: Business Viability & Competition 2. Market Research: Market Segmentation & Location 3. Market Research: Conduction Market Research 4. Marketing & Pricing 5. Customer Service 6. Business Ethics 7. Life Skills 8. Savings: Personal and Business 9. Basic Accounting & General Journal Entries 10. Sales Forecasting & Break Even Analysis 11. Income Statement & Cash Flow 12. Balance Sheet 13. Introduction to Sustainability 14. Waste Management 15. Resource Management & Consumption 16. Water 17. Food & Agriculture 18. Business Law 19. Gender Equality 20. Presentations Market Research Entrepreneurial Skills Financial Literacy Sustainability
Trainings
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2011
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2012
80 young people trained
8 training lessons
• 24 loans
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152 young people trained •
20 training lessons •
?? loans
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Trainings
The trainers have shown me their open heart when training, this has make me feel free and ready to participate. The training is very youth-friendly. I can now find my way to treat my customers well, it has also make me know the importance of savings and taking all the records in business as per sale, stock, expenses.
The lessons were interesting and I was happy to participate in the discussions. Also we were given handouts to read at home. I am happy at the training because it taught me a lot of good habits and helps me understand my business.
I liked the training because it made me know that in order to make money, you have to keep very correct accounts.
The fact we can engage in group activities and discussions after the lessons make me understand more of what has been taught, and the lessons teach us how to conduct business on a professional and efficient level.
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Impact Evaluation
4 Groups
Group A
Group B
Loanees without Training
Trainees without receiving a loan
5 females / 7 males
5 females / 7 males
Group C
Group D
Loanees with training
Control Group
4 females / 8 males
5 females / 7 males
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Impact Evaluation –Increased Business Skills
• Business survey
1. Personal business confidence
• Higher for groups B and C after training
2. Financial records
• Most of trained youth are keeping records
3. Challenges
• Trained youth are more resilient and overcome challenges and business difficulties more easily
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Impact Evaluation –Improved understanding
• Improved understanding of business mechanism
• Business survey
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“I do not keep accounts because I do not have many transactions, it’s just me buying fuel and receiving money from my customers and maybe spending on repairs which is not regular.”
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Impact Evaluation –Increased income
– Nobody repays their loan, if they cannot provide for themselves and their families
– Comparison from Group A and C
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• Loan repayments
Impact Evaluation of Loan Repayments
Group A –without training
Group C – with BTCA training
Total loan repayment: 2%
Total loan repayment: 28%
Best repayment: 8%
Time for repayment: 13 months
Best repayment: 72%
Time for repayment: 7 months
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Impact Evaluation –Level of Poverty Aug 11
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42% 33% 25% Group D No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 22% 22% 56% Group A No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 34% 58% 8% Group B No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 25% 75% 0% Group C No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty
Impact Evaluation –Level of Poverty Nov 11
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42% 33% 25% Group D No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 22% 22% 56% Group A No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 25% 67% 8% Group B No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 25% 75% 0% Group C No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty
Impact Evaluation –Level of Poverty Feb 12
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42% 33% 25% Group D No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 36% 64% 0% Group C No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 11% 33% 56% Group A No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 25% 67% 8% Group B No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty
Impact Evaluation –Level of Poverty Feb 12
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42% 33% 25% Group D No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 36% 64% 0% Group C No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 11% 33% 56% Group A No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty 17% 75% 8% Group B No Poverty Poverty Absolute Poverty
Impact Evaluation of Gender equality
• More women engaged in training and completing course with viable Business Plans
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44% 56% Gender Male Female
Impact EvaluationConclusion
• The IE shows, that the project works
• The three components of BTCA support -
1. Training
2. Loan Funding
3. Business Start-up Mentorship must be delivered as a package, not separately
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Personal success story
• "The meetings have given me a platform to continuously develop my business since we share ideas and even the challenges that we face and get input from the rest of the members. The group members are my business family and would prefer to maintain this relationship for a longer period of time.“
• "The trainers were the best I have ever met so far, I had never imagined that such a wonderful training would be conducted in a way that all of us were very ok with since personally, I speak English but not so well and I do not understand detailed English. They were always there to listen and advice and portrayed great concern about our development. I feel so honored and proud of them."
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Further success
• Funding from the French Embassy for loans
• Official partnership with the Office of the Prime Minister, Greening Kenya Initiative
• Working together with the Mayor of Kisumu
• US AID and DfiD Proposals in progress
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Plan for the future
• Establishing the Academy in Kisumu
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– Start partnerships with High Schools in Kisumu
Turn the training locations to High School
Start Business Clubs in Schools
– Find Manager to take over the Academy
Start Business Academies in 2 other cities
– Eldoret? Mombasa? Nakuru?
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