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Network 4 Development Researchers Wales Africa Links
Craig Owen
Funded by Managed by
www.walesafrica.org
Wales Africa Links Craig Owen Funded by Managed by F - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Wales Africa Links Craig Owen Funded by Managed by F - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Network 4 Development Researchers Wales Africa Links Craig Owen Funded by Managed by F www.walesafrica.org Wales the First Fairtrade Nation Size of Wales Africa Links & UN Gold Star Desmond Tutus 2012 Visit Wales International
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Size of Wales
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Africa Links & UN Gold Star
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Desmond Tutu’s 2012 Visit
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Wales for Africa
Govt - Hub - Fairtrade - Community Links – Health Links – INGOs - SSAAP – NDR
WCVA / BIG Research 2010
928 organisations (26 INGOs; 200 SMOs ; 546 ‘local branches’) Incomes: 30 > £100k; 898 <£100k Staffing: 31 have (any) staff; 11 > 2.5 Volunteers: 10s of 1000s Focus: 55% Africa, 45% elsewhere
www.walesafrica.org/publications
Wales’ International Civil Society
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“The Link” NORTH SOUTH N Steering Group S Steering Group
Linking
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Activity examples
Models of Change – Linking
- Institutional capacity
- Organisational capacity
- (eg hospital)
- Individual capability
- (121 skillsharing + indivs)
- Service delivery
- (another pair of hands)
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Current Challenges
Evolution / Focus of Wales 4 Africa programme Economic Value – Scotland Study Growth / sustainability of volunteer-driven projects Partnership & Collaboration – consortium building
BIG Questions
Wales and the SDGs - Wales’ own SDGs? Evolution of Devolution – what if no DfID? Economic connectivity and value Shifting southern powers and demographics Welsh seat at the UN? Eurovision!!! Wales’ ID contribution in 30-50 years’ time?
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How can academia strategically engage?
Social impact and engagement agenda Practical application for research (resource poor) Help groups improve impact (identity not helpful), eg Most Significant Change, Participatory Statistics Quantify hard, and better understand soft outcomes Analyse aggregated impacts of W4A programmes Student projects linked to W4A orgs Share research openly and accessibly Broaden NDR / WCIA / IWA Collaboration?
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