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YOUTH CREATING JOBS

A PRESENTATION OF TWO ENTREPRENEURSHIP MODELS FROM BRAZIL AND GHANA

AGENDA

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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO

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EFFECTUATION AS THEORETICAL STEPPING STONE

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THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP MODELS

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Q & A CAFE

YOUTH CREATING JOBS

WHO WE ARE

Lise Grauenkaer Program Coordinator

Worked as program coordinator and consultant on youth programs for the past 10 years

Florian Paysan Impact evaluation Coordinator

Former marketing analyst, worked as impact evaluation and project coordinator for the past 2 years .

Jawol Vera Magan Programmer

11 years of experience in youth programming. Advocacy, Consulting and Management.

GLOBAL COLLABORATION

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Brazilian NGO funded in 2005 to support low-income entrepreneurs ALIANÇA EMPREENDEDORA Danish development organisation funded by Danida. Had programs in Ghana for 40 years. GHANA FRIENDS A vibrant youth led, youth focused

• rganization amplifying voices and

building capacity to lead change in Ghana and the World YOUTH EMPOWERMENT 4 LIFE

ALIANÇA EMPREENDEDORA

EVERYONE CAN BE AN ENTREPRENEUR

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Over 78.000 low-income entrepreneurs More than 100 projects

Main results

Low-income and necessity entrepreneurs Vulnerable populations such as young people, women, immigrants

Target audience

120 strategic partners 107 “allied” organizations

Partnerships and network

Training classes Online courses Mentoring Prizes

Products and services

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FOR LIFE

Ghana

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YEfL provides youth with relevant tools a nd skills to create jobs for themselves an d others in creative and innovative ways YOUTH CREATING JOBS “Learn to Earn” Young people learn to use communicatio n tools such radio and civic engagement s to build their self efficacy to advocate f

• r change!

YOUTH SPEAK UP! “Amplifying your Voice” We work with young people to support t hem to be effectively mobilized and orga nized to lead change in their communitie s. YOUTH ORGANIZING FOR CHANGE “A Complete Youth” Ghana Friends (GV) Catholic Relief Services (CRS) OXFAM-Ghana TZEDEK Foundation International Fertilizer Development Cen ter (IFDC) PARTNERS

GHANA FRIENDS

WHAT WE DO

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The overall goal is to reduce inequality and fight poverty while promoting rights, gender equality and good governance. DEMOCRACY AND RIGHTS Strenghten the livelihoods of farmer groups through organisation, improved technical skills and resilience strategies. FOOD SECURITY Youth entrepreneurship is at the core of empowering youth. In collaboration with YEfL we fight to organise youth to give them a strong voice and influence. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT In collaboration with School for Life we conduct policy advocacy to improve the quality of schools and access to quality education. QUALITY EDUCATION

EFFECTUATION THEORY

A new way of thinking entrepreneurship, by Saras Sarasvathy

THE EFFECTUATION THEORY

Causal VS Effectual reasoning

THE EFFECTUATION THEORY

The 5 principles

A new way of thinking entrepreneurship, by Saras Sarasvathy

2 NEW MODELS

Entrepreneurship-trainings from Brazil and Ghana

ALIANÇA’S EVOLUTION

How we integrated the Effectuation theory in our projects

First struggles with the traditio nal ways… Then we implem ented the effect uation and andr agogy theories And we started to monitor thos e changes

Focus on the business Planning tools Low participation rates Low successful business rates Focus on the individual Soft-skill and self-esteem trainings Higher successful entrepreneurs rates Increase in the audience satisfaction and participation EII (Bird in hand), Theory of Ch ange, the MSC.

Project casePen se Grande

Program implemented for the first time in 2015 and funded by the Foundation Telefonica Vivo, i n order to accelerate for 10 months young entr epreneurs that have impacting and digital busin ess ideas.

PENSE GRANDE

The methodology

Both online and face-to-f ace sessions based on t he effectuation theory an d knowledge. Personal advisory and mentoring One week long meetings to train soft skills and sh are their experiences wit h inspirational entrepren eurs. Collective immersions Each group can access a collective fund to boost their business. Seed capital

Entrepreneur e mpowerment a nd business fo rtification

MY MEANS MY FUTURE

Creative entrepreneurship

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Take a turn from the classic “learning to become an entrepre- neur” to “learning how to become an enterprising individual”

Shifting focus

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What main challenges do youth in Ghana face when starting up businesses and how can we design a model that helps youth turn the challenges into opportunities?

Objective

WHAT DID WE WANT?

DEVELOPING THE MODEL

RESEARCH FINDINGS DEVELOPMENT

• Evaluation
• Interviews
• Conceptualisation
• Contextualisation
• 5 main constraints
• Opportunities
• Develop a model
• Design modules

and exercises

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DEVELOPING THE MODEL

CO-CREATION & REDESIGN

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ROLL-OUT MONITORING & EVALUATION

• Baseline
• Post-training eval
• Re-design
• Monitoring
• Performance after

6 and 12 months

• Individual

changes

• Test exercises

with staff

• Co-creation
• Re-design

GETTING A GOOD START

VSLA APPROACH

Boot camp group starts savings – and loans group together 6 months before training.

THE BOOT CAMP

FOLLOW UP TRAININGS

THE NEW MANUAL

THIS IS HOW WE DO IT!!

THE APPROACH!

Train facilitators, recruit 20- 25 young individuals, train group on VSLA

PRE-BOOTCAMP TRAINING

Self identification: Building t rust and confidence, idea g eneration, five best steps to implement FIVE DAYS BOOTCAMP T RAINING Case based mentoring, b usiness canvas, marketing and branding CONTINUES SUPPORT 75% successful Businesse s sustained! BUSINESS START UPS

CREATIVE FACILITATION!

We use materials within our context to trigger creating during training sessions!!!

A new way of thinking entrepreneurship, by Saras Sarasvathy

RESULTS & IMPACT

Entrepreneurship-trainings from Brazil and Ghana

Our results

received external fin ancing

ENTREPRENEUR COMPASS (EII) EVOLUTION INDEX

are still running a business

65%

generate revenues

44% are formalized 17%

IMPACT FROM 2015 AND 2016

“I managed to show myself how much of an entrepreneur I was, that I am able to take control and assume tasks for myself. From that new perception, I started to feel more confident.” WHO I AM 91

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WHAT I KNOW

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WHO I KNOW

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23% 34% 44% 53% 59% 64% 64% 68%

71%

Our results

Started up their own businesses

71%

Still operate after a year

25%

Have hired other people

IMPACT FROM 2016 - 2017

75% 59%

Have increased incomes

Our results

“I thought I had to have a lot

• f money to start a business.

The camp made me see through a channel of which I have never experienced. Business can be done with-

• ut a penny.

Business is about working with people. It’s like a game, there is a risk but you should not make it stop you”.

BEFORE AFTER Strongly disagree 11% 23% Disagree 31% 37% Agree 34% 37% Strongly agree 23% 0% Missing value 0% 3%

Total 100 100

”I am afraid to fail”

BEFORE AFTER Strongly disagree 3% 31% Disagree 26% 54% Agree 48% 9% Strongly agree 20% 3% Missing value 3% 3%

Total 100 100

”I am waiting for someone”

“Before I was waiting for my family to help me. Now I just started!”.