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Fifth world centre pilot project
Fifth World Centre Pilot Project
Background information
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Starting with recommendations from Africa Region Conference 2010 in
Madagascar concerning the Fifth World Centre in Africa
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Motion voted during World Conference 2011 in Scotland
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Financial Support from Maersk Moller Foundation
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Use experiences done to continue the research on building a new model of
delivering World Centre Experiences in Africa using existing training
centres including the delivery of the fourth Shanzu/ Kenya community
action in October 2013
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Report and recommendations to next World Conference 2014
Three events delivered so far
Ghana
South Africa
Rwanda
Ghana and South Africa
Objectives of the Project:
• Use existing training centres belonging to Member
Organizations to deliver World Centre experiences
• Upgrade the existing facilities
• Develop the participant’s skills in resource mobilization
and leadership
Ghana
21-27 July 2012
• Achimota Ghana Girl Guide Association Training Centre
• 19 delegates holding key position in each association from 7
Member Organizations: Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania,
Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gambia, South Soudan participated to
this workshop.
South Africa
South Africa: 7-14 October 2012
• 18 intergenerational delegates holding key positions in each
association from 9 Member Organizations in African including
Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland,
Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe + three international participants :
from Lebanon(1) and from Ireland(2)
• Community action visit in West Rand School
Rwanda
Objectives of the Project:
• Using Girl Guides experiences and strengths and capacity in relation to the
theme (community leadership, partnership, visibility, media and young
women involvement) to deliver the training
• Capacity building of the MO (upgrade)
• Intergenerational, intercultural learning & exchanges
• Participants developed their understanding of gender-based violence,
gained knowledge needed to implement Stop the Violence campaigns
6-11 May 2013
• Rukira Community visit, exchange and discovering
• Gikondo AGR Training centre
• 51 delegates from 28 MOs of the 5 WAGGGS regions
Summary of Events and contribution towards Recommendation
Realising Experiences in existing
facilities – which part of the
experience was this pilot realising?
Innovative approaches for Girls &
Young Women in Africa
What we have learned/ are learning
about a model for a FWC
Ghana
Leadership and fund development
First ever Fifth World Centre event.
Blended elements of Four World
Centres, Africa, Leadership and Fund
Development, for the first time.
Standard Operating Procedures
Health & Safety – Risk management
South Africa
Leadership and fund development
First ever multi regional event, linked
programme to Our Cabana’s real time
Association locations as a place for
FWC event
Rwanda
Stop The Violence , advocacy
First time to take global advocacy
programme into local community
Kenya
Community Action
WAGGGS’ longest community action
programme in Africa to date
How to optimise WAGGGS’
programmes and MO’s activities and
strengths
How to develop a longer term
experience without a traditional World
Centre structure
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Next Steps
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Continue to keep up to date with latest
thinking and trends in Africa and be
ahead of them. Taking into
consideration lesson learned and
successes during the first phase.
Financial Sustainability
Business model for a Fifth World
Centre
Several sustainable workable models
for World Conference
And/or
Proposal to extend pilot period
What did we learn?
From the mid evaluation
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There is a lot of interest in the 5WC concept
Significant staff resource is required when there is a new venue each time (particularly for a new concept)
Building an integrated planning team and leveraging other WC knowledge is key
Many participants require financial support
MO engagement is key
The evaluation highlighted also:
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There has been a large focus on delivering 3 events to date, and its now time to use these experiences to
again revisit the strategic intent. The Shanzu experience can be part of this new thinking
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We are yet to describe a ‘model’ of how the 5WC could work – so we need to focus on the other aspects
not yet explored
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We need to be clear on what else we need to do, in order to be able to build a model
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From this we can continue to create a shared vision
What do we need to do?
We need to :
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We need to be able to describe all the elements it will take for a 5WC to become, and remain
operational (and options for these as we develop our thinking)
Reflect on what is it that will make the most fundamental difference to a girl/young woman in Africa
having a future where
Focus on the WAGGGS vision :
“All girls and young women are valued and take action to change the world.”
Next steps for the pilot :
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Community action event in Shanzu Kenya Girl Guides Centre November 2013 focussed on
Economic Empowerment
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Working on a model to recommend to the World Conference 2014
What do we mean by a model ?
Program
development &
delivery
Operational
delivery (HR,
infrastructure,
standards, etc.)
Meeting
WAGGGS vision
5WC
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Balancing risks
and
opportunities
(initial capital,
business plan to
deliver viable
operations)
Marketing
(product,
audiences,
reaching them
etc.)
Thank you