1. REVISED JUDGING CRITERION: UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOODS

2. REVISED JUDGING CRITERION
Which Enactus team most effectively used entrepreneurial action to empower people to improve their livelihoods in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable way?

3. ENACTUS PROJECT PROCESS
Livelihood Assets
SEE OPPORTUNITY
Livelihood Strategies
TAKE ACTION
Livelihood Outcomes
ENABLE PROGRESS

4. Livelihoods are fueled by livelihood assets
WHAT ARE LIVELIHOODS?
A livelihood is the means and activities involved in sustaining an individual’s life
Livelihoods are fueled by livelihood assets
The best way to benchmark livelihoods is by conducting a needs assessment

5. UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD ASSETS
Every individual and community has access to at least one form of livelihood asset
Livelihood assets are the capital involved in obtaining desired outcomes

6. ASSET CATEGORIES SOCIAL PHYSICAL FINANCIAL NATURAL HUMAN Employment
Income
Stocks, savings, etc.
Access to financial services
NATURAL
HUMAN

7. ASSET CATEGORIES FINANCIAL SOCIAL PHYSICAL NATURAL HUMAN
Natural resources – air, water, etc.
Waste management
Biodiversity
NATURAL
HUMAN

8. ASSET CATEGORIES FINANCIAL SOCIAL PHYSICAL NATURAL HUMAN Community
Networking
Relationships
Trust
HUMAN

9. ASSET CATEGORIES FINANCIAL SOCIAL PHYSICAL NATURAL HUMAN Skills
Knowledge
Ability
Education
NATURAL
HUMAN

10. ASSET CATEGORIES FINANCIAL SOCIAL PHYSICAL NATURAL HUMAN
Infrastructure
Shelter
Transportation
Access to consumer goods
Clean energy

11. ENACTUS PROJECT PROCESS
Livelihood Assets
SEE OPPORTUNITY
Livelihood Outcomes
ENABLE PROGRESS
Livelihood Strategies
TAKE ACTION

12. UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES
How do people use assets to obtain the outcomes they desire?
Livelihood strategies are the choices people make and the activities they do to achieve their outcomes
Livelihood assets are the capital used in the livelihood strategy

13. UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES
Investigate what people are already doing
How can your team take a collaborative, entrepreneurial approach to improve existing (or help develop new) livelihood strategies?
Livelihood strategies are where the key to empowerment lies

14. ENACTUS PROJECT PROCESS
Livelihood Assets
SEE OPPORTUNITY
Livelihood Strategies
TAKE ACTION
Livelihood Outcomes
ENABLE PROGRESS

15. UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD OUTCOMES
Outcomes categories match asset categories
Desired outcomes must be identified by the target audience to ensure sustainability
Achieving a desired livelihood outcome may positively or negatively affect assets

16. UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD OUTCOMES
Identifying relevant livelihood outcome categories helps your team determine the key metrics of the project
Reporting outcomes must involve quantifiable metrics

17. OUTCOME CATEGORIES SOCIAL PHYSICAL FINANCIAL NATURAL HUMAN New job
Ability and means to save money
Becoming an entrepreneur
Increased income
NATURAL
HUMAN

18. OUTCOME CATEGORIES FINANCIAL SOCIAL PHYSICAL NATURAL HUMAN
Improved waste management
Increased biodiversity
Use of natural resources
NATURAL
HUMAN

19. OUTCOME CATEGORIES FINANCIAL SOCIAL PHYSICAL NATURAL HUMAN
Increased trust from community members
Expansion of networks
Relationship building
HUMAN

20. OUTCOME CATEGORIES FINANCIAL SOCIAL PHYSICAL NATURAL HUMAN
Learning a new skill
Acquiring education
Professional development
NATURAL
HUMAN

21. OUTCOME CATEGORIES FINANCIAL SOCIAL PHYSICAL NATURAL HUMAN
Improved infrastructure
Access to shelter or transportation
New energy source

22. A NOTE ABOUT EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY:
People utilize the knowledge and skills they learned
Not simply giving someone an asset or desired outcome, but empowering and teaching them strategies to obtain it themselves

23. A NOTE ABOUT EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY:
People continue to utilize the knowledge and skills they learned after the team leaves
Buy-in from the target audience is crucial at all stages of the project – development, execution and follow-up

24. ENACTUS PROJECT PROCESS
Livelihood Assets
SEE OPPORTUNITY
Livelihood Strategies
TAKE ACTION
Livelihood Outcomes
ENABLE PROGRESS

25. CASE STUDY: <PROJECT NAME>
SEE OPPORTUNITY
Target audience:
Desired outcome(s):
Livelihood asset(s) available:
TAKE ACTION
Livelihood strategies improved or introduced:
ENABLE PROGRESS
Outcome(s) achieved:
Asset(s) gained through empowerment:
Metrics measured:

26. REVISED JUDGING CRITERION: UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOODS