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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Youth Development for Permanent Transformation & Sustained Employability Critical Design & Evaluation Issues the Case of Programa Para o Futuro (PPF) Eric Rusten, Ph.D. Academy for Educational Development
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Programa Para o Futuro 1.0 2003 Pilot youth employability program 50 disadvantaged youth, half young women Included fist offenders 4 hrs/day, 5 days/week for, a years Integrated 4-part curriculum & project based learning, emphasis on ICTs
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development PPF 1.0 -- Results 100% completion rate 88% employability at graduation 5 yrs later, 93% continuous full–time employment &/or self-employment 88% completed tertiary education 30% started social programs All have robust professional network Permanent transformation
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development PPF 2.0 – Replicating & Scaling Economic Empowerment for young Women – Brazil (Nike Foundation) Employability for Unemployed Graduates – South Africa (Microsoft) Employability for Orphans & Vulnerable Children – Mozambique (USAID)
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Basic Design Principals Do NO harm! Set high targets Safe environment where youth take risks to transform Focus on learning not training; outcomes not inputs Provide time for transformationtime for transformation Leverage the power of relationships & professional networking – eMentoringeMentoring Provide social, physical & psychological support Actively involve parents
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Basic Design Principals Project-based & experiential learning 4-part holistic curriculum Integrate for greater impact 4-part holistic curriculumIntegrate for greater impact Multiple positive feed-back loops Market Driven (MOM) Use ICT as a means and an end Treat youth as we expect them to become Entrepreneurship skills & B2B mentoring Simulate the world-of-work
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Evaluation Challenge Conventional approaches are inadequate Simple input targets, e.g., hours trained, fail to capture blended value creation & ROI Rates of immediate employment are not very useful – perpetual employability is! Modest targets & measures of success make it acceptable for many youth to fail Lack of long-term tracking makes real success or failure invisible
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Moving Beyond Evaluation “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” Grants & Funding – vs. – Investments How investments differ from grants and funding? Investors expect positive returns Investors want recurrent returns Investors have long time horizons When all stakeholders are fully invested, greater value creation becomes possible Investors should be part of the change Social Return on Investment (SROI) a Viable Alternative to Evaluation
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development SROI – Results in a Complex Mix of: Creating monetary & blended value Eliminating economic & societal costs Creating positive models of success Breaking intergenerational poverty Increasing education attainment Enabling permanent transformation Creating personal & societal economic wealth Increasing political and civic engagement Enabling positive self-esteem & outlook Improving organizational & project capacity Building public awareness of what is needed
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Some SROI Principals A large community of stakeholders essential Outcomes/impacts/results or blended value maps help explain how change occurs Attribute outcomes from others and displacement to account for what would have happened anyway Include material impacts on public policy, best practices, local values, stakeholders’ investments and financial resources Financial proxies ensure that data is relevant – monetization Account for negative results that did not or will not happen because of the program A Social & Financial Audit
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Making SROI Happen Youth & project team active participants SROI Analysis part of project design Use existing sources of data SROI methods part of learning program Continuous data gathering Create alumni associations Involve past participants in new initiatives Use digital tools, cell phone trees, etc. Fully invested participants stay invested Create new mgmt. routines & culture
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Concluding Thoughts How to monetize all benefits? A call to action! Need a critical mass of users to shift donors Remove excuses for poor performance Raise awareness in society to achieve larger scale and permanent change Change the game not just the rules Youth must be full stakeholders – they are engine for change – it can’t happen to them … it can only happen with them
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Thank You For further information: Eric Rusten AED erusten@aed.org or Skype: erusten
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development 4-Part PPF Curriculum Back
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Integrating Increases Impact Back
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World Bank--Global Youth Conference 2008 Academy for Educational Development Once Transformed… Weidson PPF EndPPF Start Today Tomorrow? Forever Growing… Back
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