GISAMBAI LOCATION WELFARE EDUCATION (GLWEF) FUND
BUSINESS PLAN OUTLINE
1 October 2009
PART 1: PURPOSE
HISTORY
The Gisambai Location Welfare Education Fund (GLWEF) is a registered society number 15927 of Kenya. GLWEF was founded in 1993 by area residents led by Mr. Albert Kenyani Inima and Dr. George Azenga Sagasi Keya.
GLWEF is a Non-Governmental Organization , a Not-for-Profit Organization and a Non-Political Organization . GLWEF is a public charity that is sustained through voluntary donations from the local donors as well as international development actors.
VISION
The vision of the founders is to see the educational institutions in Tiriki West Division of Hamisi District , Kenya, provide world class education.
The society slid into inactivity when some of the founders left the country for further studies for long periods of time. The society is being revived with the official launch of this strategic plan commencing on 1 October 2009.
The purpose of this strategic plan is to identify the specific objectives that will move the GLWEF towards realizing the following goals:
(i) Good educational performance of students in national examinations
(ii) Increased enrollment of students from this area into local and overseas universities
(iii) The nurturing of extracurricular talents of youth from this area
(iv) Increased local employment opportunity generation
(v) Assistance to poor bright students who are at risk of dropping out of school
(vi) Greater involvement of residents in the development of education in the area
MISSION
The Fund will conduct business as follows:
a)GOAL NUMBER ONE.
Seek synergy with other professional organizations working to support development in Tiriki West. Partner with these organizations on mutually beneficial projects.
b)GOAL NUMBER TWO.
Identify, organize, and carry out specific high priority projects.
c)GOAL NUMBER THREE.
Annually prepare a budget predicated on fundraising objectives, administrative expenses and specific project funding.
d)GOAL NUMBER FOUR.
Actively conduct fundraising to support the activities of GLWEF
e)GOAL NUMBER FIVE.
Engage stakeholders in the funding and implementation of identified projects.
f)GOAL NUMBER SIX.
In particular support the acquisition of educational materials for use by educational institutions in Tiriki West including computers, educational software, equipment, facilities and books.
g)GOAL NUMBER SEVEN.
Actively enhance the profile of GLWEF among the constituents, Government and development actors active in this area.
PART 2 : STRATEGY FORMULATION
GLWEF will use a combination of strategies in carrying out its work. These will include:-
i)GLWEF will communicate with its constituency using a variety of channels including Internet, Email, blog , electronic newsletter, SMS, mobile phones, site meetings and annual general meeting.
ii) GLWEF will engage administrators of educational institutions directly in identifying priority project areas.
iii) GLWEF will engage other area stakeholders including Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and private sector workers
iv) GLWEF will engage the Government through community support mechanisms such as Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and School Bursary Schemes.
v) Working jointly with area development actors prepare funding proposals for submission to local as well as international funders.
PART 3: IMPLEMENTATION
a)GOAL NUMBER ONE.
Seek synergy with other professional organizations working to support development in Tiriki West. Partner with these organizations on mutually beneficial projects.
Examples of envisaged activities include but are not limited to:
•Establish GLWEF organizational structure
•Carry out area key stakeholder mapping
•Develop a stakeholder partnership model based on mutual gains sharing
•Pilot the model by working with selected stakeholders
b)GOAL NUMBER TWO.
Identify, organize, and carry out specific high priority projects.
Examples of areas where projects will be sought include:
•Establishment of educational facilities such as schools, classrooms, playgrounds, libraries, laboratories and workshops
•Acquisition of essential educational equipment such as computers, transport vehicles, laboratory and workshop equipment
•Acquisition of computer educational software
•Acquisition of books and educational supplies
•Establishment of new curricular including sports, computer literacy, special education and foreign languages
•Acquisition of faculty including volunteer teachers
•Out-of-school youth development programmes
•Student mentorships and work experience programmes
•Participation in global educational exchanges and partnerships
•Acquisition of resource persons including volunteers
•Timesharing arrangements of resources acquired
•Establishment of employment and income generating activities
•Establishment of support mechanisms and scholarships for bright poor students
•Capacity building of educational institution administrators in resource mobilization
c)GOAL NUMBER THREE.
Annually prepare a budget predicated on fundraising objectives, administrative expenses and specific project funding.
d)GOAL NUMBER FOUR.
Actively conduct fundraising to support the activities of GLWEF
e)GOAL NUMBER FIVE.
Engage stakeholders in the funding and implementation of identified projects.
Examples of activities envisaged include:
•Partnerships with School Boards of Governors
•Cost sharing institutional arrangements and joint working
•Capacity building
•Experience sharing for a and conferences
f)GOAL NUMBER SIX.
In particular support the acquisition of educational materials for use by educational institutions in Tiriki West including computers, educational software, equipment, facilities and books.
g)GOAL NUMBER SEVEN.
Actively enhance the profile of GLWEF among the constituents, Government and development actors active in this area.
PART 4: ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN
a) OPPORTUNITIES
The windows of opportunity that can be forecast in the implementation period include:
•Rapid expansion of educational facilities including universities and village polytechnics that Tiriki West can benefit from
•Increased governmental support and devolution through mechanisms such as the bursary kitty, CDF, Local Governmental Subsidies and the creation of the new Hamisi District
•The landing of fiber optics and the anticipated proliferation of Internet based development products
•Increased globalization and removal of travel barriers in the East African region as well as internationally
•The rapidly evolving knowledge based economy in Kenya
b) THREATS
If we fail to impress rapid technological change in Tiriki west, then we run the risk of:
•Massive unemployment for our youth
•The resultant effect of increased local crime
•Deepening poverty for the vast majority of our people
•Marginalization of our people at the national level in the sharing of resources
However, if we decide to impress rapid technological change we must be prepared to face and tackle the following challenges:
•We must initiate development projects ourselves. The Government and foreign donors will only give minimal support. We must be prepared to do most of the sponsorship of our own institutions.
•We must come to terms with the fact that poverty is not an excuse for inaction against the imminent grave danger that is sure to come.
•We must build our local capacity in leadership and decision making.
c) STRENGTHS
We must build upon our strengths in carrying meaningful change in our area. Our strengths include:
•Resilience and persistence to hang own in spite of the challenges we have faced over the years including natural as well as man made calamities.
•A good number of primary as well as secondary schools
•A growing number of local models and trailblazers in varied fields that can inspire and mentor our young generation
•A new district that we can nurture to stand tall in the nation
•The growing realization among our local leaders that they need to work with professionals to develop this area
d) WEAKNESSES
Our main undoing will be:
•Lack of teamwork and the go- it-alone attitude. Meaningful resource mobilization will require joint working and sharing of resources as well as opportunities among the people of this area.
•Internally as well as externally imposed non-involvement of the few professionals we have in this area in the key decision making. We need to see technocrats taking (and sometimes made to take) the forefront positions in such matters as water, roads, education and health in this area.
•Failure to recognize that time has come for us to re-engineer our society. We cannot any longer rely on old development methods, beliefs and even leaders to effect the change that is now needed. We must be prepared to think outside the box to solve the many problems that now confront our area, where 67% of the people are living below the bread line.
PART 5: MANAGEMENT
GLWEF management structure comprises of the following:
The Board Of Directors will be selected from professionals from Tiriki West who are serving in Kenya as well as the Diaspora. The Board will have 5 members. The Board will be the top decision making body of GLWEF. The Board is currently under formation.
The day to day running of GLWEF is done by an Executive director. Mr. Albert Kenyani Inima is the current Executive Director.
Support staff will be hired as and when necessary.
