bey Ba OS, AUSIREANNUAL REPORT 2003 - 2004 IR ON: Dal} Hip assist the development of sel-suetining skills which will allow individuals to realise their potential and understand the purpose\of theft lives thereby making them responsible members of society who are economically active. AU SIE ROANDUES FORMER STRET CHILDRENS OPES "AU SIFE SHOWS LiViNG POSITIVELY IS In Zimbabwe ot east 30% of the open ed NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS REACHED FOR ALL PROJECTS. (HAPANA ASINA WAKE & EHIEDZA) July-04 alas eedi through + ‘translates ‘everyone; ject has been ane ly working on @ cand munity group all the four pillars of SIFE were addre is project was carried out in partnership with Family Al ‘Suippott Organisation (FASO). It initially started with parliipants living with HIV & AIDS, and has since grown to 20) articipants, Sustainable Alternatives in this project participants were taught not to ly on donor support, but to engage in sustainable projects that enable them to fend not only for themselves but their ndants as Having oted the candle collapse previous waking project, AU SIFE troduced the use 16 wax in place of the expensive petroleum based wax. Measuring results Pre and post tests show an increase in production and sales of over 100% and a general improvement in their standard of living. Participants now earn enough to buy healthy food. Teaching Business Success Skills Ina community where kills are abundant o management is non- existent. pa handcraft projects suc as bead-making, fabric colouring and design, weaving, nurseries and dressmaking. Each of these business ventures ookkeeping, product quality, marketing and reinvestment all omposed maintaining high taught delivered through workshops, which were ‘of discussions. Emphasis wes placed on quality standards at all times. The candle- for them to practice the concepts rit Biase a) - “an increase in Z daily production land sates. The skis learnt have resulted in the profitable sunning, of individual projects increasing individual averagedaily income. 2 We: Understanding How Free Markets Govern in # Global Village. Participants werelintrodileed to the principle of free market ‘economics series of discussions. They were taught how the forces of sipply and demand govern business. twas: established thet onea.a need was identified It had to be Satisfied’ in @¥eost) effective manner. The need to identify appropriate. markets Was also impressed upon the participants: Measuring results A 60 % increase in understanding of free markets was. noted at evaluation of the concepts taught. Participants registered a 120% increase in personal project sales ‘and have established ‘export markets by exhibiting their products at the 2004 Africa University graduation day. Another achievement was noted in their ability to set competitive prices for their candles enabling them to realise significant profits. Teaching Ethics for Good Business Behaviour Conducting business in an ethical manner is often perceived as a preserve for large cooperations or registered companies. The disintegration of cooperate governance in 2 number of companies prompted us to teach our participants the importance of good business behaviour. Through discussions androle-plays the importance of ethics was taught. Ethicsis an issue of the heart and while we conscientised them on this, the ‘onlus was on them to take up this challenge, Measuring results Acode of conduct governing their activities and customer care in the candle-making project was evidence of their appreciation for the need for ethical business practice. ais eee eloARTI GAY Disciplinary measures weré aso publi’ place for those ‘who violatedthe code of conduct. ‘ The need fot bee wax created an opp9 beekeepers. that nave now Become “opportunity hes been created for 8 group from the h@aring and speech impair packaging forthe candies. {ur activities with this community group were feetured in d Heald thea rica University and BOOST websites and aired 8 the national broadcaster on national television Hapana Asina Wake community group projects fulfil Judging criteria 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 CHIEDZA A candle lighting another never loses its glow. AUSIFE believes in cultivating the spirit of entrepreneurship within. the youth will contribute to. the development and success of future generations. AUSIFE saw an opportunity 16 make a difference in disadvantaged youths thus we targeted 40 rehabilitated street children, where we saw itfit to instil within them a sense of hope and purpose for their lives. With this community group we saw the need to teach, possibility for creating new learning ‘opportunities through imparting al the four pillars of SIFE. The Dream Big module was thus created to impart the said principles. Dream Big In this module through discussion the youths aged between 7 and 19 were stimulated to envision what they woul like to do after completing their academic studies. It was demonstrated how there outrageous and creative ideas can be tured into a business. Itwas illustrated how one can make a product using scrap pieces of materials by Scm and sellit profitably. Through, the dream big module these youths began envisioning their individual success. To begin the road to success we introduced them to the concept of entrepreneurship. The youths were taught how to generate a business idea After generating @ business idea the youths interested in sewing decided to make hair accessories which they sold tothe high school students in the Junior Achievement program for resale on campus. Each item produced was charged USS1.60 resulting in profits of USS406 for the period January to May 2004. Those interested in {gardening embarked on a vegetable gardening project and the Nese se eg bey Bg PRS na! Zimbabwe vegetables were Used for their meals Our significant hievements nciude the inclusion ofthe module into the ehabilitation curricular. by our partner organisation SIMUKAT (Non Governmental rehabiltetes street chiliren). AU SIFE also. regia Sioa ‘SIMUKA quarory Through situational role-plays the importance of discipline, time management and other personal development attributes Were taught. Through the sewing and gardening activities the'r skil were improved and value was added to their handcraft skills. On evaluation’ aa 7 averece increase in 1 Btiencance of €0% was noted frorh 20%. to 100%, Evaluation of ‘ask completion noted anincreased abit to Work without assistance 75% and 46% respectively for the 7-1 yearage group and 12-18 yea" old age r0Up The mindset of always looking out only for themselves had to be replaced with a sense of social responsibility and. high consideration for others, After discussions the youths agreed onthe concept do unto others as you would havethemdo unto ‘you this, was to apply to all aspects of their lives including businessendeavours. ‘The participants showed ‘marked development in their sense of soc responsibility. By making. andgiving SET WELL SOON cards 10 patents at the City General Nospia ae More often than not the concept of free martel economies 2s a mere statement ofjavbreakers ard took several sessions ofclscussions, games andilustatons 0 put itcross, Through @ game " Weld Trade the youths were Taught what produced and exported by the various counties inthe word ‘A 55% increase in understanding of the world markets and ‘currencies was noted on evaluation, The CHIEDZA project ulfils judging criteria 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8