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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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Programa Para o Futuro Programa Para o Futuro 1.01.0Programa Para o Futuro Programa Para o Futuro 1.01.0

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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PPF 1.0 -- ResultsPPF 1.0 -- ResultsPPF 1.0 -- ResultsPPF 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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PPF 2.0 – Replicating & PPF 2.0 – Replicating & ScalingScalingPPF 2.0 – Replicating & PPF 2.0 – Replicating & ScalingScaling 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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Basic Design PrincipalsBasic Design PrincipalsBasic Design PrincipalsBasic 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 transformation Leverage the power of relationships & professional

networking – eMentoring Provide social, physical & psychological support Actively involve parents

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Basic Design PrincipalsBasic Design PrincipalsBasic Design PrincipalsBasic Design Principals Project-based & experiential learning 4-part holistic curriculum Integrate 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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Evaluation ChallengeEvaluation ChallengeEvaluation ChallengeEvaluation 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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Moving Beyond Moving Beyond EvaluationEvaluationMoving Beyond Moving Beyond EvaluationEvaluation“Change your thoughts and you change

your world.”Grants & Funding – vs. – InvestmentsHow 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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SROI – Results in a Complex Mix SROI – Results in a Complex Mix of:of:SROI – Results in a Complex Mix SROI – Results in a Complex Mix of: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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Some SROI PrincipalsSome SROI PrincipalsSome SROI PrincipalsSome 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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Making SROI HappenMaking SROI HappenMaking SROI HappenMaking 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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Concluding ThoughtsConcluding ThoughtsConcluding ThoughtsConcluding 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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Thank YouThank YouThank YouThank You

For further information:

Eric RustenAED

[email protected]

Skype: erusten

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4-Part PPF Curriculum4-Part PPF Curriculum4-Part PPF Curriculum4-Part PPF Curriculum

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Integrating Increases Integrating Increases ImpactImpactIntegrating Increases Integrating Increases ImpactImpact

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Once Once Transformed…Transformed…Once Once Transformed…Transformed…

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PPF EndPPF Start Today Tomorrow?

Forever Forever Growing…Growing…Forever Forever

Growing…Growing…

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