mind factory evaluation presentation
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About 100 NMMU students came together to share their views and ideas on one big question: How can students get involved with Masifunde? The Mind factory was hosted by Masifunde and NMMU marketing students and was buzzing with young people all interested in sharing their ideas about how students can get involved with Masifunde.TRANSCRIPT
Mind Factory – Evaluation
Students’ ideas and wishes for a cooperation betweenfor a cooperation between NMMU and Masifunde
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Table of Content
1. Background information
2. Mind Factory
2.1. Goals
2.2. Programme
2.3. Evaluation2.3.1. Interest in getting involved2.3.2. Fields of involvement2.3.3. Forms of involvement2.3.4. Places of involvement2.3.5. Ideas for involvement2.3.6. Requirements2.3.6. Requirements2.3.7. Incentives for involvement and commitment
3. Summary
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Background
Planned partnership between NMMU and Masifunde
G l f t hi I th i l t f S th Goal of partnership: Increase the involvement of South African students in Masifunde
State of affairs:
Successful partnership with International Office Successful involvement of international students
M t l i t t t hi b t NMMU Mutual interest on a partnership between NMMU and Masifunde on a first meeting on the 16.8.2011
NMMU is drafting a Memorandum of UnderstandingNMMU is drafting a Memorandum of Understanding Masifunde organised Mind Factory to involve the
students in the planning process Bottom-up
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approach
About the Mind Factory
Interactive workshop on the 23rd of October at the 2nd
A C f NMMUAvenue Campus of NMMU
Organized by the Marketing department of NMMU in
cooperation with Masifunde
Participants:
Approximately 70 participants from different departments
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About the Mind Factory
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Mind Factory: Goals
Bottom up approach: Build the cooperation between Masifunde and Bottom-up approach: Build the cooperation between Masifunde and
NMMU on their students’ ideas
C t hi t d t Create ownership among students
Find out about the students’ interests and motivation for possible
involvement with Masifunde
Find out about students’ capacities for community work and
volunteering
Get a realistic idea of how a cooperation could look like and which
requirements would have to be met
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Mind Factory: Programme
Time Activity 12.30 Opening and Welcome12.35 Introduction of Masifunde12.45 Group Work (11 groups with 6-8 students): Brainstorming
1. Imagine you had no restrictions at all (money, time, transport etc.), what could NMMU students do to contribute to the goals of Masifunde? How could the different departments get involved? a) Hands on: Practical work with the youth of Walmer Townshipb) Management and general support
2 Given all the restrictions you face:2. Given all the restrictions you face: Which requirements have to be met in order to realize your ideas?What would Masifunde and the NMMU need to offer to make commitment more attractive for students?
13.40 Wrap-up Discussion13.50 Individual Questionnaire
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14.00 Closing
Mind Factory: Evaluation
Summary of the results are based on:
1. Minutes of 11 groups of the group works
2. 67 individual questionnaires
- Self-assessment
- Assessment of fellow students
(e.g. “How would you rate the interest of your
fellow students?)
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Evaluation: Interest for involvement
Are the participants interested in getting involved with Masifunde? Are the participants interested in getting involved with Masifunde?
97 % of the participants have a general interest
Assessment of fellow students:
Are their fellow students interested in 33%6%
Are their fellow students interested in
getting involved with Masifunde?
94% i t t d
33%
highly interested
• 94% are interested
61%slightly interested
• The majority of participants could afford
2-3 hours a week for Masifundenot interested
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Evaluation: Fields of involvement
In which field would you/ your fellow students like to get involved?
66,766,2Awareness/ Communication/
Marketing
42,443,1Working with the learners assessment of
other students
33,336,9Event-Management/ Project
planning self-assessment
24,235,4Fundraising
012,3
0 20 40 60 80
Financial planning
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Evaluation: Form of involvement
How would you/your fellow students like to get involved?
51,5Internship
56,9
self-assessment
43,1
47Project work
36,4W kl i
assessment of other students
40Weekly sessions
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0 20 40 60
Evaluation: Places of involvement
Where would you/your fellow students like to get involved?
63,667,7
On campus
34 836,9At the Masifunde office in
Walmer suburbassessment of other students34,8
33,8In the Education Center in W l t hi
self-assessment
47,0
15,4
Walmer township
21,215,4
0,0 20,0 40,0 60,0 80,0
From home
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Evaluation: Ideas for involvement
How could NMMU students get
Involved with Masifunde in practice?
1. Support of existing Masifunde programmes:
Homework assistance
Assistance of groups of specialists (Drama,
Journalism classes, Music, Sports, Arts, Film, IT)
Organizing extra-ordinary events
‘Learn4Life!’ (Life skill programme)( p g )
Assistance of leisure activities/social development
events e g summer camp workshops
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events, e.g. summer camp, workshops
Evaluation: Ideas for involvement
2. Future involvement of NMMU students could include:
Counseling and mentoring
Examples: career counseling, career fair in Walmer location
buddies for high school learners, expose learners to NMMU…
Internships in various fields
Examples: education, marketing, accounting, project
management…
Offering extra-curricular activitiesg
Examples: computer lessons, ballet, musical and dance
classes various sports
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classes, various sports …
Evaluation: Ideas for involvement
2. Future involvement of NMMU students could include:
Running a soup kitchen in the cafeteria of the new educational
center
Organizing fun activities
Examples: Talent shows, fashion shows, movie nights…
Community radio for Walmer township
Building a playground in Walmer township
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Evaluation: Ideas for involvement
2. Future involvement of NMMU students could include:
Founding a Masifunde society at NMMU
Possible activities of a Masifunde society:
o Promoting Masifunde/ recruiting volunteers on campus
o Public Relations/ advertisement: e.g. Community radio,
facebook, twitter, posters, flyers, word of mouth,
community/local newspapers
o Raising awarenessg
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Evaluation: Ideas for involvement
2. Future involvement of NMMU students could include:
Possible activities of Masifunde society:
o Coordination of donations from different NMMU
departments (e.g. used computers, instruments etc.) and
arrangements concerning the use of NMMU facilities by
Masifunde, e.g. sport fields
o Fundraising activities (e.g. events, charity events,
production of bags, t-shirts etc. with the learners, promoting p g , , p g
Masifunde at local business, tin cans, car wash)
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Evaluation: Requirements
What would students need from Masifunde/ NMMU to be able to
volunteer?
59,4Certification
57,8
59,4
Transport
Certification
43,8Academic credits
39,1Training
12,5Payment
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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Evaluation: Requirements
Which requirements should be met to realize the
students’ ideas?
Transport
Certificates for volunteering
Academic credits for volunteering
Providing lunch
Regular e-mail communication between students and Masifunde
Contact person and venue for Masifunde society at NMMU
Willingness of lecturers to include projects involving Masifunde in their
curriculum (e.g. project work: advertisement campaign for Masifunde)
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( g p j p g )
Evaluation: Incentives
Which incentives could be set in order to encourage
students to get involved with Masifunde?
Expose the students to Walmer township/ raise awareness
Provide academic credits
Include projects with Masifunde in curriculum
Opportunities of internships
Issue certificates, letters of recommendation
Offer job opportunitiesj pp
Team building/ training for the volunteers
Develop skills e g facilitation skills
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Develop skills, e.g. facilitation skills
Evaluation: Findings
1. Every student considered themselves to be interested, but only
id d d t d t t b li htl i t t dconsidered every second student to be slightly interested.
2. More students are interested in back-office support (PR, awareness,
f d i i ) th i h d t ( ki ith th hild )fundraising...) than in hands-on support (working with the children).
3. More students are interested in internships and in project work (=
i t i ti i ti f li it d i d) th i kl l t iintensive participation for a limited period) than in weekly volunteering
(= long term with a few hours)
4 Th t i t d l t t i l d i t NMMU C T4. The most appreciated place to get involved is at NMMU Campus. Two
thirds of the students doubt that their fellow students would like to get
in ol ed in the ed cational centre at Walmer to nshipinvolved in the educational centre at Walmer township.
Need of creating a Masifunde society on Campus
Need to supply transport
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Need to supply transport
Evaluation: Findings
5. The students demonstrated their creative energy in developing ideas
for their own involvement. In a future cooperation they can enrich
Masifunde with their innovativeness.
6. Students regard co-operation between NMMU and Masifunde as a
win-win-situation: Students can apply their theoretical knowledge in
practice while contributing to community development.
7. There is a need to expose middle- and upper-class students to the
township life and a need to raise awareness concerning the need of
community development especially in terms of education. y p p y
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Evaluation: Findings
8. Many students don’t believe in the willingness of pure volunteering of
students
Students see a need of the implementation of a mixed system of
a) compulsory involvement:
• Inclusion in curriculum (practical part of modules)/credits
• Compulsory internships
b) Incentives for volunteering:
• Certificates provided by Masifunde
• Training (e.g. Team building, facilitation skills, soft skills)g ( g g, , )
• Provision of transport
• Provision of food
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Provision of food
Contact in South Africa
Masifunde Learner Development
40 Main Road40 Main RoadPort Elizabeth 6070South Africa
Web: www.masifunde.com www.facebook.com/masifundewww.vimeo.com/masifunde
Contact persons: Lubabalo Valisa & Jonas SchumacherContact persons: Lubabalo Valisa & Jonas SchumacherMobile: 0027 78 646 80 56Office: 0027 41 581 25 43Email: info@masifunde deEmail: [email protected]
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