Uganda Youth IT Pilot Overview

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The Youth Information Technology Entrepreneurship
Project (Youth IT)
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Agenda

• Project Background
• Why Youth IT Project is important?
• Project interest
• Uganda Youth IT Pilot Logistics
• Next steps

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The ICT for Education Group
The mission of the ICT for Education (formerly
WorLD Program) is to promote the use of ICT in
Education systems in order to better prepare
Youth for the future digital economy. The YouthIT
project is a mainstream extension of this
approach and philosophy, linking core MDG, EFA
and Education Systems objectives by combining
educational curriculum in IT and business basics
skills development for in- and out-of-school youth

• World Links org Pre- and in-service
  professional development
• Professional Development for teachers in IT use
  in the classroom
• 3 4 year pilot projects e.g., phasing out
  activities in many African countries (e.g.,
  Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe)
• F2F and e-learning
• ICT for Education Policymakers and
  School-Based Telecenters
• GDLN ICT in Education Policy Dialogues
• School-based telecenters school - community
  linkages
• AFTQK-supported pilots in e-commerce and
  telemedicine
• Bank supported youth projects - AIDSWEB and
  YouthIT
• Partnerships international and national not
  just Internet-focused

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The Youth Information Technology Entrepreneurship
Project (Youth IT)

Launch during FY 2003
Have expressed strong interest in starting Youth
IT project
Uganda

• Uganda will be the first to launch the project in
  Dec 2002
• 500 Youth Participants across 10 schools over
  9000 participant days
• 80 hours IT training
• 80 hours entrepreneurship and business skills
  training

• Relevant IT and Business Basics Skills
• Africa Regional Project
• High Scalability

Zimbabwe

• Youth Led IT-Business Creation
• Exciting Project Partnerships
• Builds Upon Existing National Programs
• www.youthit.org

• Will commence activities in early 2003

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Key Project Partners

• Promote the use of ICTs in Education in
  developing countries
• Link with existing Bank-supported Education,
  Economic Livelihoods and youth-focused
  development initiatives
• Developer of the YouthIT project concept in 1999
• Coordinating project and fund-raising activities

• With partnership support have set up
  school-based telecenters throughout countries
  which will serve as training sites
• Using local staff for project oversight
• Working with schools in identifying trainers and
  participants

Youth IT

• Business professionals united worldwide
  providing humanitarian assistance 28,000 clubs
• Commitment from Rotary Altadena California,
  Washington, D.C., Kampala Uganda and Hunyani,
  Zimbabwe
• Have committed 40,000 to project in Uganda and
  Zimbabwe
• Promoting project at worldwide Rotary conventions

• Helps member nations develop and implement
  economic education programs for Youth
• JA chapters in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Ghana
  and Nigeria serving as key partners in business
  training material
• Annually serves 5 million students in 108
  countries

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Rotary International serving as a key project
partner
The partnership began laying the groundwork for
the Youth IT program in Jan 2002 following
participation in the World Banks Development
Marketplace competition an annual event to
highlight innovative social projects around the
world in which the Youth IT project was a
finalist
Have actively promoted projects in international
Rotary Conventions Houston 2001 Barcelona
San Diego 2002
Tony Bloome, Youth IT Project Coordinator
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National YouthIT Advisory Committees
Uganda
Zimbabwe

• Ministry of Education
• Commissioner of Secondary Education
• National Curriculum Development Center
• Headmasters Association
• Rotary Kampala
• SchoolNet-Uganda
• CEEWA Council
• Uganda ICT Outsourcing Association

• Junior Achievement
• Zimbabwe WorLD
• Rotary Harare
• World Vision Zimbabwe
• Discovery Channel Foundation - Zimbabwe

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Youth IT Timeline
2001
2002
Concept defined with JA Botswana
Partnership with Rotary Altadena
Project promoted at Rotary International
Convention in Houston
Participant countries identified with keen
interest from Rotary Clubs in Uganda and
Zimbabwe
Key Pre- Launch activities
50K raised from World Banks PREM GENFUND
Additional promotion by Rotary Club Convention in
Barcelona, Spain
Youth IT Project Manager hired in Uganda to
coordinate pilot project in Uganda
Local NGO CEEWA Hired to develop Entrepreneurship
and IT training material

Launch Dec 2002
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Agenda

• Project Background
• Why Youth IT Project is important?
• Project interest
• Uganda Youth IT Pilot Logistics
• Next steps

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Youth Employment
The issue

• Research suggests that nearly 80 population in
  Sub-Saharan Africa is under 30 years old
• The formal sector in many countries cannot
  absorb youth from schools, let alone those with
  little or no formal educational or job-related
  skills.
• This type of unemployment contributes to the
  social and economic problems faced by communities
  throughout Uganda and Zimbabwe.
• The problem is further compounded for young
  women, out-of-school youth, and those youth with
  family distress due to the impact of the HIV/AIDS
  epidemic.

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How Youth IT project can help
Millennium Development Goals (MGDs)
MGD
Eradicate Poverty and Hunger

• More community income from employment and
  micro-businesses

Gender Equity and empower women

• More IT educated women and women businesses

• HIV/AIDS business impact and awareness
  incorporated into training
• Training for AIDS orphans

Combat HIV/AIDS

• Environmental awareness incorporated into
  training material when discussing management of
  businesses

Ensure environmental sustainability
Maternal health and And child mortality

• More community income from employment and
  micro-businesses leads to greater awareness and
  health care within communities

Develop a global partnership

• Implements the strategy of creating productive
  work for youth

The most clear-cut example is Goal 8 which states
that In cooperation with developing countries,
develop and implement strategies for decent and
productive work for youth
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Education for All (EFA)
To achieve education for every citizen in every
society

• The Youth IT project directly contributes to the
  EFA initiative lifelong learning, youth
  livelihood development, out of school youth
• More income generated by Youth in communities can
  be funneled back into society encouraging more
  family/communities members to go to school
• Computer education is fun encouraging better
  attendance
• Income generated on the side can be used to fund
  additional education for out of school youth

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HIV/AIDS

• In collaboration with the Education Development
  Center, there are plans to have a specific Youth
  IT training session dedicated to AIDS Orphans
• In collaboration with Junior Achievement,
  material is being developed on understanding the
  impact of HIV/AIDS on business and employment
• The development of IT skills provides greater
  access to knowledge for Youth in respect to
  reproductive health and HIV/AIDS awareness
• Studies have shown that providing greater access
  to employment and micro-enterprise are
  preventative measure in themselves
• The indirect benefits of additional income from
  additional employment can have positive
  externalities in Youth IT communities

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Agenda

• Project Background
• Why Youth IT Project is important?
• Project interest
• Uganda Youth IT Pilot Logistics
• Next steps

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Overall project interest

• Kayoko Shibata Knowledge Management Analyst
  PRMGE
• Steve Commins Senior Human Development
  Specialist HDNVP
• Gordon Betcherman Senior Economist HDNSP
• Marilyn Manalo- Operations Officer GSDPG
• Viviana Mangiaterra Advisor Children and Youth
  HDNSP
• Jon Lauglo Senior Education Specialist AFTH1
• Maman Sidikou Senior Education Specialist
  HDNED
• Norman Hicks Sector Manager LCSPP
• Iain Christie Lead Specialist AFTPS
• Nicolas Gorjestani Senior Advisor, AFTKL
• Mottoo Kusakabe Vice President RMCVP

World Bank
Donors

• 50,000 from Norwegian GENFUND
• 40,000 from Rotary Clubs for Uganda and
  Zimbabwe
• Have been selected into final round for Rotary
  submitted Infodev funding (300 applicants only
  30 are left) US 170,000
• Final round of Development Marketplace
  competition

• US Peace Corps
• Street Kids International
• US Department of State
• Ministries of Education Botswana
• Education Tax Fund/ Schoolnet Uganda

Other organizations
Thus far, there has been tremendous interest in
the project from other members of the Bank and
outside organizations.
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Youth Employment Activities within the Bank
The Presidents Contingency Fund
The Presidents Contingency Fund released 500,000
to fund demand driven proposals on Children and
Youth the four main topic areas included
orphans and vulnerable children, disabled
children, child labor and youth employment.
Active Youth Employment Bank Projects

• Youth Development Project - Colombia
• Children and Youth Development Project
  Macedonia
• Technician Education Project India
• Shohag Rural Development Project Egypt
• Social Development Fund Project - Senegal

• Literature review of vocational secondary
  education programs case studies of Botswana,
  Ghana and Kenya (Africa Region Human Development)
• Entrepreneurial skills study case studies of
  Uganda and Botswana
• Skills and Literacy Training for Better
  Livelihoods (AFTH1)
• Technology and skills development

Research papers
There is genuine interest and activities within
the bank related to Youth employment. The Youth
IT project is a great compliment to these
existing activities
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Agenda

• Project Background
• Why Youth IT Project is important?
• Project interest
• Uganda Youth IT Pilot Logistics
• Next steps

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Uganda Youth IT Pilot Overview

• 9100 participant days
• 420 unique participants with preference to women
  and out of school youth
• Training will take place in 3 phases
• TOT December 2002
• Phase 0 IT Intensive Training 2 wks (Jan
  2003)
• Phase 1 Entrepreneurship (EE) and IT business
  skills training 10 wks (Feb-Apr 2003)
• 200 youth will participate in Phase 0 with 100
  moving on to join 200 IT trained youth for Phase
  1
• 10 Participating schools across Uganda
• 2 instructors per school
• 1 IT Instructor and 1 EE-trained instructor
• Support of Rotarians during more advance
  training and post training activities

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How training will work?

• Phase 0 training will consist of
• 80 hours of basic IT skills training covering
• Word, Excel, Powerpoint
• Incorporating basic EE concepts

Phase 1
Phase 0
Phase 0A
100 Youth
Application and selection process based on
performance and interests

• Phase 1 training will consist of
• 40 hours of general EE training covering
• 40 hours of hands-on IT skills training broken
  out into 5-7 modules covering
• Web development services
• Data processing services
• Technician skills
• Using IT to complement traditional businesses
• Research
• Graphics Design
• E-Commerce
• 40 hours of subsidized access for homework and
  self learning
• Each participant receives 120 hours of training

200 Youth
Track 1

• Selection Criteria
• From Phase 0

200 New Youth

• Selection Criteria
• minimum 100 women
• min 100 out of school youth
• No previous IT training

Track 2
100 Youth

• 40 hour computer lab subsidy for self training

• Selection Criteria
• 100 women
• Previous IT training

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Key activities of the project
Develop Training Material Participant
Selection
Training of Trainer workshop
Intensive IT Training Phase 0
Entrepreneur- ship Training Phase 1
Nov-Dec 2002
Dec 2002
Jan 2003
Feb - April 2003
Timing

• Incorporate EE concepts into existing IT
  material
• Develop EE material
• Develop TOT material
• Identify Trainers and Youth participants
• Negotiation with schools for time

• 200 in and out of school youth with no previous
  IT training
• 20 participants per school
• 2 instructors
• 80 hours spanning 2-4 weeks

• 10 weeks (8 hours per week)
• Each week has 4 hours of basic EE classroom
  training
• And 4 hours hands-on IT business training
• 300 participants (100 from Phase O)

• 20 participants (2 from each school)
• 5 day duration

Description

• 20 instructors (2 per school)
• 4 hours led by EE instructor
• 4 hours led by IT instructor
• Connections with Rotarians

• CEEWA
• Ayub
• Mike/Tony/Kayoko

• CEEWA
• Ayub
• 20 instructors (2 per school)

• 20 instructors (2 per school)
• Led by IT instructor

Inputs
The First Round of the Youth IT Pilot will span
approximately 6 months and train 400 unique in-
and out-of-school youth
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Agenda

• Project Background
• Why Youth IT Project is important?
• Project interest
• Uganda Youth IT Pilot Logistics
• Next steps

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Next Steps

• Formal part of workplan
• Identify FY03 Resources
• Recruit part-time project consultant
• Evaluation Component
  
• Youth Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition
• JA Entrepreneurship, IT and HIV/AIDS Material
  Development
• GDLN
• Youth Livelihood Education and IT
• Women Entrepreneurship and IT
• Match Rotary Commitment - Zimbabwe
• Identify FY04 Resources
• Continue to work with operations to find support
• WBI and Bank co-financing
• Pursue Bank-Rotary Challenge Grant US1 - 5
  million
• Other External Fundraising

10,000 5,000 20,000 20,000
5,000 20,000 80,000
Total
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Appendix
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Develop Training Material Participant Selection
Key Activities

• Confirm participation of CEEWA (Local NGO) for
  development of EE material
• Identify 2 trainers for each of the 10
  participating schools
• Identify 20 Phase 0 participants from each
  school for intensive IT training
• Identify an additional 20 participants per
  school for Phase 1 integrated training
• Develop training material for TOT workshop
• Develop IT and EE integrated training material
• Negotiations with schools for usage of computer
  facilities
• TOT logistics

Inputs

• CEEWA Council for Economic Empowerment for
  Women of Africa
• SchoolNet-Uganda Ayub
• WBIHD ICT for Education Mike/Tony
• YouthIT-Uganda National Advisory Committee
• Rotary - Altadena

Expected Outcomes

• Hard copy material for TOT (40 hours)
• Hard copy material for EE and IT integrated
  training (80 hours) CEEWA
• Hard copy material for IT Intensive (80 hours)
  Ayub
• ICT and Women Entrepreneurs Case Study Material
  - Mike
• YouthIT CareerNet Handbook CEEWA
• HIV/AIDS, IT and Entrepreneurship Material JA
  Zimbabwe
• List of participants and instructors

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Training of trainer workshop




Key Activities

• 5 days of IT and EE training mainly focusing on
  EE material for IT-trained instructors (December)
• Collaboration among instructors to finalize
  course content for Phase O and It

Inputs

• 20 instructors
• CEEWA
• Ayub
• Oversight by ICT for Education Mike/Tony
• Training center facility

Expected Outcomes

• Instructor readiness
• Enhancements to existing training program
• Youth IT teacher network for ongoing
  collaboration

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Intensive IT training Phase 0




Key Activities

• 80 hours of general IT training spread across
  2-4 weeks
• Material taken primarily from Phase 0 of
  existing material
• Incorporation of general IT-business concepts
  and assignments (EE-light)

Inputs

• 200 Youth (at least 100 women and 100 out of
  school youth)
• 20 instructors across 10 schools
• Oversight by CEEWA and Ayub
• Dedicated schools labs (80 hours of instruction)

Expected Outcomes

• 100 youth will have basic IT proficiency and be
  ready for Phase 1 based on a selection process
• 100 youth will continue their training through
  self learning which is subsidized by the project
  (40 hours of additional training vouchers)

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Intensive EE training Phase 1




Key Activities

• 80 hours of training (40 hours of general
  entrepreneurship and 40 hours of hands on IT
  services training spanning 10 weeks)
• e.g., Tues and Thur - 2 hours of general EE
  training in classroom
• e.g., Sat - 4 hours of hands on IT training 2
  sessions (15 participants each)
• 5 - 7 modules covering different business
  concepts (e.g., web development, data processing,
  technical support, supporting existing
  businesses, research support)
• 40 hours of subsidized access to computer
  facilities for homework (4 hours per week)

Inputs

• 300 Youth (100 from Phase 0, 200 new participant
  with existing IT skills)
• 20 instructors across 10 schools
• Oversight by CEEWA and Ayub
• Dedicated schools labs for Saturdays
• Dedicated classrooms for Tuesday and Thursday
  afternoons/early evenings

Expected Outcomes

• 300 youth will have developed basic EE skills
• Youth will understand the type of IT-related
  business opportunities
• Youth are in a better position to market
  themselves within the workforce (employable or
  self-employed)
• Youth will acquire exposure to major IT services
  with the hope that they will continue to develop
  skills in one or more IT-related areas

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What is expected of each participating school?
What each school gets in return?

• 400

• 80 hours Dedicated lab time during January for
  Phase 0 training
• Dedicated labs on Saturdays for 10 weeks for
  Phase 1 IT training
• Feb-April
• 8 hours per day x 10 weeks 80 hours
• Classroom for EE training
• For 30 participants
• 4 hours during after school hours (2 hours per
  session)
• Coupons for in school participants to use labs
• Coupons for out of school participants to use
  labs
• 40 hours each
• 40 coupons per school

• 400

• In school - FREE
• Out of school - Rate of .59 per hour (based on
  AVG. weekly rate) x 40 hours x 20 participants
  432

• 432

• Additional benefits
• Free EE training for in school participants
• Payment of school teachers

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