STRATEGIES FOR REALISING STATED OBJECTIVES

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STRATEGIES FOR REALISING STATED OBJECTIVES

• By
• Malawi Ngwira

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1. INTRODUCTION

• Objectives
• Intended Outcomes
• Activities
• Analysis Of Likely Challenges
• Mitigation Measures

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2. OBJECTIVES A RECAP

• Support Malawi Govts economic development goals
• Support Build capacity of volunteers - Malawi
  and UK
• Advance social and economic livelihoods of
  disadvantaged Malawians
• Enhance the British understanding of Malawi
  development perspectives

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3. INTENDED OUTCOMES

• Human and material support given to Malawi Govt.
• MIND act as link between Mwi govt international
  agencies
• Malawians actively involved in volunteering
  activities
• Seek to change attitude change towards
  volunteering
• UK key stakeholders understanding the Malawi
  Diaspora volunteering
• Recognition of MIND as a key organisation of
  Diaspora volunteering

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4. ACTIVITIES

• Programme development
• Discussions with Malawi Government and other key
  stakeholders
• Volunteer assessment, training and matching
• Conferences on Malawi in the UK and overseas
• Links with SADC NEPAD, and British/ European
  organisations
• Skills audit
• Identification of specialists (organisational
  intelligence development e.g. Skills database)

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ACTIVITIES (contd)

• Staff recruitment
• Liaison with UK based Malawians societies (e.g.
  MAHECAS) faith-based Organisations etc
• Building the capacity of local volunteers
  Motivation
• Develop awareness events e.g. seminars,
  presentations, conferences, exhibitions.
• Information / Record gathering and documentation
• Networking with other diaspora organisations

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5. LIKELY CHALLENGES MITIGATION MEASURES

• 5.1 Internal Organisational Issues Structurally
  MIND is not fully developed
• Lack of Diverse funding Base / Fund Raising
  Capacity
• Mitigation Measures
• VSO to identify funding sources
• Develop fund raising capacity
• MIA to develop fund raising strategy and develop
  fund raising proposal application

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• 5.2 Political Developments
• Lack of buy in by politicians
• Changed political landscape / priorities
• Regional political divisions
• Mitigation Measures
• Engaging new politicians existing, elite /
  groups etc.
• Avoid political alignment
• Communication
• Register and formalise engagement in Malawi

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• 5.3 Economic
• Misuse of resources
• Mitigation Measures
• Quality monitoring evaluation
• 5.4 Sociological
• Hierarchical system (gender status)
• (b) Perception of volunteers

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• Mitigation Measures
• Ensure quality work programmes
• Volunteer management systems (process of
  recruiting volunteers Quality monitoring
  evaluation)
• Development of communication plans
• Use of media
• Effective engagement of key stakeholders to
  encourage active participation through
• meetings
• promotional campaigns
• feedback
• one-to-one meetings
• simple research and feedback
• develop web forums to encourage feedback
• quality programs.
• Learning from other partners Visits to share
  learning experiences