Are you willing to help or empower slum girls? Take a look of this sample project. The goal of the project is to teach girls basketball skills in combination with relevant life & job skills, develop their leadership skills to improve their prospects of work and self-sufficiency, build a talent pipeline to secure more opportunities for girls now and in the future. With external stakeholders (schools & companies) via tournaments and Nairobi Basketball League, to create visibility for the girls, attract possible scholarships with secondary schools and/or universities, or potential employers for girls completing secondary school/university and empower girls by integrating Life Skills with Sports, the programme stimulates a philosophy of Healthy Body makes Healthy Minds. This project wills develop a strong sense of self: leadership, determination, competition, teamwork among girls. They learn to perform under pressure, make decisions, lead their own lives. Through this sample proposal we want to educate and empower slum girls.
MISSION
Safe Spaces exists to help girls in the slums save their own lives.
Our mission is to provide a safe space in the Eastland slums of Nairobi for young girls and young women to envision and pursue the future they want for themselves and their communities through life-skills and reproductive health training and awareness, arts and sports (Basketball), vocational training and academic education scholarship programs.
Our Goal is to build a stronger generation of young women with independent minds who go after what they want to achieve in life, act as role models and take leadership positions in their community to drive sustainable development and change.
Our motto “I am the change” underlines the importance of empowerment. Each girl learns that she has the power to voice her ambitions, change her community and achieve her dreams. She has the power to become a role model and a leader in the community.
BACKGROUND
XXXX is the founder and director of XXXXX. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is the first woman in the Nairobi slums to work her way through school and university. She became a lawyer to defend domestic violence victims. She soon realized that a systematic integrated approach is needed to address root causes of poverty and violence. She wanted to empower young women to be leaders in their own lives and in their communities. She returned to the slums to establish “Safe Spaces” and support girls in obtaining an education in a safe environment.
XXXXXX was established in November xxxxxx to support xxxxxxxx with funding, knowledge and business development to ensure Safe Spaces Nairobi can grow and thrive.
TARGET GROUP
Girls and Young Women, Eastland Slums, Nairobi Kenya All Safe Spaces activities are structured to Educate, Engage and Empower
GOAL
Building the Talent Pipeline: Basketball & Life Skills
Educate: teach girls basketball skills in combination with relevant life & job skills, develop their leadership skills to improve their prospects of work and self-sufficiency, build a talent pipeline to secure more opportunities for girls now and in the future.
Engage: With external stakeholders (schools & companies) via tournaments and Nairobi Basketball League, to create visibility for the girls, attract possible scholarships with secondary schools and/or universities, or potential employers for girls completing secondary school/university
Empower: By integrating Life Skills with Sports, the programme stimulates a philosophy of Healthy Body makes Healthy Minds. Safe Spaces girls develop a strong sense of self: leadership, determination, competition, teamwork. Empowered, they learn to perform under pressure, make decisions, lead their own lives.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
- Project includes:
- Local Safe Spaces coach and trainer/team manager to manage infrastructure, train teams (1st, 2nd, basic skills), and build the talent pipeline of scholarship
- Life Skills curriculum Integrated into Basketball training. Life Skills include: Self-Esteem, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Planning for Future, Team Work, Leadership, Discipline, Goal Setting, Healthy
- Investment in Basketball court maintenance and
- Each One, Teach One: Safe Spaces Peer Educator philosophy so as girls learn, they are encouraged to help others and ultimately become
- Community outreach so that schools/employers seeking basketball players are aware of the Safe Spaces talent
- Support from Foundation to develop local leadership, support Life skills curriculum and secure project
How does the project, in your view, fulfill the goals of the XXXXXX Foundation?
The XXXXX strategic focus is to Educate, Engage & Empower girls and young women in the Eastland Slums of Nairobi, to improve their quality of life by making them (financially) independent community leaders.
Our programmes are geared to help deliver the millennium goals, especial SDG1-No Poverty, SDG 4 Education, SDG 5 Gender Equality.
This runs parallel with the XXXXX Foundations dedication to building sustainable improvements to society and the quality of life of individuals and communities.
How will you measure the project’s success/impact?
Our project plan has defined measurable targets to evaluate the project’s success.
- Achievement of 1st team to the annual NBA play offs
- Number of girls invited to the annual National Tryouts in Mombassa in December
- Number of girls awarded a Basketball scholarship for secondary school and/or university
- Aggregate number of girls trained in Basketball and Life skills
How will you report progress to XXXX Foundation?
All reporting will be provided annually in Q2
- Financial reporting on Budget vs Spending
- 1st Team statistics NBA record: Wins, Losses, Playoffs (y/n), Championship (y/n)
- Reporting on National Tryouts: Number of Invitations & Scholarships achieved
How can XXXXX Foundation (over time) stay have connected to the project?
- Site visits to Safe Spaces Nairobi are welcome, as a meet and greet, or to contribute knowledge and/or run workshops
- Your employees can follow this project and other Safe Spaces activities via our Newsletter and social media channels
- Your employees are also welcome to join XXXXXXX Foundation for fundraising events
The following attachments are enclosed with this application:
- Detailed budget incl List of other funders that support this project
- Detailed project plan, including impact
- Chamber of Commerce excerpt (Uittreksel KvK).
- Official Foundation XXXXX
- Confirmation of ANBI status
- Most recent
- Overview of members of the Foundation
- Copy of Bank statement to confirm IBAN number and name of bank
- 2018 Project Report: Building the Talent Pipeline
