Mind factory evaluation presentation

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


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 …



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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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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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


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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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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