PeerAssist AYIN
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Peer Assist
Issues
- Absence of physical secretariat
- Not registered
- No trained staff, just volunteers
- No funding for projects
Suggestions from the other networks
- Have more solid links with other existing networks. This can help with attarcting funds to the project
- Have key areas where you are strong enough so donors could be found. For physical visibility, you can also be hosted by other organisations
- Put your case to ECA to see how far the issue of physical location (secretariat) can be ironed out
- Have somebody who is not an AYIN member talk about institutionalising AYIN with you. The dream can come through
Needs and Action Plan Draft
AYIN Needs
- Regular assessment and evaluation
- Efficient evaluation method
- Capacity building on the implementation of evaluation method
- Management of Internal Relationships
- Training for staff on effective team work and collaboration
- Face to face meeting with network focal points and member organisations
- Applying Local and Appropriate Solutions
- Train staff and focal points on appropriate solutions (eg. Website maintenance, project management, stakeholder engagement, etc)
- Attract and Generate Resources
- Register AYIN and establish a secretariat
- Training for staff on fundraising strategies
- Information Management
- Complete website development and design information-flow process
- Visibility
- Obtain funds to implement action plan
- Website administration
- Publications and multimedia CD for AYIN
- Participation in local, regional and international fora (WSIS, ADF, ITU/industry meetings, etc)
- Collaboration
- Face to face meeting of bureau members to further discuss Action Plan and organisational structure
- Physical meeting with donors
- Online group facilitation
- Active member participation
- Design membership framework and invite relevant organisations to join the network
- Peer-assist between members
AYIN Harambee Action Plan
Action Planning Guidelines
- What: What do you want to move forward?
(a) Organisational Development
(b) National Youth Information Society Campaigns
(c) Facilitating National Networks (NICI/PRSPs, ICTs/YE)
(d) Capacity Building and Youth Participation in ICT4D Fora
(e) Multimedia Community Centres (Digital Villages)
- How: What are the actions to get there?
(a) Registering the organization; Setting up the secretariat; Recruiting staff (AYIN Coordinator, Admin Manager/Secretary, Finance Manager, Programs’ Manager); Train staff
(b) Organize National Youth Information Society Campaigns
(c)
(d)
(e)
- Who: Who else needs to enrol?
(a) AYIN Foundational Members; African Youth ICT4D Organisations
(b) AYIN Focal Points
(c)
(d)
(e)
- When: When does it start? When does it end?
(a) Starts October 1, 2005. Ends February 28, 2006
(b) March 1, 2006 – February 28, 2007
(c)
(d)
(e)
- Resources Needed: What are the resources (people, finances etc.) needed?
(a) Human Resources (staff, foundational members); Finances
(b) Human resources (focal points); Finances
(c)
(d)
(e)
- First Steps: What is the next ‘thing’ that needs to happen? Who needs to be invited to take part?
(a) Get resources, establish secretariat and organize AYIN network. ECA, Harambee, AYIN Focal Points and Bureau
(b) Identify and train additional focal points
(c)
(d)
(e)
- Who will be the leader(s)/coordinator(s) of this action?
(a) AYIN Bureau
(b) AYIN Bureau
(c)
(d)
(e)
