1. Activity 1.1 Training Project Staff
Rwandan Girls Education Advancement
Project

2. Welcome to Activity 1.1
• PTA and other invited staff trained in
TAMTF model
• PTA and other invited staff trained in
business research, planning and
implementation
• PTA and other invited staff able to
implement school business to their
respective school

3. Workshop Program
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Introduction to training
Business selection
Business research training
Business implementation
Business research
Writing your business plan
Running this training
Feedback
Adaptation for MDC
training

4. GEC REAP Outputs
1. Increased income for investment in schools
and girls' education
2. Provide safe, sanitary and girl-friendly school
environments
3. Increased awareness among girls and parents
about the importance of and barriers to girls’
education
4. Learning and operational research from the
project informs girls’ education models

5. Output 1: Indicators
• % of schools that have established business generating profit
• School income generated through school businesses
• % marginalised girls with school costs reduced by at least
20%
• % MDCs setting up income generating activities
• % households participating in MDCs who report using
income generated to pay for girls' education
• % of marginalised girls and parents who report that skills
learned in school are useful

6. PTA Training
• 17th – 28th March
• 140 PTA members
• 5 members from 28 schools in Nyaruguru
• 2 weeks in two locations in Nyaruguru
• Each group will be trained by 1 TAMTF and 1
HPA member of staff.
• This week we are training the PTA trainers

7. MDC Training
• 900 MDC members
• Adapt resources from PTA
trainings
• HPA and TAMTF staff
• Date to be confirmed

8. This Training
• Training trainers and staff
• Resources and format
• Learn by doing
…let’s get started!!

9. What support
will be available to schools?
• Business Research
• Business Planning
• Business Implementation
• Start-up capital

10. What are the benefits
of taking part in this program?
• Increased skills for staff
• Increased skills for students
• Engagement in international program
• More money for your school to support
students
• More girls attending school

11. Project Timeline
• March – Training in school business
• April - Creation of business plan
• May – July – Business start up
• August – beyond – Running of business
(support ends in Feb 2016)

12. Who are we?

13. Activity 1:
1. Why do we provide our youth with
education?
2. What do young people need to be
successful in life?
3. What are the strengths and weaknesses
of the current education system in
providing these characteristics?

14. The School Business Model
Relevant
• Emphasis on technical & business skills
• Subjects are taught from a practical ‘learn by doing’
perspective
Sustainable funding
• Funds are internally generated through school businesses
• Lower fees can give access to poorer students

15. The School Business Model
School Businesses =
• Relevant business skills
+
• Increased school self-sufficiency

16. Founded in 2006 by Nik Kafka to:
* Spread the message about the model around the globe
* Offer technical assistance for replicating the model

17. Members Network
Over 2,000 members in more than 120
countries:

18. Education that Pays for Itself Conference
2012

19. School Enterprise Challenge
Pan African Awards

20. Fundacion Paraguaya given control of a failing technical
school in 2002.
Goal of becomming 100% financially self-sufficient in 5
years achieved on time in 2007.
The school generates around US$400,000 per year.
150 students aged 15-18 and 24 part/full time teachers.
The San Francisco School
Key Facts

21. La Bastilla Technical High School
Nicaragua
• Aiming to become financially self sufficient by
2015
• "Thanks to this school I learnt to look at life in
a different way. It opened doors for me and
turned me into a young man with an
entrepreneurial mentality – an entrepreneur."
Darwin, 17, 3rd Year

22. Case Studies
Indeco Community School, Zambia
School uniform and chicken rearing
San Francisco School, Paraguay
Businesses such as egg production

23. Case Studies
Ahaza Primary School, Rwanda Ilowola Secondary School, Tanzania
Event centre, internet café and
a travel company Bee-keeping

24. Introduction to School
Business
What is a business?
What is a school business?
What does a successful business
look like?

25. What should you consider when
starting a business?

26. Why is it important to research and
write a business plan?

28. Resource Assessment
What is a resource
assessment?
Why do it?
How can we do it?

29. Business Brainstorm
What is a business brainstorm?
Why do we do it?
How do we do it?

31. SWOT Analysis
What is SWOT Analysis?
Why do we do it?
How do we do it?

32. Market Research
What is Market Research?
Why do we do it?
How do we do it?

33. What questions should you include in
a market research survey?
• Age, sex, profession of interviewee
• Do you currently use this service / buy this product?
• What type & range of product do you buy?
• How often do you buy this product/service per wk/month/yr?
• When do you buy this products/service?
• What factors are important in your buying decision (E.g. price, quality etc.)
• Where do you currently buy from?
• How much do you pay (per item / in total?)
• Are there areas where current supplier doesn’t satisfy you?
• Would you consider buying from us?
• Other suggestions for service add-ons E.g. delivery, credit, etc

34. What will you say
when you introduce yourself?

35. Competitor Analysis
What is Competitor Analysis?
Why do we undertake it?
How do we do it?

36. Consulting an expert
What is consulting and expert?
Why should we do it?
How should we do it?

37. Budgeting
What is budgeting?
Why do we do it?
How do we do it?

38. Management Structure
What is management structure?
Why do we need to plan this?
How do we plan this?

39. Marketing and Sales
What is marketing and sales?
Why do we do it?
How do we do it?
Price
Product
Place
Promotion