A life changing experience

"Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is

the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead, cultural

anthropologist 1901 – 1978.  

Eoghan Mackie, September 2009

Scottish Charity SCO28814 Company SC193890

Setting the scene

• CWW is an international development charity and award winning social enterprise

• We match the skills and business experience of professionals to the needs of one of our partner organisations overseas.

• Right now, we have projects live in Belize, India, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya.

Setting the scene

CWW

• Not for Profit International Organisation• 10 years of work• Operate through ‘volunteers’

+600 Professionals • Average age 35• 30% over 50• Range of skills• Organisational Development • 3 -6 month assignments • Part of larger change process

+100 Organisations (Analysis of +300)

• Government• Social enterprise• NGO

+25 Countries • Latin America• Caribbean• Africa• Asia

Contract & Direct Work

CONTRACTS

•Scottish Government:

– Sri Lanka (Tsunami and CBE)– Malawi ( CBJ and CBE)

• Registers of Scotland:

– Malawi

•Denver University–Eastern Europe

•NHS–Ghana

•YBI–Global

DIRECT WORK – social enterprise

• Always at least 30 opportunities

• You fundraise

• Fast turn around / matching

• Be part of our team

• Example Challenges:

- Legal reform in Belize

- Ethiopian Stoves

- East African Animal Vaccinations

- Kenyan Social Stock Exchange

Benefits for the overseas partner

• Free organisational diagnostic • Needs analysis • Tailored advice from consultants who get to know the

organisation• Capacity building to help them to carry out their work more

effectively and more efficiently. For example: – streamlining organisation– staff training and mentoring– creation of structures and systems to increase efficiency and impact

Benefits for the employer

• Delivering CSR programmes and contributing to international development in a way that maximises expertise and is relevant to the business.

• Providing unique learning and development opportunities for staff

• Improving employee engagement and motivation

• Improving reputation or brand

Benefits for the professional

• Apply skills in a new context and in a way which benefits others

• Make a sustainable contribution

• Address a locally defined need

• Experience places and cultures in an integrated way not possible through tourism

• Develop skills and potentially gain CMI accreditation

Benefits for the professional

“I had a desire to make a positive difference and use the skills that I had for what I perceived to be the greater good…

…Challenges offered me an opportunity not only to expand my existing skill set but also to discover new skills and gain experience working in a completely different setting and with a completely different agenda”

Raheel

Could you do it?

• Example: – NGO has won many international awards and has secured the attention

of US president. It now wants to scale up and needs some capital to do that. In order to get the capital, it knows it needs to project its plans properly to potential investors. It also wants to make sure that it uses its existing capital to maximum effect.

– You are told that the plan is to grow the staff from 300 to 1200 in the next 3 years and that they need an HR advisor to work on this with them. When asked why, they respond that they have HR staff, but nobody who can look at this from a bigger picture perspective and really test their plans.

• What questions spring to your mind? • What do you think they really need? • If we asked you to do this work, what would you do and how?

Yes - You can do it

• Thanks for listening • If you want to talk to us more please contact:

– lucy@challengesworldwide.com– 0845 2000 342– 07917 644 538