REVISED JUDGING CRITERION: UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOODS

REVISED JUDGING CRITERION

Which Enactus team most effectively used entrepreneurial action to empower people to improve their livelihoods in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable way?

ENACTUS PROJECT PROCESS

Livelihood Assets

SEE OPPORTUNITYLivelihood Strategies

TAKE ACTIONLivelihood Outcomes

ENABLE PROGRESS

WHAT ARE LIVELIHOODS?

A livelihood is the means and activities involved in sustaining an individual’s life

Livelihoods are fueled by livelihood assets

The best way to benchmark livelihoods is by conducting a needs assessment

UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD ASSETS

Every individual and community has access to at least one form of livelihood asset

Livelihood assets are the capital involved in obtaining desired outcomes

ASSET CATEGORIES

FINANCIAL

NATURAL

SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL Employment Income Stocks, savings,

etc. Access to

financial services

ASSET CATEGORIES

NATURAL

FINANCIAL SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL

Natural resources – air, water, etc.

Waste management

Biodiversity

ASSET CATEGORIES

NATURAL

FINANCIAL SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL Community Networking Relationships Trust

ASSET CATEGORIES

NATURAL

FINANCIAL SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL

Skills Knowledge Ability Education

ASSET CATEGORIES

NATURAL

FINANCIAL SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL Infrastructure Shelter Transportation Access to

consumer goods

Clean energy

ENACTUS PROJECT PROCESS

Livelihood Strategies

TAKE ACTIONLivelihood

Assets

SEE OPPORTUNITYLivelihood Outcomes

ENABLE PROGRESS

UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES

How do people use assets to obtain the outcomes they desire?

Livelihood strategies are the choices people make and the activities they do to achieve their outcomes

Livelihood assets are the capital used in the livelihood strategy

UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES

Investigate what people are already doing

How can your team take a collaborative, entrepreneurial approach to improve existing (or help develop new) livelihood strategies?

Livelihood strategies are where the key to empowerment lies

ENACTUS PROJECT PROCESS

Livelihood Assets

SEE OPPORTUNITYLivelihood Strategies

TAKE ACTIONLivelihood Outcomes

ENABLE PROGRESS

UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD OUTCOMES

Outcomes categories match asset categories

Desired outcomes must be identified by the target audience to ensure sustainability

Achieving a desired livelihood outcome may positively or negatively affect assets

UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOOD OUTCOMES

Identifying relevant livelihood outcome categories helps your team determine the key metrics of the project

Reporting outcomes must involve quantifiable metrics

OUTCOME CATEGORIES

FINANCIAL

NATURAL

SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL New job Ability and

means to save money

Becoming an entrepreneur

Increased income

OUTCOME CATEGORIES

NATURAL

FINANCIAL SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL

Improved waste management

Increased biodiversity

Use of natural resources

OUTCOME CATEGORIES

NATURAL

FINANCIAL SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL Increased trust

from community members

Expansion of networks

Relationship building

OUTCOME CATEGORIES

NATURAL

FINANCIAL SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL

Learning a new skill

Acquiring education

Professional development

OUTCOME CATEGORIES

NATURAL

FINANCIAL SOCIAL

HUMAN

PHYSICAL Improved

infrastructure Access to

shelter or transportation

New energy source

A NOTE ABOUT EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY:

Empowerment: People utilize the knowledge and skills they learned

Not simply giving someone an asset or desired outcome, but empowering and teaching them strategies to obtain it themselves

A NOTE ABOUT EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY:

Sustainability: People continue to utilize the knowledge and skills they learned after the team leaves

Buy-in from the target audience is crucial at all stages of the project – development, execution and follow-up

ENACTUS PROJECT PROCESS

Livelihood Assets

SEE OPPORTUNITYLivelihood Strategies

TAKE ACTIONLivelihood Outcomes

ENABLE PROGRESS

CASE STUDY: <PROJECT NAME>

SEE OPPORTUNITYTarget audience:Desired outcome(s): Livelihood asset(s) available:

TAKE ACTIONLivelihood strategies improved or introduced: ENABLE PROGRESSOutcome(s) achieved: Asset(s) gained through empowerment:Metrics measured:

REVISED JUDGING CRITERION: UNDERSTANDING LIVELIHOODS