Network 4 Development Researchers Wales Africa Links Craig Owen Funded by Managed by F www.walesafrica.org
Wales – the First Fairtrade Nation
Size of Wales
Africa Links & UN Gold Star
Desmond Tutu’s 2012 Visit
Wales’ International Civil Society Wales for Africa Govt - Hub - Fairtrade - Community Links – Health Links – INGOs - SSAAP – NDR WCVA / BIG Research 2010 928 organisations (26 INGOs; 200 SMOs ; 546 ‘local branches’) Incomes: 30 > £100k; 898 <£100k Staffing: 31 have (any) staff; 11 > 2.5 Volunteers: 10s of 1000s Focus: 55% Africa, 45% elsewhere www.walesafrica.org/publications
Linking NORTH N Steering Group “The Link” S Steering Group SOUTH
Models of Change – Linking • Institutional capacity • Organisational capacity • (eg hospital) • Individual capability • (121 skillsharing + indivs) • Service delivery • (another pair of hands) Activity examples
Current Challenges Evolution / Focus of Wales 4 Africa programme Economic Value – Scotland Study Growth / sustainability of volunteer-driven projects Partnership & Collaboration – consortium building BIG Questions Wales and the SDGs - Wales’ own SDGs? Evolution of Devolution – what if no DfID? Economic connectivity and value Shifting southern powers and demographics Welsh seat at the UN? Eurovision!!! Wales’ ID contribution in 30 - 50 years’ time?
How can academia strategically engage? Social impact and engagement agenda Practical application for research (resource poor) Help groups improve impact (identity not helpful), eg Most Significant Change, Participatory Statistics Quantify hard, and better understand soft outcomes Analyse aggregated impacts of W4A programmes Student projects linked to W4A orgs Share research openly and accessibly Broaden NDR / WCIA / IWA Collaboration ?
ID Research needs and ‘offer’ Working with Small Organisations Work with voluntary orgs jargon, resources & capacity Hub Contacts Book Broaden public profile How do they / we find you? www.hubcymru.org
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