Below you find the ongoing report of the "Great Achievers" Changemaking Challenge that will be ongoing for 60 days, each team is receiving 6000 KES in two tranches of 3000 KES each, one at the beginning of the challenge and one half way through the challenge.
The updates will be published continuously.
The information is coming directly from the facilitator in Kenya, Mr. Samwel Ondiema and is only slightly edited.
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Week 1: Weekly Report and Results
Kick-Off Report
September Changemaking Launch report
Date: 4th/09/2021
Venue:Depouche Restaurant
The Changemaking challegenge was launched with 5 groups participating.
The groups are split into two different groups, Level 1 and Level 2 groups. Level 1 groups will go for three weeks ending on the 25th of September and Level 2 will go for 8 weeks ending on the 6th of November.
Level 2 groups will be receiving their next tranche of trust based investment on the 3rd of October 2021.
The launch was led by Mr. Kenedy Otieno (The Chairman of the CBO) who handed over the funds to the group leaders. Only group leaders were asked to come for the launch due to covid restrictions.
The focal person also took time to explain some important matters in the competition like reporting and doing non illegal businesses as well as understanding the purpose of the competition including its aim and objectives.
The business activities range from selling of cereals, chickens, fried groundnuts, selling mandazi, poridge, sokotas and black tea.
The participants were excited to receive the funds with most level two groups expressing relief as they thought that there was no more money coming due to a long break.
Recommendations
The participants recommended to start immediately and agreed to be very cooperative with the Facilitator and also promised to give reports on time.
Compiled by Samwel Ondiema
Focal person
Week 1: Weekly Report and Results | 5th of Sep to 12th of Sep 2021
Q: What is your impression of the youth-led changemaking activity in the reporting period? (challenges, wins, memorable stories, learnings….):
A: I have been impressed by how the youths have started making profit on high note and serving a good number of customers.
Q: Any feedback of the youth regarding their experience in the youth-led changemaking activity in the reporting period?:
The changemakers are familiar with the youth led changemaking competition as they have done it successfully before.
The changemakers also understand our guidelines and procedures of the competition.
Below is a simple table displaying the results for the week.....
| Name of Group leader | Number of team members | Change- maker Level | One time invest received by YFF | Revenue generated (in KES) | Amount reinvested into stock in reporting period (if applicable) | Total value of stock at end of the reporting period | Amount of Cash with the changemaker team at end of reporting period | Total value of stock + cash with the team at the end of the reporting period | Profit made in reporting period | No of people served during reporting period | Activity |
| Billy Owuor | 3 | 2 | 3000 KES | 2000 | Na | 4500 | 2000 | 6500 | 2000 | 28 | Selling cereals |
| Peter Odwar | 3 | 2 | 3000 KES | 1500 | Na | 4000 | 1500 | 5500 | ? | 30 | Washing motorcycle,cars |
| Felix Achiro | 3 | 2 | 3000 KES | 1700 | Na | 3500 | 1700 | 5200 | 1000 | 38 | Selling chicken |
| Nashon Obiero | 3 | 2 | 3000 KES | 1200 | Na | 4000 | 1200 | 5200 | 800 | 25 | Selling Groundnuts |
| Brian Omondi | 3 | 2 | 3000 KES | 1000 | Na | 3800 | 1000 | 4900 | 1000 | 20 | Selling tea, mandazi and porridge |
Week 2: Weekly Report and Results | 12th of Sep to 19th of Sep 2021
Q: What is your impression of the youth-led changemaking activity in the reporting period? (challenges, wins, memorable stories, learnings….):
I am really happy to see how the young changemakers are carrying out their businesses by applying innovative strategies.
Young changemakers have also started making some progress in their business activities as far as profit making is concerned.
The challenge I am currently experiencing is that most of the changemakers aren't familiar with filling the new weekly plan.
They are used to the old ones. They complain that this needs a lot of mathematics which some say they never even performed well in school.
Q: Any feedback of the youth regarding their experience in the youth-led changemaking activity in the reporting period?:
Their experience so far with the youth led changemaking competition is good. They understand our rules and guidelines very well. They performed well in level 1 and it's good they are applying their experience in level 2 as well.
| Name of Group leader | Number of team members | Change- maker Level | One time invest received by YFF | Revenue generated | Amount reinvested into stock in reporting period (if applicable) | Total value of stock at end of the reporting period | Amount of Cash with the changemaker team at end of reporting period | Total value of stock + cash with the team at the end of the reporting period | Profit made in reporting period | No of people served during reporting period | Activity | |
| 1 | Nashon Obiero | 3 | 2 | 900 | Na | 2500 | 900 | 3400 | 600 | 20 | Selling fried groundnuts | |
| 2 | Brian Omollo | 3 | 2 | 1000 | Na | 3800 | 1000 | 3800 | 1000 | 20 | Selling Tea,poridge,mandazi,cofee | |
| 3 | Peter Odwar | 3 | 2 | 1000 | Na | 3000 | 1000 | 4000 | 1000 | 25 | Car washing business | |
| 4 | Felix Achiro | 3 | 2 | 1200 | Na | 2800 | 1200 | 4000 | 1200 | 22 | Selling chicken | |
| 5 | Billy Ongete | 3 | 2 | 780 | Na | 2790 | 780 | 3570 | 700 | 17 | Selling cereals |
compiled by changemaking challenge facilitator Mr. Samwel Omondi
