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This project was completed on Sep 23, 2016
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Matched with Donna O.
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Literature Review
Spark MicroGrants
Literature Review
Project details
What we need
- A report summarizing key information from white papers or research reports (50 total pages maximum)
- Written qualitative analysis and findings related to the Organization's research goals
What we have in place
- We currently have focused questions plus articles, docs, and papers selected, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have journal access and a dedicated team, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $7,888 , allowing us to help 3 communities and 200+ householdslaunch and sustain a project of their own choosing.
The success of our organization depends on ability to understand and measure our impact in communities. Without your help, we cannot learn from other organizations and research. Your skills will empower us to avoid reinventing the wheel,and bring new ideas to our field.
Project plan
Posted by
Cari Beth H.
Director of Research and Learning
Our mission
Spark MicroGrants partners with rural poor communities to catalyze locally-led impact projects.
What we do
Spark supports rural poor communities to design, implement and manage their own social impact projects. To date Spark has partnered with over 75 communities in Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi who have developed local project plans and are in the process of implementing them, positively impacting over 64,000 lives.
HOW WE DO IT:
Spark runs an in country fellowship program for local university graduates in the countries we work. Fellows receive hands on leadership and facilitation training. Fellows reach out to rural poor communities and take each through a 3-5 month project planning process where the community votes on their most pressing problem and builds a plan to address the problem. After plans are complete, Spark provides a microgrant to the community to enable project implementation. Communities are building schools, starting communal farms and more.
Differing from microfinance, Spark supports communities with organizational capacity building and a small grant – so they can invest in social impact.
Each partner community benefits through:
1. Launching a project to address a specific community based problem
2. Building internal capacity and drive to initiate local change
Since the community controls planning and spending, the projects are locally appropriate, effective and highly efficient. Spark guides each community through a three to five month project planning process, after which the project is implemented.
Testimonials
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