Feb
2020
GSIF Blog Post #3
- List the top 20 questions your team needs to answer to advance the venture forward. Categorize the questions if necessary.
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- What is the project about?
- Why is the project important?
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- Who is impacted by the project?
- What is the main objective/goal?
- What steps will be taken to reach the objective?
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- Where will we execute our project?
- Who says those people need help?
- Why can’t they help themselves?
- Why can’t someone else help them?
- Why do you think your project will be successful?
- What are some of the nutrients used for the project?
- How much culinary experience is needed for the project?
- Why do you think people will buy your product?
- How do you intend to keep the project running after you leave?
- What is the timeframe for your project?
- How will you use your time wisely?
- How are you qualified for this project?
- How do you think the community will react to your project?
- How will you incorporate the project into their culture?
- Will your community’s culture accept the project?
- Develop and Visualize the Theory of Change (Logic Model) for your venture.
Inputs | Activities | Outputs | Outcomes | Goal Alignment |
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3. Develop a M&E plan for your venture. – Clearly list all assumptions. – Identify short-term and long-term success metrics. – (Optional) identify specific methods to measure the metrics
INDICATOR | DEFINITION
How is it calculated? |
BASELINE
What is the current value? |
TARGET
What is the target value? |
DATA SOURCE
How will it be measured? |
FREQUENCY
How often will it be measured? |
RESPONSIBLE
Who will measure it? |
REPORTING
Where will it be reported? |
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Goal | Reduce malnutrition and stunting in children under the age of 5 | Research: https://www.pih.org/article/stopping-severe-malnutrition-sierra-leone | 40% of children are malnourished/have suffered from stunting | Ideally 0%, but very difficult to achieve, so any progress is valuable | Measured through developing communication with community/possible evaluation technique | Monthly | Lehigh student team | Blog posts, papers |
Outcomes (problems solved) | Healthier, well-nourished kids
Reduced growth and stunting Affordable and accessible nutrient dense foods |
Calculated through research | N/A – Read above regarding current malnutrition | Ideally 0% of malnourished kids, but very difficult to achieve, so any progress is valuable | Analyzing sales, health of children (specifics on how to do this decided once product is finalized) | Monthly | Lehigh student team | Blog posts, papers |
Outputs (what we ultimately want and get out of our research) | Developed recipes – products we can sell | Analyzing nutritional value of recipes | 1 | At least 4, going to experiment with other recipes (ST- throughout semester) | Analyzing sales, consumption, etc. once introduced in marketplace (LT) | Monthly | Lehigh student team staying in SL | Blog posts, papers |
Spring outcomes/GOALS: 3+ new recipes (muffin,pudding, bouillon cubes/pb balls), developed packaging for recipes, analyzing the costs and taking them into consideration, make sure we use products that are accessible to the community in our recipes
Summer outcomes/GOALS: feedback on recipes, even if negative, progress based on feedback, continue work we’ve been doing; 100 of each product a day sold by end of fieldwork