1. Action10
Ten actions
against extreme poverty
v.1. October 2012

2. Sharing of material
 This material was developed by
Assoc. Professor Cecilia ÖMAN,
Founder and President of Action10
 The material can be shared, and please
acknowledge the author and Action10
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3. About Action10
Vision and mission
Organogram
The strategy
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4.  Action10 is
 Non-profit
 Volunteer driven
 Charity funded
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5. Vision
 A world without extreme
poverty
 Everyone has access to basic
education, employment,
healthcare and social security
as well as safe water, food,
sanitation and energy
 All countries are run by good
governance, have a
sustainable economy, and a

6. Mission
 An independent initiative with
a broad and flexible mandate
 Provide quality assistance in the
field of international impact
development
 Operate in a sustainable, effective
and efficient manner, through
SEEDS
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7. The Action10 Organogram
General
Assembly
Institutional
Board
Assessment
Knowledge Sustainable Institutional Youth
Social Program
sharing economy Capacity Section
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8. SEEDS
An innovative strategy for
international impact development
Developed and implemented by Action10

9. SEEDS
Sustainable
Effective
Efficient
Development
Strategy

10. Sustainable Capacity to endure
Effective Doing the right thing
Efficient Doing the thing right, including minimising resources and time
Development Development of greater quality of life for humanities
Strategy A plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal

11. The Ten Actions

12. 1. Needs Driven Initiatives
2. Strategic Partners
3. Equal Partnership
4. Real-time Monitoring and Evaluation
5. Sustainable Economy
6. Knowledge Sharing
7. Resilience
8. Quality values
9. Institutional Capacity
10.Visibility

13. 1. Needs Driven Initiatives
 Local initiatives
 Local entrepeneurs
 Local CSO
 Local ownership
 Boundary Partners

14. 2. Strategic partners
 Government - NDP
 Private sector
 Communities
 CSO and NGO
 Academia
 Media
 Aid organisations

15. 3. Equal partnership
 Mututal sharing of
responsabilities and
benefits
 Program Partners

16. 4. Real Time Monitoring
 Monitoring and
Evaluation Planning
 Real-time
 Modified Outcome Mapping
 Template

17. 5. Sustainable economy
 Efficient procedures
 Quality financial
administration and
accounting
 Firm income generation

18. 6. Knowledge sharing
 Between
Members
Expert network
Program Partners
Boundary Partners
Strategic Partners
 Through
Face-to-face meetings, Social media, E-
platforms, Technical guidelines

19. 7. Resilience
 Stay strong
 Have patience
 Be humble
 Never give up
 Be flexible
 Stay focused
 Listen carefully
 Show respect

20. 8. Quality values
 Truth
 Trust
 Harmony
 Equity
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21. 9. Institutional capacity
 Annual Monitoring and
Evaluation Planning
session
 Participatory event
 Template available

22. 10. Visibility
 Networking
 Electronic platforms
Webb site, Facebook,
Twitter, RSS
 Publishing
 Seminars, conferences
workshops, trainings

23. Small group discussions
Which Action is most important?

24. 1. Needs Driven Initiatives
2. Strategic Partners
3. Equal Partnership
4. Real-time Monitoring and Evaluation
5. Sustainable Economy
6. Knowledge Sharing
7. Resilience
8. Quality values
9. Institutional Capacity
10.Visibility

25. Ownership
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26. Ownership in the classic the Aid programs
Ownership
Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes
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27. Inputs Resources that are Outcome Changes in the
invested into a program in behaviour, relationships,
order to encourage results activities, and/or actions of a
through the relevant boundary partner that can be
activities. logically linked to a program
Outputs Directly (although they are not
achievable and observable, necessarily directly caused
though not necessarily short- by it)
term, products of a program. Impact Significant and
lasting changes in the well-
being of large numbers of
intended beneficiaries

28. The economy of the classic Aid programs
Aid organisation’s funding
Financial input
Local stakeholder’s funding
Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes
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29. The ownership in Action10 programs
Local stakeholder’s ownership remains constant and high
Ownership
Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes
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30. The economy of Action10 programs
Financial input
Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes
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31. Operations

32. Operations
 A Program Journal template has been
developed which captures the SEEDS in
actual practice
 Thetemplate is continiously monitored and
evaluation revised
 Each project and program has its own journal
 The
Journal is continously updated to capture
monitoring and evaluation planning
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33. Evaluation Planning
 Action10 and its Program Partners discuss
with the stakeholders about
 Theirdream
 The mission
 Who are the important stakeholders
 Outcome challenges
 Then develop jointly the Strategy Map
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34. Lessons to learn
 Monitor Progress Markers
 Discuss with stakeholders
 Evaluate and measure results
 Improve the strategy map
More details can be found in a presentation
about Program Journals
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35. Thanks to
 Active members
 Ahmed, Camilla, Danny, Jelina, Karin, Lissi,
Mikaela, Natis, Sabiru, Sahar, Sany, Silvia,
Sophie, Richard
 For extraordinarily good work in Action10
 Private givers
 Cimcool, Swedbank, Studiefrämjandet
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36. We are also grateful to
 Program Partners
 Ado,Amah, Ana Dorly, Ayi, Baku, Bobacar,
Charles, Deborah, Dinesh, Francois, Georgette,
Karniyus, Kwassi, Nancy, Mama Shiru, Paul,
Paula, Zigan
 For excellent support, generosity and sharing
capacity
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37. Thank you for showing
interest!
Would you like
to walk this
road with us?
www.Action10.org
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