Monday 3 March 2008

SL Network Meeting - The end

And we had to leave this beautiful place.

SL Network Meeting - New PAP

Aims
  • Not to include specific Water point project aims
  • Include the word 'sustainable'
Objectives
  • Should be more focused in order to develop monitoring parameters
Strategies
  • Should be more specific for revised objectives.
  • Should include transition strategies to phase out existing partners who do not fit the new aims and objectives.
General Points
  • The reference to a pilot construction involvement be removed, as there is not intention to continue with construction even if the pilot is successful. ie needs and exit strategy for existing partners.
  • Serious consideration should be given to supporting TVET short term training offered by private Mongolian companies, both in UB and the country side.
  • The PAP should be reviewed in 2 years. The expertise profile of the SL prog. area will change under the new PAP. It was felt that the present members of the SL prog. area group did not have the background to comment on some of the new proposed interventions.

SL Network Meeting - New PAP, Business support

Focus Service
  • Business structures
  • Management
  • Financial planning and control
  • Communication
  • Human resource management
Interventions
  • Life skills
  • time management
  • Business attitude
  • Entrepreneurial skills
Targeted Beneficiaries
  • Herder, growers and start up business
Outcomes
  • Improved profitability
  • Access to loans
Crossovers
  • Quality of service
  • Services networking, business to business
  • Customer relations
  • Marketing
  • In formation Technologu

SL Network Meeting - New PAP, Liestock and Horticulture.

Focus Service
  • Livestock advice
  • Livestock food security
  • Training
Interventions
  • Disease
  • Production
  • Breeding
  • Data management
  • Business advice training
  • Research into food security
  • Extension services in pasture management.
Targeted Beneficiaries
  • Herders and growers
Outcomes
  • Healthy livestock/food production
  • Better managed livestock
  • Improved food standards
  • Improved food security
  • Improved pasture management
Crossovers
  • Training methodologies
  • Quality assurance capacity building

SL Network Meeting - New PAP, Trianing

Focus Service
  • Improve TVET at soum/aimag centre
Interventions
  • Training trainers
  • Short term skills training Curriculum Development
Targeted Beneficiaries
  • Unemployed youth
Outcomes
  • Improved employability of vulnerable groups
Crossovers
  • Training methodologies
  • Quality assurance capacity building

SL Network Meeting - New rural placement opportunities.

Imminent Placements
  • ADB/VSO Water Point Project
  • Textile Value chain
  • Horticulture Value chain
Future Opportunities
  • Short term TVET for mining, textile, hospitality, construction skills
  • Live stock production (ideas need to be developed by the new volunteers in this area of expertise)
  • National parks and conservation projects
  • Food security projects.