Professional Documents
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on Social Enterprise
PARI Development Trust
MarGEn Communication
October, 2017
Training Completion Report
Foundation Training Course on Social Enterprise
Submitted To
PARI Development Trust
Block-A (4th Floor), Elite House, 24, Bagmara Road
Mymensingh
Submitted By
Md. Golam Fazle Rabbani
MarGEn Communication
House – 01, Road – 07 Sector -13, Uttara, Dhaka
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Acknowledgement
F
irstly, G F Rabbani would like to express deep gratitude to PARI Development
Trust for awarded me the assignment “Foundation Training Course on Social
Enterprise”. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Gabriel Rozario,
Executive Director and his team of PARI for their kind cooperation and support for
providing me valuable guideline, necessary documents, time to time communication. I
am much appreciative of kindness of respective Peoples Organization of PARI. My
special thanks to Mr. Sukumar Ghagra, Program Manager for his effortless
contribution to accomplish the training smoothly. Last but not least, I would like to
thank all the participants of the training for their active participation and their kind
contribution towards the successfully completion of the training program.
G F Rabbani
Training Course Facilitator
MarGEn Communication
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Acronym
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Table of Content
1. Introduction 6
1.1 Background 6
1.2 Objective of the Training 6
1.3 Methodology and Approach of the Training: 7
a. Approach of Training conduction 7
b. Training module and Course Contents 7
c. Organization and Management of the Training 9
- Selection of Trainees
- Venue and date of training
- Materials and equipment
- Preparation of handouts
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
The purpose of the training was to help partners to facilitate beneficiaries in selecting
the IGAs/ Social Enterprise that were most suitable and appropriate for beneficiaries.
The IGAs/Social Enterprise give enough income to make a substantial and permanent
improvement to the beneficiary household’s life that will sustain after the project ends.
Through this training TAI intends to strengthen partner’s capacity:
Training designed and the preliminary exercise had done at desk reviewing different
training module on the relevant subject matter. The course coordinator discussed and
prepared the course material in consultation with PARI and accommodating all the
feedback and comments of PARI. CC followed the following steps to develop the course
materials.
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The defined approaches had applied during the training period for fulfilling the intended
goals.
a. The training was facilitated by Bengali an easy understandable way
b. At the time of the training, participatory and interactive approach had
adopted
c. Participants shared their expectation at the beginning of the training and every
day they reviewed their expectation
d. In order to collect the necessary feedbacks, experience gained and lesson
learnt, the group discussion and group work exercise had adopted
e. The training was basically conducted on a participatory approach with thrust
on practical hands-on skills, group discussions and practical exercises based
on their own field experience.
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Total Participants 29
Program manager – 1
Field manager – 4
Senior staffs – 3
CDF – 3 community volunteer – 6
PI leader – 7
Accountant – 5
- Venue and date of training: The 3 day’s residential training program “Foundation
Training Course on Social Business” had organized in Proshika Training Center in
Mymensingh. The training room was quiet and calm with enough space and
controlled temperature. All the necessary supports were available in the venue.
The training had conducted from 27 to 29 October,2017 from 09.00 to 17.00.
- Materials and equipment: All the necessary training materials and equipment
were available during the training. Every after closing the day session the
materials were checked whether anything needs to purchase or not. However,
enough materials and equipment were allocated for each of the participants of
the training. A list of training materials and equipment is attached in the report
as annex.
- Preparation of handouts: Training is not just a verbal and practical class only. In
this training, the trainees were provided some tools and relevant soft copy of the
presentation slides. In this regard, the all the necessary handouts and tools again
supplied with the Training Completion Report as well.
- Note Taker: Each day there are some participants who voluntarily took note of
the training which was a tremendous job.
1st day – A. Razzak and Mohaiminul Islam
2nd day – Saleha and Jahirul Islam
3rd day – Moniruzzaman and Masuma Begum
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The opening session of the training was conducted informally. The training program was
started with the Morning Prayer and welcome remarks by Mr. Sukumar Ghagra. In
opening session, Mr. Sukumar from PARI had given his opening remarks. He delivered
his congratulatory remarks to the participants for getting success and better
opportunity in the field of Social Enterprise Development. Mr. Rabbani welcomed the
participants and briefed about the training program and its objective. He also requested
for their active participation in the training. The introductory session was run in
participatory way facilitated by Mr. Sukumar this session. In this session, all the
participants introduced themselves and shared their expectation. In order to assess the
interest and expectation of the participants from the training program, participants were
asked to write their interest, expectations from the training and one of the business he
or she had experience. After the collection of expectations from the participants, a brief
presentation was made to identify their queries.
After sharing the objectives of the training, the first session of the first day was about
introduction with the basic concept and common term of the business. Participants were
introduced with types of business and characteristics of business, demand supply
situation and its relations in market, they also known about the products’ type i) goods
and ii) services. It was an interactive session and participants willingly contributed in
this session.
Group Work -1
After describing the business and social business criteria participants were divided into
7 groups according to 7 PI. Each group were assigned to draw what economic activities
PIs are doing and how they are doing those activities. From the group work it was
revealed that every PI has a number of economic activities like poultry farming, duck
farming, cattle rearing, sanitation, fish culture, tailoring, handicrafts, goat rearing etc.
Another group work was only for PARI’s senior staffs. There are 4 groups and each group
tried to find out how PARI is implementing the social business or social enterprise, what
is their understanding about that.
From the both group works the participants got clear understanding about the social
enterprise and social business which are currently implementing under the guidance of
PARI through the PIs.
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Group Work -2
From the above long list of local business 7 PIs leaders divided in 7 groups with other
training participants and select a business from the long list of first group work using
the business selection criteria the radar diagram.
Individual Task
Finally, facilitator reviewed all the session in brief through the interactive method. The
day was closed with a home work. Facilitator asked them to complete a business plan
for micro or small business at local level. Each participants was assigned to complete
the business plan based on the identified business participants mentioned beginning of
the day along with the expectation sharing.
Alike 2nd day was started with Morning Prayer conducted by Mr. Raju Ahmed. Mr.
Sukomol reviewed the first day sessions in participatory way. Facilitator started the
day with the reflection on social business understanding and activities of PIs in relation
with the social business concept. Mr. Rabbani tried to explain the ownership structure
of social business, interest area of investors and management pattern of social business.
Participants were asked for the 1st day home work that was individual tasked to complete
a business plan as per own understanding. Facilitator tried to review the individual
observation on business nature, days of business cycle, working capital requirement,
fixed asset, profit and loss, nature of expenditure.
The facilitator, then requested the PI leaders to mention 2 business which was is top
priority among the business options they stated earlier day.
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Group work – 1
The participants were divided into seven groups according to the seven PIs. The group
works was for selection of one suitable business for the respective PIs using the selection
matrix. The groups were selected two business criteria and two social criteria for
developing the matrix.
Business criteria
- Raw material availability
- Demand of the product
Social criteria
- Employment opportunity
- Women entrepreneurship
The every groups select the best business from the prior shortlisting two business. Every
group finally select one best business using the selection matrix.
1. PI 1 – fish culture
2. PI 2 – duck farming
3. PI3 – poultry
4. PI 4 – poultry
5. PI 5 – poultry
6. PI6 – handicraft
7. PI 7 – cattle farming
Group work -2
After selection of the best business by the PIs facilitator provided a sample of business
plan for PI. All the participants divided into three major groups to prepare a complete
business plan for three PIs based on the respective selected business. The group word
was continuing and requested to present it next day.
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After completing the morning prayers third day was started with the review of last two
days learning. Mr. Madhusudon Saha facilitated the session. He asked PI leaders to
compare their field work with the social business.
He tried to highlight the core discussion those are
- Understanding of business
- Concept of social business and its objective
- Core principal of social business
- Difference between business and social business
- Procedure of business selection
- Understanding of market and market actor
- Concept of Value Chain analysis and its importance
- Understanding about the Business plan
- Social business and present activities of PI
- How the PARI is working for social business and which are the social business
unit
- Understanding about the working capital and how to calculate the working capital
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Group work
The three respective group listed down and identified the source of income and
expenditure separately. Another task was to find out the working capital for the
respective business.
Finally all the groups presented the working capital calculation procedure. In the
concluding of the session the participants tried to understand that how the PIs will be
self-sustainable through the social business intervention. It was clearly understand
that PI has been implementing its business in the following way.
PI Business Portfolio
- Full ownership business. Some of the business PI is implementing with 100%
ownership
- Partnership business. Some of the business PI is implementing with partnership
in nature where share of the business depends on the mutual understanding.
- Equity investment/ venture financing. PI invest in some business which is
operating by the member.
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A. Contact Information
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Scope of Work
The training course is to cover the following major subject areas:-
1. Introduction to “Social Enterprise
2. Characteristics of Social Enterprise
3. Understanding Enterprise Development following donor aspect
4. Understanding Business Plan and prepare business plan
5. Financial tools for Social Enterprise
6. Competitive Enterprise Development Approaches
7. Social Enterprise Monitoring Tools and Techniques
Time frame
The total consultancy period will be of 1 Year 9 months from the date of work order i.e. rest
tenure of ICDP existing phase up to June, 2019. The training program is expected to be
delivered by the end of October, 2017 i.e. 27-29th October, 2017.
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Proposal Submission
The consultant will submit two separate proposals for participating in the selection process:
Financial Terms:
1. The payment will be made through account payee cheque or wire transfer.
2. PARI Development Trust will pay VAT for consultancy fee.
3. Training completion report to be submitted to the project authority within 15 days of
training.
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