WE PASSIONATELY DEVELOP PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS

BY EMPOWER THEM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY

http://sapana.org

WHO ARE WE

Non profit NGO

Founded in 2009

NGO’s consultant

Awakening Projects

Focus on Gender Equality and

socioeconomic empowerment

We act with passion

WHYA large percentage of NGO 's, mainly in developing coun-

tries, despite having strong ability, goals, funding and

motivated teams they suffer from basic structural failures

that do not allow them the desired impact within the

community that they could achieve.

SAPANA is focused to face and correct these failures,

giving basic tools on economics, social interpersonal,

management and sustainability areas.

Everyone who has skills and potential to explore can in

fact be the development force of a community, espe-

cially young people and women. Due to social and cul-

tural issues, they are stuck in unfair roles and completely

inaccurate of their potential.

SAPANA, through a focus on gender equality, Intends to

fight this reality through training and empowerment

practices with results on economic and social empower-

ment of women.

Empowering women, empowering these people will em-

power us all.

Together we develop communities.

To reach one’s deepest inner being and develop his skills and passions, emerging out sustainability, dignity and will to change, towards a greater impact in the community around.

WHAT DRIVES US

2009Project concept

definition

2010First implementation

in the field

2011Team creation and

foundation of the NGO

2011European representative

of AIILSG

HISTORY

TARGET AUDIENCE

NGO'S WITH:

› Potential and will to impact the community

› Healthy vision, mission and values

› At least 5 years in the field

› Action in rural areas (not exclusive)

› Teams of 5 to 10 people

› At least one member who communicates in English

› Programs with the ability to evolve and to become

self-sustainable

(organizations)

OBJECTIVES

FLAWS EVALUATION AND IDENTIFICATION:

› Adjusted questionnaires to the reality

of the Organization and type of position within it

› Listing of identified difficulties and related flaws analysis

› Analysis of team skills and backgrounds

(organizations)

OBJECTIVES

IDENTIFICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION GOALS:

› Conceptual analysis of the mission and vision

› Feasibility study of goals and their prioritization

› Alignment of expectations with the Organization

(organizations)

OBJECTIVES

TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT:

› Skills modules portfolio with focus on efficiency and

sustainability of the Organization

› Total adaptation to reality, needs and teams

of the Organization

› Different formats of modules application with prepared

information for various types public in terms of literacy,

mentality, such as IT, Language, Professional, Interper-

sonal, Education and Preservation.

(organizations)

OBJECTIVES

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

› Cooperative work between Organization, Sapana

and population

› Use of impact measurement tools in the community

› Use of social networks and new media document life

stories – affective relationship between contrasting

realities such as the portuguese and the indian ones.

(organizations)

MODULES TRAINING SKILLS:

› IT (Windows, Word, Excell, Powerpoint, Image, Internet, Blogs and Social Media)

› Professional (CV, approaches to the market, interviews, presentation skills,

entrepreneurship, fundraising, funds management, disclosure tools)

› Interpersonal (leadership, teamwork, conflict management, communication,

decision-making)

› Language (english, copywrite)

› Education and prevention (sexuality, STD 's, prostitution, genital mutilation,

violence, citizenship and human rights, food safety and hygiene, role of the family in the 21st

century, castes vs. Western countries)

(organizations)

TARGET PUBLIC PEOPLE (specially women and youngsters):

› With influence in their community

› Skills and potential by exploring

› Willingness to improve their lives and those

of their children

› Integrity and commitment with our programme

› The strength to fight for their dignity

(people)

GOALS › Training on themes related to the use of condoms,

prevention of STD 's, female genital mutilation, etc.

› Analysis of technical expertise and real needs of each

person

› Support in developing projects and businesses that

promote financial sustainability and dignity

› Help in trading, access to micro-credit, etc.

(people)

PROJECTS

Movement involving people and social / cultural actions around these

topics, promoting the diffusion of information throught the media:

› Condom use

› Prevention of Std's

› Prevention of AIDS

› Genital mutilation

PROJECTS

› International project of social and economic

empowerment

› We deliver tools for self-sustainability on the long-term

› We develop individuals

› Sub-projects: Demm, Mouraria (example), Kakuma

SUB-PROJECTS

› Distribution of 60.000 condoms

› Consulting to the NGO itself

› Reintegration of sex workers in the community

› Online platform for the sale of products manufactured

by the sex workers

DEMM-Margao, Goa

SUB-PROJECTS

› Distribution of 60.000 condoms, books, etc.

› Link between ISEG and AIILSG

› Restore a historical connection with a social project

that is happening in the two countries simultaneously

Project in Portugal(Mouraria for example)

SUB-PROJECTS

› Impact on a population of almost 100,000 people, one

of the largest refugee camps in Kenya

› Collaboration with EDP Foundation in social

entrepreneurship projects

› Creating an online platform for marketing handcrafted

products made by peasant women

› Help in access to micro-credit projects (e.g. kiva, myc4) Project Kakuma(Refugee Camp)

Guatemala

Portugal

Morocco

UkraineIndia

and NepalYemen

Kenya

ACTION AREAS

PARTNERS

› World's largest organization of social entrepreneurship

› More than 2000 "change makers" in more than 60 countries

› Pioneer in social innovation policies, replication of

sustainable solutions with strong impact in the community,

creating infrastructures for the development

(access to financing, facilitating the liaison with academic

and industrial areas, etc.)

› Partnership at human resources and logistics

Contact › SOLOMON PRAKASHMore info › www.ashoka.org

ASHOKA

› Main institution of education and research in India

› Over 80 years of activity and coverage throughout the territory

› Focused on empowerment and community development, public

policy research, training and projects in areas of health,

environment, power, technology, management, etc.

› Partnership at the institutional level, infrastructure and access

to funds

Contact › MUKESH KANASKARMore info › www.aiilsg.org

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT

› Academic and research partner

› Application and standardization of measuring tools and

data collection

› Statistical analysis of data and comparative studies

› Recruitment of volunteers for studies and actions in the

field – traineeships, master's theses, etc.

› Cross and data validation at a global level that support

the whole project

Contact › Maria das Dores GuerreiroMore info › www.iscte-iul.pt

ISCTE-IUL

› Portuguese Youth Foundation

› Supports initiatives that promote the integration of young

people in the enterprise market, young entrepreneurship,

social inclusion and citizenship

› Organizes social projects, educations programmes, research

grants, etc.

› Partnership for logistics and Portuguese initiatives

Contact › Paula GraçaMore info › www.fjuventude.pt

FUNDAÇÃO DA JUVENTUDE

› Private consultant

› Works with the client to find the right Human Capital which

will enable them to achieve positions of excellence at a com

petitive level

› All the team-members have areas of expertise where they

develop their processes in order to maximize the value

added that is intended to provide to the customer

Contact › Nuno FragaMore info › www.hire-trust.net

HIRE & TRUST - EXECUTIVE SEARCH

Carolina Cruz CEO

I have a degree in Psychology.

I'm passioned about human mind

and our race.

I believe that I can change the world.

I’m driven by a desire and a dream.

I am realistic, and only thus I can do

something.

I felt the need to learn Financials,

Stewardship and Entrepreneurship.

I also felt the need to develop the my

competences, and basically that is

what Sapana goes to discover.

Develop skills and valences of each

one in order to become full and more

sustainable.

Patrícia Assis Change Manager

I’m from the Management field and

I’m always moved by what my

instinct says.

This organization gave me and still

gives me daily challenges.

I’m financial, extremely analytic,

methodic, passionate and a true

believer that is at the basis that

everything is built.

Miguel Jerónimo Field Coordinator

and Human Relations

Coming from engineering but not being

an engineer, everything I’ve achieved is

due to the passionate work I believe in.

I live to take the opportunities uncon-

ditionally I’m driven by passions and

much coffee.

I don't like wasting time sleeping or

procrastinating, when I can be creating.

I like to believe that the whole human

beings have an infinite potential

and that is up to each one to take

advantage of it.

For me, and for me, I try to do it through

creativity, multidisciplinarity and

dedication-something that makes me

never give up find my catharsis, either

by art, projects with meaning or simply

meet exciting people.

Mafalda Almeida Head Office Coordinator

Licensed in Translation of English and

French.

Driven by an immense desire to give

a valid contribution by building

a better world.

I’m sensitive and I wake up every day

urging to become a better person,

to make a difference.

I want to do something that makes

my Soul smile.

Mónica Araújo Creative Partner

Licensed in graphic design , I`ve been

working in the creative area since

1997.

I like being a designer! With my work

I can give wings to my imagination

and learn with each project.

Love art in its most various forms,

from theatre to photography.

I’m for self development, shiatsu and

feng shui.

I like the diversity of ways of living,

people and places and I’m passionate

about inspiring life stories.

I love dreams and high flights.

I believe that creativity has an

important role in the world because

it triggers emotions.

Joana Murta Rosa Gaps Solver

Graduated in International Relations,

the power of the relations between

people fascinates me.

Besides that, I live as an explorer and

as a surfer, and while I´m out there

I have a lot of time to realize how

amazing is the place that we live in

and about how great persons can we

all be.

I believe that happiness is only true

when shared.

Through SAPANA we try to help each

one to find their way, as we found

ours. Dream. Wish. Make it happen.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Sapana Team

(+351) 91 213 78 02

carolina@sapana.org

http://sapana.org