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Organization Details

What is your organization's name?

Berlin FC Youth Association

What is your organization's classification?

Nonprofit

In what city, town, or region is your organization headquartered?

Banjul, The Gambia

In what country is your organization headquartered?

Gambia, The

Provide your organization’s mission and/or vision statement and list its core values.

To help young people and youth improve their potentials through education, community service and service learning projects.

How many products or programs does your organization operate? Please use numeric values only.

5

What is the name of the product or program that is the focus of your LEAP Project?

SIE (SIAKA INNOVATION EDUCATION)

Is it a product or a program?

Program

In which Sub-Saharan or Latin American country or countries does this product or program currently operate?

Gambia, The

Does your product or program operate in any countries outside of these two regions?

No

What is this product or program’s stage of development?

Pilot

Team Lead Details

Solution Details

One-line solution summary: In 20 words or less, summarize your organization's product or program that is the focus of your LEAP Project.

SIE(Siaka innovation education) is innovation education program dedicated to young people and youth to improve their educational skills such as reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Define the problem that your solution seeks to solve. [300-500 words recommended]

Millions of school students cannot read at grade six. It is apparent that many finish grade six without able to read or write simple sentence of their own. Why this happened? Because students a group according to age rather than level. This affect their educational skills and academic performance.

Describe your solution and how it works in simple terms. [300-500 words recommended]

Siaka innovation education program(SIE) aim to promote quality education in the Gambia to improve educational skills for school students. Siaka help school students to improve their educational skills through teaching learning level, mentorship, training, community service and service learning projects.

Select the key characteristics of your target population. Select all that apply.

Primary school children (ages 5-12)
Poor
Low-Income

Upload your solution's Theory of Change or Logic Model.

73425_Berlinfc Theory of Change.pdf - 49 KB

Where would you place your solution on Nesta's Standards of Evidence?

Level 1: You can describe what you do and why it matters, logically, coherently and convincingly.

To date, what research/studies has your organization conducted or commissioned that have helped demonstrate the effectiveness of your solution? [300-500 words recommended]

So far we have conducted foundational research through google search and literature. So far more than 500 impacted in their communities including schools and local communities. Teaching learning level is evidence base funded in India and is replicated in many countries.

What has the data collected from the research/studies revealed about your solution and how did it inform your work moving forward? [300-500 words recommended]

We have find out that many students who undertake the program improve academically. Increase participation of young people and youth in community service. increase self confident and self esteem.

LEAP Project Details

Describe your organization's need to strengthen the evidence base of your solution. [300-500 words recommended]

Due to lack of resources and financial support. I personally took the responsibility to support school students in my local communities including school, where i volunteer as a teacher. I have been helping school students in their community without funds from government, NGO, individuals as well private. I have been the financial supporter of this project for over five years. So far i have help more than 1000 school students and evidence are collected in video, pictures form for the future

What are 2-3 research questions that you would like your LEAP Project to help you answer? [100 words recommended]

1)The impact of classroom design on student learning

2) The impact of teacher training on student learning

What type of research methods do you think will help answer your stated questions? Select all that apply.

Foundational research (literature reviews, desktop research)

Please elaborate on your selection above by describing your desired outputs of the 12-week LEAP Project sprint. [300 - 500 words recommended]

Classroom design is an integral part of Teaching & Learning, with research suggesting that it can influence student engagement, motivation and collaboration. In fact, one study found that classroom design could improve learning progress by up to 16%

How will your organization put these outputs into action? [300-500 words recommended]

Will build schools and training centers for students

A sub-committee comprised of parents and guardians, teachers, students, and coalition members will be responsible for maintaining the school

Communication about the action step. The school principal and leadership of the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) should be given information about this planned change.

Describe your desired long-term outcomes of the 12-week LEAP Project sprint for both your organization and solution. [300-500 words recommended]

The desire out come is to improve educational skills of school students in their communities. Sie is an innovation that focus on education skills of young people in their communities.