tbw wgeneral.2008

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“I will be a famous astronaut for my country”

- Nana Yaw Turkson, in his ToBe work “What I Would change”

Introducing To Be Worldwide

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We help children realise their full potential so they can enrich their community What is ToBe?

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helps kids do better in school through…

educational facilities for children from 6 - 15

computer lab Library Activities program

curricula to build skills & community

technology classes reading programmes creative activities parent & teacher trainings

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Takoradi Educational Resource Centre - Our Pilot

opened in 2004 470 children serviced per week enrolment up every year variety of stimulating activities active PTA involvement supported by Ministry of Education

Supported by UNICEF, ING, European Union

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44 pentium4 computers Now able to extend base IT course to upper six primary Plan is to open internet café to community and generate own income ; adult

classes for fees to be considered

Kids working on new computers with flat screen

Computer lab of Takoradi Resource Centre

New computer lab opened in May 2008

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Examples of projects completed at the Takoradi centre

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Digital Photography

Project

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Draw your house in Paint : March 28, 2006Crusaders Primary School computer lesson at ToBe, Isaac, 12 years, first touched mouse March 15, 2006

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Write about yourself using Word & insert a Picture March 2006

Nav-West Primary School – Computer Lesson at ToBeAlbert, 11 years

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Powerpoint presentation of the eclipseMarch 28, 2006

Daniel, 14 years old6 months basic computer course (following page)

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SUN

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Our international partners …

One Economy (US)

Intel (US)

Atlantic Philanthropies (US)

UNICEF

European Union

Deloitte (Global)

UN ICT task force

Our Ghana partners …

Ministry of Education

Metro Education Board

GIFTEL

ING

Turing Foundation

Les Paquerettes (Swiss Foundation)

Net4Kids Aid Foundation (IT driven fund)

InterimIC (IT innovators)

NOTS Foundation

Wilde Ganzen (Co-financing organisation)

Schoolnet Africa

District Assembly, Komenda region

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Development plan*

Scale the concept

Build 1 centre per year

A min. reach of 5,000 children per centre

ToBe goals per centre per year

1,000 members paying $1

500 enrolment in ICT class at $5

90% ICT diplomas awarded

200 book reports written

2,500 English books borrowed

In 5 years, ToBe will serve 20,000 kids

* read our 5 year development plan on www.tobeworlwide.org

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Beyond 5 years : on to national expansion

Regional roll-out

Create & testProof-of-concept

• 2 facilities, (Takoradi)(Cape Coast)

• 2 satellite centres (Anaji and Other)

Regional roll-out

Regional roll-out

NationalConsolidation

5 years 5 -8 years

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Next centre to open in 2009

Cape Coast

Near our pilot centre

Will serve more than 12 schools

Shared management with our pilot centre

Community leaders tour new site for ToBe

add bouwtekeningvoor dit gebouw

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Anaji locationANAJI

15 min from the Takoradi Eductional Resouce Centre

Primary and Junior secondary schools 50 meters across from land

Same district and Metro Education Board

Shared resources and management

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Further development

Publish the “ToBe Manual” enable & facilitate new centres ensure quality standards in education deliver reporting standards for each centre

Set up ToBe Ghana Head Office in Takoradi centre Reporting & administrative support Standards implementation Human resources policies Building & equipment

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Partnership approach

We encourage our partners’ direct involvement in ToBe:– Visits to centres (we facilitate, host, create workshops as

needed)– Digital exchanges with the children (“ask a kid”)– Skills transfer (per project, or adhoc through phone, internet

etc)

We enjoy helping our partners reach their goals :– Fundraisers to help our partners connect with their customers– Events to motivate and inspire our partners’ employees – Test marketing for new ideas / concepts (Deloitte e Learning)– Joint communication and press exposure

We create a tailormade approach with each partner

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Our wish list

€ 5000 for furniture for our 2nd Centre in Cape Coast

€ 90’000 to build our 3rd Centre at Anaji Ghana

Funds to purchase a vehicle (new or second hand) for transportation of goods and people between the different centres

Specific sponsorship to facilitate our work e.g. (Airline) tickets to Ghana.

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