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Case Study of Creating Movements from Graca Machel Trust

Key messages of what they have learnt from starting a movement;

need to find ways of curbing working in isolation

need to attract people to be willing to join the movement

should be motivated by the need to address inequality, especially gender disparities

need to identify catalysts to get the movement going

need to keep repeating the same message (movement goal) until it’s in people’s minds

need to understand the statistics/available data to create resonation with the audience/civil

society

need to have up to date quantifiable data because numbers has a massive value in telling

the story better to the audience

challenges of starting movements involve; reliance on volunteers, no bank account, no

office spaces, lack of funds (financial constrains), no blue prints to refer to etc.

need to immediately create an organized operational structure

need to understand goal of taking ownership of “the movement” and to avoid expecting

handouts

need to redesign the table and not just waiting to get a seat on the existing table

need to extensively think of how to restructure and redesign the table for young people on

the continent

need for holistic movement i.e. influencing legal, social, economic, political, cultural

spheres and otherwise

need to peel off all the layers to understand the existing problem amongst young people

on the African continent

need to always be able to document the process from start for institutional memory and

for lobbying

do not underestimate people’s ingenuity

no limitless bank account when starting a movement e.g. for GMT, Graca was only a

catalyst

Build a story using data - Challenges of credible up to date data - had to find it,

commission it or do it yourself

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how do women engage with the financial/economic system - McKinsey did a study and

could quantify economic cost to society of women’s involvement in economy

Being able to quantify the problem is important - it makes an impact on people - don’t

underestimate the importance of data in telling your stories and if you have to find it

yourselves do it

Challenges - need offices, certain rudimentary tools that you need to get organized.

thought could piggy bank on existing orgs - need independent legal persona

register in various country for CREDIBILITY - bank account need org structure

trying to create something organic - quickly faced with having to create structures for the

networks to operate

Structure guidelines - define a constitution – framework

Resources are always a challenge

the movement has to fund itself - networks have to work out how to rise funding

themselves

e.g. membership fee, or informal contributions, were not prescriptive

in building networks will always face this issue and how to overcome that

Build your investment case -show the value - not out of sense of charity but because it

does influence the bottom line

Persistence is key in movement building -first private equity fund to invest only in

women 25 million dollars!!! Celebrated that for a little while but would not solve the

problem - typical private equity fund will do 10 big ticket items a year - and most

beneficiaries are below this threshold

How do we change the model? - if the majority require $50m not 500 and they are

involved in hi cap business and have certain requirement in terms of funding - had to

challenge to change the model

What do you mean about ‘resigning the table - Socialized in certain ways - getting out of

mindsets is uncomfortable - searching for different kinds of solutions qualitatively

improves our lives. Crucial mass of women leaders in different sectors to transform the

continent

more challenges given state of affairs of continent, e.g. social conditions in which many

people live, economic empowerment won’t make a huge difference - e.g. bad health

facilities, high stunting rates from malnutrition

challenges are not in a vacuum - barriers you face is property right - not equal and

women do not have access to collateral for legal restrictions and other restrictions – e.g.

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needed your husband’s permission - treated like children

caught in start-up mode and do not document the processes

Need to tell the story of how the movement started

Importance of recording and telling stories and sharing information, intangible and

tangible effort, need to be structured and deliberate

Case Study of movement building from Craig Kiggan rep of YPO Africa

movements need paid membership to sustain the movement

need to design core values, e.g. at YPO creating a safe heaven is the core principle

members abide by signing the core values

building trust is essential, it allows audience to share their experiences

Questions for YPO from the audience:

1. How is YPO reaching out to grassroots in particular those in townships? - there is a

qualifying criteria in trying to create a leader and to attain social development through

equipping appropriate leaders . Need to understand ethics and avoiding over flooding a

movement with value systems

2. How do you manage constrains with exclusivity by membership? – diversity is critical

hence the qualifying criteria

3. How do you create the “safe heaven” in a movement? – we do forum exercise/ sharing

personal experiences with people you trust to be confidential with your story

Case Study of movement building from the dean of African Leadership Academy (ALA)

1. How do ALA encourage giving back from the alumnus? – We work with 18-25 young

people and we facilitate peer to peer mentoring/ learning in a mushroom environment. 2

year turn up period of mentors and mentees engagements. also pioneering an ambassador

for networks at ALA

History of establishment of Graca Machel Trust by Nomsa Daniels (CEO)

Dr. Moyo - called her

Participants’ presence (28) (introductions and affiliations)

African Woman’s Economic Summit

Frank - African Academy

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Derrick – mLab

Betty –volunteer passionate about young people in rural areas

Habib Sudan Dean of African

Mar African Communication group

Yani - partnerships manager

Nick - US embassy Mandela Washington fellowship

Dr. Moyo - MINDS

Boithumelo - Rational coordinated culture of Peace

Alice – MINDS (big Women’s programme)

Garreth (Jamaican Business Cheer leader)

Zambian - Mandela Rhodes

Lebogang- director youth outreach

Lulu Shabell -African youth leadership, African youth network to mentor fatherless boys

Xolani - programme associate

Linda - Children Radio Foundation

Refliwe - Women in Aviation (pilot)

Akhan Nelson - Independent no organization affiliation

Craig - chairman of young presidents foundation

Rachel - Reos Partners (Facilitator). Instrumental role during South Africa’s transition.

Acknowledged Dr. Moyo for bringing people into the room. Different stakeholders around shared

concerns

Nomsa – Graca Machel Trust

Bhekinkosi Moyo - Southern African Trust

Individual reasons behind starting organizations

Pilot example for engineers (from Women in aviation rep)

the need to impact 21 century skills in young boys and not a fatherless boys problems

anymore - we have to start somewhere there is a huge need to see if we can partner to

scale up (Africa Youth Mentorship Network rep)

Action triggered by state of affairs at a time - diagnostic about something unsatisfactory -

I’m campaigning because the state of my country (Zimbabwe) is not acceptable - trying

to change it - what I’m finding out lack of clarity – need to understand what is going

wrong and why it is going wrong. Fascinated by people saying – “we want a seat at the

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table”, don’t want to put up a new table? Why do we want to do that? Is this table still

appropriate? (Dr. Moyo)

Why is current state what it is - what is desirable state - mobilization came behind

agenda, Where are you, Why is it not desirable, How has it come about, what is the

alternative. Find like-minded people (…..)

Dysfunctional society - philosophers sate down back in ancient times

We do not continue to ask ourselves- what kind of society do we want to create - when

it’s dysfunctional we try to work on edges/wrinkles - where we are today - what are the

circumstances - is it worth restarting - buildings example - sometimes take them down

when it served its purpose

A new purpose - a building to rebuild - we take it down and rebuild

Social systems are problematic

Building on inappropriate things

Fascinating - we fight about democracy or no democracy - no system can exist without

people (numbers) we do things by numbers - if we can mobilize less numbers. - Numbers

matter

Mobilize for authenticity when presenting to the bigger group in July (numbers gives

some significance)

Most of fights are about getting a seat at the table. Lack of investment in how you want

the world reconfigured. Youth have the majority already - sell your vision

If you join a club, understand benefits, sacrifice your individuality when it becomes

dysfunctional to your own needs - either persuade others to change or start another club

Problems of continent are perpetuated to young people who chose not to solve them

Not a question of strength - but of efficacy

every individual need to own this African Youth Leadership Movement and it agenda

because it’s not Mrs. Machel’s movement but everyone’s movement

Use coercion rather than a value proposition - sustainability is a problem

the energy of cohesion takes a lot of value - need a system that people buy in to

need to bring positive change - classroom of 220 people and cannot pass 10% that is a

problem

Since independence- 230 presidents - from where they were to improve the livelihoods of

civilians

Be deliberate about change

Journey towards 6000 leaders

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sharing lessons learned

clarity of history and the future

solve cultural issues such as absence father

need small networks to get to bigger networks

NB* building a movement is like building a cathedral - do blocks of reading - e.g. critical

thinking - they take 200 years to build and you may never see it finished - individual has to have

the vision to drive that

600 young leaders, who is going to support you -a donor, a parent? Risk takers - it’s a life

cycle - e.g. donors have venture capitalists and risk dealers - that have changed a bit - and

then cut the ties

Board members will be different - how to you manage the support system?

How to mobilize alumni - about getting them to support the (network) had great success

and it changed once they were involved

NB* CONFIDENCE is an important part of building an institution

the VISION of the movement should run on its own. It needs to stand on its own and grow (think

about the long game, something that outlives who we are and where we are)

need adults to support them stand on the shoulders of giants

We work in silos too much need critical mass - when we come together to mobilize things

the need to build bridges and connect people

crystallize around a common idea

Questions: how to attract people? how do we actualize it?

the need to address inequality and disparities amongst men and women were obvious - all

Graca had to do was be that spark - you need a catalyst - an adult?

all matter of things - need to recognize that force and build on it. Around economic issues

- this was crystallization, especially women’s economic empowerment - need tools to

build their own destiny

how do you get people to see value in your message

Data - too little data around this until you are able to dig out stats - scarcity of numbers

Effective networks are like mafia – make it neutral - there is a moral code in the mafia -

distance good or bad - to achieve what you are setting out to achieve – do not clutter with

value system (Dr. Moyo)

From facilitator: if we had to build a vision together - what would the process be not around

semantics - more around imagination

-Will have check in process, what called you to be here - what you want to get out of it

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Comments of the flow

Betty (Movement steering committee)

-very excited and emotionally draining - what is a movement? What is a network? Passionate

about people in rural area - she got scholarship so is happy to be in SA. Majority of rural youths

got the potential but do not have the resources

Derrick

HE IS TECHNOLOGY - apps - great career in different fields in tech space - DOING GREAT

THINGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE WRONG REASONS - young people having the

right skills. Ones they are eager to solve. Digital technology allows young people to leapfrog this

Ruvheneko (Zim Paper and Women in Media)

- she is in broadcasting -Zim broadcast from newspaper division - a big believer in one’s voice -

she does news and current affairs - strong believer in new and digital space - how messages go

from voice, tweet, movie - many different platforms to bring the message across - amplify the

messages across Africa

Bhekinkosi Southern Africa Trust

- virtual spaces - age - and introducing tech from inception all the way up - e.g. electronic

receptionist - and flexi-hours - plug in and plug out - sit where you want - improved productivity

- young people operate in new paradigms

Harry - leadership center Southern Africa SADC

-14 countries in SADC leadership

-Civil entrepreneurship and content management

……

-Frank Stakeholder Engagement- NotRoy Hitchcock - he started the association

-23 people got together - he was thrust into org- look it up

-top of business - young presidents organization

-better leaders through lifelong learning and idea exchange- as him for his presso

-no network is worth its salt unless it is strategic - 1000 odd on continent of which only 5% are

female

"as one you can build Africa”

Nick (US Embassy in Pretoria)

-bridging the USA and South Africa networks - building trust between countries

-family is core of all the work at the embassy

-increase economic growth -strong advocate -

-trained about 2018 youngsters so they can go

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- need to facilitate young people less privileged to be able to study in the US and come back to

their communities to make an impact

-linkage with people with similar mindset and alumni

-to look at broadening - alumni - connected in greater way - how the Pan African network to build

and expand

Pregnant lady in red doek

- who would make the best president - her or Dr. Moyo? Youth officer

-the need to find clarity on how the youth movement is going to be launched. the impact is not

always good - hoping that the network will have an impact on the continent

Boithumelo (Thumy with the why?)

- she is an activist - wears various hats - regional coordinator - (get this) - coloring pencils - youth

network is diverse and so different in context background etc. and can find way to bring media,

arts, technology, etc. together - make peace a priority in our continent - young = playfulness -

how we respond to the people we are trying to work with

Julia (CSA and steering committee member)

-focused in rural development using assert base (livestock)

-object would have been a sculpture of a cow

-found asset youth are an unlocked asset

-all about children tangible change to the lives of children

Sibongiile Khumalo

zeduli - representing several entities - Washington alumni

-represented by a butterfly object which symbolizes growth, creative approach to add value

-leaving youth behind - e.g. dropouts

Alice OSISA (Focus on society human rights)

-passionate about human rights - she loves building movements working in 11 different countries

- here as young people particularly concerned about young woman - create a platform for youth to

bring their agency

Garreth Webster

-he wrote a book - piece of apple - families are core of society - work to be done in empowering

women 10 - 35 - career woman

-moved to SA 25 years ago with just passion and connect with organization like this to impact the

continent is interesting women and youth

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-to learn and understand what the issues are to find solution

Sipande (Mandela Rhodes foundation - Pan African scholarship programme )

-object would be a leather bound journal complete with straps

-aspiring writer - got a sense that all lot of profundity will be shared

Sizwe (Creative Space Media)

-a struggling artist, writer, researcher, content creator

-social development platform

-and bought cloth

-sense of identity

-authentic African identity

-so much further that we can go - common vision

-African cut from a cloth that does not exist any more

red hat guy from Lagos

-got his visa at last minute

-passionate about socio, economic and political issues of development

-teacher

-20 years involved in youth networks

-across continent

-reaction based - see problem and deal with it - see it youth movement in Arab spring

-military environment - seen all over the continent - do not demand to be part of organization

-learn from people with more years’ experience

…….

-witness the reality of the work we have done

-how we will take ownership of project

-women hold up half the sky

-I hold the sky as a young African woman

Lebo (African Youth Commission)

-director of outreach

-she would have bought an African drum

-every country in Africa has a special drum

-500 members in all countries - mother body of that network

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-mandate to?

-work closely with AU, fulfilling journey

Lulu Shabell

-based in Switzerland - co founded youth mentorship network

-object would be photo of her son when is looking into future

-emotionally intelligent, socially responsible and technologically skilled

-wants to feel the pulse of what it feels like to be a youth in Africa!!

-a safe space where we can start to build this network in 21st century

RUBY MINDS

-youth and innovation in government

-equip young Africans for meaningful citizens in government

-450 leaders in 53 countries

-wanted to see impact of work - exposed to many networks - lots of activity and investment the

continent remains untransformed

-we are not being strategic connectively- we could coordinate our efforts better

-is right place to strengthen

Xholani (Children Radio Foundation)

-health programme associate

-radio shows and outreach event and partnerships in 5 other countries

-recorder and headphones

-to record people’s stories

-see youth as a platform for growth -radio to educate

-current and existing perspective

Banagram

-spelling game

-she is a teacher

-Innovators and leaders

-she gives children opportunities to act out what is in them

-passionate about young people and that with youth that is where Africa will change

Linda (Children Radio Foundation)

-radio as tool to amplify voices

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-it makes sense and cheap and effective community radio stations

-radio health programme

-community partners are keeping the lights on

-powerful sources to connect and get reliable information

-what are your issues- local issues that inspire local - reach intergenerational gap

Refilwe (the pilot)

-2 organizations

-objects represent her would be an aircraft and a mirror

-the youth become what they see

-there was a school with 17 girls that were pregnant

-they need to see her for motivation and learning from actual role modeling

-never seen black female doing what they are doing

-she flies into rural areas

-they children get to see them

-they know that they too

-run camps and tell women stories

-children need to know

Akhan Nelson (from Nigeria)

-passionate about social economic integrations and improve daily lives of people in Africa

-Pan African youth league

-working on establishing high impact youth leagues in 6 African countries

-make decisions to move into golden age

-he would have bought a “heart”

-need to speak from heart and people work better when everyone is speaking

Sikle (invited himself from ALA)

-African entrepreneurs

-African digital

-celebrate young entrepreneurs

-celebrate through running experiments

-he is responsible for ecosystem

-3 focal areas (parents - how they facilitate entrepreneurship or stifle - teachers and policy makers

-hoping to achieve to remain youth

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-need to move age

Charles Sedambe (From Zim)

-ALI alumni rel officer

-his job is to galvanize youth

-bring it together to network and create a stronger Africa

-he is here to learn to evolve strategies

-networking and relations with our alumni -contribute

-object would have been a Black Panther DVD

-because aimed at creating space where Africans are in charge of destiny regardless of whether

they agree and disagree

Dr. Nkosana Moyo (currently unemployed)

-humanities challenges lies with youth because they are the majority on the continent, youth are

more energetic

-my object is “jigsaw puzzle”, the need to understand natural laws in universe - why is humanity

in this mess- there is a key we have not found that will help in unlocking potentials

-what is the natural state of being for humanity?, balance equilibrium - exists because of co-

existence of organs

- we want to do either or - and creates balance

- need to embrace the movement and see the value just like the American embrace US diverse

- they all appear to want to be American

-they bought into something because they value it, every American is proud

-there is a higher value proposition that makes them want to be American

need to ask questions such as; what is the value proposition for creating a network that offers

value

-I want to be part of it instead of being persuaded to come

-it does not replace my organization - by I want to be there

-initial stage is to understand the value proposition, tools and methods can come later

Nomsa Daniels

-Increasingly on work of trust is on youth and adolescence

-wants to understand what moves young people

-I want to beyond limitations to understand how you bridge the gap between the privileged and

those that are not

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-bridge the gap between haves and have nots

-Nomsa tells her own children that they are spoilt and not thinking of others

-her object is a heart = when your heart of aligned nothing is impossible

……..

-She had privilege of working Rhodes Scholars - just sees what happens when there is a resource

direction container support - less than - becomes more than…

-she sees a much bigger circle

-and there are hundreds of people we will take people back to… remembering your words

-it is up to all of us in this room… some hope and some cynicism

-been to hundreds of start-up things like this

-she encouraged them to take role of cynic and role of believer

-take opposite side to normal

-needed to convince each other

-riotous noise

Cynics and believer exercise and feedback from the floor

Cynics (-v)

forums new orgs bought in and others are not part of it - no follow up - no consistency

hearing same conversations over again with new people each time, no traction

too many people in group - will be no accountability

cultural differences language differences - all talk and no action

the gatekeepers will never allow us to win

based on misunderstanding (Moyo) premise of permission is wrong starting point-

everything in life is contestation - not going to ask for permission - you are the numbers

why are you asking for permission - once you frame it differently - other side minority -

they are running out of energy

no clarity on what we are trying to achieve - no follow up

he looked bored - we are here on behalf of people who are not here - convince youth

beneficiaries how is it their good - do they own it or do we just do fancy programmes

everyone is here with best intentions - full of hope and video ops - just for networking no

real intent to follow up

cynic stressed we are all too busy - we are all doing a lot in a day - to fit something else

in - what is so compelling about this…

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be real and frank with each other

be aware you come with mindsets

Believers (+v)

Believe in networking - e.g. managed to set up meeting in this space

Not the platform in itself but outside of this platform meet with someone who resonates

and there will be a ripple effect, unintended

This is a starting point - part of the eleven?

It’s always good to do something about something is not right - got to keep going

this is a unique meeting - never know what is going to come out of it - take a chance and

trusting the process

it is very important to be here - inside every person there is a resource that can be used

their voice must be heard

situations born out of negative situations - believer says where are they now - better to

start a proactive movement than a reactive one

40% continuity from May 2017 workshop so not too bad

we are all cynics and believers - we need critical minds and provocative thoughts and

questions

what atmosphere do we want to create - how do we resolve conflicts - basic agreements

Mutual respect - give everyone a voice -your tone - and no derogatory language

If you are set tasks to do - it is everybody’s task it becomes nobodies task - take

accountability

Celebration of different languages - express yourself - embrace diversity

Nomsa - objectives to include engaging from a place of love

Constant communication keep it going breakdown of consistency keeps the group

together - communication of platform

focus on the issue and not the person

realizing we get to do this - this is a priviledge

be transparent and honest about issues

opt out clause - process - people to feel comfortable to say this is not for them

roles and responsibilities and deadlines

active participation - add your voice

technology - phones - no easy way

multitask -go out if you really have to deal with something

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remember why we are here and who we are doing it for

think what you can do - be willing to do something

let’s go through the difficult moments, we fight through it and need to sit with the

uncomfortableness

do not need permission to contribute something

local action as opposed to hierarchy - we are a flat structure and not a hierarchy

/After lunch break/

Additional guests;

Mpora

-born in SA African network of youth policy networks

-based in Lagos - 30 member in different countries youth policy

-pursing it to be implemented and adopted

-initiative for strategic litigation in Africa

-for women only -feminist - sexual rights and women’s rights- hoping to change the law - object-

speaker dependent on communication and collaboration

Mrs Graca Machel

-strong believer that networks allow the type of synergies to build movements

-changes and transformations have been the result of movement

-symbolic object of a web because different dots connected might look fragile they are extremely

strong and difficult to break the web

From facilitators:

-what is the current reality of the network you are working in - what is the collective picture of

what you are seeing

-used the elephant analogy and the blind men to illustrate that everyone is seeing different sides

of the elephant

-need for all to use a systemic way of looking things

African Café Exercise (based on the World Cafe concept)

- the exercise is governed by values to connect, build on ideas, listen to understand and

speak from your heart

- style of doing something

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- get people talking to each in a more relaxed way which encourages productive

conversations in a less strenuous manner

- doodle creative drew - or write something or make a statement

Qn 1 of the Café: What inspires the work you are currently engaging in?

Table 1 feedback A girl tapped her on shoulder at Wits and said I was in your programme - she was

now a 3rd year engineering student at Wits! (From Refilwe the pilot) Ryrak area Dr. Moyo went to school without shoes - went to school had to walk

in the winter - hungry and distances PFH physics worked at World Bank. the devastating living conditions were not possible to make it hence was driven by frustration

Contentment in a place that is totally unacceptable - wants to change the reality and he believes it can be done

If he did not think it could be done, I would not bother We have more resources than we need - need to opening up our eyes to see who

we are - up to us to make the changes we want to see We are one continent with big talent but we do not tap into it - what is it in our

country that nearly was dead by Morgan Tsvangirai/ Jacob Zuma - our resources is us

Group headlines- hope, testimonials where they saw their lives change, can make it happen, lot of light bulb moments, culturally the resources are us, culture of society

Qn 2: What is working and not working in your sphere as a network?Working Not working

Power of alumni in creating multiplier effectSmall focused networksCommitment to “the land” sense of placeSelection of young leadersAdvocating for policy changeLanguage barrierUse of role modelsInternal locus of controlNetworks linked to resources for membersDiversity of skillsNetworks linked to resources for membersInternal local of controlUse of role models

Complacence with a daunting situation and failure to not see the need to change itDomestication of knowledgeSettlingClear African value proposition to mobilize commitmentSilosValueToo many networks are not coordinatedShort-term thinkingSynergies networks (in/out)TokenismCommunicationLimited fundingLanguage barriersFearQuality over quantity

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Language barrierAdvocating for policy changeSelections of young leadersSmall focused networkscatalyzing actionConversation - extremely successful bringing the focus of women in entrepreneurship & creative space for this younger demographic rallying around each other for learningwe’ve positioned ourselves as opportunity for brand company do it in a creative and lifestyle Understand 18 - 35 year old - speaks to their professional spacePositive relationshipsCommunicationEffective work by women in their spacescomplacency as recent graduate - people are going to different places- personal networks - a lot of momentum e.g. CT fees must fall - now the energy has dilutedgreat to have structured thinking in structured environment then issues and stakeholders disperse- how do you navigate those circumstances- support wears thin Children’s radio stationsNothing we can do along - committee based organizations - if they work - radio stations get information - collaboration with other networkyoung reporters networkradio awards celebrate the good work - take them to parliament - exchange ideaswe need each otherCultural practicesYoung people talk about complex social normsCritical thinkingentrepreneurshipAfrican resourceshas been results

CredibilityLanguage barriersSustainabilityPowerful impact“Circular networks” – same faces – exclusiveLack of resultsMarket accessClarity on vision and strategyGovernments (in general) but also not committed to Pan AfricaMaking a different at personal levelInfrastructureInternetlights internet challengeselectionsMarket access entrepreneurs - have a solution but you can’t get contractsIf you have leaders there is no position in themShort-term thinking- when asking for funding - do not look at overall goalTokenism a lack of connectedness among graduatesLanguagewifi challenges governmentNo credibilityFearDomestication of knowledgecommunicationsynergies within network and outsideclearly defining the value of networksclarity on vision and strategysame people working though

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inclusivity and diversityCommitment to Africa

Qn 3: What can you not do alone? Leverage resources Scaling up Big impact Transformation Status quo Access to other networks Add value Create an African value proposition Passing the message across generations Benefit of collaboration See entire problem Scale Create impact Innovation Shorten learning curve Funding Transform Africa Fulfil purpose Legacy Empower youth Global influence African Identity Collaboration Amplifying our voices Sharing strategies Societal impact Responding to complex challenges and systems Campaign – movements to scale Changing harmful cultural practices Collaboration Can’t solve complex problems alone Can’t have a dialogue Intergenerational dialogue Passing the message

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Enjoy the benefits of collaboration Access to other networks scaling up funding Global influence Societal impact African value proposition

Key terms from the discussion Create access Delegation Selling (Value proposition) Commitment Communication Isolation Representation Sharing Leverage Ownership Innovation Definition Transcend Transformation Create access

Lessons learnt from the above exercise process of reflecting on what is and is not working is important - not dwell on

previous conversation fresh perspectives recapping worked building on to ideas most people in room do not have the same concerns - there was uniformity hear what was common focusing on the things are working lot of time put focus on things not working process forced me to do some self-introspection excellent means of reflecting and thinking afresh again about our work also got answers acknowledge what is not working start thinking about possible solutions to make

it work makes you realize that we are not doing so bad

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power of reflection in getting inputs in a purposeful way, others give you inputs, co-craft ideas on how can we support each other/identifying leverages

link between articulating the African value proposition can synthesize into one cohesive story to Africans for Africa

Helps in realizing the synergies, streamlining and focus synthesize - we all have common problems Not the only one dealing with problems Not be obsessed with own ideas Understand the problems holistically Not for me to solve alone Input from others - comforting and redeeming for collective support- Comment from one of the “Café host” - priviledge to be repository of knowledge

similarly some stay in institutions for long times - get out of own paradigm and change the narrative

- Something interesting often when you look at what is not working it is the flip side of what is working - African countries are in a shambled - surviving in spite of - how do you harness that - easy to miss it - two sides of same coin

- Active Participation creates room for excellent awareness

Exercise of vision building using leg -building the Africa we want

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Group 1

we agreed we want untied transformed proud Africa that is in charge an inclusive Africa being collective of networks- we started talking about youth or networks- should

it be youth overwhelming responsibility for taking up the mantle - not because you are under

35 - should we obsess around the word youth - mentor other networks- provide a platform for mentorship so do not subsume other networks

set the agenda for other networks to act facilitate helicopter view of what is happening - governing body measuring impact- role - how many networks would we collect needed a target -

1000 convening every now and then to measure…

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Group 2

looking at 2 things - find idea of youth - who will it include pan-African movement different part of Africa experience things in different way

most here come from similar backgrounds- to be aware of that challenge aim of network transformation of Africa - sector- education leadership? Where is the focus? We want a space where young people can define who they are Purpose and communities - self-actualize so they can fulfil Africa that we have Create community there is a platform to engage

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Group 3: breaking boundaries, using high tech and creating a flourishing environment for different people

We are about connecting an African youth networks towards a shared vision in youth-led (inspired) Africa in our lifetime

by enforcing vision from our side say existing divisions are not worth it Find cohesiveness to drive a vision - what is youth then? Do you exclude networks? It should not be just youth different youth as leading aged as inspiring, and middle as enabling Specific timelines the system will crash before we make interventions Are you still youth - inspired or driven by youth? all about gender balance

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Group 4:

It is clear that everyone knows where we are doing i.e. lock leverage and create an impactful network

The network itself is about giving the youth a voice- a voice to do what - to create an Africa that is peaceful prosperous and credible - everything is in this – Dr. Moyo - give voice to youth to achieve those things

5Ws and 1H Who is it for - some are still on safe side of youth - buy-in - let’s not focus on

generational aspect - even the youth - 15 - 25 bracket to follow What: unlock the mind and leverage and redefine what an African is Disrupt what exists empowerment socio-economic empowerment When: immediate - July even coming up and long term Cannot run away from fact -strategically chose cities and countries Where: Mozambique, Nigeria, Johannesburg How: before we go back need to organize ourselves roles and responsibilities, resource and advocacy, legal requirements, strategies

for execution, finance and admin, decide on steering committee

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Group 5:

gender and age equity started with conversation to gather people and networks committed to SA

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Group 6:

Equity diversity and reverence for nature add to vision (from Mrs. Machel) - this is a generation that is shaping a vision for

not just your age group for Africa’s people mobilize an age group energy to realize it it has to go beyond yourself it’s the African vision

DAY 2

Key message from Mrs. Machel after check-in session: - Levels of success in this movement – 1. presenting the goal and values to the

bigger group during the movement launch in July 2018

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- select/invite key and relevant networks and individuals in this movement- based on agreed criteria

- need for everyone to take ownership of the movement and accept responsibilities- need to share information, love is power

From Dr. Moyo- need to craft values - what to add to what others are doing already, to see the

value of what others are doing - need to invest in knowing each other in this movement to be able to take

ownership - we need to bear in mind of inclusivity and diversity, however we cannot wait for

everyone to be on board before the movement can start going- organizations, individuals and networks should feel free to be honest if they do

not want to join the movement at this stage

Talk from Jay NaidooWhat I learnt about networks

- Thank you, that was very illuminating and it’s great to hear these conversations, they give me optimism.

- An important starting point is to have the right questions, i.e. What is the timetable?, What you want to achieve?, What are your goals?

- These days there are too many variables - We don’t know what’s going to happen to food production, to water, Cape Town as an example - we don’t know how to deal with consequences - can a city survive without water? No. How do we deal with things?

- Here is a simple principle - we build a path as we walk it - build from bottom- In a crisis? there are no borders in the atmosphere - we are all connected- An aside - books that fascinate me - The Art of War, Sun Tzu and it’s not about

making war. - The sweetest victory is when you are prepared but you don’t draw your sword- So my history as trade unionist… In the 70s - a year and 2 year to organization a

faction - one match head lit in the wrong place- decisions you may always have consequences - what do you learn

- The starfish and - book organizing - historical highly centralized pyramid structure democratize centralism - there was a cost in building org - something deeply embedded in you

- I grew up in brutal heart of apartheid - I believed I was inferior to white people- I was angry knew it couldn’t be true- my parents said if you want to get involved in politics- get tortured or killed or detained - empty bus - parks etc.

- the ocean is Indian ocean, I am, Indian but I couldn’t go into it!- It was intellectual - it was real - we are a general 1976 gen very angry - what was

the spark

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- I was 15 when I listened to — -he was the spark - mind of the oppressed can chose to live in servitude or fight but we believe in - have nothing to lose but our chains

- Steve Biko he didn’t have money or power point - he gave us a direction - once we free our minds bodies and souls - there was not business plan - he ignited a generation the way we thought for MILLIONS OF US - at University a few year in 1076 EXPLOSION - we were triumphant - we were unstoppable

- and they smashed us - in 1997 we had to go underground- 100as and thousands went and did different things

- Why did we fail if we were so any - thought students were the vanguard of the struggle - had to write exams - when we were organizing – legitimate

- people didn’t have money so not making a judgement and that - Coined another term

- Permanent revolution - our sole purpose was to defeat apartheid - that was our sole purpose - even having a relationship was compromising - where did we fail?

- NB lesson - can’t defeat enemy if you are one sector of society - e.g. university - many went back to the trenches idea of the Starfish and the ….. you should all

read….. - Understand history and teach - study Marxism and socialism - bodacious - things

were black and white- we knew who the enemy was- believed in Soviet Union - it made sense to us….

- Many of went introducing to build - movement community out of black consciousness- Pravin - organizing grassroots us - the starfish - when you cut leg off it growth another leg used AA as an example - set of principles methodology and process that nobody knows - one of most successful

- extreme Al queda they grow - it lives even if you cut head off built the union movement - 1077 standing outside dictatorship of the proletariat

- was handing out pamphlets and very few worker were there - shifts commitment and discipline - harassed by management and police and - old man said sonny boy come walk with me - he said you have courage and you are disciplined to come here - no one understood what he worked in budget- they are interested in working conditions unfair dismissal unfair wages etc. - you got to stand there- learn to listen - go meet people in their homes -they get victimized- learn

- I had to know what it is to be in a factory -a textile and I understood the brutality - in apartheid was racial - the content was bad to working class

- The most important thing to know is where to start - migrant workers living in hostels - the y were concentration camps- sardines no

privacy - arbitrary control - they had nothing to lose but their chains - marginalized in

society

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- Section 10 rights- and so as we started to understand these became my greatest teachers - could not be both into the offices on ground factory by factory

- one small success workers of that factory became organizers of other factories- Almost 60% of time how to negotiate how to under law and how to build allies -art of coalition work - when they attacked us and blew up headquarter- 350 000 on strike OK bazaars here and there- getting fired in 10 days - we understand war- the only thing that keep them for negotiating

- we were 10s of thousands that OWNED AND COCREATED THIS ORG - that is was a home - that is so important

- had legitimacy - take same orgs today - do they have legitimacy the answer is no… how do orgs today lose legitimacy - not a crown - it has to be earned day by day trust has to be earned day by day - (…..)

- there to serve - how general security 90% African- is this a comrade we could trust - give a mandate - really important lessons - what is the message> NB - for us freedom in our lifetime - political freedom that was a mandate

- there is not an understanding of context - context is everything - when I was our age political freedom meant everything Mandela came to power in simple- one vote

- 10 of thousands of people died - can’t understand what it means- DRC millions of people slaughter Somali and South Sudan

- Moui brand foundation - in 1994 when we were celebrating triumph they had genocide 800 000 people being slaughtered- it is cleanest, safest country is the work everyone is enterprising doing things- movement level is Paul Kig a dictator?

- I don’t make judgement - people on ground want? They want him to stay -here is an individual committed to being

- In SA is built on - how can we call yourself a demo -people can’t put food on table- one in three surviving- nothing will take away a miracle

- Has to where —resp place It is us- how did we end up with most iconic leader a vibrant society - and people committed to addressing legacy - NB conversation of what made us land up back here

- I left in 1999 I felt betrayed when they took the glue reconstructions away - men in grey suits- freedom charter how to implement I felt we had changed politics from participation and inclusion to one of leader knows they most

- there is not glue or narrative that captures the imagination of our people - we need to build from bottom up intergenerational- In 2000 what did we miss where did we go wrong- changing system is insufficient in delivering the people - more NB build the

human being - what does it mean to be human - what is the meaning of my life - if you can’t

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answer that question - you do not know- How is it that the people I would have taken a bullet for - are obsessed with power - how do I stay in power rather than serve - love and fear 0 power comes from fear

- that was the essence of Steve, Graca and Mandela- anger organized positively good head good heart and forgiving spirit is good

leader- the issue has always been where do we go from here- THERE IS NO GLUE -

EACH individual has to ask who am I etc.- let’s talk about it mistakes we made (why did you betray us) - one of the big mistakes the state was the people and would delivery what people

wanted- people became bystanders - the engine was people not the leader - it is always the people - sometimes you believe you are so connected and you are - not country run by fb or twitter - (except states haha) I think that these are 2 that allow collectivize -capture the message - that is not organized - painstaking difficult at a level deep down - the leaders of the villages had come out of union movement - all the conflicts of community intergenerally excluded and impoverished- how you dress sit down share food all that is important every villagers a microcosm of world

- humility empathetic listening poor people are not victims (don’t assume what they want) important less extrapolate to African context what 1.2 billion by 2050 3,5 billion people 60 under 25 40 under 15 what are we talking about democratic divident

- youngest pop of any country in world - how do we plant the foundation - you are planting seeds don’t expect the fruit in your lifetime

- Uruguay - when we make decision can we thing 7 generations ahead - think intergeneration

- how do 3rd of resources (forests land surface) how do we deal with our assets? - What do we have to do today so next generation has a better future (epicenter of

war etc.) hunger- how do we understand in context of digital generation - things disappearing life

corner cafe gong- how do we deal with time and that people we have live- digital increase the gap

between haves and have nots- unsustainable - WEF recognizes the unsustainability of gap - we become drip fed by big foundation philanthropists- want to put you in silos - social justice freedom can’t be put in

- more time as NGOs accounting to London Seattle than helping people detailed accounting you have to do.

- It is African uprising it was social justice - not an Arab spring - arrogant- what was it bread freedom liberty

- how do you relate for these- was not we were fighting - social justice and political

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freedom - where do we learn what do we learn what do we read>-- I went back in last few years and try to understand - Einstein what is my

knowledge compared to my ignorance- knowledge is inside I need to remember - remember who you are- I spent time with bushman who started to teach me - I understood in last 500 years

we have lived under the show in Africa slavery brutal exploitation- we are cradle of humanity how do we not know who were are - race is not a science so where did issue of race -renaissance Europe needs a

narrative we were inferior needed a narrative to justify what they did this- Needed to civilized social construct - reality no imaginary - as I started to understand - climate change corruption what

are they systems of - why do you have to work why cannot you just sit - look at forest and see the spirit on not to be cut and built - look at what nourishes us - all god’s creatures - why are you more important that other species what makes this right-

- Same thing- maritou - the great creator - in Canada?- How is it that we were food big animals - eradicate everything in pursuit of our

own stuff why do we need so much- how did we commit genocide very people who we need to understand what it is

was to be slavery mashed knowledge system - even smashed knowledge system in Europe - what is indigenous wisdom

- was always surrounded by sangomas - what were they trying to teach us -why do we ridicule this -look at black middle class drugs alcoholism people are in a limbo - not cultural what colonialism did to traditional systems- 3 things I missed- where you socialist or capitalist mother earth has there to serve us infinite resources we have this earth is - this earth we are part of nature we forgot that –

- what is what indigenous - far coat or take out automatic - not a single indigenous person pray to animal spirit to give its body up to feed

- that is why they can walk with the lions- why have we forgotten this- balance restore if we understood we are just one of God’s creatures

- second things equal pay for women and parity - something else I forgot hierarchical brutal and if you don’t understand the sacred feminism - can you imagine a woman jeopardizing a child’s health a mother and mother has love compassion and nurturing

- even if we success - we want her to be like a man - even a single woman being at work in 7h30 - all women went to low rank

- not a matter how we feel as a woman how we feel - gay woman - when are you bringing children etc. judgement - not thinking for people you can never know the experience without living it- until you experience it

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- or me the idea of addressing where we coming from understand the original sin - to appreciate where we are and who we are

- I’m more that this physical body - made choice choosing this body this community

- What is the purpose- how do you measure this success- follower you have on fb etc.

- can’t organize anything unless you know who you are- I did not struggle to be poor - political leadership - how do we get beyond the

mind cesspool of emotions and likes and dislikes - don’t stay in the mind that is where leadership comes from

- mission serve that mission will get a lot if we understand where we come from- Meridians shift - science bodies matter is energy - we are vibrations of pure energy and when this body dies the energy goes back -

the quicker you have this experience- we are all connected by this- how do we build a sprit centered society –

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Talk from Mr. Cloete on movement building and key notes (Julia’s father)- Union of academics – around the idea of academics oppose apartheid

National meeting- turned this organization into a union to defend the salary of academics of our

vision and mission was against apartheid - worked with Jay Naidoo and then regional interests change - movement/networks - these are two hugely different concepts - what you do with it is different - movement save the whale- specific mission- direct interest - who have more of a vision of the future around the movement - the broader it is the more disperse got to me more specific - Movement is started not by a lot of Africans but a few with a visions on future of

Africa - network is a different thing- network is actually tries to inform a group of people

who is busy with something and that there is an interest in sharing ideas or something

- e.g. an alliance of universities in Africa as a network - for them the interest world class institutions and knowledge production = want to

write policy to assist African research councils - to get cooperation between academics - not within the continent- Network data and information- institutions know how are the publishing- where they rank in networks is important- strengthening and promoting their own organization

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- each have interest in that movement - what can you commonly connect - it is information- how to do that is difficult than it sounds - lot of money for donors - if you want to run a platform- it costs a lot of money - technical knowledge

requires analyst people who know information and can share it- it sounds easy let’s have a platform - lot of money and expertise- if you start putting it you will get nowhere - no information no-one is paid to do it.

Big offices and got membership fees- Mistakes we made in our movement; under impression that it does not need

strong infrastructure look at balance and what resources to you put together to put in group of network

- the issue is to be - his org - we operate academics from 15 countries and 10 African countries - all hired for particular functions unique infrastructure is not full time paid employees - only employ academics no consultants- they right pieces on network - another org that runs system. Do not appoint a travel agent.

- networks have enormous skills how do you tap them at a specific moment - new modern network

- No need for a lot of people in same office – do not have office pay rent for

Group breakaways activities and action plans towards the Launch of the movement

Group 1: worked on Vision, mission and objectivesVision: A transformed Africa that fosters dignity, peace and abundance for its entire peopleMission: Collaboration of African youth networks with shared vision to amplify their voices for impactObjectives : Creating a database, Information sharing, Consistent communication, convening to connect the networks

Group 2: worked on Values for the movement• Solidarity /mutual support • Inclusivity • Youth agency (acknowledge)• Meaningful participation• Equity (fairness/ not superiority)• Internal locus of control• Dignity• Taking initiative/ownership

Volunteers: Betty [email protected] Alice OSISA

Next step in refining values: Assess our draft of values against list of invited networks (ASAP), refine list of values as some values could be principles

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Group 3: worked on Communication and PR• Internal: option 1 Facebook workplace option 2: E-mail, Google drive, Slack,

App –External (what is effective and most accessible to all audience): Website is the central portal

• Website to contain content such as; team (generational curation), stories, videos, pictures, logos (colorful), copyright, symbols, podcasts, documents

• Website to have; about us, events (e.g. launch date), vision, mission, values, objectives, contact information, application forms, invitation letter

• Tools to use; community radio, google doc, WhatsApp, Facebook, twitter, Instagram, networks, workshops, focus groups multi-pronged because different regions prefers different platforms

• Is there a domain available? Story/hook/message• in an African language (writers and graphic designers)

Volunteers: Tumi [email protected], Ruvheneko, Derrick, Rotim, Olawale, Charles, Sidambe, Lebo [email protected] Next steps: Spokesperson? Who is the face of faces?, Names to include to transform, leadership, movement, prosperity, network of networks, Needs faces that inspire people to be done in a timeframe of 2 weeks

Group 4: worked on the Movement update• Venue • Date - centralizing topic• Emerging list of speakers/MCs/Facilitators • Simple idea of day flow • Vision of expected outcomes • Communication personalized

Volunteers: Garrett [email protected], Xolani CRF (content development planer) - [email protected] on FB - Xolani / Kondile Cell No: 790 385 384, Akan Nebon [email protected], Namhla [email protected], Sizwe Zim [email protected], Lulu Shabell [email protected], ZimpandeNext steps on Communication and PR:

Timelines, Marketing and PR campaign, Website content, Set up content committee,

People to invite (delegates, Develop theme, Develop agenda, Keep selling, Develop

database, Send "save the date" messages, Set up country chapters and hold meetings,

Mobilize in schools and universities and Pop up radio @ July event

Group 5: worked on Movement Qualification Criteria• Need for regional champions (North West East South) –

• Diversity (disability, gender, regions, language, provide translation services,

sector) - Sibongile (design expression of interest form/application)

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• Representation/reach (either +/- 500 individuals if only in 1 country or presence in

at least 3 countries)

• Youth and beyond (some youth focus, 40 years, majority reach of youth, inspire

• Values alignment (what do we say NO to)

• Ask attendees of workshop to nominate networks

• Online assessments (not for July 18th but for membership beyond)

Volunteers: Lalumbe (database and network process)

Membership & attendance (informal contributions until July)• Creation of policy documents - Ntando Mlilo [email protected] Zimpande

Kawanu [email protected] Tsungai, Carlene Gonzo• Southern Africa Trust to contribute to young people and institutional support

• Available after July for network fundraising - Refilwe Ledwaba [email protected]

• Ramsden Mamapula Foundation- Itumeleng Ramsden [email protected] • Terrero recruitment to help sharing images and names of each participant present

Possible networks/ organizations to invite to the movement• Vumi Mswel [email protected] • Enke: Mahe your Marle Kufaro Mudimo• Ibraheem Saroosi• David Sengeh• Farida Nabourema• Boost Fellowship Zimbabwe• Simphiwe Mntambo [email protected] • Bondo Smith [email protected] • North Africans Hatim [email protected] • EEY Build Hossia Amhamdy• Nile Forum

Overall comments we have an inclination to be too inclusive - e.g. why is UN dysfunctional more than enough leaders Criteria to be very clear - be careful what selection criteria are Mrs. Machel is advocating for inclusivity while Dr. Moyo is advocating for clear

selection criteria if you volunteered to do some work, you need to take the authority to make final

decisions avoid assuming that things are flatter do not take decisions on behalf of everyone can people take advocacy

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revisit the composition - would not work well if individuals get to make final decision

From Mrs. Machel: one form of supporting this - a group nominate someone who is central point

steering committee is a logistical body - someone represents the person not only steering committee given legitimacy of some you nominate here of each

group - not necessarily part of steering committee Never have same people in the meetings- people puts their hands up if you put your hand up - let that be the steering committee what comes up today - you are now part of the steering committee until next point do not know how to organize ourselves yet someone take your hand up to take this forward - when you do the pink card it’s a

starting point ____The End____

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