While focusing on expected outcomes, it is also important for the project to explain about the sustainability of the project. This sample proposal on ‘Women’s Sustainable Livelihood Development’ provides the following explanation on outcomes and sustainability:
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
ORG will build on its work with women’s associations in the West Bank to expand and support entrepreneurship and enterprise development for support for 200 women. We will incorporate additional communities, provide business coaching, and support new businesses through community-based credit. We will help…(Full text is available in the downloadable version).
Sustainability (what happens after 4 years?)
It is envisioned that, after 4 years, the activities launched through the project will continue to operate and expand independent of any ORG involvement. There are 3 aspects to the projects sustainability:
(1) Robust businesses are inherently sustainable. The individual microenterprises established through the project will continue to function, to generate income, and to create jobs after the end of the project.
(2) By working with and through community-based women’s associations that are accustomed to operating businesses, ORG will strengthen their capacity to provide ongoing support to their members who have started their own businesses.
(3) The women’s business council is intended to provide a forum for women entrepreneurs to continue to share their experience and to provide peer-to-peer business mentoring without the involvement of an outside organization. The council will be made up of both experienced and new entrepreneurs. New entrepreneurs will be able to seek guidance from more experienced entrepreneurs. The activities of the council – workshops, peer training, and exchanges – will encourage the expansion of business opportunities for women after the end of the project.
(4) The micro-franchise concept is designed to establish a network of businesses, with the aim of (a) simplifying the launch and operation of a business for individuals who have limited business management experience and (b) facilitate peer-to-peer support in technical and managerial aspects of microenterprises.
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