With his Africa logbook, Andrew Kingman keeps a record of, and reports on, the daily 'on the ground' work of a civil society organisation - at the soucre and first hand. The aim of the blog is to make donors aware of the day-to-day issues facing CSOs, and to thereby engender a stronger sense of understanding and empathy. The experiences and impressions that will be recounted here are representative for various projects going on in various places around the world - and are therefore not only addressed to those interested in Africa.
The logbook reports on the start-up of a new project in Mozambique called 'Enterprising Youth'. The Project addresses one of the key problems in the area: an apparent lack of economic opportunities for young people in rural areas.
In fact, Andrew Kingman believes there are many opportunities that are being ignored. The project will help young people understand how their local economy works, appreciate assets and opportunities in the community, and develop their ideas into viable plans.
By the end of the first year's work there will be a range of people and groups with plans for small enterprises and discussions under way with possible sources of funding.
The project will run in two places: The Tambara District in the north of Manica Province and in the Sussundenga District in the centre of the Province.
