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The Kesho Organisation’s aim is to improve the life chances through the education of disadvantaged young people in the Kilifi, Bahari and Ganze district in Coast Province, Kenya. The SROI analysis sets out to forecast the effect that the Kesho Organisation’s, Secondary School programme will have on the community. All forecast student data is based on past results.

The results:

SROI Ratio 2009/2010

90 students are sent to secondary school for a total investment of GBP 36,944. It is forecast that the social capital generated over 20 years will be GBP 697,915.93, concluding that for every one-pound invested, GBP 18.89 of social capital is created. An SROI ratio of 18.89. This exceptionally high ratio, is unsurprising in the Kenyan setting where no other opportunities to improve life chances exist.

Who are the Beneficiaries?

Eleven stakeholders were identified as potential beneficiaries, but only four stakeholders were taken forward as those that will materially benefit from the project. These are:

• The students
• The students’ families
• The project staff
• The Republic of Kenya

39% of the benefit goes to the secondary school students, who are given the long term chance of increased social mobility, and economic activity. An additional 39% of the benefit goes to the students’ families whose lives change as a reflection of their offspring’s success. As the sensitivity analysis demonstrates, the higher the number of Kesho students that progress to university, the better the life chances – increased education and health care – for the students’ families, the extended family and even the whole village in some cases.

5% of the benefit is produced by the creation of two new jobs. Against a background of a country with no safety net and where official rates of unemployment range between 40% to 83%, this project gives the two staff members the opportunity to improve the lot of their families. An average of 27% of net salaries is spent on their siblings education and family welfare.

17% of the benefit is felt by the Republic of Kenya which benefits because an average secondary school graduate will produce five times the average GDP. Capacity will be built so that Kenya can fulfil its own goals of being a middle income economy by 2030.

The Millennium Development Goals challenges the world to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and promote gender equality and empower women by 2015. This project, in its small way, contributes to these goals.

The benefit of this type of SROI forecasting is that it enables donors to see beyond the simple unit cost of how many students are served per administrator, and focus on the long-term effect of the activity that they are funding. This SROI demonstrates value for money. Donors can be assured that their Grants will permanently improve the life chances of the 90 students, the 2 project staff and their families, totalling well over 500 people. The assessment will also inform the Kesho Organisation of the areas and activities where maximum benefit can be derived.

It is intended that an SROI evaluative analysis for the Kesho organisation will become a regular report, and it is recommended that setting up a system to keep contact with Kesho students, once they graduate from secondary school, will greatly help data collection.

“The investment of $10 million funded wildlife and land conservation, job creation and social transformation in a region of 70% adult unemployment. This money has been a catalyst for economic growth in the region resulting from eco-tourism. Eighty permanent jobs have been directly created through Kuzuko, while another 420 jobs are estimated to have been created indirectly through the tourism industry. Additionally, 75 endangered animals have been released and 39,000 acres rehabilitated to its natural ecology and incorporated into the reserve.”

“The period between the ages of 16 and 25 is typically one of self-exploration, experimentation and personal growth. Most young people emerge ready and equipped for adulthood. However, for a minority, this period can be turbulent – hindering rather than aiding their transition to adulthood.

Currently, public services do not deal effectively with this life stage. At the ages of 16, 17 and 18 many of the better targeted and coordinated services for children fall away, often leaving young people who lack support from their families both vulnerable and struggling. An estimated 200,000 young people find themselves locked into destructive cycles, with long-term consequences for their economic, physical and emotional wellbeing and substantial costs for the state as a result of their ill-health and their dependence on welfare.

In light of this, Catch22 launched the Ready or Not campaign in 2010, calling for a radical overhaul in our approach to young adulthood, through formally recognising this transition period as a life stage and making services more coherent and accessible for the 16–25 age group.

To identify and measure potential outcomes from a new and more coherent approach, Catch22 commissioned nef (the new economics foundation) to produce a costing study using the Social Return on Investment (SROI) cost-benefit tool.”

“Libraries for Life (LfL) is the Welsh Assembly Government’s (WAG) strategic development programme to improve library and information services in Wales. It is managed and delivered by CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, a policy division of the Welsh Assembly Government. The development of Libraries for Life was informed by the results of the @your library Development Programme 2005-2007, the first official libraries initiative funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and administered through CyMAL.

The LfL strategy recognised the important role that the library sector plays in achieving a number of the key priorities set out by WAG in its One Wales strategy. In addition, libraries were identified as playing a critical role in placing the citizen at the heart of service delivery and contributing to meeting the aims described in the Making the Connections programme (2005) for public service reform and Delivering Beyond Boundaries action plan. LfL has a £10.5 million budget over three years (2008-2011). It uses a mix of all-Wales initiatives, regional activities and local projects to benefit library services: this approach means that the programme can provide targeted activities and support at different levels, ensuring that local and regional needs are met whilst also working to meet national objectives.

“This report is an evaluation of the social return generated by the employability pilot collaboration between Registers of Scotland and Haven Products as part of the Scottish Government funded Public Social Partnerships Project.

This pilot aims to expand an existing employability scheme for people with disabilities, who are trained by Haven Products, to create a ‘complementary workforce’. Registers of Scotland is the first Government agency to participate in this scheme and benefit from the additional skills of the new employees.

The analysis in this report was carried out using Social Return on Investment which tells the story of the change affected by our activities, told from the perspective of our stakeholders. SROI places a monetary value on outcomes, so that they can be added up and compared with the investment made.”