Sustainability Plan

Sustainability Plan

The sustainability plan, created for the Shaster Foundation, was the keystone of our project work. Within the sustainability plan all of our key ideas on how to make the Indlovu Project economically self-sustainable. The plan was presented to our sponsor Dianne Womersley at the completion of our project work. Most of the sections of the sustainability plan can be found as webpages, but some sections are not included for confidentiality purposes. The outline of the final sustainability plan with links to the respective webpages is found below.

A Plan for Economic Sustainability in the Indlovu Project

1. Background of the Indlovu Project
2. Analysis of the Indlovu Project Funds
   1. Current budget
      1. Expenses
      2. Income
      3. Numbers of volunteer and guest house analysis
3. Improving Existing Methods of Income Generation
   1. Guest House
      1. Current Issues with the Guest House
      2. Improvement Suggestions
      3. Hopes for the Future
      4. Other Guest House Documents
      5. Marketing the Guest House
   2. Volunteer Program
      1. Research Methods
      2. Areas for Improvement
         1. Living Arrangements
         2. Outside Activities
         3. Project Orientation
         4. Volunteer Recruiting
4. New Methods of Income Generation
   1. Sewing Centre Proposal
      1. Introduction
      2. Location
      3. Sales and Market
      4. Sewing Machine Cost and Other Expenses
      5. Operations and Management
      6. Conclusions and Overall Recommendation
   2. Crafting
   3. Tourism
5. Fundraising Options
   1. Alternative Gifting
6. Project Management Concerns
   1. Tall Poppy Syndrome
   2. Hiring Methods
      1. Employee Hiring Options
      2. Management Hiring Options
7. Appendices
   1. Appendix A: Guest House Welcome Packet [PDF, …]
   2. Appendix B: Volunteer Feedback Questionnaire
   3. Appendix C: Volunteer Feedback Responses
   4. Appendix D: Volunteer Recruiting Resources
   5. Appendix E: Sewing Machine Guide [PDF, 1.2 MB]