The program report of the Maavadiya Career Expo was released today. Click on the link below to read the report.
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Maavadiya Expo Concluded With Smiles on Faces
Maavadiya Career Expo was concluded successfully last night at Aboobakuru School, Thinadhoo. Maavadiya Career Expo was a job and education fair directed at youth, organized by CHOCO and sponsored by STO (main sponsor) and Dhiraagu (co-sponsor). The expo was held at the main hall of Thinadhoo Aboobakuru School from 24th November to 25th November 2009. Everyday 2 sessions was held – from 4-6pm and 8-11pm.
hairperson of CHOCO states that the objective of the event is to connect the young people with the education and job providers of the Maldives and to let the job and education providers to know about the skills and interests of the youth.
There were 24 stalls in the expo, ranging from large corporate, resorts, private companies, foreign and Maldivian colleges and Maldivian educational institutions. Furthermore, several local NGOs also participated in the event to give information about the opportunities for youth in programs they run. In addition, Thinadhoo Reigional hospital also had a stall to give awareness information about the sudden outbreak of swine flu in the Maldives and ways to prevent from it.
Participants expressed their overall pleasure with regard to the execution of the event. Evaluation from the participants indicate that more than 40% of the participants are extremely happy with the expo overall, and around 50% of the participants were considerably happy. The main concern for participants, as well as the visitors, was that the location of the event was a little too remote.
The expo was visited by a considerable number of people, unofficial figure ranging above 2000 visitors in total. Visitors also expressed their overall pleasure with regard to the event. The information content and overall organization of the event was most desired aspects by the visitors to the expo. These include hundreds of participants from Kolamafushi and Hoadehdhoo. CHOCO wishses to thank Huvadhoo Association for National Development (HAND), for their corporation with regard to assistance in hospitality provided for the group from Kolamafushi.
CHOCO wishes to thank everyone who helped in carrying out this expo, this successfully in such a magnitude. Efforts of members of CHOCO and hard-working volunteers deserve a notable mention. Thinadhoo MP, Mohamed Gasam, Upper South Province Office, Thinadhoo Aboobakuru School has given lot of assistance during the course of the program at various stages and hence CHOCO thanks all these parties. CHOCO would also like to thank assistance from main sponsor, STO, co-sponsor, Dhiraagu, and media partners, MNBC and Haveeru.
hairperson of CHOCO states that the objective of the event is to connect the young people with the education and job providers of the Maldives and to let the job and education providers to know about the skills and interests of the youth.
Maavadiya Career Expo Unveiled
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Maavadiya Career Expo was unveiled today at 4pm at Aboobakuru School today. A small ceremony was held, and it was opened by Upper South Province Education Unit’s Superintendent of Education Mohamed Shakeel. The ceremony was attended by several distinguished members from the public, in addition to the participants and several visitors from the public.
There were 24 stalls in the expo, ranging from stalls giving information about education and job and career opportunities in various industries. The expo was participated by large corporates of Maldives, colleges and educational institutions from the Maldives, resorts, government institutions and some NGOs active in Huvadhoo Atoll.
The opening session was attended by around 300 poeple. Visitors and participants expressed their overall satisfaction with regard to the overall expo arrangements.
There were 24 stalls in the expo, ranging from stalls giving information about education and job and career opportunities in various industries. The expo was participated by large corporates of Maldives, colleges and educational institutions from the Maldives, resorts, government institutions and some NGOs active in Huvadhoo Atoll.
The opening session was attended by around 300 poeple. Visitors and participants expressed their overall satisfaction with regard to the overall expo arrangements.
Maavadiya Career Expo Updates
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Maavadiya Career Expo is being set to start on 24th November 2009. CHOCO is pleased to inform the participation by many organisations who well regard their community responsiblity.
Many educational institutions such as Maldives College of Higher Education, Villa College, Mandhu Learning Centre, Focus Education Centre, Boch Placement (represents many overseas colleges and universities), IBS has committed to participate. villa Foundation, Media Training Centre of MNBC and Fitness Academy of Male' Fitness Club would bring in a different and a diverse range of instititions to the expo. Among employers who have committed to showcase the career opportunities available in their organisations include State Trading Organisation (STO), Dhiraagu, Allied Insurance, Raas Maldives and Maldives Police Service. Among resorts which participate include Robinson Club in Huvadhoo Atoll and White Sand Beach Resort and Spa. Maldives National Career Guidance Centre will also be present and several NGOs from Huvadhoo Atoll and Zone 7 Stadium will also have stalls in the expo. In addition, fishermen of Thinadhoo will put forward a stall to showcase the hard works in fishery indistry.
CHOCO informs that large crowds from various islands are willing to attend the expo during the two days. CHOCO is trying to arrange transport for the desired crowds who would like to attend.
CHOCO hopes that a huge support will be gained from Thinadhoo itself. CHOCO urges every youth of the region to make use of this opportunity learn more about careers and opportunities available in the country.
Maavadiya Career Expo on High Gear
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Preparations for Maavadiya Career Expo are being carried out at a very rapid rate, according to the organisers. The event coordinators from CHOCO has been seeking participants and sponsors for the program, and is satisfied with the positive response from the major companies and educational institutions in the Maldives. Maavadiya Career Expo would run in G.Dh. Thinadhoo on November 24th and 25th.
As of yesterday Boch Placement Centre, Focus Education Centre, Maldives College of Higher Education, Alila Villa Hadaha Resort, White Sand Beach Resort, Mandhu Learning Centre, Dhiraagu, Male’ Fitness Club and Job Centre and Career Guidance Unit of Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports and TVET has confirmed their participation. In addition, many fishing vessels have integrated to form a stall showing the opportunities in the primary fisheries industry. Several other parties have expressed their desire to participate and organisers are expecting a confirmation anytime. Haveeru Online will be the official media partner of the program. Furthermore, it will be covered by many other media outlets.
Organisers from CHOCO hopes that even further participants will participate in the event, as the benefits from the bandwagon effect will be realised as the network of participants grow. It is expected that many potential participants will confirm their stalls in the next couple of days as the deadline for participation and sponsorship is fast arising at 9 November 2009.
CHOCO informs that there are several benefits to be gained by employers and education providers by participating in the program. Connecting with the potential employees and informing them of the opportunities available in different industries and companies would be beneficial to both employment or education providers and visitors. Furthermore, building a successful relationship with the community is important for companies, especially companies which work in or near Huvadhoo Atoll. It is a part of social responsibility of any company.
CHOCO is very grateful to all the organisations that have confirmed their participation and expressed their interest to participate. CHOCO is working hard to bring in as many participants from different industries to show diverse career opportunities available in the Maldives.
As of yesterday Boch Placement Centre, Focus Education Centre, Maldives College of Higher Education, Alila Villa Hadaha Resort, White Sand Beach Resort, Mandhu Learning Centre, Dhiraagu, Male’ Fitness Club and Job Centre and Career Guidance Unit of Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports and TVET has confirmed their participation. In addition, many fishing vessels have integrated to form a stall showing the opportunities in the primary fisheries industry. Several other parties have expressed their desire to participate and organisers are expecting a confirmation anytime. Haveeru Online will be the official media partner of the program. Furthermore, it will be covered by many other media outlets.
Organisers from CHOCO hopes that even further participants will participate in the event, as the benefits from the bandwagon effect will be realised as the network of participants grow. It is expected that many potential participants will confirm their stalls in the next couple of days as the deadline for participation and sponsorship is fast arising at 9 November 2009.
CHOCO informs that there are several benefits to be gained by employers and education providers by participating in the program. Connecting with the potential employees and informing them of the opportunities available in different industries and companies would be beneficial to both employment or education providers and visitors. Furthermore, building a successful relationship with the community is important for companies, especially companies which work in or near Huvadhoo Atoll. It is a part of social responsibility of any company.
CHOCO is very grateful to all the organisations that have confirmed their participation and expressed their interest to participate. CHOCO is working hard to bring in as many participants from different industries to show diverse career opportunities available in the Maldives.
Maavadiya Career Expo Proposal
CHOCO is seeking interested educational institutions and employers for "Maavadiya Career Expo". The expo is scheduled to be held on 24-25 November 2009.
Please click here to find the proposal.
Please click here to find the proposal.
CHOCO Announces "Maavadiya Career Expo"
CHOCO toady announced an ambitious plan to host a career expo in Thinadhoo. This expo would be called "Maavadiya", a tribute to a local boat builder. The expo is expected to be held on 24-25 November 2009.
CHOCO states that "the opportunities for employers to meet with the potential employees are rare in the Maldives, especially in suburban and rural islands. Understanding the requirements of employers and the skills structure of the local labour market has been difficult due to lack of interaction and communication. Furthermore, educational opportunities that are available for the young people need to be informed, at a bit more personal level, face-to-face. The career fields that have a future in the Maldives, especially in the islands, need to be informed through an exposition of employers and educational institutions".
"Hence CHOCO is taking the initiative to organise a career expo in G.Dh. Thinadhoo, in November 24-25, 2009. The expo will be called Maavadiya, a tribute to the best boat builder in the island and is expected to be the first of many such expos to be run in future. Maavadiya would enable employers and educational institutions to interact with an attractive target crowd and market their organisations. It would be a great opportunity for employers and education providers and visitors as well, where each party would have something to gain".
CHOCO started seeking for participants today, and program proposals are being distributed today. CHOCO official said that they have already got two educational institutions who would participate in the expo. One of these institutions boast 7 universities from Malaysia. From the positive initial outlook, CHOCO expects a strong support for the program from the education and employment providers as well as visitors.
Maavadiya Career Expo Proposal
I. Summary
Maavadiya is a career expo directed towards the young people of Thinadhoo to inform about the job and educational opportunities available for them. The main target crowd is the school leavers. It is expected that major employers and educational institutions will participate in the expo to direct the young minds towards the opportunities with the young people’s will, desire and interest as the yard stick go grab them.
As expected, a fair of a large magnitude will incur several costs and hence would need helps of several parties. This proposal calls for participation by employers and educational institutions. In addition, this proposal calls for sponsors to meet the expenses of the career expo.
The benefits are huge for participants and visitors alike. The participants would be able to provide information of the career opportunities at workplaces and further education, and visitors would have a much better understanding of their desired career at the end of the day. The spill over benefits to the community and the region will also be immense.
A career expo is also required to guide the young people to a better future and to enable the society as a whole to make informed decisions. Expos like these would enable to host such events outside Male’. An expo outside Male’ would perhaps emphasise more on opportunities available in the local region. It is necessary to host events like these outside Male’ as well.
Maavadiya Career Expo is intended to achieve these purposes and the success of the event relies on the generous support of participating institutions and sponsors. CHOCO is absolutely sure that there would be large support from the public, especially the young people, as the need to carry out an event like this is immense and important.
II. Introduction
The population structure of the Maldives indicates that more and more number of young people will be entering the job or higher education market every year. To make the best use of the young people in early years, it is extremely important that they choose the correct career path to them. However it is well understood that many young secondary school leavers do not know of the opportunities that await them and a short effort is being made to present the opportunities to the young people.
A career expo to bridge the information asymmetry between the school leavers and job and education providers is essential than evermore. Hence CHOCO, a local NGO, is taking this challenge to bring the opportunity providers and opportunity seekers to one place and let everyone know of the choices available for them.
This proposal will seek to convey all the necessary information regarding CHOCO’s Maavadiya Career Expo and to obtain all the necessary support and finance or sponsorship required to execute this event successfully.
III. CHOCO
‘CHOCO’ is a non-governmental organisation based in G.Dh. Thinadhoo, dreaming and striving about the development of Thinadhoo. CHOCO believes that the problems and the mishaps in the society occur through weaknesses in the social, economic and the political system in place. These weaknesses call for a higher authority to act, as private individuals do not have the necessary incentive to act to prevent and solve the problems and mishaps. Keeping this in mind, this is where CHOCO steps in. CHOCO dreams to be the bridge which would connect the distances created by the inherent weaknesses in the society. CHOCO strives to be part of the development, to increase the pace of the development, and to make a real difference to the lives of all the people in the community that we operate in. CHOCO would operate as an agent where it would work to bring the positive change and development.
CHOCO was founded with the aforementioned dream and hence it is the vision of the NGO. To achieve the vision, the NGO activities are divided in to 5 broad areas and this has become the objectives of the NGO.
The 5 objectives of CHOCO are;
CHOCO also realises that the most important part of implementing a program is sustaining the program through a foreseeable future and sustaining the effectiveness of the programs. When planning programs, sustainability is taken into account. The concepts of the programs are devised in such a way that the programs will keep running once initiated and care taken by CHOCO.
Since the founding in April 2009, CHOCO has run several major programs. On average at least one program is run each month. CHOCO’s programs so far include,
There are nearly 4000 students studying in Thinadhoo, according to Census 2006 by Department of Planning. This number would have risen by today. In 2006, there were 552 students enrolled in secondary grades. Most of the students are enrolled in grade 8 and middle school, which means that it is about time these students would choose a career path and enter the job or higher education market.
Little guidance is provided to these students internally apart from the curriculum materials to assist in choosing a career path. No school in Thinadhoo has career guidance or counselling service available in the school and little light, if any, is shed on the opportunities available after the completion of their secondary schooling days.
Choosing a career path and being aware of the opportunities available would keep the students focused and determined. This would boost the self confidence and would cut the work for the employers to groom the potential employee to the field.
There is also the problem of unequal information that goes back and forth between employers and potential employees, especially in suburban islands like Thinadhoo. The media sources are limited in Thinadhoo and update arrival of nationwide newspapers are also not reliable. Hence the information regarding job and training opportunities available in Thinadhoo and elsewhere in the country are not well communicated to the young school leavers. Furthermore, the information regarding the skills and interests of the school leavers are not all communicated to employees due to lack of mediums enabling such communication.
Hence the dire need for information regarding the opportunities, the structure of the Maldivian school leaving population and career guidance for the school leavers is of utmost importance.
V. Objectives
CHOCO would like to bridge the distances that are being created in the society. The proposed career expo is a major step to connect the school leavers, job and higher education seekers with potential employers and higher education providers.
The objectives of the Maavadiya Career Expo are,
The benefits of the proposed Maavadiya Career Expo will fall into three categories – benefits to the employers and education or training providers, benefits to the visitors, and benefits to the community as a whole.
Benefits to the employers and education or training providers
Employers and education providers would be able to advertise the jobs and educational and training opportunities they have on offer for successful candidates. Providing information to the target market would be a somewhat difficult task in suburban and rural Maldives because of limited media sources and other mediums of advertising. A career expo of this magnitude would attract several young people who would be keen to learn about opportunities available.
Employers and education providers would be able to know the structure of the young people’s desired fields. There are no surveys done usually in this regard and hence a career expo would be alternative. It would enable to find out the major areas of interest for youth and main career paths that they would like to pursue.
For those organisations that operate in or target Thinadhoo or Huvadhoo market, the proposed expo would be a good point to strengthen the name of the organisation and make a solid foot print in the region.
Quality and motivated workforce is the backbone that drives the value-creation process of an organisation. Various Researches shows that customer satisfaction is closely related to staff motivation and relations. A career expo like this would provide the opportunity to find competent and motivated staff for their organisation.
Benefits to the visitors
Visitors would be able to learn about the opportunities available in the job and education market. This would help indirectly as guidance to plan the visitors’ professional development.
Visitors would be able to know about the potential employers and education providers which might not be in their knowledge or interest before.
Visitors may be able know about better pathways to develop their selves and may prompt them to seek for better opportunities.
Benefits to the community
One of the main problems faced by suburban populations is brain drain. One of causes of such brain drain and migration could be ignorance about the career opportunities available in the area. A career expo would enable communicating the opportunities available and hence brain drain and migration problem could be helped to a little extent.
Young people would be the people in charge of the community in the future. The better opportunities for the young people would brighten the future of the local community in the long run.
Some light shed in terms of career guidance would help the visitors to make informed decisions about their future. This would be positive spill-over effects in the community.
VII. Target Audience
The expo will be targeted for
CHOCO expects a visitors’ count of around 4000 from Thinadhoo and nearby islands to visit the expo and explore career opportunities.
VIII. Project Implementation
Maavadiya Career Expo will run on 24-25th November 2009. There will be two sessions in each of the day. The first session will run from 4pm to 6pm and the second session will run from 8pm to 11pm.
The proposed venue for the campaign is the main hall of G.Dh. Thinadhoo Aboobakr School. There will be 32 stalls in the hall. Stalls will be 8 x 8 feet each. Interested parties can book stalls as per the floor plan. The first step of the project would be to find relevant participants who would have something to offer to the target population segment in terms of jobs and education. The stalls would be allocated on a first come first served basis. The deadline to book stalls is 9 November 2009. Stalls will be provided for a charge of Rf500. The stalls must be used to promote jobs, careers, higher education and job hunting and educational skills. Parties who take stalls would be responsible to decorate the stall the party would like.
The target population segment is the youth and school leavers of Thinadhoo and nearby islands. Upper South Province Office has given green light on providing transport for the school leavers who wish to attend the career expo.
CHOCO will take the responsibility to allocate the participants to stalls, however preferences of the participants will be taken in to account. CHOCO will also advertise the expo with the use of posters and megaphones. CHOCO will also seek the help of the Secondary schools in Thinadhoo and the nearby islands to bring more students and school leavers to the expo.
CHOCO will provide the basic framework of the stalls but the participants will be responsible to decorate the stall as they would like. The hall will be open for decoration 22nd November 2009.
Floor Plan
Venue: G.Dh. Thinadhoo Aboobakr School
IX. Sponsorship
Sponsorship of the event is also open to the desired parties. There are three types of sponsorship options available, which are outlined below. The deadline for sponsoring the program is 9 November 2009.
Sponsorship will be used to meet the costs of the program and increase the quality of the expo environment even further than planned in this proposal. Please refer to the budget section of this proposal to find more information regarding the costs of the program.
Main Sponsor
There will be special privileges to the main sponsor. The main sponsor will have the opportunity to put their logo along with the event logo in the official banners. There will also be opportunity to put flags and banners in the entrance walkway of the venue. It will also provide two adjacent stalls in the expo for free. Supply of flags, banners, pamphlets, brochures etc to the organisers is a responsibility of the main sponsor and making use of the free stalls provided is also responsibility of the main sponsor.
The minimum bid for the main sponsor is Rf 15,000.
Co – Sponsor(s)
There will be several advertising opportunities available for co-sponsors as well. Hosting of flags, banners in the entrance walkway of the expo would be available. A free stall will also be available for each co-sponsor. Furthermore, co-sponsors’ logo will be placed in the advertisement posters of the program.
The minimum bid for the co-sponsorship is Rf 8,000.
Supporting Sponsor(s)
This sponsorship is available to organisations who would want to show their endorsement and support for the program. CHOCO will make a backdrop canvass showing all the sponsors and organisations that provide financial support for the program.
The minimum bid for supporting sponsorship is Rf 3,000.
X. Timelines
Finding participants
Proposals being sent to relevant institutions and getting a reply with participating fee from the participating institutions
15 Oct – 9 Nov 2009
Sponsorship
Proposals being sent to the sponsoring institutions
15 Oct – 9 Nov 2009
Internal arrangements
Coordinating all the necessary arrangements and carrying out all the paper works required
12 Nov – 19 Nov 2009
Making stalls
Building and decorating stalls together with participants
22 Nov – 23 Nov 2009
Executing the Expo
24 Nov – 25 Nov 2009
XI. Budget
Expenses
Partitions for stalls 19,200
Decoration 5,000
Advertising and marketing 10,000
Administrative Expenses 3,000
Refreshments for volunteers 5,000
T-shirts for volunteers 4,000
Tags and badges 3,000
Other Expenses 4,000
XII. Evaluation
This career expo is intended to be run sequentially every year. Hence feedback from participants as well as visitors is important to improve the program and cater the program to the exact needs of the participants and target population segment.
There will be a voluntary feedback form to be filled visitors. Furthermore there will be a suggestion box, so that visitors can express their opinions anonymously.
After the expo, each participant will be sent a feedback form to be completed. This will encompass main areas of excellence and improvement with regard to the expo.
CHOCO will review these feedback forms and suggestions and will try to incorporate the ideas in future editions of the program.
XIII. Next Steps & Correspondence
If your organization would desire to represent in the expo, to provide information about the opportunities available, please contact CHOCO before 9 November 2009. The stalls will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
To reserve stalls, to make payments for stalls, and for any questions regarding the stalls, please contact:
Ahmed Saruvash Adam
For any queries regarding sponsorship, please contact:
Ibrahim Fathuhy
Maavadiya is a career expo directed towards the young people of Thinadhoo to inform about the job and educational opportunities available for them. The main target crowd is the school leavers. It is expected that major employers and educational institutions will participate in the expo to direct the young minds towards the opportunities with the young people’s will, desire and interest as the yard stick go grab them.
As expected, a fair of a large magnitude will incur several costs and hence would need helps of several parties. This proposal calls for participation by employers and educational institutions. In addition, this proposal calls for sponsors to meet the expenses of the career expo.
The benefits are huge for participants and visitors alike. The participants would be able to provide information of the career opportunities at workplaces and further education, and visitors would have a much better understanding of their desired career at the end of the day. The spill over benefits to the community and the region will also be immense.
A career expo is also required to guide the young people to a better future and to enable the society as a whole to make informed decisions. Expos like these would enable to host such events outside Male’. An expo outside Male’ would perhaps emphasise more on opportunities available in the local region. It is necessary to host events like these outside Male’ as well.
Maavadiya Career Expo is intended to achieve these purposes and the success of the event relies on the generous support of participating institutions and sponsors. CHOCO is absolutely sure that there would be large support from the public, especially the young people, as the need to carry out an event like this is immense and important.
II. Introduction
The population structure of the Maldives indicates that more and more number of young people will be entering the job or higher education market every year. To make the best use of the young people in early years, it is extremely important that they choose the correct career path to them. However it is well understood that many young secondary school leavers do not know of the opportunities that await them and a short effort is being made to present the opportunities to the young people.
A career expo to bridge the information asymmetry between the school leavers and job and education providers is essential than evermore. Hence CHOCO, a local NGO, is taking this challenge to bring the opportunity providers and opportunity seekers to one place and let everyone know of the choices available for them.
This proposal will seek to convey all the necessary information regarding CHOCO’s Maavadiya Career Expo and to obtain all the necessary support and finance or sponsorship required to execute this event successfully.
III. CHOCO
‘CHOCO’ is a non-governmental organisation based in G.Dh. Thinadhoo, dreaming and striving about the development of Thinadhoo. CHOCO believes that the problems and the mishaps in the society occur through weaknesses in the social, economic and the political system in place. These weaknesses call for a higher authority to act, as private individuals do not have the necessary incentive to act to prevent and solve the problems and mishaps. Keeping this in mind, this is where CHOCO steps in. CHOCO dreams to be the bridge which would connect the distances created by the inherent weaknesses in the society. CHOCO strives to be part of the development, to increase the pace of the development, and to make a real difference to the lives of all the people in the community that we operate in. CHOCO would operate as an agent where it would work to bring the positive change and development.
CHOCO was founded with the aforementioned dream and hence it is the vision of the NGO. To achieve the vision, the NGO activities are divided in to 5 broad areas and this has become the objectives of the NGO.
The 5 objectives of CHOCO are;
- To work towards community and economic development
- To enhance humanity and humility
- To observe nature, environment and culture and help to preserve them
- To assist the community in capacity development of the people
- To analyse the society’s situation and communicate it to the public
CHOCO also realises that the most important part of implementing a program is sustaining the program through a foreseeable future and sustaining the effectiveness of the programs. When planning programs, sustainability is taken into account. The concepts of the programs are devised in such a way that the programs will keep running once initiated and care taken by CHOCO.
Since the founding in April 2009, CHOCO has run several major programs. On average at least one program is run each month. CHOCO’s programs so far include,
- Higahele Campaign – a voter awareness campaign to increase voter turnout and awareness during the parliamentary elections of 2009
- “Thinadhoo – The Garden Island” project – this is the principle vision of the NGO with regard to the environment and a tree planting program was carried out under this vision so far. A public garbage disposal project is seeking funds at the moment and plans for a public park are also being discussed.
- Cleaning Day – The cleaning day was planned to clean the island for the independence day of 2009.
- Independence Day Games – CHOCO arranged a basketball game and a football game as a part of the celebration of the Independence Day 2009.
- Youth Day Activities – CHOCO organised a one day Futsal tournament targeted for the youth of Thinadhoo to mark the Youth Day 2009.
- Hithevare’ – Social Responsibility Workshop – Hithevare’ is a one day workshop designed to increase the social responsibility of the youth to engage in community activities.
- Havaru Foari: Havaru Foari is a locally groomed program to celebrate the eid festivities. CHOCO took part in organising the event together with a number of youth of the island.
- Thinadhoo’s Support for Maldives:Thinadhoo’s Support for Maldives is a campaign run in order to gather more votes for Maldives to push towards the inclusion of Maldives in the new 7 wonders of nature. More than 500 people voted in 2 days the program was carried out.
- Havaru Online Website – Havaru Online is a current affairs website which would give up-to-date news and information regarding Thinadhoo.
There are nearly 4000 students studying in Thinadhoo, according to Census 2006 by Department of Planning. This number would have risen by today. In 2006, there were 552 students enrolled in secondary grades. Most of the students are enrolled in grade 8 and middle school, which means that it is about time these students would choose a career path and enter the job or higher education market.
Little guidance is provided to these students internally apart from the curriculum materials to assist in choosing a career path. No school in Thinadhoo has career guidance or counselling service available in the school and little light, if any, is shed on the opportunities available after the completion of their secondary schooling days.
Choosing a career path and being aware of the opportunities available would keep the students focused and determined. This would boost the self confidence and would cut the work for the employers to groom the potential employee to the field.
There is also the problem of unequal information that goes back and forth between employers and potential employees, especially in suburban islands like Thinadhoo. The media sources are limited in Thinadhoo and update arrival of nationwide newspapers are also not reliable. Hence the information regarding job and training opportunities available in Thinadhoo and elsewhere in the country are not well communicated to the young school leavers. Furthermore, the information regarding the skills and interests of the school leavers are not all communicated to employees due to lack of mediums enabling such communication.
Hence the dire need for information regarding the opportunities, the structure of the Maldivian school leaving population and career guidance for the school leavers is of utmost importance.
V. Objectives
CHOCO would like to bridge the distances that are being created in the society. The proposed career expo is a major step to connect the school leavers, job and higher education seekers with potential employers and higher education providers.
The objectives of the Maavadiya Career Expo are,
- To connect school leavers, job and higher education seekers with potential employers and higher education providers
- To convey information of the opportunities available in terms of future employment and education and training
- To provide knowledge to employers and education providers on the structure of the interests of youth
- To provide career guidance to the young people of Thinadhoo
The benefits of the proposed Maavadiya Career Expo will fall into three categories – benefits to the employers and education or training providers, benefits to the visitors, and benefits to the community as a whole.
Benefits to the employers and education or training providers
Employers and education providers would be able to advertise the jobs and educational and training opportunities they have on offer for successful candidates. Providing information to the target market would be a somewhat difficult task in suburban and rural Maldives because of limited media sources and other mediums of advertising. A career expo of this magnitude would attract several young people who would be keen to learn about opportunities available.
Employers and education providers would be able to know the structure of the young people’s desired fields. There are no surveys done usually in this regard and hence a career expo would be alternative. It would enable to find out the major areas of interest for youth and main career paths that they would like to pursue.
For those organisations that operate in or target Thinadhoo or Huvadhoo market, the proposed expo would be a good point to strengthen the name of the organisation and make a solid foot print in the region.
Quality and motivated workforce is the backbone that drives the value-creation process of an organisation. Various Researches shows that customer satisfaction is closely related to staff motivation and relations. A career expo like this would provide the opportunity to find competent and motivated staff for their organisation.
Benefits to the visitors
Visitors would be able to learn about the opportunities available in the job and education market. This would help indirectly as guidance to plan the visitors’ professional development.
Visitors would be able to know about the potential employers and education providers which might not be in their knowledge or interest before.
Visitors may be able know about better pathways to develop their selves and may prompt them to seek for better opportunities.
Benefits to the community
One of the main problems faced by suburban populations is brain drain. One of causes of such brain drain and migration could be ignorance about the career opportunities available in the area. A career expo would enable communicating the opportunities available and hence brain drain and migration problem could be helped to a little extent.
Young people would be the people in charge of the community in the future. The better opportunities for the young people would brighten the future of the local community in the long run.
Some light shed in terms of career guidance would help the visitors to make informed decisions about their future. This would be positive spill-over effects in the community.
VII. Target Audience
The expo will be targeted for
- School leavers who would finish their GCE O’ levels by 17th November 2009 – from Thinadhoo and nearby islands
- Employed and unemployed youth in Thinadhoo and neighbour islands
- Secondary school students of Thinadhoo and neighbour islands
CHOCO expects a visitors’ count of around 4000 from Thinadhoo and nearby islands to visit the expo and explore career opportunities.
VIII. Project Implementation
Maavadiya Career Expo will run on 24-25th November 2009. There will be two sessions in each of the day. The first session will run from 4pm to 6pm and the second session will run from 8pm to 11pm.
The proposed venue for the campaign is the main hall of G.Dh. Thinadhoo Aboobakr School. There will be 32 stalls in the hall. Stalls will be 8 x 8 feet each. Interested parties can book stalls as per the floor plan. The first step of the project would be to find relevant participants who would have something to offer to the target population segment in terms of jobs and education. The stalls would be allocated on a first come first served basis. The deadline to book stalls is 9 November 2009. Stalls will be provided for a charge of Rf500. The stalls must be used to promote jobs, careers, higher education and job hunting and educational skills. Parties who take stalls would be responsible to decorate the stall the party would like.
The target population segment is the youth and school leavers of Thinadhoo and nearby islands. Upper South Province Office has given green light on providing transport for the school leavers who wish to attend the career expo.
CHOCO will take the responsibility to allocate the participants to stalls, however preferences of the participants will be taken in to account. CHOCO will also advertise the expo with the use of posters and megaphones. CHOCO will also seek the help of the Secondary schools in Thinadhoo and the nearby islands to bring more students and school leavers to the expo.
CHOCO will provide the basic framework of the stalls but the participants will be responsible to decorate the stall as they would like. The hall will be open for decoration 22nd November 2009.
Floor Plan
Venue: G.Dh. Thinadhoo Aboobakr School
IX. Sponsorship
Sponsorship of the event is also open to the desired parties. There are three types of sponsorship options available, which are outlined below. The deadline for sponsoring the program is 9 November 2009.
Sponsorship will be used to meet the costs of the program and increase the quality of the expo environment even further than planned in this proposal. Please refer to the budget section of this proposal to find more information regarding the costs of the program.
Main Sponsor
There will be special privileges to the main sponsor. The main sponsor will have the opportunity to put their logo along with the event logo in the official banners. There will also be opportunity to put flags and banners in the entrance walkway of the venue. It will also provide two adjacent stalls in the expo for free. Supply of flags, banners, pamphlets, brochures etc to the organisers is a responsibility of the main sponsor and making use of the free stalls provided is also responsibility of the main sponsor.
The minimum bid for the main sponsor is Rf 15,000.
Co – Sponsor(s)
There will be several advertising opportunities available for co-sponsors as well. Hosting of flags, banners in the entrance walkway of the expo would be available. A free stall will also be available for each co-sponsor. Furthermore, co-sponsors’ logo will be placed in the advertisement posters of the program.
The minimum bid for the co-sponsorship is Rf 8,000.
Supporting Sponsor(s)
This sponsorship is available to organisations who would want to show their endorsement and support for the program. CHOCO will make a backdrop canvass showing all the sponsors and organisations that provide financial support for the program.
The minimum bid for supporting sponsorship is Rf 3,000.
X. Timelines
Finding participants
Proposals being sent to relevant institutions and getting a reply with participating fee from the participating institutions
15 Oct – 9 Nov 2009
Sponsorship
Proposals being sent to the sponsoring institutions
15 Oct – 9 Nov 2009
Internal arrangements
Coordinating all the necessary arrangements and carrying out all the paper works required
12 Nov – 19 Nov 2009
Making stalls
Building and decorating stalls together with participants
22 Nov – 23 Nov 2009
Executing the Expo
24 Nov – 25 Nov 2009
XI. Budget
Expenses
Partitions for stalls 19,200
Decoration 5,000
Advertising and marketing 10,000
Administrative Expenses 3,000
Refreshments for volunteers 5,000
T-shirts for volunteers 4,000
Tags and badges 3,000
Other Expenses 4,000
XII. Evaluation
This career expo is intended to be run sequentially every year. Hence feedback from participants as well as visitors is important to improve the program and cater the program to the exact needs of the participants and target population segment.
There will be a voluntary feedback form to be filled visitors. Furthermore there will be a suggestion box, so that visitors can express their opinions anonymously.
After the expo, each participant will be sent a feedback form to be completed. This will encompass main areas of excellence and improvement with regard to the expo.
CHOCO will review these feedback forms and suggestions and will try to incorporate the ideas in future editions of the program.
XIII. Next Steps & Correspondence
If your organization would desire to represent in the expo, to provide information about the opportunities available, please contact CHOCO before 9 November 2009. The stalls will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
To reserve stalls, to make payments for stalls, and for any questions regarding the stalls, please contact:
Ahmed Saruvash Adam
- Phone: +960 986 2468
- Email: saruvash@chocomaldives.com
For any queries regarding sponsorship, please contact:
Ibrahim Fathuhy
- Phone: +960 790 2816
- Email: Ibrahim.fathuhy@chocomaldives.com
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