Sample case studies

Tying together our different social impact and engagement tools is the expertise of our Skillseed trainers. Skillseed aims to create robust programmes that allow our participants to learn, challenge themselves and be empowered to lead changemaking in their communities.

1) rAISE Social Enterprise Young Talent Programme

Skillseed was appointed by Singapore Centre for Social Enterprise (raiSE) to be the trainer and programme organizer for their Social Enterprise Young Talent Programme (SEYTP), which took place from Mar -Sep 2017 (1st batch) and from Sept 17 to Feb 18 (2nd batch). The aim of the SEYTP was to develop a strong pipeline of high quality and passionate young talents to drive growth in the social enterprise sector. We taught the select group of outstanding youths social innovation tools, and equipped them with skills such as:

• Design Thinking for Social Impact (DT applied to social causes, rather than focused on entrepreneurship)
  

• Identity and Goal Setting (Especially for Youth who may be embarking on their first careers; to align personal goals with professional aspirations)
  

• Empathy Exercises (Team-building for a purpose; simulations of social issues in order to build empathy)
  

• Collaboration Zen (Teaching about project management and collaboration tools for effective project management especially in a fast paced and manpower constrained social enterprise/non-profit)

We also curated learning journeys and workshops with other fellow social enterprises to introduce them to the diversity of causes and innovative solutions that are currently being spearheaded.

2) SPD (Serving People With Disabilities) Youth Development Programme (YDP)

Skillseed was the appointed trainer for SPD’s signature Youth Development Programme (YDP), where we trained youths with disabilities in social innovation and project management skills to become change makers who will able to enhance community inclusion through social inclusion projects. The programme was designed from the get-go to leverage the assets of community members in order to maximise their social impact. For this programme, we redesigned and customised the Social Impact Toolkit for our participants and organised mentoring sessions throughout the programme.

As of 2019, Skillseed has successfully carried out two iterations of YDP. In the spirit of continuous improvement and co-collaboration, the second iteration saw teams that comprised both able-bodied youths and youth with disabilities, thus furthering our cause by making the entire journey and learning process inclusive from within.

Our proud alumni from the two YDP programmes have gone on to pursue their own initiatives that include: activities that simulate the experience of people with visual impairment, an inclusive library, and a card game designed to raise awareness of disabilities among primary school students.

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