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NADEUM-WIKO Standard Project Model

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From Idea to Sustainable Implementation

This model defines the minimum international standard for projects developed, supported, or accompanied by NADEUM-WIKO and its partner organisations (NGOs, CBOs, SHGs).

It is designed to help partners move from ideas to action in a structured, transparent, and fundable way.

1. Core Principle

NADEUM-WIKO does not finance projects.

NADEUM-WIKO enables projects through structure, knowledge, guidance, and international standards.

Projects succeed when partners take responsibility.

PHASE 1 – Idea & Reality Check

1. Project Idea

Every project must start with a clear and realistic idea:

  • What problem do we want to solve?
  • Who is affected?
  • Why is this problem important now?
  • What happens if nothing is done?

👉 Good intentions are not enough.

👉 Projects must address real, concrete problems.

2. Needs Assessment

Partners must describe:

  • the current situation on the ground
  • observable facts and local realities
  • impact on people (education, health, income, security, environment)

 

Output:

A short, honest problem description in plain language.

PHASE 2 – Organisation & People (Non-Negotiable)

International cooperation always starts with people and structure.

3. Organisational Requirements

Before any project can move forward, the following must exist:

  • Registered NGO / CBO / SHG
  • Statutes / Constitution
  • Leadership structure
  • Contact address
  • Organisational bank account (where legally possible)

 

4. Personal Documentation (Mandatory)

For all key persons involved:

  • CV (Curriculum Vitae)
  • Passport or National ID
  • Defined role in the project
  • Additional clearances where required (e.g. child-related work)

👉 Without this documentation, no international donor, institution, or partner will engage.

PHASE 3 – Project Planning

5. Objectives

Each project must define:

  • Overall objective (long-term goal)
  • Specific objectives (measurable and realistic)

Objectives must be:

  • clear
  • achievable
  • time-bound

 

6. Target Group

Partners must clearly state:

  • Who benefits directly?
  • How many people?
  • Who benefits indirectly?
  • Why this group?

 

7. Activities & Timeline

Projects must be broken down into:

  • concrete activities
  • clear steps
  • realistic timelines

👉 No timeline = no credibility.

PHASE 4 – Budget & Self-Responsibility

8. Budget Planning

A project budget must include:

  • detailed cost items
  • realistic local prices
  • operating costs
  • basic maintenance / sustainability costs

 

9. Financing Logic

NADEUM-WIKO strongly emphasises own contribution.

Possible contributions:
  • money
  • work / time
  • infrastructure
  • skills and services

 

Typical models:
  • partial external funding
  • mixed self-financing
  • step-by-step growth

Projects that show self-effort are taken seriously.

Projects waiting only for money are not.

PHASE 5 – Cooperation & Applications

10. External Requests

Only after Phases 1–4 are completed should partners approach:

  • donors
  • institutions
  • NGOs
  • public bodies

Each request must include:

  • project description
  • objectives
  • budget
  • sustainability plan
  • organisational & personal documents

 

11. Partnerships

Strong projects involve:
  • local communities
  • local authorities (where appropriate)
  • other organisations

 

Partnerships increase:
  • trust
  • acceptance
  • long-term impact

PHASE 6 – Implementation & Accountability

12. Implementation

Approved projects must ensure:

  • clear responsibilities
  • transparent handling of funds
  • documentation of progress

 

13. Reporting

Projects must provide:

  • activity reports
  • financial reports
  • proof of implementation

Transparency is not optional.

PHASE 7 – Sustainability

14. Completion

At project end:

  • evaluate results
  • document lessons learned
  • clarify continuation

 

15. Sustainability (Key Question)

Every project must answer:

What continues after support ends?

Possible answers:
  • community ownership
  • income-generating activities
  • integration into local structures

FINAL MESSAGE FROM NADEUM-WIKO

International cooperation does not begin with funding.

It begins with responsibility, structure, and patience.

Those who follow this model can grow.

Those who refuse it will remain dependent.

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