TOOLS, PHASES AND MILESTONES

The first objective will utilise the model of community cooperatives following the local registration conditions and procedures, while the second objective will utilise a combined approach of literacy and trainers-of-trainers programmes. The following table lists the main steps, timeline and milestones of Phase (I) which covers the first 6 months of the project. The next two phases of the project, 6 months and 12 months respectively, are aimed at improving business sustainability (such as extending local material use in production), incorporating a social responsibility component (such as provision of training programme) and supporting BCWSE own business plans (e.g. whether to continue as a single entity or to each establish own business).

Phase I: Establishing Cooperative	Expected Duration (Weeks)	Milestone
1.    Register with local authority	8	Certificate of registration
2.    Prepare working environment	4	Rented and furnished space
3.    Establish management structure          i.       Capacity building of BCWSE on small business management        ii.       Planning of marketing campaign	4	i.     Procedures/templates for Monitoring, evaluation and reporting  ii.     Marketing plan
4.    Test production process	2	Samples of quality assured products
5.    Execute first production/sales cycle	4	Sales report
6.    Evaluate cycle and make recommendations	2	Report on process/product improvement
Phase II: Establishing Profit(business sustainability)	6 months	i.     Self-sustained cooperative  ii.     Training programmes blueprint
Phase III: Establishing Social Responsibility (literacy and trainers-of-trainers programmes)	1 year	i.     Assessment of training programmes  ii.     Recommendations on expansion of cooperative

Table 1. Project Phases, Duration and Milestones

In consultation with project donors, the findings from the first 6 months will be utilised to improve processes of production, marketing and management of the project, and to plan the next phases of the project (Phases II & III) by considering what the project achieved in Phase (I), the challenges it faced and its sustainability and training prospects.