Assignment task:
Context (Public policy module)
South Africa's system of basic education is seen presently as falling short of the country's social, economic and development needs. However, the government appears to be falling behind in seeking creative solutions to ramping up the performance of basic education.
Assignment: You belong to a public-interest NGO with a specific focus on education.
Your task is to develop an innovative approach to improving basic education in South Africa, and to the development of a strategy to influence the implementation of your ideas. (Your strategy is to get attention)
Prepare your strategy both in narrative form and using a poster to conceptually describe your NGO's strategy.
1. Situational Analysis (Introduction and Background on basic education)
2. Stakeholder Analysis and engagement (Understand government, the process and "enemies of the processes")
3. Communication, raising interest, getting attention
4. Lobbying