Real Project Example: Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs
Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs has created two Change Pathways Maps. One shows the activities of the organisation and the schools and the theory of how this leads to change within communities; the other shows the permaculture topics that the clubs cover with the children in their club sessions during the year, and the changes that those do or will bring about within the community.
Map 1: Change Pathways for MSPC Organisation
MSPC helps 28 schools in rural northern Malawi to run their own permaculture clubs. The MSPC core team supports the volunteer club leaders (school teachers) in various ways. This map shows the activities (green) of the MSPC core team and those of the schools (dark blue). You can see how the consequences of those activities (pale blue) lead to the impacts (purple).
You can explore the map using the zoom in (+) and out (-) buttons and return to the whole map by clicking the zoom fit button (the two arrows just below the ‘-‘). To move around the map, click on white space and drag.
You may find it easier to view and explore the map directly in your web browser here (this uses Kumu’s Presentation feature).
Map 2: Change Pathways for School Permaculture Club Sessions
The map below shows the 21 club sessions (yellow circles on left hand side) that each school permaculture club holds annually with each cohort of children. The rest of the map plots what does or will happen as a result of those club sessions taking place.
The theory of change for the medium term is that some community members around the school will see and appreciate the permaculture that is happening at the school and will adopt the ideas and practices themselves. The longer term impact is the children who attend the club will grow up to practice permaculture on their smallholdings and in their everyday lives.
This map has taken time to create and is still a work in progress. MSPC are already finding it useful; for communicating with team members and interns, and to demonstrate to funders the expected outcomes and impacts of running permaculture clubs for young people.
You are welcome to explore this map. It contains themes and patterns that you might recognise within your own project and ideas that you may find useful when making your own map.
You can explore the map using the zoom in (+) and out (-) buttons and return to the whole map by clicking the zoom fit button (the two arrows just below the ‘-‘). To move around the map, click on white space and drag.