1. Sparking a Generation of Social
Entrepreneurs
MLSA Conference: March 2014
One Hen

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It all started with a book about microfinance
and a vision to inspire kids to global citizenship
Teach Microfinance &
Entrepreneurship to Harness
Kids as a Force of Hope in the
World
The Vision

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…and a website so kids could learn
through participation www.onehen.org
Through interactive games and aggregated lessons plans, kids are
able to discover, first-hand how they can be agents of change with no
more than their lemonade-stand earnings

4. A teacher and volunteer movement grew
quickly around these resources

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One Hen, Inc. was born: Our
intended impact…
Financial
responsibility
Personal initiative
Youth Philanthropy
Global Awareness
Success
Giving
back
To help kids become global citizens
who marry success to giving back

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….and theory of change
Financial
responsibility
Personal initiative
Youth Philanthropy
Global Awareness
Website
creates interactive online
community for teachers
and students
Curriculum offers
resources for innovative
activities aligned to core
subjects
Network Trainings
equip volunteers &
educators to adopt &
adapt learnings
One Hen equips educators
with stories and interactive
media to help kids learn, play
and make a difference for
others and for themselves
Financial
responsibility
Youth Philanthropy

7. Why Teach Financial Literacy?
40% of Americans say they live
beyond their means
45% of college students are in
credit card debt
Ages 8-14: Kids form life-long
spending and saving habits

8. “10 hours
of instruction
can change
students’
spending and
saving habits.”
Children’s Financial Literacy Network

9. Fulfilling 6th Grade ELA
Common Core Alignment
A particularly strong alignment to the Speaking and Listening
Strands of the ELA Common Core Alignment
A strong potential to align with ELA Writing Standards, including
Text, Types, and Purposes (W. 1-3), and
Researching to Build and Present Knowledge (W. 7-9)
A strong potential to align with ELA Reading of Informational
Texts standards, including "RI.1-3: Key Ideas and Details” and
and "RI.7-9: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas"

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Let’s look at a one of the modules - How
Business Works: What was Kojo’s Business?

11. Chicken Farmer: Dr. Kwabena Darko (Kojo)

12. How Did Kojo’s Business Work?
Got a Loan
Bought a Hen
Paid Back Loan
Sold Eggs
Bought More
Hens/ Started
Loan Fund
Saved Money
Cared for Hen

13. What Are Business Terms for This?
- Costs
- Interest
= Profit
+ Revenue

14. Questions:
How should you set your price?
How does your revenue connect to
GDP?
How can you estimate revenue?

15. What Can You Do With Profit ?
- Spend/Invest
-|+ Give
+ Save

16. What Will You Do With Your Profit?
Picture of Concord Academy
kids?

17. Pocket money market of kids 4-12 in N. America.
What could .5% of this do for good?

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Phase 1
Kids learn the story
and key lessons
Phase 2 :
Kids learn how business works, form a
Company and explore the needs in their
community
Phase 3:
Kids produce, market and
sell
One Hen Academy Today
Phase 4:
•Tally profits, repay
loans, give to a
good cause

19. One Hen Program Results
• 100% of students felt confident they could
succeed as entrepreneurs
• 92% of students could
compare the economies
of the US and Ghana
• 70% of students could
use the financial terms
“cost, profit, and revenue”
accurately

20. Inspiring Global Citizenship &
Giving Back
• On average, One Hen NHA schools raised
$350 for various charities
• Majority of students learned they can effect
social change in the world
• A third of students report
having an expanded
worldview, realizing that
others are not as fortunate
as them

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What One Hen Classrooms Funded
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Hazel’s shop in Philippines
Estefani’s laundry biz in
Colombia
Athumani’s
kiosk in
Tanzania
Local Needs:
Food Banks,
Eco-Projects
School Foundations
Health Care
Community Aid

22. The broader movement: Impact in US of
One Hen Academy Programs
2009
2013
6,000+
100 kids

23. Onehen.org resources
used around the world:
17,000+ in 100+ countries
$100,000+ in microloans
and other giving

24. One Hen Academy in Action at Home
 Students at Dever McCormack School in Dorchester fill out
their business plans with E&Y professionals

25. …and Abroad
 Students at Concordia International School of
Shanghai marketing their One Hen products

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ABC Video of Dover & Canton
School Programs
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What Hasn’t Changed Since
Launch – Learning with Educators
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“Consider making a powerpoint of how
you make your product and market it.
Share it with other schools on
onehen.org”

28. Scaling Thru
Technology
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How are we increasing our Impact?
Scaling Through
Networks of
Educators
Network- to -
Network
School-to-
School
Teacher-to-
Teacher
Student-to-
Student
…Around the
globe
Scaling thru Networks of
Volunteers
Peninsula Bridge

29. Good Luck Growing Good!