Evaluating the outcomes of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's fellowship programme

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dc.contributor.advisorDuffy, Carren
dc.contributor.authorPokpas, Carlynn
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-24T11:02:24Z
dc.date.available2025-11-24T11:02:24Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-11-24T10:52:57Z
dc.description.abstractEntrepreneurship plays a crucial role in economic development and job creation, particularly in South Africa, where youth unemployment remains a pressing issue. Entrepreneurship Education and Training (EET) interventions have proven effective in fostering entrepreneurial mindsets and competencies. This dissertation presents an outcomes evaluation of one such intervention: the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's Fellowship Programme, which focuses on university students. Guided by Brinkerhoff's Success Case Method (SCM), the evaluation adopted a qualitative approach, drawing on interviews with 14 past Fellowship beneficiaries, including programme non-completers. The study aimed to assess whether the programme achieved its intended outcomes and identify the factors that either facilitated or hindered these outcomes. The findings suggest that the Fellowship has been effective in meeting its intended objectives, particularly in developing an entrepreneurial mindset – with strong support for key traits such as resilience, self-efficacy, and action orientation – and in stimulating entrepreneurial intention, with some participants progressing to venture creation. The integration of entrepreneurial role models and personal development support were identified as key drivers of the programme's positive outcomes. However, the evaluation highlights areas for improvement, such as enhancing mentorship and support structures, and increasing practical learning opportunities. Several recommendations are provided to address these gaps. This study contributes to the limited body of knowledge on programmes like the Fellowship, which was found to be relatively unique. It also provides valuable insights into the experiences of non-completers of entrepreneurship education interventions, a group that is seldom explored in similar assessments.
dc.identifier.apacitationPokpas, C. (2025). <i>Evaluating the outcomes of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's fellowship programme</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42315en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPokpas, Carlynn. <i>"Evaluating the outcomes of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's fellowship programme."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42315en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPokpas, C. 2025. Evaluating the outcomes of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's fellowship programme. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42315en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Pokpas, Carlynn AB - Entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in economic development and job creation, particularly in South Africa, where youth unemployment remains a pressing issue. Entrepreneurship Education and Training (EET) interventions have proven effective in fostering entrepreneurial mindsets and competencies. This dissertation presents an outcomes evaluation of one such intervention: the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's Fellowship Programme, which focuses on university students. Guided by Brinkerhoff's Success Case Method (SCM), the evaluation adopted a qualitative approach, drawing on interviews with 14 past Fellowship beneficiaries, including programme non-completers. The study aimed to assess whether the programme achieved its intended outcomes and identify the factors that either facilitated or hindered these outcomes. The findings suggest that the Fellowship has been effective in meeting its intended objectives, particularly in developing an entrepreneurial mindset – with strong support for key traits such as resilience, self-efficacy, and action orientation – and in stimulating entrepreneurial intention, with some participants progressing to venture creation. The integration of entrepreneurial role models and personal development support were identified as key drivers of the programme's positive outcomes. However, the evaluation highlights areas for improvement, such as enhancing mentorship and support structures, and increasing practical learning opportunities. Several recommendations are provided to address these gaps. This study contributes to the limited body of knowledge on programmes like the Fellowship, which was found to be relatively unique. It also provides valuable insights into the experiences of non-completers of entrepreneurship education interventions, a group that is seldom explored in similar assessments. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Entrepreneurship Education and Training KW - EET KW - South Africa LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - Evaluating the outcomes of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's fellowship programme TI - Evaluating the outcomes of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's fellowship programme UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42315 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42315
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPokpas C. Evaluating the outcomes of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's fellowship programme. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42315en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentOrganisational Psychology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship Education and Training
dc.subjectEET
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleEvaluating the outcomes of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation's fellowship programme
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMPhil
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