Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard

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Communities of practice in Africa RISING phase II Irmgard H-ZeledonManager, Africa RISING West Africa and East/Southern Africa ProjectsAfrica RISING East and Southern Africa Phase II Planning Meeting, Lilongwe, Malawi, 5-8 October 2016Background• USAID re-emphasized the Africa RISING Program character: need for a program proposal• Split in 3 regional project for budgetary reasons• USAID requests maximization of cross-country and cross-region learning, synergies for impact at scale• Needs harmonization of approaches and principles while considering site specific differencesEfforts in phase 1• Framework document • PCT• Program Commsteam • Common branding and templates • Joint learning events • Exchange visits Synergy enhancement in phase 2• Common research questions in 5 areas• SI indicator framework• Common engagement standards• Program-wide analyses, e.g. ex-ante and ex-postevaluation of innovations • Coordinated Communities of PracticeWhat are CoPs?Communities of practice are groups of people who share a passion for something that they know how to do and who interact regularly to learn how to do it better.Elements of a CoP?• self-organizing group, balance between formal and informal structure, hierarchy not important, exists beyond organizational borders, creates interlinkages, certain priority to members, bottom-up engagement, has a coordinator/manager• thematic orientation that is of interest/relevance to the members, expect to improve own practice• based on practical experience and questions, members share their experience and jointly look for answers to their questions, reality check of own practice• members have a passion for the CoP because they see a professional benefit out of it• organizations of the members are committed, define the thematic focus and expected resultsPotential AR CoPsNeed to emerge from enthusiasm and motivation• Livestock• Nutrition• Integrated Soil Fertility Management• Land and Water Management• Research design• Big research questions• ?Already in place: Communication, GenderAfrica Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generationafrica-rising.netThis presentation is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.Thank You

Communities of practice in Africa RISING phase II

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Communities of practice in Africa RISING phase II

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