IFAD HRM Training Workshop

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IFAD HRM Training Workshop

FRAOGIMPA, Accra, Sept 21 – 26, 2009

Abdou Fall, WCA Coordinator: [email protected]/ [email protected]

FIDAFRIQUE-IFADAFRICA

Presentation Outline

I. FIDAFRIQUE/IFADAFRICA : Promoting Knowledge Sharing and Innovation for Rural Poverty Reduction in SSA

II. The AWP

IV. Current activities

V. Activities planned for the nearest futureVI.Expectations

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GOAL and PurposeTo connect people, organizations and networks for

learning, sharing experiences and innovation for rural poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa.

The programme’s purpose is, via the creation of a consolidated knowledge network for sub-Saharan Africa among IFAD-financed projects and programmes and other development actors to :

increase the development effectiveness of IFAD-financed projects and programmes and,

enhance policy dialogue through strengthened identification of innovation, learning and sharing processes.

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Stakeholders The ultimate target group of the Programme

shall be the rural poor in sub-Saharan Africa, The network will operate primarily with two groups of stakeholders: Primary stakeholders: All project staff (directors, M&E

officers, thematic component heads, field officers and key staff) of IFAD-supported projects and programmes, country programme management teams and IFAD-supported regional thematic networks in sub-Saharan Africa and their contracted service providers.

Secondary stakeholders: rural organizations, including farmers’ organizations, networks of local actors and NGOs, and other regional and thematic networks related to rural poverty reduction.

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The Five ComponentsC1: Network set-up and governance

C2 : Capacity-building and training

C3: Support for knowledge harvesting, sharing and communications

C4: Support to Policy Dialogue

C5: Network management and coordination

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Implementation Arrangement WARF as the grant recipient is responsible for the

overall coordination and the financial management of the Network as well as the WCA coordination;

In ESA, the network coordination is under the responsibility of AFRACA, based in Naïrobi;

WARF shall prepare the annual workplan and budget for the overall network, which will be reviewed by the Steering Committee and IFAD

The Steering Committee shall be responsible for overall guidance and approval of annual workplans and budgets. The Steering Committee shall meet at least once a year. 6

Implementation Arrangement (Cont) Technical committees will be set up as needed

to assist FIDAFRIQUE on specific issues, such as defining the communication strategy; promotional, dissemination and training materials, training programme, etc

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The June 09–December 2010 Work Plan

Some implementation principles Tailor-made support: The participation of projects in the

implementation of the network’s activities; Proximity The articulation of the Network’s

interventions with PROSUME, MCSP and the other IFAD regional programmes;

The emphasis for the choice of service providers will be laid on their expertise in the knowledge management and network running field; 8

The June 09–December 2010 Work Plan (cont) C 1: Network setting and Governance Objectives Draw up a communication strategy; Put in place a functional Steering Committee in

relation with the network’s stakes and challenges;

Put in place a technical mechanism for the programme’s management;

Characterize the offer of services in knowledge management and innovation promotion in the different countries of the WCA region.

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The June 09–December 2010 Work Plan (cont) C2: Capacity Building and training

A) intensify and extend the capacity-building programme successfully carried out by FIDAfrique so far;

2 regional workshops on capitalization techniques: Country KO; PC; PM&E, PCO (if applicable) and Consultants

4 national trainings workshop in 4 countries : 2 francophones; one anglophone and one lusophone

Training workshops coupled with a follow-through at the request of projects. FIDAFRIQUE will take up support/counselling.

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The June 09–December 2010 Work Plan (cont) Strengthen the capacity of the project

staff and partners for an optimal use of the electronic platform and information and communication technologies (ICTs) for their networking.

Two regional workshops (one francophone and one anglophone) will be organized for the benefit of the appropriate personnel at the level of the projects and their partners.

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The June 09–December 2010 Work Plan (cont)

Component 3: knowledge collection and sharing and communication:

Activity1: Cartography of resource centres and exchange spaces

Activity 2 : support to the translation and dissemination of the experience available within projects

Activity 3: Publication of vision papers and guides Activity 4: Participation in the organization of the

PA innovations’ fair scheduled for June 2010. Activity 5 : development of an interactive portal

and web sites for the projects

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The June 09–December 2010 Work Plan (cont) C4: Support to Policy Dialogue

A) put the knowledge collected from target groups into a relevant synthesis for public policies;

Activity 1: Valorize knowledge drawn from the projects’ experiences on rural entrepreneurship, fishing as well as CDD approaches as a contribution to the definition and implementation of relevant development policies.

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The June 09-December 2010 Work Plan (cont) C4: Support to Policy Dialogue b) encourage dialogue focused on public policies

to contribute to the debate on possible means of action against rural poverty, in collaboration with actors such as the rural development platform in West and Central Africa.

Activity 1: Strengthen the analysis and policy monitoring/evaluation capacities

Producing and making information available Training and capacity-building on Policies Analysis &

evaluation Activity 2: Strengthen capacities on the formulation of

policy briefs

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The June 09–December 2010 Work Plan (cont) C5: Network management and coordination a) plan out and maintain periodic interactions

with participants in the network  Activity1: Training of regional coordination teams

on network running and management Activity2: Putting in place of national mechanisms

for the running of the networkb) Partnership devt for additional resource

mobilisation design promotion activities and mobilize resources

coming from other donors to increase the network’s sustainability

C) Ensure monitoring of the network strategic plan15

Current Activities First Steering Committee meeting already organised

in Dakar

Designing the Communication Strategy

Development of the new web portal: tenders has published in Senegal, The Gambia, Cameroon and Kenya

Survey to identify highly qualified KM service providers

Preparation of the Capitalization training workhsops16

Workshops forseen by January 2010

Date location target observationsCapitalization for francophone

October 26-29, 2009

Dakar PC, PM&E, PCO, CKMO, Potential Consultants

Capitalization for anglophone

November 16 -19, 2009

Abuja PC, PM&E, PCO, CKMO, CBMTO, potential Consultants

Information to be launched next week

Web and ICT Anglophone

December 09 Accra or Banjul

Project will nominate appropriate staff

To be confirmed

Web and ICTFrancophone

January 2010 Dakar Project will nominate appropriate staff

To be confirmed

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What I expect you to do Feed back to your PC , M&EO, CO, head of the

Components of your project; Preparation to attend the coming workshops

both in capitalization and web and ICT; Discuss as IFAD projects in order to set a

national mechanism opened to other rural devt actors and nominate a focal point;

Discuss on how you may organise a training workshop in capitalisation at national level;

Participation/contribution to the KM service providers and the communication strategy design surveys (questionnaires);18

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION