MaFI – The Market Facilitation Initiative Meeting Facilitated by Lucho Osorio- Cortes Member Day September 19, 2016 SEEP Conference
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MaFI – The Market Facilitation InitiativeMeeting
Facilitated by Lucho Osorio-Cortes
Member Day September 19, 2016SEEP Conference
“We should never stop being students throughout our entire lives and be open to this, as there is so much to learn and the world is constantly changing faster than we ever can. The more I learn and the older I get, the more I realize I don't know. However, just as importantly, we should never stop being teachers and passing on what knowledge and experience we do have for others to synthesize, compare, challenge and absorb. Because teaching others is the greatest way to test our own comprehension.” - Mark Harwood
Overview of Agenda, 1:30 – 3:30
1) Intro to MaFI
2) Strategy in action: Clinics and Tools Portal
3) Mainstreaming
Intro to MaFI
Promoting facilitation of market systems development since 2008.
Facilitation:
Creation of conditions for market actors to drive change that matters to them and makes sense to them
Hard work and fun: a sense of friendship and community
MaFI has promoted debates and learning and produced resources on issues like:•Facilitation•Smart subsidies•Systemic M&E and complexity•Capacity building •Agricultural Knowledge Systems •WEE•Programme management
Vision and strategic principles (Exercise)
1. Find a partner
2. Browse through the vision/principles handout
3. Share with your partner ONE item from that document
that got you EXCITED and/or INSPIRED
Strategy in action:
Market Facilitation Clinics
Market Facilitation Clinics
We are always busy. Too busy to learn or reflect…
Market Facilitation Clinics
To busy to listen to what others are saying and doing…
Market Facilitation Clinics
Whenever we have time or are forced to learn, we do it “backwards”. We learn from past experiences.
Market Facilitation Clinics
If we only learn “backwards” we might lose track of the road ahead and of the present challenges.
This is why the Clinics are useful!
Market Facilitation Clinics • “LEARNING FORWARD”
• ON THE JOB
• FOR THE JOB
• CONTRAST
• NETWORKING
• KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION
• SENSE OF COMMUNITY
Clinics - definition
A place to come to diagnose and move forward with urgent problems.
NOT coming to experts who will give you the solution, but rather a group process…
whereby participants help their colleagues respond to challenges more effectively.
The four thematic groups that were formed for this pilot
Satisfaction with the process: it went well but there is room for improvement.
“Difficult logistics of different time zones”
“I realized there are no easy solutions” “I missed
one key call”
“Good opportunity to get together”
“Spurred me to take action more strategically”
Real changes in real projects took place as a result of the Clinics!
Market Facilitation Clinics (Exercise)
THINK: practical challenge you or your team are facing in a project
SCAN: Clinics flyer (handout) – examples of challenges
WRITE: 1-2 words that describe your challenge – STICKY LABEL
STAND UP AND FIND PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR CHALLENGES
STICK TOGETHER AND FIND A TABLE
IF SINGLE, GO TO THE GROUP YOU LIKE THE MOST
SHARE WITHIN YOUR GROUP ABOUT YOUR CHALLENGE.IF YOU CAN HELP OTHERS, EXCHANGE CONTACT DETAILS.
Market Facilitation Clinics
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BENEFIT FROM THE CLINICS?
- HOW?
- IF NOT, WHY NOT? WHAT IS MISSING?
DISCUSS IN YOUR GROUP
Market Facilitation Clinics
WANT TO KNOW MORE? WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF A CLINIC?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK SOMETHING TO ANY OF THE 4 GROUPS FROM THIS PILOT?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP THEM?
LEAVE YOUR NAME, ORGANISATION AND EMAIL ON THE TABLE.
Strategy in action:
The Market Facilitation Tools Portal
The Market Facilitation Tools Portal is…
a platform to help inclusive market facilitators access appropriate tools more quickly and reliably, improve their productivity and avoid reinventing the wheel every time they have to plan and execute common project management activities.
Market Facilitation Tools Portal
Making it work for you What types of resources and service do you think this PORTAL SHOULD offer?
(Think also about project managers and field practitioners)
Market Facilitation Tools Portal
Factors that would make it unique: • Type of resources• Fine-grain search (better than Google search)• Quality control• Tried & tested• Context • Networking of users – community of practice
WRAPPING UP
How to ensure more application of market systems approaches in specific sectors, such as WEE Food Security?
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