1. KNOWLEDGE SHARING
TITLE OF THE ACTIVITY 1 Mapping of knowledge available
- Difficulty to locate what is available in term of knowledge
Context
- Limited linkages of available sources of knowledge
Objectives To take inventory of available sources of knowledge for purposes
of promoting knowledge generated in the region
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Target groups / Beneficiaries/ Members of the network,
actors - Development partners
- Project staff
- Rural communities
- Policy makers
- Civil societies
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Implementation strategy Establish linkages between project, programmes and other
sources of knowledge
- Develop fomats/tools for knowledge collection
Expected outputs Relevant knowledge sources available and accessible
Period covered July 09- December 2012
Monitoring of progres and Set up in M&E system:
- No of web-hits
impacts
- No of thematic hits
- Level of participation of members
- Enduser surveys
Linkage Linking of knowledge from WCA and ESA networks
TITLE OF THE ACTIVITY 2 Website/portals development
Context Unavailibility of a user friendly web based tools for sharing
knowledge and experience at the regional level
- To establish a Common platfom where knowledge could
Objectives
be accessed and shared
- To create and use cost effective tool for sharing
knowledge and information among network members
- Members of the network,
Target groups / Beneficiaries/
actors - Development partners
- Project staff
- Rrural communities
- Policy makers
- Civil societies
- Redesign the FidAfique website in consultation with
Implementation strategy
network members
- Create awareness about the website
Expected outputs User-friendly webportal available for knowledge sharing
Period covered July - December 2009
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Monitoring of progres and User feed-backs through on-line and off-line surveys
impacts - User satisfaction survey
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Linkage Links to ESA thematic networks on the portal
- Joint implementation of common activities

2. TITLE OF THE ACTIVITY 3 Translation of available documented knowledge into national
languages
- Available Knowledge is contained in foreign languages
Context
non spoken by the rural poor
- Inappropriate languages for disseminating innovations
Objectives To share Knowledge and innovation at grassroots level
- Rural communities
Target groups / Beneficiaries/
actors - Civil societies
- Grassroots
- Civil societies
- Policy makers
Implementation strategy Contract services providers
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Expected outputs Materials in local languages Available Knowledge
accessed
- More knowledgeable grassroots
Period covered Jan - December 2010
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Monitoring of progres and No of materials translated into local languages
impacts - No of translated materials disseminated
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Linkage Exchange visits for grassrott beneficiaries