KWACHA

GOODMORNING

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CONNIE 1

GROUP 3

BI-ANNUAL, ANNUAL PLANNING (STEERING

COMMITTEES), ANNUAL STAFF MEETINGS, ANNUAL COUNTRY PROGRAM PORTFOLIO

REVIEW (CPPR) MEETINGS

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What kind of decisions do you make at these meetings?

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• Amend targets accordingly (evaluation)

• Revise annual work plan and budget after 6 months or one year depending on loan agreement.

• Amendment to MoUs with service providers, extension of contracts etc

• Staff changes where necessary

• Amend activities and interventions according to prevailing circumstances

• Make changes according to findings from project supervision missions

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What steps and specific activities for learning and adaptation need to be

carried out for an effective and efficient performance improvement?

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• Consultative visits with beneficiaries, farmers, implementers at field level to identify needs and challenges

• Validation workshop at district level, PCU level and steering committee then develop action plans

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• Share with stakeholders new approach/orientation, get feedback and ownership, amend accordingly

• Implementation of new approaches and decisions (follow-up actions)

• For new posts that are identified, get approval from steering committee then with IFAD for NO OBJECTION

• For adapting new approaches e.g. through experience from learning route, share new ideas with steering committee, get no objection from IFAD then implement

• For changes to the AWPB, present new activities to steering committee, ask NO from IFAD

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What input do you need at this meeting/activity from the other 4 KM

components?

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• M&E: collects and consolidates data/information and integrates in the AWPB (progress report – physical and financial) and performance report, status reports

– help assess and track progress

– achievement of indicators

– feedback and follow-up

• Communication: internal (reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, publications), External (getting feedback from stakeholders,) success stories,

• Information Management: e-library, archiving system, documentaries

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Who should be involved in order to make these changes really

implemented? And who should be responsible to make it happen?

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• Beneficiaries (farmers), implementers (front line staff, technical staff + service providers, local authorities, traditional leaders, political leaders at local level), service providers, policy makers (steering level), and the project staff, IFAD

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Who should be responsible?

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• All stakeholders involved (shared responsibility) BUT the PS of the implementing agency is ultimately responsible.

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What agenda items should be discussed in this meeting to enable

L&A?

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• Assess past performance + identify arising matters

• Presentation and discussion of major changes

• Develop action plan that incorporates new agreed actions

• Follow up mechanism for the action plan

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How should these meetings be facilitated in order to be effective and efficient for learning and adaptation? And what capacity does this require?

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• Set clear meeting objectives

• Atmosphere that encourages free expression + participation

• Information sharing

• Good chairperson

• Facilitator – needed for external meetings

• Resources

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• Sufficient + full representation by all stakeholder

• Gender sensitive

• Short and to-the-point meetings

• Sharing and circulation of agenda

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

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