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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 17pt;">Eastern and Southern Africa project Coordination and management</span>= <br />
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[[:File:ESA Steering Committee ToR and membership.doc| East and Southern Africa Steering Committee ToR and Membership]]<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 project with 2 systems: Maize-based & Rice-based systems</span><br />
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1. Constitute Project Steering & Technical Committee 15 March<br />
Role of Committe:<br />
* Science guidance<br />
* Approval of workplan & budget<br />
* Oversee coordination between project components & partners<br />
* Overseeing M&E<br />
* Advise biannual reports to USAID<br />
* Decide on members (need to include Malawi)<br />
* Reports directly to USAID (communicates to Program Coordinating Team)<br />
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Proposed Members:<br />
* MAFC TZ,<br />
* CGIAR (8): IITA, AfricaRice, CIMMYT, CIAT, ICRISAT, ILRI, ICRAF, AVRDC<br />
* Secretary: Project Coordinator (non voting)<br />
* USAID: Jerry Glover<br />
* Convening Chair: to be determined by DG IITA<br />
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Project liason to USAID Missions: Suzanne Poland<br />
[Note: Stakeholder committee: Role to be determined; Private sector, NGOs, ASARECA, CCARDESA, farmers orgs, etc]<br />
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Meetings:<br />
* Meet in person at least once per year;<br />
* A few representatives will attend annual Program Coordination Team<br />
* Meet virtually at least quarterly<br />
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2. Project documents:<br />
* Call for Jump Start proposals: 15 Feb<br />
* Sub-contracts on jump start projects. 15 March<br />
* Concept note(s): 30 March<br />
''' Jump start projects spelled out<br />
''' Needs new intro to refer to Program (Africa RISING) purpose, outcomes, & coordination<br />
''' IITA, AfricaRice starts the process then hands off to partners<br />
''' Revised by writing team<br />
* Workplan thru Sept 2012: 15 March<br />
* Project Budget thru Sept 2012: 15 April<br />
* Sub-contracts based on activities: 30 April<br />
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3. Research design - driven by concdpt note writing team for the region but aims at hormonization across regions (suggested: Snapp, Bruno, Dixon, David Harris, Joseph Rusike, Jerry, AVRDC, ILRI, Bekele,................)<br />
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4. Early wins: review process; funding contracts, etc.<br />
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5. Communication strategy within & across....start wth Addis points and move on....<br />
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6. Activity:<br />
* coordinate funding of Research Approach Team with other projects (17 Feb budgeted)<br />
* hire staff, purchase equipment,<br />
* sub-contracts (<br />
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Minutes of the PCC meetings:<br />
* [[:File:Minutes Project Coordination Committee meeting Oct 2012 .doc| 6 October 2012]]</div>JonathanOdhong