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Facilitation, Coordination and M&E of Innovation Platforms Training Workshop

'''4-6 September 2014'''
'''Addis Ababa, @ILRI Campus'''
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Training Purpose (wider objective) 
To agree and initiate the use of approaches, methods and tools for the efficient and sustained functioning of IPs 

Specific Objectives and Outputs

'''Objectives: '''

* To develop facilitation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation capacities of Technical Committee members of Strategic and Operational Innovation Platforms established at Africa RISING sites
* To engage participants in reviewing and improving the suggested approaches, methods and tools of IP facilitation, coordination, communication and M&E
* To define the roles of IP members in undertaking the different activities of IPs
* To develop peer support mechanisms for the IPs

'''Outputs'''

* Approaches/methods/ tools for improving communication, facilitation and M&E for use by IPs at woreda and kebele level agreed
* Information/tools for IP monitoring and evaluation agreed and processes established for data collection
* IP roles and responsibilities identified and documented on the wiki
* Nomination and selection of individuals/champions for communication, facilitation and M&E activities
* Training material made available for participants on CD and documented on AR wiki 

'''Agenda '''
'''Thursday 4 September'''
* 08.30: Registration
* 09.00: Welcome (Alan) and workshop introduction (Tigist)
* 09.20: Self introduction excercise (Zelalem)
* 09.40: Baseline exercise for the training evaluation - (Elias)
* 10:00: Brief introduction to the training, presentation (Jim)
* 10.30: Team break
* 11.45: IP recap and progress to date- presentation and group work (Jim)
* 11:50: Introduction to facilitation (Zelalem)
* 12.10: Innovation Platform Coordination, presentation Q&A (Jim)
* 12.30: Coordination-IP guideline for CG partners, group work (Zelalem)
* 12:30: Lunch break
* 1:30: IP Term of reference (TOR) presentation and Q&A (Jim)
* 2:20 Feedback on TOR and agreements on the approach, presentation and group work (Jim)
* 2:55: Facilitation of IPs, presentation and Q&A (Zelalem)
* 3:00 Tea break
* 3:00 – 4:30 Engagement on facilitation, group work (Zelalem)
''' What does a good facilitator look like? Or do?
''' Challenges in facilitation and solution?
''' What is critical in facilitating IP meetings?
''' What do you need as a TG?
* 4:30- 4:50: Report back from group work
* 5:00: Close, (mood-o-meter (Tgist)

'''Friday 5 September'''
* 08:30 - 08:35: Recap of day 1, report back by (Endemehoni Worda group)
* 08:35 - 09:40: Skills required by facilitators, presentation and Q&A (Zelalem)
* 09:40 - 10:00: Linking farmer research group with IP’s (Jim)
* 10:00 – 10:30: Importance of good Communication and tools for IPs, presentation and role play (Zelalem)
* 10:30 – 11:00: Tea break
* 11:00 – 12:30: Market place and selection of appropriate comms tools (Tsehay , Tigist)
* 12:30 – 1:30: Lunch break
* 01:30 – 01:50: Result of market place feedback will be presented (Zelalem)
* 01:50 – 02:20: Theory of change (recap) and key assumptions- Presentation (Jim)
* 02:20 – 02:50: IP Monitoring and Evaluation, presentation Q&A (Elias)
* 02:50 – 03:00: Individual feedback on actors role (Elias)
* 03:00 – 03:30: IP Monitoring and Evaluation, Tools and indicators, Presentation Q&A (Elias)
* 03:30 – 03:50: Tea break
* 03:50 - 04:50 IP Monitoring and Evaluation group work (world café) – (Elias)/Tsehay
* 04:50 – 05:00 Close - Mood-o-meter

'''Saturday 6 September'''
* 08:30 - 08:35: Recap of day 2, report back by (Lemo Worda group)
* 08:35 - 09:05: IP Monitoring and Evaluation presentation by topic owners
* 09:05 - 09:25: Africa RISING Monitoring and Evaluation - Impact and Outcome levels , presentation (Elias) 
* 09:25 – 10:45: Introduction - Most Significant Change stories (MSC) and role play (Elias)
* 10:45 – 11:15: Tea break
* 11:15 - 11:25: Introduction on Peer Support Process, presentation (Jim)
* 11:25 - 12:25: Exercise on Peer Support Process, Troika Consultation (Zelalem)
* 12:25 - 12:35: Plenary discussion and agreement on process (Elias)
* 12:35 - 1:35: Lunch Break
* 1:35 - 2:05: Potential Value Chain Interventions, Presentation, Q&A (Dirk Hoekstra)
* 2:05 - 3:15: The next 12 months, Learning Cycle, Key IP activities and events (Jim)
* 3:15 - 3:45: Tea break
* 3:45 - 4:00 - Post Training Evaluation
* 4:00 - 4:45 - Reflections, Closing Remarks and Awarding of Certificates
* 4:45 - 05:00 - Closure 

'''Organizers are:'''
{|
| ILRI || Ag4D
|-
| Zelalem Lema Elias Damtew Tigist Endeshaw Simret Yasabu Ewen Le Borgne Tsehay Gashaw || Ellis-Jones Jim
|-
|}

'''Main Topics of the training and materials are:'''
'''1. Facilitation of IPs and tools'''
[https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/56720| '''Facilitation of local Innovation Platforms (training material for technical group members)''' ]
'''2. Coordination of IPs'''
[https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/56736| Guideline for Africa RISING CG partners on IP function, coordination and communication]
'''3. Communication tools for IPs'''
[[Ethiopia_IP_comms| Communication tools for local level IPs]]
'''4. Suggested Content for IP M&E'''

'''5. Training Report'''
'''[https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/56724| IP Facilitation and M&E Training Report]'''

'''Introduction about AR-''' a brief introduction about the program, its action research objectives and outcomes

'''Innovation Platforms in the context Africa RISING (R4D platforms)''' ;
- What is IP in the context of AR?
- IP in different hierarchal levels
- Expected Roles of IPs in AR project;

'''Rationale for M&E of IPs-'''
'''-''' What is participatory IP Monitoring and evaluation?
- Why we monitor and evaluate IPs?
- Steps in IP monitoring and evaluation

'''Indicators, tools and feedback mechanisms for IP M&E-''' Performance indicators at establishment, process and outcome phases of IPs; data collection tools and analysis/reporting and regular feedback mechanisms to the IPs on gaps/lessons

'''Roles and responsibilities:''' - responsibilities of ILRI and IFPRI researchers, IP champions, site coordinators, IP TG members.

'''Communication mechanisms:-''' How frequently and when partners communicate? What communication tools will be used to exchange information both in the monitoring process and feedback mechanisms?

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