Facilitation+and+M&E+training

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


 * 4-6 September 2014 **
 * Addis Ababa, @ILRI Campus **

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

__** Thursday 4 September **__
 * Agenda **
 * 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

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

**Facilitation of local Innovation Platforms (training material for technical group members)** Guideline for Africa RISING CG partners on IP function, coordination and communication Communication tools for local level IPs
 * Main Topics of the training and materials are:**
 * 1. Facilitation of IPs and tools**
 * 2. Coordination of IPs**
 * 3. Communication tools for IPs**
 * 4. Suggested Content for IP M&E**


 * 5. Training Report**
 * IP Facilitation and M&E Training Report**


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

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

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