phase2_planning

Below are the final versions of the proposals approved by USAID. Click to download.
 * Africa RISING phase 2 umbrella proposal
 * Africa RISING East and Southern Africa project phase 2 proposal
 * Africa RISING West Africa project phase 2 proposal
 * Africa RISING Ethiopian Highlands project phase 2 proposal

This phase 2 builds upon three important events:


 * 1) 2-5 June 2015: Africa RISING Program Coordination Team retreat, Washington DC
 * 2) 1-4 September 2015: Africa RISING phase 2 design team meeting, Wageningen University, Netherlands
 * 3) 6-8 October 2015: Africa RISING Program Strategy Workshop, Mali

Some additional thoughts for phase 2 were covered in program coordination team meetings 10 to 12.

From the Bamako meeting, these are the outputs generated as inputs for phase 2.


 * **Building blocks for the phase 2 proposal**
 * [[file:SI indicators framework oct6 ­ Malawi Africa RISING.docx|Sustainable intensification framework and indicators]] (more from the Bamako meeting about this here). This builds upon and should be integrated with previous work on **SI framework and indicators**
 * [[file:Why_systems_research.V6.docx|Phase 2 systems approach]] (more from the Bamako meeting about this here)
 * [[file:Vision of success and targets - V1.docx|Phase 2 vision of success, targets and SI benefits]] (more from the Bamako meeting about this here). Also see this file for why we need a vision of success (and some initial presentation of ideas about the theory of change and impact pathway): [[file:Pres - Vision of success - BV.pptx]]
 * [[file:ToC-IP_generic_aug2015.xlsx|Theory of change and impact pathways]] (and [[file:ToC-IP_ethiopia_aug2015.xlsx|worked out version for Ethiopia]])
 * Phase 2 scaling approaches (more from the Bamako meeting about this here)
 * **Approaches used in Africa RISING**
 * Information about [[file:Socioeconomics of intensification - CBA.docx|cost-benefit analysis]] (more from the Bamako meeting about this here)
 * Information about [[file:Typology_use_AR.V3.docx|typology use]] (more from the Bamako meeting about this here)
 * Farmer [[file:Engagement Standards in Research for Development within the Africa RISING Program.docx|engagement standards]] (more from the Bamako meeting about this here) - these cover partly also platform work
 * Draft plan for [[file:Africa RISING Phase 2 Nutrition draft.docx|nutrition work]] for phase 2 (more from the Bamako meeting about this here)
 * Draft plan for gender work for phase 2 (more from the Bamako meeting about this here)
 * Draft plan for Monitoring & Evaluation and data management for phase 2
 * Draft plan for comms work for phase 2
 * **Narratives and evidence of success of phase 1**

See also **the timetable for next steps and milestones** to follow progress**.**