ILRI Comms project insight 2014:
Workshop support
Tsehay Gashaw and Muthoni Njiru
CKM Team Meeting
Addis Ababa, 2-4 February 2015

Why support workshops?
Workshop support is important because it encourages
engagement, continuous learning, accelerated energy,
knowledge sharing and tangible outcomes

Win –Win scenario
What would a successful event look like?
For organizers
• Participants comes prepared (wiki- logistics , agenda , background
info)
• Impactful collaboration (facilitation, co-sharing, co-creating)
• Tangible output (documentation, reporting, curate and publish)
• Monitoring and evaluation of projects
For communication & knowledge management support
• Improved understanding of research to communicate accurately
• Strengthening internal capacities
• Capturing knowledge outputs (documentation of process)
• Build networks (trust, appreciation, engagement)
• Curating knowledge to assist other members of our teams
• Maximize sharing and learning (facilitation)

What have we done?
Collaboration spaces
Image sharing
Shared learning
Knowledge management
Multimedia
Examples: ILRI40 and Africa RISING

What have we learned? Future plans…
We have learnt…
• Demand has increased with an increase of successful services
• Internal and external capacity has been built though shared
learning within teams
• Overloading causes fatigue so need for prioritization and strategic
support
What we plan
• Strategic support going forward (avoid over promising)
• Improved way of business
• Attractive awareness campaign
• Improved time management

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