Presented by Tsehay Gashaw at the Africa RISING ESA Review and Planning Meeting, Arusha, Tanzania, 9-11 September 2014

1. Knowledge and communication in
the Africa RISING Program
Tsehay Gashaw
Africa RISING ESA Review and Planning Meeting
Arusha, Tanzania, 9-11 September 2014

2. Overview of the session
1. The general comms approach of the program
(objectives)
2. Finding, following and contributing to Africa
RISING knowledge and information
3. Practical exercises with some of the key
Africa RISING comms tools

3. 1. The general comms approach
of the program (objectives)

4. Scope of program activities
 Communicating for wider influence and impact – Engaging
with and influencing wide audiences;
 Translating the program’s outputs into research,
development and policy outcomes, getting knowledge into
use;
 Knowledge sharing and learning – Enriching learning,
interaction and exchange across the program;
 Publishing – Capturing and disseminating research products
and outputs of the program;
 Internal communication – Linking and connecting project
and program teams.

5. 2. Finding, following and
contributing to Africa RISING
knowledge and Information

6. What we produce
• News
• Document and reports
• Presentations
• Photos
• Videos and photo films
• News digests (Matters ARISING)
• Event calendar

7. News

8. Documents and reports

9. Presentations

10. Photos

11. Videos & Photo films

12. News digests (Matters Arising)

13. Event calendar

14. How to get to Africa RISING’s knowledge
• On the web site
• On CG Space
• On Wiki
• On Yammer
• By Email
• Event calendar
• Search Google

15. Where to find Africa RISING information and knowledge?
Tools and resources
 http://africa-rising.net/
 http://africa-rising.net/about/ckm/
 http://africa-rising.wikispaces.com/
Subscribe to Email alerts
• Sign up for news alerts by email
• Sign up for publications alerts by email

16. Comms support - Who to contact?
• Overall program: Peter Ballantyne, Ewen Le
Borgne and Simret Yasabu (ILRI)
• East & Southern Africa – Jonathan Odhong (IITA)
and Catherine Njuguna (IITA) and Jeffrey Oliver
(IITA )
• Ethiopia: Simret Yasabu (ILRI)
• West Africa – Jonathan Odhong (IITA) and
Katherine Lopez (IITA)

17. The Africa RISING Wiki -
Collaborate

18. Why is it important?
•Most up-to-date information
• Cuts down email traffic
• Better for planning and organizing events
• Better to document, publish and follow-up
project activities
• Collaborate, share, learn and browse
•Work with your colleagues in West Africa,
Ethiopia and Eastern and Southern Africa

19. How can I use the Africa RISING
wiki?
•If a new user, create account / get invite
• Accept invitation and collaborate
• Read content
• Edit pages
• Upload document

20. The Africa RISING Wiki

21. What is in it?
• The program framework
• All events - documented
• Branding guidelines (templates, logos and tools)
• The history of the project
• Overview of the regions
• Communication plans
• Key contacts (and what they do)
• Etc.

22. Key elements
(http://africa-rising.wikispaces.com/)
Program framework
Branding , logs,
template, etc..

23. Yammer – Connect with
colleagues

24. Why is it important?
• Quickly get connected and collaborate with CGIAR
colleagues
• Cut down on email traffic
• Get help or find answers for some of your questions
• Find out about project activities and updates
• Share, learn and get more from yammer
Key actions
• Join with your institution email (ex. cgiar.org, etc.)
• Update profile
• Set notifications (manage your emails!)

25. Yammer – connect with colleagues
(https://www.yammer.com/africa-rising/)

26. Q & A

27. 3. Practical exercises with some of
the key Africa RISING comms tools

28. Live Demo
• Login to wiki (join or accept the invitation)
• Post content
• Create or Edit a page
• Upload document
• View history page, set notification, etc…
• Login to Yammer (join if necessary) www.yammer.com
• Update your profile, Set notifications
• Join your interest of groups /networks and share

29. Thank You
Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation
africa-rising.net
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