Communication and knowledge
management in Africa RISING
Jonathan Odhong’
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Africa RISING Program Learning Event
5 - 8 February 2019
Lilongwe, Malawi

1. The general comms. and knowledge management approach of the
program (objectives)
2. Finding, following and contributing to Africa RISING knowledge and
information
3. Early feedback – Africa RISING Program Website
Overview of the session

The general comms. and knowledge
management approach of the program
(objectives)

Provide excellent knowledge sharing, communication and information
exchange facilities and expertise to ensure that the Africa RISING
program and its associated projects operate effectively and have their
intended results.
Support and
accelerate
the
processes
for scaling
AR
technologies
enrich learning,
interaction and
exchange
between Africa
RISING project
teams
enhance the
visibility of
Africa RISING
program and
projects
contribute to
better
understanding,
visibility and
engagement of
Africa RISING with
the donor and
their networks
Strategic
Goal
Strategic
objectives
Goals and objectives

Strategic delivery areas

Finding, following and contributing to Africa
RISING
knowledge and Information

Our products & services
• News
• Photo reports
• Study reports
• Briefs – country, technology & evidence
• Facilitation support for meetings
• Presentations
• Photos
• Videos and photo films
• News digests (Matters ARISING)
• Event calendar
• Convenings of program-wide events e.g. learning event
• Bi-lingual document translations – English<>French

What we need from you
1. SHARE WITH US your planned upcoming activities, well in advance
2. SEND TO US all completed study reports, journal articles (published),
photos and other outputs from your work
3. INFORM US about the emerging success stories from your work
4. ENGAGE WITH US on your work in the field

News

Documents and reports

Presentations

Photos

Videos & Photo films

News digests (Matters Arising)

Event calendar

How to get to Africa RISING’s knowledge products
• On the web site - https://africa-rising.net
• On CG Space - https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/16498
• On Wiki - http://africa-rising-wiki.net/Events
• On Yammer - https://www.yammer.com/africa-rising/#/home
• Event calendar – on the AR website
• Search Google
• By Email

If you forget everything, don’t forget these:
Tools and resources
 http://africa-rising.net/
 https://cgspace.cgiar.org
Subscribe to Email alerts
• Sign up for news alerts by email
• Sign up for publications alerts by email

Comms. & Knowledge Mngt. Support: Who to
contact
JONATHAN Odhong
Overall program
CKM support
J.Odhong@cgiar.org
SIMRET Yasabu
Africa RISING
Ethiopia CKM
support
S.Yasabu@cgiar.org
BEVIN Bhoke
Africa RISING ESA
CKM support
B.Bhoke@cgiar.org
WILHELMINA Ofori-
Duah
Africa RISING WA
CKM support
w.ofori-
duah@cgiar.org

You are part of our
strategy for CKM in
Africa RISING

Q & A

Early feedback – Africa RISING Program
Website

Live Demo
• Enter the following web address on your browser
o http://africa-rising.sisitech.com

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