This presentation shares Environmental Alert's experiences with Farmer-led documentation in Central Uganda. Highlights on associated challenges and lessons learnt are presented.
This document outlines a communication strategy for the Clima South Project. It includes segmenting audiences into groups like policymakers, media, extension departments, and NGOs. For each group, it analyzes their current perceptions and behaviors regarding climate change, desired future perceptions and behaviors, key messages to convey, and communication tools and channels to use. It proposes side events at COP meetings to promote dialogue between EU and partner countries on climate issues. The overall goal is to design an effective communication strategy to support project activities, promote cooperation on climate issues, and improve access to climate information.
12.1.1 Strategic communication (NAP GN)- IntroductionNAP Events
Okay, let me try developing a strategic communications plan:
Target Audience: Policymakers in the Ministry of Finance
Objective: Gain financial support for implementing priority actions in the national adaptation plan
Key Message: Investing in climate adaptation now will save money and boost economic growth in the long run.
Message Supports:
- Slogan: "Adaptation Pays"
- Data: Analysis showing the estimated costs of inaction on climate impacts vs the costs of implementing priority actions in the NAP.
Top 3 Communication Channels:
1. In-person meetings and presentations to the Ministry of Finance
2. Financial analysis report outlining costs and benefits
3. Op-ed
Non-state actors play an important role in the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) process by participating in policy dialogue and planning, implementation, reform, accountability and agenda setting. Their contributions include improving strategy and policy, ensuring inclusion of smallholders and women, advocating for priorities, and holding partners accountable. However, challenges to non-state actor participation include ensuring legitimate representation, limited awareness of CAADP, and lack of resources and government buy-in. Lessons indicate a need for grassroots outreach, coordination among civil society groups, and representation on CAADP country teams with sufficient knowledge.
Social Mobilization & Risk Communication in Emergency Response: A Discuss of ...Abraham Idokoko
A seminar presentation to public health experts in the Department of Community Health & Primary Care, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idiaraba, Nigeria on Thursday, 21st May, 2015.
Social mobilization is the process of motivating communities to organize and actively participate in their own development. It enhances community participation, ownership, and sustainability of programs. The key steps in social mobilization include understanding the community, forming community organizations, promoting participation and empowerment, and enabling communities to govern themselves. Skills needed for social mobilizers include strong communication, facilitation, listening, management, and cultural understanding.
Debalkew BERHE "The IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initi...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
Dr. Debalkew Berhe presented on IDDRSI as an international, regional, national, and local strategic policy framework to end drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa region. IDDRSI aims to enhance partnerships, improve coordination and common programming across levels, and mobilize resources to shift from reactive emergency response to proactive resilience building. It establishes coordination platforms at regional and national levels to jointly develop and implement multi-sectoral resilience strategies. IDDRSI has led to increased investment in resilience projects, strengthened capacity and knowledge sharing, and aims to institutionalize its comprehensive approach across levels of governance.
This document summarizes the Biovision Farmer Communication Program in Africa, which aims to improve smallholder farmer livelihoods through better access to information on sustainable agriculture. It discusses the evolution of agricultural extension approaches in Kenya and principles of extension reform. The program bridges research and dissemination of natural, locally-available solutions through model projects led by partner organizations. Its goal is to enhance synergy among information projects and build capacity of information agents to scale access and use of appropriate innovations.
Communication for development: The Food and Agriculture WayShanoy Coombs
As the communication Consultant for the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, this presentation was made in line with Jamaica specific C4D interventions in 2013.
This document outlines a communication strategy for the Clima South Project. It includes segmenting audiences into groups like policymakers, media, extension departments, and NGOs. For each group, it analyzes their current perceptions and behaviors regarding climate change, desired future perceptions and behaviors, key messages to convey, and communication tools and channels to use. It proposes side events at COP meetings to promote dialogue between EU and partner countries on climate issues. The overall goal is to design an effective communication strategy to support project activities, promote cooperation on climate issues, and improve access to climate information.
12.1.1 Strategic communication (NAP GN)- IntroductionNAP Events
Okay, let me try developing a strategic communications plan:
Target Audience: Policymakers in the Ministry of Finance
Objective: Gain financial support for implementing priority actions in the national adaptation plan
Key Message: Investing in climate adaptation now will save money and boost economic growth in the long run.
Message Supports:
- Slogan: "Adaptation Pays"
- Data: Analysis showing the estimated costs of inaction on climate impacts vs the costs of implementing priority actions in the NAP.
Top 3 Communication Channels:
1. In-person meetings and presentations to the Ministry of Finance
2. Financial analysis report outlining costs and benefits
3. Op-ed
Non-state actors play an important role in the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) process by participating in policy dialogue and planning, implementation, reform, accountability and agenda setting. Their contributions include improving strategy and policy, ensuring inclusion of smallholders and women, advocating for priorities, and holding partners accountable. However, challenges to non-state actor participation include ensuring legitimate representation, limited awareness of CAADP, and lack of resources and government buy-in. Lessons indicate a need for grassroots outreach, coordination among civil society groups, and representation on CAADP country teams with sufficient knowledge.
Social Mobilization & Risk Communication in Emergency Response: A Discuss of ...Abraham Idokoko
A seminar presentation to public health experts in the Department of Community Health & Primary Care, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idiaraba, Nigeria on Thursday, 21st May, 2015.
Social mobilization is the process of motivating communities to organize and actively participate in their own development. It enhances community participation, ownership, and sustainability of programs. The key steps in social mobilization include understanding the community, forming community organizations, promoting participation and empowerment, and enabling communities to govern themselves. Skills needed for social mobilizers include strong communication, facilitation, listening, management, and cultural understanding.
Debalkew BERHE "The IGAD Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initi...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
Dr. Debalkew Berhe presented on IDDRSI as an international, regional, national, and local strategic policy framework to end drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa region. IDDRSI aims to enhance partnerships, improve coordination and common programming across levels, and mobilize resources to shift from reactive emergency response to proactive resilience building. It establishes coordination platforms at regional and national levels to jointly develop and implement multi-sectoral resilience strategies. IDDRSI has led to increased investment in resilience projects, strengthened capacity and knowledge sharing, and aims to institutionalize its comprehensive approach across levels of governance.
This document summarizes the Biovision Farmer Communication Program in Africa, which aims to improve smallholder farmer livelihoods through better access to information on sustainable agriculture. It discusses the evolution of agricultural extension approaches in Kenya and principles of extension reform. The program bridges research and dissemination of natural, locally-available solutions through model projects led by partner organizations. Its goal is to enhance synergy among information projects and build capacity of information agents to scale access and use of appropriate innovations.
Communication for development: The Food and Agriculture WayShanoy Coombs
As the communication Consultant for the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, this presentation was made in line with Jamaica specific C4D interventions in 2013.
This document summarizes the Comprehensive Watershed Development Project (CWDP) in Madhya Pradesh, India. The CWDP uses a participatory approach involving communities in planning, implementing, and sustaining watershed development interventions. Key aspects of the approach include creating awareness in communities, forming and building capacity of village watershed development committees, micro-planning using participatory rural appraisal, ensuring cost and benefit sharing between stakeholders, and eventually transferring management responsibilities to user groups. The project aims to empower communities and ensure the sustainability of development efforts.
This document discusses various mass communication methods used in agricultural extension. It describes print media like newspapers, magazines, leaflets and pamphlets. Audio media discussed are radio and mass meetings. Television and the internet are mentioned as audio-visual and hybrid media respectively. The document then focuses on farm publications and their different types. It also explains mass communication methods like mass meetings, campaigns, exhibitions, radio, television and farmers' fairs in detail. Finally, it discusses various projected visual aids used in agricultural extension like slide projectors, opaque projectors and overhead projectors.
During the webinar, the speakers promoted a set of training materials that is freely available for those interested in learning more about the implementation of NDCs in the agriculture sector in Africa.
More info about the webinar: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/implementing-ndcs-agriculture-sector-across-africa-what-directions-capacity-building#.XxaxH_gzbfZ
Civil Society Organisation’s Contribution in advancing Uganda’s Green Growth ...Dr. Joshua Zake
A presentation made during the 2nd Uganda Water and Environment Week held in Entebbe, Uganda. It highlights the contribution of the Environment and Natural Resources Civil Society Organizations to advance Uganda along the green growth path to development and transformation. Furthermore, the key considerations to address for the civil society in Uganda to effectively deliver on this role at different scales.
Communication for Development to Support Improved Land and Water ProgrammesCsdi Initiative
This document discusses communication for development (ComDev) to support improved land and water management programs. It defines different types of communication, including corporate communication, internal communication, advocacy communication, and communication for development. Communication for development uses participatory methods to support sustainable change by engaging stakeholders. The document provides examples of ComDev projects in Mexico, Bangladesh, and Bolivia that used participatory communication approaches. It discusses key ComDev elements like fostering dialogue and convergence of local and scientific knowledge. Finally, it introduces the Communication for Sustainable Development Initiative, which aims to improve capacities and partnerships for natural resource management through communication.
Partner Insights FAO Risk Communication SeminarCsdi Initiative
This document summarizes lessons learned from communication studies conducted between 2006-2007 on avian influenza. Key points include:
- Studies showed high awareness but low understanding of transmission and prevention measures. Knowledge gaps varied by education and location.
- Communication efforts increased awareness and knowledge but not necessarily behavior change. Barriers like low risk perception and social/economic factors prevented implementation of recommended practices.
- More participatory research and integration with technical programs are needed to address underlying drivers of behaviors and design culturally appropriate solutions. Future responses should focus on building local support and addressing specific community needs and concerns.
- Long term investment is required to build sustainable risk communication capacity within countries to effectively respond to disease outbreaks. Stronger inter
During the webinar, the speakers promoted a set of training materials that is freely available for those interested in learning more about the implementation of NDCs in the agriculture sector in Africa.
More info about the webinar: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/implementing-ndcs-agriculture-sector-across-africa-what-directions-capacity-building#.XxaxH_gzbfZ
The FAO policy on indigenous and tribal peoples aims to provide a framework for FAO's work with indigenous communities. As an organization focused on rural poverty and food security, indigenous peoples are fundamental partners in development. FAO strives to improve life for indigenous peoples and ensure their participation in efforts to fight hunger. The policy was developed over several years through consultation with indigenous representatives and approved in 2010.
New trends and directions in risk communication: combating disease threats at...Csdi Initiative
New trends and directions in risk communication: combating disease threats at the animal-human-ecosystem interface
Keynote presentation by
Thomas Abraham
Director, Public Health Communications Programme,
The University of Hong Kong
Sustainable Financing of EAS for Scaling of Ag Innovations. Nov. 20, 2013MEAS
Presentation given by Dr. Paul McNamara, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and director of the MEAS project, during the Agricultural Sector Council webinar on November 20, 2013. The presentation focuses on approaches and issues in the sustainable financing of extension services for the scaling of agricultural innovations
GCARD2: Briefing paper land, water forests & landscape GCARD Conferences
The adaptation and adoption of conservation agriculture (CA)-based crop management through innovative techniques like reduced soil movement, adequate surface retention of crop residues and economically viable and diversified crop rotations are the way forward to address the emerging challenges mentioned above. This could help in ensuring sustainable food security and offer several environmental benefits in sustainable way. This is relatively a new strategy to deal with food security and environmental degradation in unfavourable agriculture system.
Visit the conference site for more information: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
This document discusses farmer-led extension approaches. It defines farmer-to-farmer extension as training provided by farmers to other farmers, often through farmer promoters and trainers. Farmer field schools are discussed where groups of farmers meet to study topics like conservation agriculture through learning by doing. Criteria for selecting lead farmers and principles of farmer-led extension are outlined, emphasizing that farmers and local institutions should play a key role in selection and evaluation. Farmer field schools are explained as creating awareness, supporting learning, and helping communities solve problems. Their origins in Indonesia in 1989 are also summarized.
The Green Climate Fund Indigenous Peoples' PolicyAIDA_Americas
Presentation of Helen Magata, Tebtebba, at the session 2 of the GCF Watch international webinar series "Gender, indigenous peoples and REDD+ within the GCF".
Applying Communication for Development with a Gender Perspective to Family Fa...cccomdev
This presentation was given by Dr. Sarah Cardey - programme director for the MSc Communication for Innovation and Development and the MSc Applied Development Studies, and incoming director of the Graduate Institute for International Development and Applied Economics, at the University of Reading UK - during a seminar organized by the FAO Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development.
Read more at http://www.cccomdev.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=352%3Areading-blog&catid=70&Itemid=416
Landcare is an approach based on the notion of caring for your land as a community. The model is based on the values of community empowerment and collective action to develop and apply innovative solutions to natural resource management (NRM) challenges, networking farmers with the broader community and promoting sustainable land management practices
Engaging with the Green Climate Fund: Experience from NepalAIDA_Americas
Presentation of Tunga Rai, Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), during the Session 3 of the GCF Watch international webinar series "Engaging with the GCF in different regions and countries".
Mining and Agriculture Development: Al Hingston articleWayne Dunn
An article by Al Hingston on lessons learned from a decade of helping mining companie to work effectively and sustainably with local agriculture stakeholders. Hingston's work has helped companies to develop and maintain social license in a way that is both cost effective and very supportive of local agricultural stakeholders. www.waynedunn.com
The Christian Living Education program focuses on studying the Old Testament in the first year to help students recognize God's presence in the lives of his people. It then examines the life and teachings of Jesus to illustrate authentic Christian living. The program challenges students in the fourth year to address real-world problems and dilemmas using Christian morality and social teachings as exemplified by Christ and his disciples.
Global Medical Cures™ | ANTIOXIDANTS- Get the Facts!
DISCLAIMER-
Global Medical Cures™ does not offer any medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or recommendations. Only your healthcare provider/physician can offer you information and recommendations for you to decide about your healthcare choices.
This document summarizes the Comprehensive Watershed Development Project (CWDP) in Madhya Pradesh, India. The CWDP uses a participatory approach involving communities in planning, implementing, and sustaining watershed development interventions. Key aspects of the approach include creating awareness in communities, forming and building capacity of village watershed development committees, micro-planning using participatory rural appraisal, ensuring cost and benefit sharing between stakeholders, and eventually transferring management responsibilities to user groups. The project aims to empower communities and ensure the sustainability of development efforts.
This document discusses various mass communication methods used in agricultural extension. It describes print media like newspapers, magazines, leaflets and pamphlets. Audio media discussed are radio and mass meetings. Television and the internet are mentioned as audio-visual and hybrid media respectively. The document then focuses on farm publications and their different types. It also explains mass communication methods like mass meetings, campaigns, exhibitions, radio, television and farmers' fairs in detail. Finally, it discusses various projected visual aids used in agricultural extension like slide projectors, opaque projectors and overhead projectors.
During the webinar, the speakers promoted a set of training materials that is freely available for those interested in learning more about the implementation of NDCs in the agriculture sector in Africa.
More info about the webinar: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/implementing-ndcs-agriculture-sector-across-africa-what-directions-capacity-building#.XxaxH_gzbfZ
Civil Society Organisation’s Contribution in advancing Uganda’s Green Growth ...Dr. Joshua Zake
A presentation made during the 2nd Uganda Water and Environment Week held in Entebbe, Uganda. It highlights the contribution of the Environment and Natural Resources Civil Society Organizations to advance Uganda along the green growth path to development and transformation. Furthermore, the key considerations to address for the civil society in Uganda to effectively deliver on this role at different scales.
Communication for Development to Support Improved Land and Water ProgrammesCsdi Initiative
This document discusses communication for development (ComDev) to support improved land and water management programs. It defines different types of communication, including corporate communication, internal communication, advocacy communication, and communication for development. Communication for development uses participatory methods to support sustainable change by engaging stakeholders. The document provides examples of ComDev projects in Mexico, Bangladesh, and Bolivia that used participatory communication approaches. It discusses key ComDev elements like fostering dialogue and convergence of local and scientific knowledge. Finally, it introduces the Communication for Sustainable Development Initiative, which aims to improve capacities and partnerships for natural resource management through communication.
Partner Insights FAO Risk Communication SeminarCsdi Initiative
This document summarizes lessons learned from communication studies conducted between 2006-2007 on avian influenza. Key points include:
- Studies showed high awareness but low understanding of transmission and prevention measures. Knowledge gaps varied by education and location.
- Communication efforts increased awareness and knowledge but not necessarily behavior change. Barriers like low risk perception and social/economic factors prevented implementation of recommended practices.
- More participatory research and integration with technical programs are needed to address underlying drivers of behaviors and design culturally appropriate solutions. Future responses should focus on building local support and addressing specific community needs and concerns.
- Long term investment is required to build sustainable risk communication capacity within countries to effectively respond to disease outbreaks. Stronger inter
During the webinar, the speakers promoted a set of training materials that is freely available for those interested in learning more about the implementation of NDCs in the agriculture sector in Africa.
More info about the webinar: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/implementing-ndcs-agriculture-sector-across-africa-what-directions-capacity-building#.XxaxH_gzbfZ
The FAO policy on indigenous and tribal peoples aims to provide a framework for FAO's work with indigenous communities. As an organization focused on rural poverty and food security, indigenous peoples are fundamental partners in development. FAO strives to improve life for indigenous peoples and ensure their participation in efforts to fight hunger. The policy was developed over several years through consultation with indigenous representatives and approved in 2010.
New trends and directions in risk communication: combating disease threats at...Csdi Initiative
New trends and directions in risk communication: combating disease threats at the animal-human-ecosystem interface
Keynote presentation by
Thomas Abraham
Director, Public Health Communications Programme,
The University of Hong Kong
Sustainable Financing of EAS for Scaling of Ag Innovations. Nov. 20, 2013MEAS
Presentation given by Dr. Paul McNamara, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and director of the MEAS project, during the Agricultural Sector Council webinar on November 20, 2013. The presentation focuses on approaches and issues in the sustainable financing of extension services for the scaling of agricultural innovations
GCARD2: Briefing paper land, water forests & landscape GCARD Conferences
The adaptation and adoption of conservation agriculture (CA)-based crop management through innovative techniques like reduced soil movement, adequate surface retention of crop residues and economically viable and diversified crop rotations are the way forward to address the emerging challenges mentioned above. This could help in ensuring sustainable food security and offer several environmental benefits in sustainable way. This is relatively a new strategy to deal with food security and environmental degradation in unfavourable agriculture system.
Visit the conference site for more information: http://www.egfar.org/gcard-2012
This document discusses farmer-led extension approaches. It defines farmer-to-farmer extension as training provided by farmers to other farmers, often through farmer promoters and trainers. Farmer field schools are discussed where groups of farmers meet to study topics like conservation agriculture through learning by doing. Criteria for selecting lead farmers and principles of farmer-led extension are outlined, emphasizing that farmers and local institutions should play a key role in selection and evaluation. Farmer field schools are explained as creating awareness, supporting learning, and helping communities solve problems. Their origins in Indonesia in 1989 are also summarized.
The Green Climate Fund Indigenous Peoples' PolicyAIDA_Americas
Presentation of Helen Magata, Tebtebba, at the session 2 of the GCF Watch international webinar series "Gender, indigenous peoples and REDD+ within the GCF".
Applying Communication for Development with a Gender Perspective to Family Fa...cccomdev
This presentation was given by Dr. Sarah Cardey - programme director for the MSc Communication for Innovation and Development and the MSc Applied Development Studies, and incoming director of the Graduate Institute for International Development and Applied Economics, at the University of Reading UK - during a seminar organized by the FAO Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development.
Read more at http://www.cccomdev.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=352%3Areading-blog&catid=70&Itemid=416
Landcare is an approach based on the notion of caring for your land as a community. The model is based on the values of community empowerment and collective action to develop and apply innovative solutions to natural resource management (NRM) challenges, networking farmers with the broader community and promoting sustainable land management practices
Engaging with the Green Climate Fund: Experience from NepalAIDA_Americas
Presentation of Tunga Rai, Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), during the Session 3 of the GCF Watch international webinar series "Engaging with the GCF in different regions and countries".
Mining and Agriculture Development: Al Hingston articleWayne Dunn
An article by Al Hingston on lessons learned from a decade of helping mining companie to work effectively and sustainably with local agriculture stakeholders. Hingston's work has helped companies to develop and maintain social license in a way that is both cost effective and very supportive of local agricultural stakeholders. www.waynedunn.com
The Christian Living Education program focuses on studying the Old Testament in the first year to help students recognize God's presence in the lives of his people. It then examines the life and teachings of Jesus to illustrate authentic Christian living. The program challenges students in the fourth year to address real-world problems and dilemmas using Christian morality and social teachings as exemplified by Christ and his disciples.
Global Medical Cures™ | ANTIOXIDANTS- Get the Facts!
DISCLAIMER-
Global Medical Cures™ does not offer any medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or recommendations. Only your healthcare provider/physician can offer you information and recommendations for you to decide about your healthcare choices.
This document outlines a final project for a course on supporting phonemic awareness in the classroom. It provides a template for students to develop plans to teach phonemic awareness that incorporate assessment procedures, analysis, activities, and the use of technology tools. The template includes sections for general classroom information, reflections on readings, identifying student strengths and weaknesses based on assessments, developing instructional strategies and activities, connecting activities to standards, integrating technology, and reflecting on learning.
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Global Medical Cures™ | Alzheimers Caregiver Guide
Caregivers guide to dealing with Alzheimers patients
DISCLAIMER-
Global Medical Cures™ does not offer any medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or recommendations. Only your healthcare provider/physician can offer you information and recommendations for you to decide about your healthcare choices.
Mission: Appalachian School of Technologies and Arts (ASTA)
The Appalachian School of Technologies and Arts (ASTA) bridges folk, proven, and emerging technologies and arts. ASTA engages folk arts and folk technologies not as unchangeable relics, but as living and changing expressions and practices that enrich our collective capabilities, especially community-based and community-serving innovation. ASTA serves as an incubator and educational center for folk, proven, and emerging technologies and arts as modes of expression for traditional and new technological and artistic identities. With Appalachia as its locus, ASTA teaches and engages with folk, proven, and emerging technologies and arts from around the world. With traditional, proven, emerging arts and technologies as its focus, ASTA teaches and engages with the best and most innovative global and emerging arts and technologies from around the world.
Proposed Features, based on the best practices in community education and innovation incubation for technology to solve local issues first:
The Appalachian School of Technologies and Arts builds on the Barefoot College model of community education. It is:
No tuition or sliding scale
All ages
Focused on current community residents, especially local underemployed or unemployed women or men
Non-academic (no state-certified or other accredited certificates, degrees, etc.)
Non term limit (you can attend for as long as you like)
This document provides information about CMC Property Services, a national commercial cleaning and property maintenance company. It discusses CMC's services, team/organizational structure, management systems, and point of difference. CMC offers a wide range of cleaning and maintenance services nationally. It prides itself on quality service, customer satisfaction, and value. CMC has implemented quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management systems to ensure service excellence. It also has an innovative electronic customer relationship management system and national customer service center for responsive customer support.
Established in the year 1980, we, Atlas Engineering Company offers a complete range of Pneumatic Valves & Pneumatic Cylinders, Spool Valves, Midget Valves, Poppet Valves, Solenoid Valves, ISO Cylinders, Midget Cylinders, Small Bore Cylinders, Large Bore Cylinders, FRLs Max Flow Series, Mini Series, Standard Series-Air Filters, Large Series, Fittings, Pneumatic Accessories, Rotary Unions, Quick Couplers, Pneumatic Piping Systems, Auto Drain Valves. Some of these products are exported to various European, Middle East, Far East and African Countries.
Integrating local and scientific knowledge: an opportunity for addressing prodDr. Joshua Zake
This publication presents lessons and experiences of Environmental Alert and farmers towards integration of local and scientific knowledge in solving agricultural
production and natural resource management constraints. It also describes processes, steps, principles and recommendations to increase opportunities for integration of local and scientific knowledge in development initiatives in Uganda.
An ERP system can integrate an organization's data and processes, providing a single view of information across departments. The document discusses why organizations implement ERPs, when they should do so, and how to manage an implementation project. Key benefits of ERP include improved efficiencies, reduced costs, and enhanced decision making through a common database. However, ERP projects also carry risks like user resistance to change that require careful change management. The document provides an overview of factors for organizations to consider with ERP systems.
This marketing plan from Company name outlines goals and strategies for year. It includes sections on the company's bike product lines of racing, mountain, touring and utility bikes with bullets on each. Photos and graphs are included but marked to be replaced. The plan aims to promote the company's main point or tag line.
Multi stakeholder analysis NIPOFERD: success for knowledge transferFrancois Stepman
Presentation by C. Uchegbu of the Department of Animal Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri.
27 June - 1 July 2016. Asaba, Nigeria. Workshop organised by the PAEPARD supported consortium: Knowledge transfer towards cost–effective poultry feeds production from processed cassava products to improve the productivity of small-scale farmers in Nigeria
The document summarizes the Biovision Farmer Communication Program in Africa. The program aims to improve smallholder farmer livelihoods through better access to information on sustainable agriculture innovations. It does this through a network of information channels including a website, magazine, radio show, and call center. The program works with partners to disseminate research-based information to farmers and provide training through learning centers. Its goal is to transition subsistence farmers to more productive and commercial agriculture.
Planning and Conducting Advocacy at National and Subnational LevelsCORE Group
Fall Global Health Practitioner Conference 2017
Planning and Conducting Advocacy at National and Subnational Levels
Kavita Sethuraman, Annie Toro, & Danielle Heilberg
This document discusses approaches to agricultural extension and facilitation techniques. It describes several common extension approaches such as top-down, commodity-focused, train and visit, lead farmer, and farmer field schools. It also discusses innovation systems approaches, the role of facilitation, and important cross-cutting issues. Facilitation techniques explained include using codes, visualization, and open-ended questions to explore options and resolve problems.
Development and Validation of Liberia’s National Policy for Agricultural Exte...Andrea Bohn
Development and Validation of Liberia’s National Policy for Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services. AIAEE 29th Annual Conference: “Building Capacity through International Agricultural Extension and Education”, May 19-23, 2013, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
From evidence to actions: How can we use evidence to better inform investment...ILRI
Presented by Isabelle Baltenweck, Peter Ballantyne and Michael Victor at the Global Livestock Advocacy for Development (GLAD) Virtual workshop for sustainable livestock champions, 19–21 May 2020
This document discusses the Biovision Farmer Communication Program in Africa. It provides context on challenges facing smallholder farmers in Africa related to land degradation, climate change, and population growth. It then discusses the evolution of agricultural extension approaches in Kenya from a top-down model to more participatory approaches. The Biovision Foundation and Biovision Africa Trust are working to bridge research and application of sustainable agricultural practices to improve food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers through farmer communication programs.
Development and Validation of Liberia's National Policy for Agricultural Exte...MEAS
Development and Validation of Liberia’s National Policy for Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services. AIAEE 29th Annual Conference: “Building Capacity through International Agricultural Extension and Education”, May 19-23, 2013, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
This document discusses communication and publicity strategies for agricultural censuses. It emphasizes that effective communication is essential to ensure public acceptance and cooperation. A communication strategy should identify target audiences, develop clear messages about the census purpose and confidentiality of data, and select appropriate communication channels. The strategy is implemented through a variety of tools like media events, advertising, training staff, and community meetings to educate respondents and promote participation. Monitoring coverage and feedback allows improving the strategy during census implementation.
The document outlines the achievements of the PNG Women in Agriculture Development Foundation in empowering rural women farmers in Papua New Guinea. The Foundation uses a "farmer to farmer needs driven extension approach" where women service providers deliver agricultural support and training to registered women farmer groups. This approach has improved food security, increased production and incomes, and given rural women a voice. The Foundation recommends expanding this model of participatory, farmer-led extension to further develop partnerships between smallholders and the private sector.
Agents of Change in Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation: The Val...Francois Stepman
The document discusses the role of facilitators in capacity development for agricultural innovation. It provides examples from projects in Benin and Rwanda.
In Benin, agricultural innovation facilitators helped establish a public-private partnership around soybean value chains. They mobilized relevant actors, ensured stakeholder ownership of projects, and facilitated equitable collaboration. This led to re-engineered soybean products and improved skills and organization among women processors.
In Rwanda, innovation facilitators were trained on skills like teamwork, stakeholder engagement, and assessment tools. They then facilitated participatory assessments to identify priority areas and capacity needs. This process increased understanding and commitment among stakeholders to address challenges in various value chains through capacity development.
The document discusses the importance of developing an effective communication and publicity strategy for an agricultural census. It notes that the strategy should aim to raise awareness, ensure cooperation, and build trust. The key elements that should be addressed include: conducting a situation analysis; identifying target audiences such as rural populations and government; developing messages about the purpose and benefits of the census; selecting appropriate communication channels and promotional tools; and creating an implementation plan. An effective strategy using various media outlets, community engagement, and clear messaging is essential for obtaining an accurate census.
Census communication and publicity: Technical Session 16bFAO
The document discusses the importance of communication and publicity strategies for agricultural censuses. It notes that the main goals are to raise awareness of the census purpose and ensure cooperation from respondents. An effective strategy involves situational analysis, identifying target audiences, developing messages, selecting appropriate communication channels and tools, and implementing the plan over time. It provides examples of communication materials and channels used in Cambodia and Canada, emphasizing the role of various media, meetings, and promotional items in getting census messages to rural communities. Proper monitoring and sufficient budgets are also highlighted as important for evaluation and success.
Day 1 session 3 strengthening policy engagement in imcha ppdea-imcha
The document summarizes a workshop on strengthening policy engagement efforts to improve maternal and child health in Africa. It discusses definitions of policy engagement, attributes of effective engagement, and challenges and opportunities for engagement. Partners in Population and Development, the organization hosting the workshop, promotes reproductive health and population issues through evidence-based advocacy and engagement with policymakers in 14 African countries. The workshop aimed to share lessons on building support among leaders, increasing funding commitments, and transferring knowledge through regional cooperation.
Session 3 strengthening policy engagement in imcha ppdJoshua Waema
This document summarizes a workshop organized by Partners in Population and Development (PPD) on strengthening policy engagement efforts in their Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) program. The workshop discussed definitions of policy engagement, attributes of effective policy engagement including being evidence-based and using champions. It also addressed challenges like different policymaker backgrounds and data quality issues. The document provides examples of PPD's policy engagement achievements and opportunities to strengthen engagement, such as repackaging data, understanding policymaker priorities, and establishing partnerships.
Bringing Postharvest Management Solutions to ScaleFrancois Stepman
5 June 2018. The AFAAS webinar series on Postharvest Management (PHM) started in 2017, and continues this year (2018) under the theme “Scaling up proven technologies and practices of postharvest management in Africa”.
This first 2018 webinar with Raphael Dischl from Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation was an opportunity to exchange and discuss with you on your experiences on; awareness creation and, private sector engagement and financing for PHM. About 15 countries were represented by close to 40 participants.
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Multisectoral Approaches for Improving Nutrition: Lessons from Global Experie...POSHAN-IFPRI
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This document outlines community-based disaster risk reduction activities and an advocacy plan in Nairobi, Kenya.
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ENR-CSOs annual performance Report, 2019/20, Septemeber 2020.Dr. Joshua Zake
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Farmer-led Documentation – Definitions, Concepts, Principles and Application to Lobbying and Advocacy
1. Farmer led Documentation – Definitions,
Concepts, Principles and Application to
Lobbying and Advocacy
By
Joshua Zake, Senior Program Officer, Environment and Natural
Resource, Environmental Alert, P.O. Box 11259 Kampala, Uganda, Tel:
0414510215; Website: http://www.envalert.org Email:
joszake@gmail.com
A paper presented during a 2 day capacity building workshop on FLD targeting
the East and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF) regional
secretariat, ESAFF Uganda district leaders (farmers) as well as ALIN in Kenya,
10-11 January 2009, Sports View Hotel, Mukono, Uganda
2. Purpose of the workshop
• To provide an opportunity for capacity
building of 30 ESAFF farmers in Farmer-led
Documentation (FLD);
• To share experiences on FLD and identify
new methodologies;
• Action planning to incorporate FLD in ESAFF
and ALIN work.
3. Key Aspects to cover during the
interaction
• FLD definitions, Concepts and Principles;
• Paradigms to Community Development;
• Advocacy and Lobbying (CAL);
• Application of FLD to Advocacy and lobbying;
• Benefits from FLD;
• Challenges associated with FLD;
• Key Lessons learnt;
• Entry Points for application of FLD in
institutions/organizations.
4. Methodology
• Highly participatory and interactive to share
different experiences and knowledge
regarding FLD
• Power point presentation of FLD
definitions/concepts, perspectives and its
application to advocacy
5. FLD definitions, concepts and Principles
• FLD entails farmers at the centre stage playing an
active role in the documentation of lessons and
experiences in research and development initiatives.
• It is an empowering process in which results are used
for internal learning and exchange between
communities (horizontal sharing), development agents
and policy makers (vertical sharing)
• EA used this concept and approach in documentation of
lessons leant and experiences from her pilot project on
sustainable land use and soil management in Lukwanga
parish; and food and nutrition security initiatives in
Tororo district.
6. Farmer led documentation (FLD)
• In both initiatives, the farmers were
involved right from the beginning and clarity
was made on purpose and their role for any
documentation, which was done.
• In addition regular feed back was given to
farmers to facilitate them in utilization of
results but this as well motivated them and
enhanced ownership of the process. The
process was twofold as described below:
7. Paradigms to Community Development
1. Service Delivery
– Participatory identification of constraints;
-Deliver services to the community usually tangible
benefits to overcome the constraints;
-Notion that communities are vulnerable or powerless; and
-As a development agency, we have the capacity
(resources both technical, financial) to deliver and
overcome the identified constraints e.g. delivery of farm
inputs (seeds, livestock, fertilizers); agricultural extension
8. Paradigms to Community Development
2. Lobbying and Advocacy
-Participatory identification of community felt
constraints/issues;
-Recognize that the Government has a role and obligation to
address/overcome community constraints;
-As a development agency, recognize that we don’t have
adequate capacity to deliver and overcome the identified
constraints;
9. Paradigms to Community Development
2. Lobbying and Advocacy
-Appreciate that there are policy/legislative gaps that
undermine success in service delivery;
-Recognize that communities have a lot of potential though
with various gaps e.g. monitoring government programs
such as NAADS/PMA, policy lobbying and advocacy
10. Definitions for Campaigning, Advocacy
and lobbying
• Campaigning is about creating a desire as well as
willingness to respond to an issue through mass
mobilization with a single theme in order to exert pressure
on policy, or decision making.
• Hence campaigning should have at least three important
components including:
---an issue to address;
---a mass or popular movement of supporters, and;
---a theme of the campaign (PELUM, 2006).
11. Definitions for Campaigning, Advocacy
and lobbying
• E.g. recently in 2008, EA conducted a media advocacy
campaign on land use and soil management in Uganda.
• The issue for the campaign was land degradation and it’s
implications on livelihoods and national growth; the mass
or popular support for the issue were smallholder farming
communities, CSO and the theme was sustainable land use
and soil management for improved livelihood, national
growth and development.
• The over all objectives of the campaign were to raise
awareness of the land degradation problem and its
implication to livelihoods and national growth but also
present policy and practice recommendations to address it.
12. Definitions for Campaigning, Advocacy
and lobbying
What is Lobbying?
• Lobbying is one of the tools of advocacy that takes
campaigning further and is related to a specific policy or
legislation.
• It is about influencing or persuading decision makers to
make decision that you want e.g. pushing for provision of
innovation support funds by National Agricultural Research
Systems (NARS) and Local Governments.
• Lobbying becomes advocacy when it takes on another face
of actions.
13. Factors/basic elements for effective
advocacy
• There should be an issue that needs to be addressed
• There are usually power imbalances at play such as
gender, marginalization, poverty, HIV/AIDS
• Time – advocacy takes time to show impact, hence
adequate time should be planned and allocated.
• Resources both financial and human - advocacy requires
adequate resources effective and efficiently allocated.
14. Factors/basic elements for effective
advocacy
• Partnerships / networking are necessary in order to
create a strong voice or common position;
• Research is necessary for justification, gravity and
implications of the issue or problem;
• Dialogue with key stakeholders including policy makers;
• Monitoring the trends and impact of advocacy.
15. Key stages in effective advocacy
Effective advocacy requires the following stages as sequenced:
• Identifying and stating the issue;
• Collecting relevant information/research;
• Design of objectives/strategy/plan for the advocacy;
• Identifying/mobilising interested
group/stakeholder/audience;
16. Key stages in effective advocacy
• Mobilizing and managing necessary resources;
• Networking/alliance formation;
• Involving all forms of media – sharing with them clear and
precise information;
• Establishing contacts with relevant policy makers
(Government) – through a meeting, interface with them
through dialogue or sharing with them documented
products;
• Monitoring and evaluation.
17. Application of FLD to Advocacy
Step 1
--Introducing the documentation activity to the farmers clearly
highlighting the purpose, role of farmers and facilitators
--Leveling ground regarding understanding of FLD among the
farmers and the facilitator (including definitions, concepts and
purpose)
Step 2
--Agreeing on key documentation products;
--Tools to use and method or approach (fliers, fact sheets,
paper, flip charts, camera, pens, Focus group discussions) in
light of the target (policy maker, political leader, technical
official);
18. Application of FLD to Advocacy
Step 2
--Exploring farmers’ input or contribution to the process for
example what they think should be part of the documentation
or role they could play.
Step 3
--Actual collection of information (photographs, filming) and
documentation of the issues clearly passing on the agreed upon
advocacy massage as may be appropriate
19. Application of FLD to Advocacy
Step 4
--Discussions on method of presentation of the message and
who presents. A mentoring/rehearsal on how it would be
presented is very important
--Role-plays, dance, songs by farmers depicting findings
These could be done on a particular event were the farmers
can interface/interact with their leaders (political and
technical) or during cerebration of important days e.g. World
Food Program
20. Application of FLD to Advocacy
• Its important to note that through all these steps, the
farmers are central in the documentation and hence
encouraged to participate actively.
• Mentoring or coaching on some of the aspects is part and
parcel of the process
• Communication during engagements with the farmers is
through the local language hence even scientific terms
and or concepts are explained and presented in simpler
terms in the local language (‘Luganda’). This reinforces
understanding and appropriate documentation
21. Application of FLD to Advocacy
• Additionally, adequate planning in terms of resources
including time, technical skills (whether internal of
external) and finance should be done for successful
documentation.
Benefits of FLD
• Enhanced capacity in documentation skills of both the
farmers and facilitators.
• Ownership of documentation process and subsequent
products by farmers and increased opportunities for
continuation even after the project has phased out.
22. Benefits of using FLD
• Increased opportunities for utilization of generated
information by farmers hence strengthening their
confidence to speak on their own behalf by making
reference to the documented products.
• Increased visibility of land degradation problem and
various strategies for addressing it.
23. Benefits of using FLD
•Farmers’ efforts and contribution to food production
and environmental sustainability were recognized.
Hence they are motivated when they appear on a radio
talk show or on television or in an article;
•Providing evidence that the issue we are working on is
widely felt and therefore needs attention/action by
different stakeholders at various levels;
•Enhanced capacity in documentation skills of both the
farmers and facilitators.
24. Table 1 Challenges faced during documentation and how they
were addressed
Challenge Strategies to address it
1. Most farmer’s knowledge and
experiences are not
documented, they are resident
in individuals
(i) Interviews, probing,
discussions
(ii) Process documentation
from the beginning to the
end
(iii) Encouraging farmers to take
records e.g. giving them
tailored simple data entry
sheets, training in record
keeping
25. 2. Documentation is not a
priority to farmers, their priority
is addressing their immediate
needs such as food security,
income generation among others
(i) Endeavor to address the
farmer’s priorities first
(ii) Linking farmers to other
Research and Development
institution which can
address some of their
interests/expectations
(iii) Providing regular feed back
(iv) Give farmers opportunities
to take lead on the process
and only take a facilitator’s
role e.g. hosting them on
radio/Television talk shows
or exhibitions for instance
during the World
Environment day
celebrations in Wakiso
district, they exhibited
what they had learnt but
also had an opportunity
share their experiences
with policy makers through
role plays and drama
26. 3. Limited skills for print and
audio visual techniques of
documentation by farmers
(i) Prior briefing on purpose,
process and their role in
documentation
(ii) Practice and rehearsals
(iii) Continuous back stopping
(iv) Feedback with products for
purposes of inspiration
4. Limited funding for
documentation
(i) Resource mobilization
(ii) Because people take it as
secondary at inception it is
provided for as an
eventuality. Provision is
usually for end of project
report yet there are many
process products as well as
several products that can
be derived from the report
itself
27. 5. Print, audio and visual media
for documentation is very
expensive and profit oriented
Lessons from others – First round of
costs can earn you attraction of
partnerships that can subsidise the
cost. Overtime, in-house skills and
equipment can cut down cost
substantially – script development,
programming, shooting, design etc
28. Key Lessons learnt
Documentation plan should be conceived at inception and
not in retrospect because some sessions/experiences
when repeated simply for documentation purposes present
as very artificial and frustrate farmers because of low
value in terms of purpose (as compared to doing the real
thing and documenting simultaneously).
Need for demonstration of the value of documentation
and the tangibles from it.
Documentation is a tough task for farmers given that it is
heavy on writing and yet is not one of their sports but also
coupled with difficult language, low education level
among others. Hence the need to allow for diversity of
products but with coordination they can be transformed
into universal products
29. Entry Points for application of FLD in
institutions/organizations
• Sharing insights/perspectives of FLD with fellow staff
clearly highlighting associated benefits and
implications
• Integrating FLD concepts and principles in
organizational plans e.g. at strategic level, activity
level i.e. as part of documentation of lessons and
experiences or as a tool for advocacy
• Planning and budgeting adequate resources for FLD