Presentation by Mohahammad Kamrul Islam Bhuiyan Senior Knowledge Officer (M&E) Practical Answers Practical Action, Bangladesh on 6 Nov 2013 Session Capacity Development, Grassroots Organisations, and ICTs in Agriculture ICT4Ag, Kigali, Rwanda

1. Local Knowledge Centre (Gyaner Haat):
Experience of Practical Action
on Operational Model
Presented by:
Mohahammad Kamrul Islam Bhuiyan
Senior Knowledge Officer (M&E)
Practical Answers
Practical Action, Bangladesh

2. Operational model of Gyner Haat/Knowledge Centre

3. Different services from the Centre
What does community get from a
Gyaner Haat?
1. Knowledge services
2. e-services
3. Sales and other services
How:
1. Advise
2. Input
3. Service

4. Conclusion
• An effective operational model combines advice, inputs
and associated services, which can make a significant
difference in such knowledge service
• Institutional attachment, interest of local drivers, type of
local ownership (public ownership, with management
committee, e.g. a school, a local council, CBO, etc.) is very
important to sustain such operational model
• Bad experiences with NGOs (use it for their own purposes,
not for the interest of the community members)
• Internet connectivity and uninterrupted power supply are
important for running such center
• Knowledge service in such Knowledge Centre need to be
specially designed considering ICT application and
suitability in the ground  not too sophisticated! Not ultra
modern!

5. Thank you