CTA Experience Capitalization project
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Item Pathways to rural youth agribusiness success: Stories from the Vijabiz project(Report, 2020-06) Lohento, Ken; Mazuri, GeorgeThe different cases or stories presented in this booklet are the results from the experience capitalization exercise and give insights into the specific lessons learnt by the workshop participants, through analysis of their involvement in diverse activities of the Vijabiz project and the influence on their businesses. This booklet is produced by the Youth Economic Empowerment through Agribusiness in Kenya (Vijabiz) project, implemented by CTA and USTADI Foundation from Kenya and supported by IFAD.Item Facilitating the adoption of experience capitalization to inspire change(Case Study, 2019-07) Gbakie, Emmanuel SahrThe Rural Finance and Community Improvement Programme Phase II (RFCIP II) in Sierra Leone has started several experience capitalization activities, from organising and facilitating training workshops for key project staff, to producing knowledge products and sharing them with other development programmes. This article highlights some of the key steps taken for the adoption of the approach, as well as the lessons learnt and the way forward.Item Impacting governance and reaching rural women through experience capitalization(Case Study, 2019-07) Choudhury, Mahua RoyThe adoption of experience capitalization by the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (JEEViKA) in India has helped us disseminate the organisation's learnings and reach a wider, more diverse audience. This has resulted in the widespread adoption of the practices JEEViKA promotes for the development of agriculture, livestock rearing and health and nutrition.Item VODP's experience capitalization journey(Case Study, 2019-07) Wanyoto, AnthonyTo build on the achievements of the Vegetable Oil Development Project in Uganda, different experience capitalization trainings and workshops are being held with staff and stakeholders of a follow up project - the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP). It is anticipated that the capitalization process will help strengthen the monitoring and evaluation component at NOPP, and help bring about change in the agriculture sector more widely.Item Mainstreaming experience capitalization in Zimbabwe's department of research and specialist services(Case Study, 2019-07) Gutsa, FreemanFollowing the different steps of an experience capitalization process to produce various knowledge products, DR&SS has been able to raise the visibility of its agricultural development projects and innovations. As a result, improved bean varieties have been taken up by local smallholders and the Ministry of Agriculture has adopted a policy recommendation submitted by the Department.Item The institutionalisation of experience capitalisation in MIVARF(Case Study, 2019-07) Tarimo, GilbertThe Marketing Infrastructure Value Addition and Rural Finance (MIVARF) support programme in Tanzania has gradually adopted the experience capitalisation approach and, in the process, has learnt six key lessons about its institutionalization.Item Behind the trees, an opportunity to learn: the adoption of experience capitalization at the forest development department in Argentina(Case Study, 2019-07) Tapella, Esteban; Naves, NataliaIn the field of forestry development there are many experiences that are not sufficiently documented or shared. In order to encourage a critical reflection within such projects, and circulate the lessons learned, the National Department of Forest and Industrial Development at the Argentinean Ministry of Agriculture has held experience capitalization workshops with its staff. Positive results have led to the adoption of the approach in Mendoza.Item Experience capitalization - training, teaching and practising it in Berlin(Case Study, 2019-07) Moumouni, Ismail M.As an education and training institution, the experience capitalization institutionalization strategy of the Advanced Training Centre for Agriculture (CePeSa) covers three aspects: including experience capitalization modules in the training curricula; including training on capitalization in our portfolio of fee-based short-term training services for agricultural development workers; and implementing processes to capitalise the relevant experiences of the centre. The capacity to adapt training modules and methods is crucial for meeting the needs of different target groups and client organisations.Item Institutionalising the experience capitalization approach: from theory to practice(Case Study, 2019-07) Ouattara, HaouaDuring 2018 and following the workshops organised by CTA, the Oxfam offices in Burkina Faso decided to institutionalise the experience capitalization approach. This is now included in the organisation's operational plan and also in its new project proposals. Oxfam plans to operationalise its monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning platform to boost the use of the capitalization approach, and involve other Oxfam offices in other countries in West AfricaItem Towards learining organisations: mainstreaming experience capitalization in Latin America(Case Study, 2019-07) Sancho, FedericoThe Inter-American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) was one of the implementing organisations of the experience capitalization project led by CTA, preparing the necessary tools and organising training courses throughout Latin America. This paper documents the steps taken by the Institute to adopt and to support the adoption of the experience capitalization approach during the past 18 months, working together with partners and organisations in different contries in the regionItem Harvesting stories from the field - continuously(Case Study, 2019-07) Thapa, KrishnaIFAD has helped add the experience capitalization approach to the activities of its regional projects, supporting their efforts to improve their knowledge management strategies and to develop richer impact stories that can be shared with key audiences. The lessons learnt with this approach during the past 2 years are now being adopted, and the approach itself is also being used by other projects as part of their knowledge management strategyItem Experience capitalization - we are all in the same boat(Case Study, 2019-07) Maikhuri, AnilWithin development projects, the monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management systems are interlinked, and must be coordinated effectively to support project implementation. As we have seenin the Integrated Livelihood Support Project (ILSP) in Uttarakhand, India, both systems can be strengthened with experience capitalization, a process which involves the critical analysis of project experiences. Through a capitalization process, information gathered from a specific experience can be turned into institutional knowledge and utilised for improving project activities and impactItem Learning from a learning initiative(Case Study, 2019-07) Mosquera Echeverry, Diana Marcella; Mosquera Echeverry, Ėrika Eliana; Rendón Gallón, Álvaro; Pemberthy Gallo, Luz StellaIn Colombia, the Inter-Institutional Research Group on Regional Competitiveness Models has been running a series of experience capitalization processes for several years, modifying the approach to meet the needs of its members and partner organisations. Working for many years, and focusing on those steps generally recognised as the most difficult ones, has helped them draw key lessonsItem How to advocate for and promote the experience capitalization approach ? A few lessons from Nepal(Case Study, 2019-07) Rai, RenukaThe High Value Agriculture Project (HVAP), implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Nepal and funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has taken different steps to adopt the experience capitalization approach, and has shared the main lessons drawn with other IFAD-funded programmes. In order to extend and monitor the uptake of this approach, it has introduced a "chain-mentorship" approach, helping it reach more staff members.Item Experience capitalization to scale up innovations and good practices in Mali(Case Study, 2019-07) Coulibaly, ModiboThe Forum des Services de Conseil Agricole et Rural du Mali (FOSCAR-Mali) has adopted the experience capitalization approach, linking it to the production of radio programmes and videos. Produced in a participatory manner, these involve various stakeholders linked to the rice value chainsItem A better programme for mentoring youths(Case Study, 2019-07) Atuya, Caleb A.The Kenya Livestock Producers Association (KLPA) is working to institutionalise the experience capitalization approach in its M&E department by developing specific Terms of Reference (TOR) which will be used in the ongoing and subsequent projects that KLPA is engaged in. KLPA is an apex farmer organisation, formed in 2004 with the aim of helping farmers with market linkages, conducting farmer trainings on various value chains, and lobbying and advocacy. In 2017, KLPA partnered with Mkulima Faida Africa and started the DIGIFARM project. The aim is to help young people in agricultural value chains share their success stories and encourage more youths to create value in the sectorItem From Dakar to Amsterdam, and an ongoing practice in Burkina Faso(Case Study, 2019-07) Ouamega-Nikiema, MichelineSolidair Switzerland took part in the experience capitalization training workshops that took place in Dakar in October 2017 and February 2018, and in Amsterdan 2019. This helped us start incorporating the capitalization approach to review our project intervention methods and monitoring strategies for improved results. After the workshops, a "champion" was identified to advocate for the institutionalization of the capitalization approach, and after several months of hard work, the process is showing results. Several developments within the organization - from the collective training of colleagues to individual interventions and support of the process by the company leaders - have been beneficialItem Innovative institutionalization using smart approaches(Case Study, 2019-07) Nganwani Tia, MosesSavaNet-Ghana has innovatively institutionalised the experience capitalization approach using smart non-formal approaches which include a farmer-to-farmer capitalization platform, folk music, storytelling and drama. This article highlights the steps taken, and some of the obstacles seenItem Learning with farmers and traders in Mozambique(Case Study, 2019-07) Natha, EdsonAs part of an experience capitalization process, a simple questionnaire or a set of templates can help collect and organise information, and prepare a short document. But even more important is to ensure that the beneficiaries of a project actively join the process. These have been the two main elements of the new experience capitalization initiatives startin in Mozambique.Item Actioning success through experience capitalization: the KENAFF case(Case Study, 2019-07) Nyando, VioletFollowing the experience capitalization training process that CTA started in East Africa, the Kenya National Farmers Federation (KENAFF) asked its two selected trainees to select two other colleagues in order to help them introduce the approach to all staff members and help institutionalise it. Despite some challenges in maintaining the initial momentum, the processes for documenting success stories have improved and new monitoring and evaluation tools have been developed, all of whom are helping capture more information and share lessons and recommendations