Presentation from the Livestock Inter-Agency Donor Group (IADG) Meeting 2010. 4-5 May 2010 Italy, Rome IFAD Headquarters. The event involved approximately 45 representatives from the international partner agencies to discuss critical needs for livestock development and research issues for the coming decade. [ Originally posted on http://www.cop-ppld.net/cop_knowledge_base ]

1. Livestock Donors Week, 4-6 May 2010

2. Strenghts Weaknesses
New Partnerships Pro-active Participation
Better Connections KS Culture
Exchange mechanisms Direct use of new KS/KM
Tools
Multiple sources of
knowledge and practices Promotion of CoP-PPLD
Sharing Platform
Faster problem-solving
mechanisms
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3. Key Ingredients for a Successful Implementation:
Dialogue between inside and outside
perspectives;
Champions;
Commitment;
New interest, perspectives and
common challenges;
Community but also person-to person
communications based on common
objectives.
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4. Objectives:
Strengthening partnerships and establishing
sustainable knowledge exchange mechanisms
with rural community organizations;
Enhancing the sharing and learning functions
of CoP-PPLD Members to capture and scale up
innovative approaches and good practices
among poor livestock keepers;
Securing financial sustainability for the
operalization of the CoP-PPLD.
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5. Key Activities:
Replicate the Ghana and Kenya initiatives to strengthen partnerships,
and open knowledge exchange channels with rural community
organizations;
Organize Knowledge Fairs for Farmers Organizations to promote sharing
and broadcast their achievements, best practices and innovative
approaches;
Introduce Low bandwidth tools to establish communication channels
with people in remote areas and limited internet access;
Conduct a self evaluation of the CoP-PPLD.
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6. Challenges
Building ownership and contributing to members’ sensitization;
Identifying barriers that limit knowledge sharing and participation;
Involving new members;
Enabling continuous and dynamic interactions.
Open discussion:
How to remove barriers that limit / prevent knowledge sharing and
how can we concretely enhance the participation within the CoP-PPLD?
How can we build ownership towards the Community?
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7. Identification of new…
Challenges
Activities
“ A group of participants becomes a community through being a
community. It is through interacting and experiencing common
events that the community is created”. (Tosey, P.)
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8. www.cop-ppld.net or through secretariat@cop-ppld.net
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