1. PRESENTATION OF
COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
Presentation of planned activities
and achievements
What has worked and why?
What has not worked and why?
Challenges
Solutions
Major challenges and gaps now in
having an integrated KM&L system
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2. 1. Planned activities
 Field consultations
 E-library and Documentation
 Peer learning Groups
 KM Workshop
 Study tours and Learning routes
 Documentary film
 Participation in joint action forum at District
level and trade fairs
 Success stories
 Sector KM Strategy
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3. What did you implement
 Field consultations are completed and views from farmers
have been integrated in design of PRICE Project.
 Digitalized of project documents done in PDRCIU,
PAPSTA and KWAMP and ongoing in PPPMER and
PDCRE
Physical documentation is completed in all projects
 Peer learning groups created for M&E, Project
Coordinators, Finance Managers and Procurement Officers,
Water user Associations, Farmer Field Schools, Rice
Intensification System ( SRI)
 KM workshop not yet implemented but planned for July
2011
 Study tours on sericulture , handcraft, fruit
transformation,rural finance and SMEs development
 Learning routes on rural finance and gender
mainstreaming , micro credit system
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4. Next ……….
 Documentary film done
Cooperatives have been supported during
participation in agriculture show held in June 2011
 Success stories (Animal insurance, kitchen garden,
inteko y’imihigo, cup of excellence, Local
Management and Supervision Committees (
CLGSs),Resource Person and Village
Relays(RP&VR) and Community Innovation Centre
(CIC), fora for community competitions
 Sector KM strategy
ToR developed and recruitment of Consultant
ongoing.
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5. 2. What has worked and why?
 Field consultations: findings out views from
stakeholders and inputs for the design mission of the
PDCRE phase II
 Forming peer learning groups: shared best practices
and exchange of skills
 Digitalization of project documents: easy access of
documents
 Study tours, learning routes experiences:
 Documentary film: dissemination of project success and
impact, using TV that reaches out to many and
feedback shared
 Trade fairs and Agriculture show: appreciation of
products
 Success stories: Innovation to be replicated in other
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6. 3.What has not worked and why?
Success stories not documented
Website hosting all IFAD funded
projects, back up of project
documents and limitation from line
ministries
Retreat for IFAD funded projects
PCU staff not yet done
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7. 4. What challenges did you face and how did
you deal with them?
Common vision
Culture of sharing information
Prioritization of KM
Budget allocation for KM
activities
Lack of common KM strategy
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8. How did you deal with them?
 Involvement of Partners and Stakeholders in
KM ( meetings,knwoldge sharing and
documentation)
 Introduction of KM activities in AWPB
 KM Strategy at Sector level
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9. 5. In view to the 5 KM &L System components, what
are major challenges and gaps now in having an
integrated KM&L system for performance
improvement?
 Communication: How to develop quality
success stories across projects?
 Information management: How to manage the
common website for IFAD funded Projects
 M&E system: Data collection of RIMS
 Leaning adaptation: Limited resources (human
and finance)
 Innovations: How to find resources for
innovation replication (e.g : watershed
management)
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10. END
Thank you for
your attention
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