Objectives:
• Develop a shared understanding of the overall initiative, its objectives, and modalities
• Finalize the criteria and process for selecting component projects
• Develop outreach strategies for engaging with projects that are not directly included in this round.
• Present draft conceptual framework for evaluating gender responsive agriculture programs and validate it in the context of the candidate projects
• Review the needs assessment for gender M&E capacity building
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Expected outputs:
1. Refined conceptual framework and implications for implementation in context of case study projects
2. Call for proposals for the case study projects to be finalized and released within a week
3. Results of Gender and M&E capacity needs assessment and implications for capacity building strategy
4. Elements of an outreach strategy for non-case study projects
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FRIDAY – NOVEMBER 5
8:30-9:00 AM Tea and registration
9:00-10:00 AM Welcome and introductions—Nancy Johnson
• Objectives and organization of the workshop
• A word from our sponsor: BMGF gender strategy— Haven Ley
• Introduction of participants
10:00-10:30 AM Presentation of the conceptual framework — Ruth Meinzen-Dick
10:30-11:00 AM Join ILRI institute wide coffee break
11:00-11:30 AM Presentation of proposal — Agnes Quisumbing
11:30-12:30 PM Table topics discussion—Facilitator: Ruth Meinzen-Dick/Deborah Rubin
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-3:00 PM Project case study presentations— Group 1 (see below)
Moderator: Amber Peterman
3:00-3:30 pm Coffee
3:30-5:00 pm Project case study presentations— Group 2
Moderator: Elizabeth Waithanji
Wrap up
6:00 Opening reception (cocktails at ILRI)
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SATURDAY – NOVEMBER 6
9:00-10:30 am Impact evaluation panel (Obj. 2): Quantitative and qualitative impact evaluation methods; data requirements for impact evaluation; discussion
Dan Gilligan: quantitative methods; Jemimah Njuki: qualitative methods; Agnes Quisumbing/Nancy Johnson: data needs
10:30-11:00 am Coffee
11:00-12:30 pm Project case study presentations— Group 3
Moderator: Deborah Rubin
12:30-1:30 pm Lunch
1:30-3:00 pm Project case study presentations— Group 4
Moderator: Haven Ley
3:00-3:30 pm Coffee
3:30- 4:30 pm Presentation of gender strategies and methods for M&E — Jemimah Njuki
4:30-5:30 pm Results of capacity assessment exercise
Wrap up of Day 2
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SUNDAY – NOVEMBER 7
9:00-10:00 am Outreach strategy and feedback (Objective 3)
10:00-10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30-11:30 am Discussion of criteria and process for case study proposal development
11:30-12:30 pm Wrap up and next steps
12:30-1:30 pm Lunch (Case study teams can arrange to meet with the initiative members over lunch to discuss questions regarding individual proposals, if requested)
1:30 pm Meeting with USAID team to discuss interaction with their projects, if desired
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Project Presentation Groups
Group 1: Projects that transfer individual assets
• RDI: Land rights
• LOL Livestock
• BRAC Bangladesh—Targeting the Ultra Poor
• Kickstart Treadle pumps
Group 2: Projects that build infrastructure and provide equipment (individual and shared) designed to improve ag productivity and income
• EADD
• CARE
• Grameen Foundation
• BRAC Africa (TBC)
Group 3: Projects that develop and promote improved crop varieties and ag practices
• CSISA
• Nitrogen-fixing legumes
• World Vegetable Center
• Orange-fleshed sweet potato
Group 4: Crop varieties and other
• HKI Burkina Faso
• USAID Kenya
• USAID Mali
• USAID Tanzania
• Other projects pending confirmation of attendance