The Atomium in Brussels
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A three-day introduction to the basic principles of Outcome Mapping (OM), with particular emphasis on their application to the planning phase of development projects and programmes.
This workshop aimed to help participants, mainly from Ministries of Finance from Commonwealth countries, to:Deepen the understanding of delegates about HLF3 in Accra; Signal the importance the Commonwealth attaches to aid effectiveness; Provide a channel for Commonwealth concerns and priorities to ensure that they are heard and acted upon; Provide a forum for participants to share experiences about what works and what doesn’t; and Discuss the potential role of the Commonwealth in the Paris process.
Integral to the Commonwealth’s efforts to improving the international development architecture is its commitment to promote an effective United Nations Development Cooperation Forum (UNDCF). To that end the Commonwealth Secretariat organised a workshop for the Commonwealth delegations to the UN in New York in order to: Sensitise delegates to the UNDCF; Provide a forum for deliberating how to strengthen the UNDCF; Explore how to strengthen links between the DAC and UNDCF; and Discuss the potential role of the Commonwealth in strengthening the UNDCF.
This workshop will explore recent experiences in measuring business impact.
Girl in front of destroyed homes in Ngaoundaye, Central African Republic
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This workshop was intended to analyse the linkages and tensions between a state-building agenda and a human rights agenda.
A 3-day introduction to the basic principles of Outcome Mapping, with particular emphasis on their application to the planning phase of development projects and programmes.
The event provided the opportunity for dialogue and networking between partners in which progress of the programme so far and its future direction will be discussed. The participants shared experience of communicating for influencing policy processes in general but especially on projects supported by the programme.
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This workshop looked at ways to get the messages of the latest World Development Report, Agriculture for Development, to policy-makers, and also investigate future priorities for research in agricultural development.
Open cocoa pod in Ghana. Cocoa is one of Ghana's main trade exports.
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This workshop looked at ways to strengthen links between research and policy for more effective management of the cocoa sector in Ghana. Panel discussions covered two key issues: production and marketing.
The aim of this second meeting was to present on and gain experience using two specific tools of evidence-based policy making: lines of argument and outcome mapping.