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SUMMARY:Promotion of Farmer Organisations in Agricultural Value Chains — Upcoming Webinar
DESCRIPTION:As part of the webinar series on agricultural value chains\, Bastian Domke of the project “Strengthening of the agricultural economy” (ProAgri) in Benin will share his experience. \nFurthermore\, Alfons Eiligmann and Andreas Springer-Heinze will inform on tools of the ValueLinks 2.0 Manual and provide examples on how to promote farmer organisations. \nWhat’s your takeaway?\nWe want to encourage you to join the fifth webinar to get to know more about the promotion of farmer organizations and join an interesting discussion. \nRemember\, you still have the possibility to state your particular interest in certain areas related to agricultural value chains and to get them covered in more detail during one of the upcoming webinars. \nYou already have tons of questions that you would like to ask Bastian Domke\, Andreas Springer-Heinze\, and Alfons Eiligmann?\nPlease\, send your questions to Karina Brenneis (Karina.Brenneis@giz.de) prior to the webinar. We will make sure that we cover your points during the presentations or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session. \nWe are looking forward to having great discussions with you!  \nContact\nKarina Brenneis (Sector Project Agricultural Trade and Value Chains)\nEberhard Krain (Planning Officer\, FMB\, and tandem partner of the SNRD WG ABIVCD)\nAndreas Springer-Heinze (Senior Planning Officer\, Sectoral Department)
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/7326/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Karina Brenneis":MAILTO:karina.brenneis@giz.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180504T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180504T120000
DTSTAMP:20260419T172608
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SUMMARY:Forest Landscape Restoration — Upcoming Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The organizers appreciate proposals and ideas for the agenda. More information will be circulated and posted here shortly. \nPlease contact Christian.burren@giz.de or anna.rother@giz.de. \nDo not hesitate to extend the invitation to other interested colleagues.
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/forest-landscape-restoration-upcoming-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="GIZ Forest Governance Working group":MAILTO:Christian.burren@giz.de, anna.rother@giz.de.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180406
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180419
DTSTAMP:20260419T172608
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SUMMARY:Brief IDA Intro Sessions for FSNR WG Members
DESCRIPTION:Dear FSNR WG members \nWith the launch of our new IDA community\, we are sure that there are many ideas and questions that have come up. \nThis is why your two community managers\, Robin and myself\, will offer Q&A sessions via Skype for you in the next weeks! \nIn these sessions\, you can ask questions about our new platform\, express your wishes and also expectations for the FSNR community. \nThe dates we fixed are as follows (German time): \n\nFriday\, 06 April 2018 10:30-11:00\nTuesday\, 10 April 2018 09:00-09:30\nThursday\, 12 April 2018 13:30-14:00\nWednesday\, 18 April 2018 13:30-14:00\n\nThere will also be one session in French on Tuesday\, 17 April 2018 11:00-11:30. \nPlease make sure you join one of the sessions so that we can start to bring life to our community! \nChers membres du groupe de travail FSNR\, \nAvec le lancement de notre nouvelle communauté d’IDA\, nous sommes sûrs qu’il y a beaucoup d’idées et beaucoup de questions qui ont été soulevées. \nC’est pourquoi vos deux community managers\, Robin et moi-même\, vous proposeront des sessions Q & A via Skype dans les prochaines semaines ! \nDans ces sessions\, vous pouvez poser des questions sur notre nouvelle plateforme\, exprimer vos souhaits et également vos attentes pour la communauté de FSNR. \nLes dates que nous avons fixées sont les suivantes (heure allemande): \n\n le vendredi 6 avril 2018 de 10h30 à 11h00\n le mardi 10 avril 2018: de 9h00 à 9h30\n le jeudi 12 avril 2018 de 13h30 à 14h00\n le mercredi 18 avril 2018 de 13h30 à 14h00\n\n Il y aura également une session en français le mardi 17 avril 2018 de 11h00 à 11h30. \n S’il vous plaît assurez-vous de nous joindre à une des sessions afin que nous puissions commencer à donner vie à notre communauté! \nBest wishes and see you soon / Meilleurs vœux et à bientôt \nAlena and Robin
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/ida-intro-sessions-for-fsnr-wg-members/
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SUMMARY:Webinar on Management of Conflicts over Forest Resources Use
DESCRIPTION:Webinar\nManagement of Conflicts over Forest Resources Use\nThe webinar is the first of the: Webinar Series To Promote Dialogue on Forest Governance \nContact\nInterested in providing an input to the topic? We invite projects to send their suggestions to yvonne.glorius@giz.de by 13 February 2018.
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/webinar-on-management-of-conflicts-over-forest-resources-use/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="GIZ Forest Governance Working group":MAILTO:Christian.burren@giz.de, anna.rother@giz.de.
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180309T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180309T130000
DTSTAMP:20260419T172608
CREATED:20180212T155154Z
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SUMMARY:Webinaire portant sur l’Intégration de l’Adaptation au Changement Climatique dans la Planification Locale
DESCRIPTION:Webinaire\nportant sur l’Intégration de l’Adaptation au Changement Climatique dans la Planification Locale\nLe webinaire sera l’opportunité pour des échanges d’expériences de pays sur l’intégration de l’ACC dans la planification territoriale au niveau local. Après une brève contribution d’expert FMB\, des collègues GIZ de Burundi et de Mali partageront leurs expériences sur le terrain. Une grande partie du temps sera consacré aux questions et la discussion. \nIntervenants : \n\nTill Below\, Siège GIZ (FMB)\nLéonie Niyonkuru\, Projet Adaptation au changement climatique pour la protection des ressources en eau et sol (ACCES)\, Burundi\nAbdramane Diarra\, Projet Planification du développement innovante pour l’adaptation au changement climatique au Mali\n\nLe webinaire se déroulera en FRANÇAIS. \nLes invitations avec le lien d’inscription seront envoyées ultérieurement. \nContact\nanja.endres@giz.de
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/webinaire-portant-sur-lintegration-de-ladaptation-au-changement-climatique-dans-la-planification-locale/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="GROUPE DE TRAVAIL Changement Climatique%2C Moyens de subsistance%2C Gestion des Ressources Naturelles":MAILTO:anja.endres@giz.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180309T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180309T130000
DTSTAMP:20260419T172608
CREATED:20180212T153806Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar on Local Land Use Planning & Climate Change Adaptation Mainstreaming
DESCRIPTION:Local Landuse Planning & Climate Change Adaptation Mainstreaming\nWebinar\nThe webinar will explore experiences of countries with mainstreaming adaptation to climate change on the local level. \nAfter a short expert input\, GIZ colleagues from Burundi and Mali will share their countries’ experiences. Subsequently\, there will be time for questions and further exchange. \nSpeakers\n\nTill Below\, GIZ head offices (FMB)\nLéonie Niyonkuru\, Reducing the impact of climate change on the availability of water and land resources (ACCES) project\, Burundi\nAbdramane Diarra\, Innovative development planning for adaptation to climate change project\, Mali\n\nFacilitation language\nThe webinar will be conducted in FRENCH! \nDial-in details\nRespective invitations with webinar registration links will be sent separately in due time \nContact\nAnja.Endres@giz.de
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/webinar-on-local-land-use-planning-climate-change-adaptation-mainstreaming/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="SNRD Africa Working Group Climate change%2C Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management":MAILTO:anja.endres@giz.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20180228T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20180228T160000
DTSTAMP:20260419T172608
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SUMMARY:Bridging the Digital Gender Gap – ICT4Ag Working Group Webinar
DESCRIPTION:ICTs Can Empower Rural Women in Your Agricultural Project – Learn How!\nWe’re all aware of the tremendous opportunities that ICTs offer to agriculture. In the reality of our agricultural projects\, however\, we witness that technology-driven advances are rather incremental and the benefits are often reaped unequally. Especially in terms of gender\, there’s clearly a huge gap when it comes to access to ICTs and using them in rural areas. \nThis is agonizing. Digitally illiterate female farmers could certainly benefit greatly from agricultural projects providing them with interfaces that are adapted so that they can use them – as long as it’s culturally appropriate. \n\nGlobally\, women use the internet 12% less than men. In Africa\, it’s 25%. While the gender gap has narrowed in most regions since 2013\, it has widened in Africa!\n(International Telecommunication Union) \n\nWhat will be your takeaway?\nFranziska Kreische of the research institute betterplace lab has gained substantial experience while working with development projects in Uganda. In the webinar\, she’ll speak about how rural women can be enabled and encouraged to use ICT components. \nThere’re many lessons to be learned\, applicable to other projects. In particular\, Franziska will present Briding the Digital Gender Gap\, a new survey of betterplace\, and we will also hear about Women Plant Doctors 2.0 – a GIZ project in Tunisia with a tight focus on empowering women. \nIs this relevant to you?\nThis webinar is designed for project staff and decision makers in agricultural projects who want to crank up women’s involvement – who are considering to develop new ICT components or wish to prop up already existing ones. \nYou already have tons of questions that you would like to ask Franziska Kreische?\nKindly send your questions to julia.bayer@giz.de prior to the webinar. We’ll make sure that Franziska covers your points in her presentation\, or we’ll get to them during the Q&A part of the session! \nHow to join\nThe webinar is conducted online via Skype4Buisness. Contact the organisers to receive the logins. \nPlease feel free to forward the invite to others.
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/bridging-the-digital-gender-gap-snrd-africa-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="ICT4Ag Community of Practice of SNRD Africa":MAILTO:daria.hasse@giz.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180227T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180227T163000
DTSTAMP:20260419T172608
CREATED:20180223T110855Z
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SUMMARY:Smart Investments\, Big Returns: How Understanding Financial Data Can Transform Nutrition
DESCRIPTION:Learning from country experiences collecting and using budget data to improve their nutrition programs\nCurrent estimates suggest that current funding is not sufficient to address malnutrition. Part of the difficulty in securing the funding needed to tackle malnutrition is a lack of how much funding has already been allocated to nutrition and how much and where the funding gaps are. \nA number of countries have embarked on nutrition budget analysis exercises\, designed to identify available funding\, highlight existing gaps in funding\, and advocate for smarter investments in nutrition. Nearly 20 countries have completed this work\, often through a framework provided by the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement. SPRING’s interviews with representatives from 11 of these countries illustrated the complexities inherent in sharing these findings and the potential benefits from collecting and sharing data on a topic that is known best for the lack of information available. \nJoin SPRING for a webinar to learn more about the ways in which countries have used findings from nutrition budget analysis activities to identify and coordinate nutrition across sectors\, advocate for increased funding for nutrition\, and manage the use of nutrition funds. In this webinar\, we will hear directly from country practitioners about their experiences\, including their activities\, tools\, briefs\, and graphs used. \nSpeakers\n\nGwyneth Cotes | SPRING\, Director of Global Initiatives\nJovita Sandaite | Action Against Hunger (ACF) of Sierra Leone\, Advocacy Expert\nHugh Bagnall-Oakeley | Save the Children\, Senior Hunger Policy Adviser\n\nMore information\n\nNutrition Budgeting and Financial Analysis — USAID site\nBUDGET ANALYSIS FOR NUTRITION:  A guidance note for countries — by the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement\nTracking nutrition investments\, How much do governments invest in nutrition? – SUN site\n\nRegistration\nRegister online here. \nThe notification was provided by the FSNR working group!
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/smart-investments-big-returns-how-understanding-financial-data-can-transform-nutrition/
LOCATION:Online event
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180223T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20180223T113000
DTSTAMP:20260419T172608
CREATED:20180213T160143Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar on Nutrition in Value Chains
DESCRIPTION:Webinar\nNutrition in Value Chains\nKevina Wangai of the global program Promotion of Nutrition-sensitive Potato Value Chains in East Africa and Evi Gruber of the global program Food Security and Strengthening of Resilience will share project experiences. Alfons Eiligmann and Andreas Springer-Heinze inform on tools of the ValueLinks 2.0 Manual\, providing examples on how to integrate nutrition into value chains. \nWhat’s your takeaway?\nThe organisers want to encourage you to join the third webinar to get to know more about the complex theme on how to integrate nutrition into value chains. Remember\, you still have the possibility to state your particular interest in certain areas related to agricultural value chains and to get them covered in more detail during one of the upcoming webinars. \nHow to participate\nThe webinar is conducted via Skype4Business and the respective Lynch app. To participate contact eva.greber@giz.de \nYou already have tons of questions you would like to ask the presenters?\nPlease send your questions to Eva Maria Greber (Eva.Greber@giz.de) prior to the webinar. She’ll make sure that your points are covered during the presentations or answered during the Q&A part of the session. \nWe are looking forward to having great discussions with you! \nThe organisers\n\nKarina Brenneis (Sector Project Agricultural Trade and Value Chains)\nEberhard Krain (Planning Officer\, FMB\, and tandem partner of the SNRD WG ABIVCD)\nAndreas Springer-Heinze (Senior Planning Officer\, FMB)
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/webinar-on-nutrition-in-value-chains/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sector Project Agricultural Trade and Value Chains":MAILTO:Eva.Greber@giz.de
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171117T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171117T150000
DTSTAMP:20260419T172608
CREATED:20171101T085356Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar on Agricultural Value Chains — What’s in It for You?
DESCRIPTION:Webinar on Agricultural Value Chains — What’s in It for You?\nThis kickoff session will focus on introducing the overall concept of the ValueLinks Manual 2.0. Participants are invited to discuss which specific topics should be covered in the upcoming series of webinars\nThe sector project Agricultural Trade and Value Chains\, the SNRD working group Agribusiness and Inclusive Value Chain Development\, and the FMB cordially invite to their first online seminar. \nIs this relevant to you?\nThe webinar series is specially designed for all colleagues – in particular those from the Sector and Global Programs Department (G500) and SNRD – who get in touch with agricultural value chains as part of their project implementation. \nAbout the entire webinar series\nThe overall concept of the series hinges on an inclusive and proactive topic selection by you. Being demand-oriented means more to us than just saying it. Please have a look at the ValueLinks2.0 Manual to get an overview of which types of subjects we could delve into. \nHere are some ideas: Subject-wise\, we can include the analysis of socioeconomic\, ecological\, and gender-related aspects within value chain development\, business models and nutrition questions. However and most importantly\, we will have a closer look at the application of different tools in project context\, practical experience\, as well as challenges arising and lessons learnt. So we want to get your guidance on topics as well as on what kind of tools you would be interested to hear more of in the coming months. \nHow does this initial seminar work?\nIn this first kick-off session\, we will focus on introducing the overall concept of the ValueLinks Manual 2.0\, as well as on the discussion on which specific topics we will focus during the upcoming webinars. Andreas Springer-Heinze\, Senior Planning Officer at GIZ Eschborn will guide you through the kick-off webinar\, together with Alfons Eiligmann\, and Karina Brenneis. \nWhat’s your takeaway?\nWe want to encourage you to join the kick-off session and actively state your particular interests in certain areas related to agricultural value chains\, to get them covered in more detail during the upcoming webinar series. \nAbout the promotion of agriculture value chains\nInternational and German development cooperation has encouraged the promotion of agricultural values since the beginning of the 2000s. It is viewed as an important strategy to transform agribusiness towards more economic\, ecological and social sustainability. \nThe advancement shall lead to improved competitiveness and income increases for smallholders and workers — in agriculture itself as well as in upstream and downstream sectors. \nSince the food price crisis in 2007/2008\, strategies to promote value chains are more and more applied to support development goals around food and nutrition security\, not only reduce poverty. \nAbout the speakers\nAndreas Springer-Heinze is an agricultural economist by training and a Senior Planning Officer at GIZ Head Office in Eschborn\, Germany. He has extensive experience in the field of sustainable development. \nHe is author of the ValueLinks methodology on value chain development. In the past 12 years\, he has conducted inter-national training seminars and studies on value chain promotion in agribusiness\, bio-trade\, handicrafts\, small-scale manufacturing and tourism. \nIn 2009\, he founded the International ValueLinks Association e.V.\, together with colleagues engaged in value chain work. \nAlfons Eiligmann is a board member of the International ValueLinks Association and a ValueLinks master trainer since 2007. He facilitated more than 70 ValueLinks training courses and works as a consultant with GIZ projects in Africa and Asia. \nWhen: 17 Nov 2017\, 14.00-15.00h (CET) \nWhere:  Online via Skype4Buisness. This is a webinar for SNRD/GIZ only. \nYou already have tons of questions that you would like to ask Andreas Springer-Heinze and Alfons Eiligmann? \nPlease send your questions to Eva Maria Greber prior to the webinar. We will make sure that we cover your points during the brief presentation or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session. \nWe are looking forward to having great discussions with you! It’s an exciting subject!
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/webinar-on-agricultural-value-chains-whats-in-it-for-you/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171115T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20171115T160000
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SUMMARY:Leveraging ICT to Make Agribusiness Attractive for Unemployed Youths: Some Concrete Ideas for Your Project -- Upcoming Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Leveraging ICT to Make Agribusiness Attractive for Unemployed Youths\nSome Concrete Ideas for Your Project — Upcoming Webinar\nThe ICT4Ag Community of Practice of SNRD Africa cordially invites SNRD colleagues to their next online seminar. We will focus on how agriculture development projects can make proper use of ICTs to create thought-after employment along the agri-value chains in rural areas. \nThe presentation will focus on how you can advance agricultural entrepreneurship of young people\, triggering ICT innovations in order to boost climate-resilient food value chains. \n\n“ICTs can help connect urban consumers with smallholder producers\, including women and young farmers. This way agriculture could become an attractive sector for talented young people who can make an important contribution in transforming African agriculture into a profitable and sustainable business.”\nMichaela Hailu\, Director CTA \nYour Content Goes Here\, Your Content Goes HereICT has great potential to excite young farmers/agripreneurs and entice young innovators to engage in new agricultural enterprises. About 65% of the total population of Africa is below the age of 35 years; over 35% are between the age of 15 and 35 years – making Africa a continent full of youth. Each year\, 10 million young Africans join the labour market\, more than ever before.  These young people are crucial for replacing the older farming generation. They can also bring an important contribution to the agriculture sector\, through innovation and especially digital ICT solutions. \nImplementing digital solutions can do much to improve the image of agriculture contributing to a future-oriented\, sustainable development in rural areas; when broadened to include agribusiness\, marketing and services related to crop and livestock production. ICT offers dynamic career options for young people with agricultural and non-agricultural profiles that Ken will go into. He will base his contributions on various activities — targeting both young farmers and young ICT agripreneurs — that CTA and others have been implementing for several years and including some new plans. He will present and illustrate a model for engaging youth in agriculture using ICTs. He would like to learn from your experiences as well and collectively with you reflect on the way forward for this issue. \nIs this relevant to you?\nThis webinar is designed for project staff and decision-makers in agricultural and rural development projects interested in using ICT4Ag to improve rural youth employment. \nWhat will be your takeaway?\nYou will learn how you can use ICT to encourage young farmers in your project to engage in agricultural value chains. \nAbout the speaker\nFor the last 20 years\, Ken Lohento managed numerous initiatives related to ICT policy and its use for food security and socio-economic development.  He has joined CTA in 2009 as ICT for Agriculture Programme Coordinator\, focusing on ICT and youth in agriculture through various activities. These ICT and youth activities won the UN WSIS Forum Awards in 2015. He is also Focal Point for CTA’s youth activities. \nHow to join\nThe webinar is conducted via Skype4Buisness and is open to SNRD members and GIZ staff only. RSVP julia.bayer@giz.de \nYou already have tons of questions that you would like to ask Ken Lohento?\nPlease send your questions to julia.bayer@giz.de prior to the webinar. We will make sure that Ken covers your points in his presentation\, or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session! \nWe are looking forward to having great discussions with you! It’s an exciting subject!
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/how-you-can-use-ict-to-create-jobs-for-young-farmers-in-your-agricultural-project-upcoming-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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SUMMARY:The Power of Mobile for Agricultural Projects -- Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The Power of Mobile for Agricultural Projects — WebinarHow You Can Leverage the Power of Mobile for Sustainable and Measurable Impacts in Your Agricultural Project\nIn the next online seminar of the ICT4Ag Community of Practice\, we will discuss with Lukas Borkowski — Madagascar Country Manager at Viamo\, a mobile engagement consultancy — and GIZ’s Paul Cronjaeger how you can use cost-effective mobile solutions for a bigger\, faster and more efficient impact of your project. \n\n“Mobile-to-mobile interaction is only 5% of the cost of traditional outreach — and rural beneficiaries are ten times more likely to engage in two-way conversation over automated voice-based communication (IVR) versus SMS”” \nThe World Bank \n\nThe power of mobile\nToday most Africans have access to mobile phones. Mobile technology quickly delivers to rural smallholder farmers and other clients such as MSMEs with information that is critical for investments\, production and marketing decisions. Governments\, NGOs and the private sector can collect important field-level information for their decision-making and planning. Smartphones and apps are often seen as the best way to reap these benefits\, and there are numerous examples of their successful use in rural development projects. \nHowever\, mobile solutions that make use of simple mobile phones are more sustainable given that smartphones and mobile data are still prohibitively expensive for most Africans. Through the use of apps\, IVR and SMS\, it is possible to engage beneficiaries that have any kind of phone\, and mobile rewards project staff and field managers with rich data and timely insights for their M&E. \nHow to join\nFor technical requirements and to obtain access links\, please contact Julia.Bayer@giz.de of the Sector Project Rural Development\, which facilitates the webinar. Kindly note the webinar is for SNRD members and GIZ staff only! \nThe project offers a training series for marine practitioners\, technical staff and decision makers\, covering these topics: \nIntegration of ecosystem services into coastal and marine planning (Blue IES)Climate change adaptation in coastal and marine areas (Blue CCA)Ecosystem-based marine and coastal spatial planning (Blue Planning in Practice\, BPiP)Is this relevant to you?\nThis webinar is designed for project staff and decision-makers in agricultural and rural development projects interested in innovating agricultural extension and advisory services\, data collection\, and behavior change communication. The webinar does not require prior experience in mobile communications. \nWhat will be your takeaway?\nYou will learn how you can use cost-effective mobile solutions to achieve bigger\, faster and more efficient impact in your project. This discussion will be led by Lukas Borkowski\, Viamo’s Country Manager in Madagascar. \nViamo is a leading social enterprise in global mobile for development\, with more than ten years of mobile engagement experience and offices in more than 25 countries in Africa and Asia. \nLukas\, whose experience includes working with GIZ\, will walk you through applied case studies from across Africa\, including one that will be presented by Paul Cronjaeger\, Technical Advisor with GIZ’s More Income and Employment in Rural Areas Program in Malawi. The two will discuss with you the benefits of having an integrated mobile engagement strategy for your project. \nThe main presenter\nLukas Borkowski\, Country Manager\, Madagascar \nThe co-presenter\nPaul Cronjaeger\, Technical Advisor\, GIZ Malawi        \nYou already have tons of questions that you would like to ask Lukas Borkowski?\nPlease feel free to send your questions to julia.bayer@giz.de prior to the webinar. She’ll make sure that Lukas covers your points in his presentation\, or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session!
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/the-power-of-mobile-for-agricultural-projects-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Resilience for Development
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Resilience for Development\nFree online course in two parts\, facilitated in English\, French\, and Spanish\nThe course is hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)\, in partnership with SwedBio at the Stockholm Resilience Centre\, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity\, Pronatura\, ECOSUR\, NBSAP Forum and The Nature Conservancy. \nIt is designed for policymakers and practitioners working in the sustainable development and conservation planning sectors but is open to anyone interested. \nIt started on October 31st but participants can register for the course at any time. However\, the six required online lessons\, the course quiz and the course survey must be completed by November 27th 2017 in order to receive a certificate of completion. \n\nPart 1: Understanding Resilience Thinking\nPart 2: Applying Resilience Thinking to National Biodiversity and Development Plans
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/introduction-to-resilience-for-development/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170914T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20170914T154500
DTSTAMP:20260419T172608
CREATED:20170824T093711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T132903Z
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SUMMARY:How to Use Open Data for More Impact of Agriculture and Nutrition Related Projects -- Webinar
DESCRIPTION:How to Use Open Data for More Impact of Agriculture and Nutrition Related Projects\nWebinar\nIn this first online seminar\, the SNRD Africa’s ICT4Ag community of practice will provide a platform to discuss how your project can use open data to get more impact on the ground. The event will be geared towards the specific needs of projects operating in the area of agriculture and nutrition. \nWhat’s open data all about?\nIn the last decade\, the volume and types of freely available data have tremendously increased. There is an enormous stock of data that can benefit farmers in developing countries as well as be a great source for information to base decisions on at your work. \nRelevant to you?\nWhether you are a digital native or not\, this webinar will add value for any project staff and leads involved in agriculture or nutrition related projects who’ve been on a lookout to make adequate use of openly available data in their work. \nWhat’s in it for you?\nThe director of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition Network (GODAN)\, André Laperrière\, will share his experiences with you\, presenting best practices of the use of open data in the agricultural sector. You will gain insights into open data used in existing agricultural projects and together with André discuss the potential of open data for your everyday work in this sector. \nWhen: Thursday\, 14 September 2017\, 15.00-15.45h (UTC+2)Where: Online\, Skype 4 BusinessPartly open invitation: The event is open to all SNRD Africa members and GIZ staff.Already having tons of question on your mind that you want to ask André Laperrière? \nPlease feel free to send them to julia.bayer@giz.de before the time. She is the Lead of the ICT4Ag Cop at SNRD Africa and will make sure that André covers your points in his presentation\, or we will get to them during the Q&A part of the session! \nWe are looking forward to having great discussions with you! It’s an exciting subject! \nHow to participate\nPlease send an email to Julia.Bayer@Giz.de with a brief indication which seminar you want to participate in.  NB: The webinar is for GIZ staff and SNRD members only! \nThe presenter\nAndré Laperrière\, director GODAN
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/how-to-use-open-data-for-more-impact-of-agriculture-and-nutrition-related-projects/
CATEGORIES:Events,Trainings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170807
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170818
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SUMMARY:5th Annual International Training on Integrated Watershed Management and Flood-based Farming Systems in ASAL Areas
DESCRIPTION:Greetings from Mekelle University! \nMekelle University is organizing the 5th round of International short course on “Integrated Watershed Management and Flood-based Farming Systems in ASAL Areas\, Horn of Africa” during August 7-17\, 2017 in Mekelle\, Ethiopia. \nDownload Flyer – FBFS Shortcourse 2017
URL:https://www.snrd-africa.net/event/5th-annual-international-training-on-integrated-watershed-management-and-flood-based-farming-systems-in-asal-areas/
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mekelle University":MAILTO:tesfa-alem.gebreegziabher@mu.edu.et
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