Learning
This Resource Corner is dedicated to sharing the latest research findings, tools and practical experiences relating to Evidence-Based Learning and Communication in development cooperation. It highlights some of the information and exchanges shared through The Pelican Initiative, an active learning network bringing together more than 400 learning specialists, development practitioners, policymakers and researchers. It also builds on articles published in Issue 33 of Capacity.Org Journal on Organisational Learning.
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Monitoring and evaluation and research are important tools for learning from past performance. To achieve learning at institutional and societal levels, however, effective communication channels are needed to share evidence and insights and enable collective learning for development.
Latest additions to this section:
»Approaches to learning at organisational and societal level (published: 30/01/2009)
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This section features recent research findings as well as new and ongoing studies in the area of evidence-based learning for capacity development.
Latest additions to this section:
»Organisational learning: A Mexican success story (published: 14/09/2009)
»"Designing impact evaluations: different perspectives" (published: 08/08/2009)
»Research4life: Free access to environment research for developing countries (published: 04/05/2009)
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This section highlights a range of macro-level strategies and institutional frameworks for monitoring and evaluation of capacity development in different policy settings.
Latest additions to this section:
»Monitoring Flexible Funding: Navigating the challenges (published: 23/09/2009)
»New book tackles M&E for evidence-based policymaking (published: 05/02/2009)
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This section showcases experiences and innovative learning approaches. We welcome additional contributions and suggestions on from our readers.
Latest additions to this section:
»Linking technical capacity building to women’s empowerment: The Feminist Tech Exchange (published: 21/08/2009)
»ICTs in Education in Africa (published: 04/05/2009)
»A life with dignity: Building women’s capacity to improve labour standards (published: 04/05/2009)
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This section provides an overview of practical tools to enhance leadership capacity in different contexts.
Latest additions to this section:
»The world becomes a village – implications of social networks (published: 08/08/2009)
»New Portal for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of rural development (published: 08/08/2009)
»Online resources on democratic governance and the market economy in development (published: 04/05/2009)
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This section contains articles and other published resources relating to organisational learning and development.
Latest additions to this section:
»Can social networking give a leg-up to the poor? (published: 04/05/2009)
»From Clients to Citizens (published: 04/05/2009)
»Learning and knowing in indigenous societies (published: 04/05/2009)
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In this section, you will find website links to organisations in different parts of the world that offer information and knowledge resources on learning for development.
Latest additions to this section:
»Capacity Development: Improving the results of learning programmes (published: 05/01/2010)
»International Network for Technical Information (INTI) (published: 08/08/2009)
»The Huairou Commission (published: 04/05/2009)