African Community of Practice on Managing for Development Results

Background Born out of Mutual Learning Initiatives: Burkina Faso & Uganda, June 2006 Launched at RT3: Vietnam, February 2007 First Annual Meeting: Uganda, December 2007

First Annual Meeting, Kampala

Mission To provide a platform for the exchange of experience and knowledge among practitioners who seek to develop and expand their capacity to manage for development results.

Organizational Structure

Current Team Activities 1.Networking and Coordination, Recognition, and Sustainability Team Promoting & ensuring a strong presence of the AfCoP at key meetings (Kigali & Accra) 2. Decentralized Structure and Active Expanded Membership Team Launching of Country based CoP’s Doubling of membership (through personal invitations)

Current Team Activities 3.Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning, and Publicity Team Development of promotional Materials (Kigali Flyer) 4.Capacity Building Team Expert led electronic discussions Electronic resource library Practitioners database 5. Monitoring and Evaluation Team Monitoring and evaluating of the AfCoP

Website Features Expert Led Electronic Discussions Resource Library Networking: personal member pages & discussion threads

Membership TOTAL of 237 members Members come from 21 African countries & 15 non-African countries 33% of members are Francophone & 67% are Anglophone

SPONSORS We wish to thank the following supporters: - African Development Bank - USAID-MSI - IFAD - MOFA Netherlands - OECD / DAC - WORLD BANK

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