Learning Alliances
The Learning Alliances methodology allows implementation of successful innovations on a large scale. Practitioners and researchers involved and interested in Learning Alliances are invited to share practical experiences and to further develop the concept.
Learning Alliances: Scaling up innovations in water, sanitation and hygiene
This book brings together theory and practice to examine the challenges of widespread innovative change in a real-world setting. It is in the first place geared towards water sector professionals with an interest in strengthening the developmental impacts of research and innovation, the scaling up of innovative implementation practices, and new approaches for capacity development.
Read more or download TP47_LA_07.pdf (1.6 MB)
Learning alliance reflective meeting: Should we develop a framework for learning alliances and how?
A meeting held at IRC on 22 April 2009 helped further explore the learning alliance approach. The objective of the meeting was to define a framework for IRC’s learning alliance projects, building upon experiences and insights from three sources: Wageningen’s experience with sustainable agriculture, Russell Kerkhoven’s experience with facilitating a dialogue process between conflicting groups and Kathy Shordt’s experience with a framework to change people’s hygiene behaviours. The report covers principles and philosophy, the context in which learning alliances are built, working with multiple stakeholders, the role of agencies, issues of outcomes and impact and a table mapping some tools to understand and assess learning alliances.
20090423_Learning alliance discussion summary.doc (365.0 kB)
Attitudes and actions of participants in multi-stakeholder processes and platforms
Where multi-stakeholder processes (MSPs), tools and platforms are being used to address various aspects of water management and where they are implemented in conjunction with participatory process monitoring, the overall outcomes can be enhanced through continuous learning and adaptation, and the motivation that it fosters.
Learning Alliances Symposium
In June 2005, IRC and UNESCO-IHE hosted an international symposium on learning alliances. This folder contains the background paper, the proceedings and the symposium report of the event.
