Collaborating across disciplines: Integrating gender into livestock modelling
What happens when you bring together gender researchers and livestock modellers to work on a collaborative ‘solutions group’ project? In the second half of 2025, the Dgroups Foundation worked with the SEBI-Livestock teamto facilitate an LD4D Solutions Group on Gender Considerations in Livestock Modeling. The goal was simple but ambitious: to create the conditions for …
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Supporting knowledge exchange for the NAgDI initiative
The National Agricultural Data Infrastructure (NAgDI) initiative is a multi-country effort led by the Commonwealth Secretariat under the Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment (CCA). It aims to help countries strengthen, connect, and coordinate agricultural data systems so that reliable, interoperable information supports better policy and investment decisions, improves market transparency, and meets international …
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Welcoming OMLC as a new partner
The Outcome Mapping Learning Community (OMLC) recently became a Dgroups Foundation partner. OMLC is a long-standing global network advancing the practice of Outcome Mapping – helping practitioners explore behavioural change, systems contributions, and learning in complex settings. This year, we are supporting their transition to a groups.io-based community space, aiming to reinforce peer exchange and …
From data collection to shared learning: MEL systems that bridge research and practice
Our work on MEL tools and approaches with several IDRC research for development programmes was featured in a presentation at the KM Triversary Forum on “From Data Collection to Shared Learning: Designing MEL Systems that Serve Both Research and Practice.” The session explored how Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) systems can move beyond compliance and …
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Revamping the KM4Dev website
As part of activities to mark twenty-five years of the KM4Dev community, the Foundation is supporting efforts to revamp its website, introducing a cleaner design and easier navigation to make the wealth of resources and conversations more accessible to members and the wider knowledge management community. The new site will also strengthen integration between the …
From planning to action: Launching the CGIAR Climate Community
As climate change continues to impact lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems across the globe, the CGIAR Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Platform is leading efforts to find solutions that truly matter. By uniting CGIAR’s research on climate adaptation and mitigation, the Platform ensures these initiatives achieve maximum visibility and impact where they are needed most. Earlier …
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Integrating MEL systems with knowledge management platforms
Over the past 18 months, we’ve seen a growing demand from partners to integrate support for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) alongside their Knowledge Management (KM) platforms. In this post, we share insights from two recent projects where we developed monitoring systems for the CLARE and AQUADAPT initiatives. Key requirements, commonalities, and unique needs The …
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Building Bridges: Supporting knowledge management for the AQUADAPT Initiative
In 2024, the Dgroups Foundation was pleased to continue its partnership with IDRC, assembling a team of Associates to support the AQUADAPT initiative (Nature-based Climate Solutions in Aquaculture in Asia-Pacific). This ambitious four-year programme tackles the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity through applied research on nature-based solutions in aquaculture, with …
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Designing with purpose: Developing an online collaboration platform for the CLARE programme
In 2023, the Dgroups Foundation partnered with IDRC to scope, design and develop a Knowledge Management (KM) platform for the CLARE programme, a research initiative focused on Climate Adaptation and Resilience. CLARE aims to support socially inclusive, sustainable actions that build resilience to climate change and natural hazards across Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. The …
Mapping success together: How a card game helped AQUADAPT projects define success
Throughout 2024, the Dgroups Foundation has been partnering with AQUADAPT (Nature-based Climate Solutions in Aquaculture in Asia-Pacific) on the scoping and design of a knowledge management platform that fosters peer learning, interaction across projects, and streamlined monitoring data collection and analysis. As part of an extensive user-needs consultation, Dgroups Associate Jessica Ball was invited to …
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