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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2024 in review: Dgroups Foundation highlights
As the year comes to a close, we want to share updates on our 2024 activities, project progress, partner experiences, and some plans we look forward to pursuing in 2025. One of the key areas we’ve worked on recently is the integration of different online collaboration platforms with other tools and systems for knowledge sharing …
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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2022 in review: Dgroups Foundation highlights
Last year saw the Dgroups Foundation expand its activities, with new projects and events as well as new partners and collaborators. Below we introduce some of the initiatives we worked on in 2022. Projects and events New partners Six organisations have joined the Dgroups Partnership over the past few months: As usual, we are keen …
Setting up a community space on forest solutions to the climate crisis
In November 2022 the Dgroups Foundation started to work with UN-REDD to help incubate and support a dedicated community space discussing forest solutions to the climate crisis. “UN-REDD is the flagship UN knowledge and advisory partnership on forests and climate to reduce forest emissions and enhance forest carbon stocks. It is the largest international provider …
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