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		<title>An evolving story on MSC-PV in Zanzibar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cecilekusters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An evolving story on MSC-PV in Zanzibar  Monday 27th July  The story begins to unfold…. A few women, a few men, they wait patiently for the rest to arrive. Some have travelled long distances from the nearby island of Pemba. Others are already at home. The Programme Coordinator arrives, the workshop can begin. The story [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=251&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Vacancy Announcement: AWARD M&amp;E Coordinator</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mine Pabari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deadline for application: 1st July African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is a pioneering project to boost the talent pool of African women in the agricultural sciences. AWARD delivers career development fellowships to hundreds of women in agricultural institutions throughout sub-Saharan Africa.  These fellowships include mentoring by senior professionals, as well as far-reaching [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=246&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from Lesotho (SANReMP) Learning Site</title>
		<link>http://mande4mfi.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/lessons-from-lesotho-sanremp-learning-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 16:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thips</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The kingdom of Lesotho is one of the smallest countries in Africa, landlocked and surrounded by South Africa, consisting of a population of approximately 2 million people. It has an interesting and colourful history, enriched by a strong Sotho culture and a beautiful mountainous landscape. The Government of Lesotho has embarked on an agricultural development [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=244&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Experiences of ASSP/ASDP-L on Managing for Impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>workneh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[managing for impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMIP Team in EA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first engagement of ASSP/ASDP-L with Strengthening Management for Impact (SMIP) started with a training workshop on ‘Managing for Impact: from theory to practice’ held on November, 2007. This was followed by designing a participatory and learning-oriented monitoring and evaluation (M&#38;E) system for ASSP/ASDP-L. Designing of the M&#38;E system followed a participatory approach giving full [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=239&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call for applications: Training on Managing for Impact (M4I)</title>
		<link>http://mande4mfi.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/call-for-applications-training-on-managing-for-impact-mfi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thips</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call for applications: Training on Managing for Impact (M4I), 21 September &#8211; 2 October 2009, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Closing date: 31st July 2009 Course Details&#124; Application form &#8211; New. The Strengthening Managing for Impact Programme (SMIP) is calling for applications to attend a training workshop on Managing for Impact. The purpose of this workshop is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=229&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>News at 11 &#8211;  MfI Visioning Workshop</title>
		<link>http://mande4mfi.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/news-at-11-mfi-visioning-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nyalukolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smippers spent a week in Johannesburg 25th &#8211; 31st January 2009, critically reflecting the last three years of smipping using the “Managing for Impact” (MfI) approach. Being as visionary and as they have been to promote such an approach and through their passion for pro-poor development they also used the platform to vision further the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=218&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A New &amp; Exciting Year Ahead!</title>
		<link>http://mande4mfi.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/a-new-exciting-year-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mine Pabari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a new year for SMIP &#8211; with much to learn from behind us and exciting opportunities ahead! We&#8217;ve just finished our annual meeting where we critically reflected on our progress and experiences as well as looked ahead into the future. One of the SMIP&#8217;ers promised to put together a post on this so I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=219&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>International Conference on Impact Evaluation &#8211; 29th March-2nd April 2008</title>
		<link>http://mande4mfi.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/international-conference-on-impact-evaluation-29th-march-2nd-april-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://mande4mfi.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/international-conference-on-impact-evaluation-29th-march-2nd-april-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mine Pabari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The African Evaluation Association (AfrEA), the Network of Networks on Impact Evaluation (NONIE) and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) have joined forces to bring to Africa some of the best expertise from all continents on one of the most discussed topics among evaluation and development communities worldwide. The conference defines impact evaluations as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=122&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ah..the good ol&#8217; &#8220;tick &amp; go&#8221; !</title>
		<link>http://mande4mfi.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/ahthe-good-ol-tick-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mine Pabari</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Developing M&E systems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More often than not, I come across a type of monitoring I&#8217;ve started to refer to as &#8220;tick &#38; go&#8221; (many thanks to an MfI network member for the expression). This typically begins with a frantic scramble to develop SMART indicators which sometimes (but rarely) are linked to a clearly defined and understood programme logic. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=110&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Complexity Sciences &amp; Development Management</title>
		<link>http://mande4mfi.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/complexity-sciences-development-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mine Pabari</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[complexity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Further to Elias&#8217; post entitled, &#8220;Programme management should work beyond influencing or contributing to impact&#8220;; I was recently sent the following paper which I thought may be of interest to others. The paper speaks very much to what we try to do in SMIP and what we&#8217;re working towards. To access the paper, click on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mande4mfi.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3475293&amp;post=100&amp;subd=mande4mfi&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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