Knowledge & Learning Exchanges

1st Knowledge and Learning Exchange, East Africa - South Asia
Sri Lanka & India, September 16 - October 2, 2002

A team of Bank staff and clients participated in a study tour of Sri Lanka and India to develop cross regional partnerships to integrate indigenous knowledge & practices into East African Projects through knowledge sharing and learning exchanges. As part of the cross-country exchanges and knowledge sharing activities between South Asia and East Africa, a team of project officers from three East African Countries – Ethiopia (Medicinal Plants), Kenya (Early Childhood Development)and Uganda (Nutrition and Early Childhood Development) were part of the tour. They visited various government projects and institutions. The purpose of this mission was to enable the East African officials to learn how South Asian projects have worked with communities and have integrated indigenous knowledge into development programs. Refer below for links to video coverage of the tour and debriefings:

1st IK Knowledge and Learning Exchange: East Africa – South Asia
Overview	Concept, Methodology and Impact
Tour schedule (with links to videos and debriefings)	View videos sorted by the itinerary
Debriefings: Rural Tele-centers: A Cross Regional Learning Exchange Medicinal Plants – Ethiopia learns from Sri Lanka (South-South Cooperation) Sodic Lands Reclamation Project: Lessons for Africa Delhi Debriefing – Action Plan and Reflections Early Childhood Development: East Africa Learns from South Asia Medicinal Plants and ECD Projects	Group/team learning & reflections on the tour
Project descriptions (Word)	Brief write ups on projects and activities

2nd Knowledge and Learning Exchange, East Africa - South Asia
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India, June 14th - 30, 2004

A team of Bank staff and clients participated in a study tour of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India to develop cross regional partnerships to integrate indigenous knowledge & practices into East African projects, through knowledge sharing and a learning exchange. As part of this cross-country exchange between South Asia and East Africa, a team of project officers from three East African Countries – 8 practioners from Ethiopia Womens Development Initiatives Project (WDIP), 3 practioners from Malawi, Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF), and 3 from the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF) participated in the tour. They visited various government projects and institutions in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) .

This second exchange focused on learning from indigenous practices and builds on the lessons of earlier experiences in South-South Exchange.  Refer below for links to video coverage of the tour and debriefings:

2nd IK Knowledge and Learning Exchange: East Africa – South Asia
Overview	Concept, Methodology and Impact.
Tour Schedule	View videos sorted by the itinerary.
Debriefings: South South Learning and Exchange Kick-off Meeting: Delhi , June 13 Launch Event for the South South Learning and Exchange Tour - Delhi Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA): Microfinance and Capacity Building for Women's Empowerment Sri Lanka: Visit to the Medicinal Plants Project Myrada: South Asian Local Institution Building and Management in Mysore, India Bangladesh: Visit to BRAC and Grameen Bank *Dhaka, Rajendrapur* South-South Learning & Exchange Tour Schedule Andhra Pradesh District Poverty Initiatives Project (AP DPIP) India: Team Debriefing, and Meeting with Vijay Kumar - Managing Director to AP DPIP Wrap-Up Debriefing: Delhi	Group/team learning & reflections on the tour.
Related IK Note	South South Learning Exchange for Client Capacity Enhancement