CRECO Reviewing and development of 'local' theories

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1 Question 1 - Situation:
- 1.1 1a) In what ways was I mistaken about the situation?
2 Question 2 - Outcomes:
3 Question 3 - Actions:
4 Bonus question - learning utilisation
5 Feedback from Harambee Workshop participants

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Question 1 - Situation:

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1a) In what ways was I mistaken about the situation?

Assumption that members would be willing to share information and experiences on common issues of advocacy
Assumption that CRECO's member CSOs would adhere to a common code of ethics as an addendum to the Memorandum Of Understanding

1b) Which of my assumptions about the situation misled me?

1c) What have I learned? What different conclusions will I reach about similar situations in future?

Build consensus before proceeding with a desired plan of action
There is need to appreciate the potential influence of the network environment (internal and external) e.g. political influence from the government

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Question 2 - Outcomes:

2a)In what ways was I mistaken about the desirability of the pursued outcomes? i) Governance: governance issues are related to scenarios beyond network issues. Members are not on equal footing and some are more established than the network itself ii) Joint programming: it is difficult to attain consensus due to diversity of issues iii) Information sharing: not all information can be shared

2b)Which of my reasons for favouring those outcomes misled me?

2c)What have I learned? What outcomes will I try to pursue when next I'm in such a situation?

Get civil society organisations (CSOs) to share information in a meaningful way
Create a code of conduct/principles for sharing information
Appreciate diversity (e.g in methodology) a bit more
Work with donors to establish commonality i.e. donors should appreciate CRECO's code of conduct

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Question 3 - Actions:

3a) Did I succeed in carrying out the planned actions? If not, what prevented or discouraged me? What have I learned about myself, my skills, my attitudes, and so on? Achieved planned actions to some extent i.e.

Learning platforms successful and even got national acclaim
Internet connectivity at the secretariat
Peer review mechanism was set up and is going to be operationalised soon
Draft code of conduct was developed and is being implemented.

However not all desired objectives have been achieved due to:

Delay in implementation due to delay in disbursement of funds
Political interference

3b) If I did carry out the actions, in what ways was I mistaken about the effect they would have? Which of my assumptions about the actions misled me?

Most processes have just began to be implemented so it is hard to evaluate

3c)What have I learned? What actions will I try next time I am pursuing similar outcomes in a similar situation? Would maintain the same course of action but change the way they were implemented i.e.:

Place more emphasis on training of CSOs and members in ICTs and communication skills
Entrenchment of governance standards
Consensus building
Pursue closer interaction among member organisations

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