1. THE CHALLENGES OF PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION DEDICATED TO THE PROJECT CYCLE Catherine CLAVEL – June 2006

2. The main objectives of HI’s Mission  IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES  PROMOTE THEIR RIGHTS To achieve these objectives, we need to  GUARANTEE AND IMPROVE OUR FIELD ACTIONS  ENRICH OUR KNOWLEDGE AND KNOW-HOW  DEVELOP INNOVATIONS  DISSEMINATE OUR GOOD PRACTICES AND THOSE OF OUR PARTNERS  IMPLEMENT ADVOCACY ACTIONS The question is : How activities related to professional information and knowledge, which are Production/Collect, Sharing/Diffusion, and Capitalization, contributes to these objectives ?

3. PROJECT DPO’s –PWD – PROFESSIONNALS HEADQUARTER-PROGRAMS- SECTIONS NON FORMALIZED PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION ---- Practices Experiences Know-how FORMALIZED PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION ----- PRODUCTION FORMALIZATION ---- EXCHANGE DIFFUSION RESOURCES

4. FORMALIZED PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

5. Documents produce throughout the project cycle P S E Identification & Development of the project Exploratory report mission Concept paper Implementation and monitoring of operations Monthly progress or annual report Productions related to the project activities Awareness-raising document Training documents Posters, Booklet Evaluation of operations Handover Report Evaluation report Capitalization of experience/Knowledge transfert. Document of capitalization

6.  Information related to PME System Identification and development’s stage Logical framework Exploratory report mission Concept paper Implementation and monitoring ‘s stage Monthly progress report Annual report of activities Enf of mission report For Evaluation’s stage of operations Evaluation report

7.  Information related to Handicap International’s range of activities Awareness-raising document Technical Advice Thematic or technical videos Trainings documents Posters, Booklet

8.  Capitalization of experience/Knowledge transfert Definition of capitalization Objectives of capitalization ?  Improve the quality of our actions  Enrich our Knowledge and Know-how  Enhance and share our best practices and know how in a specific area  Develop tools for supporting mainstreaming and advocacy actions Capitalisation is the transition from experience to shareable knowledge (Pierre de Zutter)

9. How to capitalize ?  By taking a step back from the experience  By questioning an experience, discussing it, or even challenging it  By learning lessons from experience that can help future interventions

10.  Identify a Capitalisation Subject Why ? On what ? What product ? For Whom  Define a method of collecting information Documents projet – interview – impact assessment –study…  Define the product Video – Article - Guide - CD-Rom  Define a strategy of distribution Internal communication channels – meetings – mailing list…  Identify Required resources Human resources/material/budget Specifications for a capitalization work  Define Impact evaluation assessment Feedbacks, Knowledge-Attitudes-Practices (KAP), survey

11. NON FORMALIZED PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

12. PROJECT EXCHANGE/SHARE Ways of sharing Seminar/Workin g group Internet tools : wiki, newsgroup… PRODUCTION DIFFUSION NON FORMALIZED INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE Contained in Experiences Practices Know-How PARTNERS – PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HEADQUARTER - FIELDS SUPPORT OF CAPITALIZATION AND SHARING

13. RESOURCES

14. Internalresources DOCUMENTS OF REFERENCE PERSONS/SECTORS STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS DATABASES

15. Human and sectors resources Desk Officer (DO) Political and strategic support Technical Advisor (TA) Technical support, capitalisation, sectorial policy Strategy policy Service: Advices, recommandations And help to decision regarding on all questions regarding HI strategic and policy level. Programme communication officer : Advices and support in communication with donors, partners, professional and media Documentation center: Services : Research Biblio, directory of websites… Help in creation of documentation center Fields Share experiences and know how Internal Human resources Methodology Unit Advices and support on Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (PME)

16. DATABASES Ex-librisBibliographic database : Ex-libris managed by the documentation center. Available from intranet A photos database managed by the communication Unit Available from intranet SOURCE Information support center databases on health and disabilitySOURCE Information support center databases on health and disability http://www.ids.ac.uk/sourcesearch/bibliographic.htm

17. It contains It contains : Articles, Books, report, guides, manual… Training documents (curriculum…), Project documents, Technical documents Periodicals, Videos. documentation documentation

18. Specialised documentation: International solidarity, Disabled people’s rights, Community health/prevention, Development, Accessibility, Psychological/psycho-social support, Socio-economic inclusion, Inclusive education…. documentation documentation

19. Photos It contains It contains : + 1700 photos Search engine Functionality:Functionality: Download photos Print, save and send photos by e-mail

20. Source is a free information support centre on health and disability Subjects : Disability, development and inclusion, HIV and AIDS, Participatory communication, Mother and child health, Early childhood development, ICT and health. SOURCE