1. IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH I MPLEMENTING B EST P RACTICES I MPLEMENTING B EST P RACTICES I NITIATIVE Margaret Usher-Patel, Suzanne Reier, Lou Compernolle WHO/RHR/USAID/IBP Secretariat On behalf of: Partners of the IBP Initiative Working with countries to close the knowledge to practice gap

2. IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH I MPLEMENTING B EST P RACTICES A diverse group of agencies, working as a team, on a cost-sharing basis, toward a common goal, is a powerful mechanism for creating communities of practice focused on taking knowledge into practice 22 IBP Partners

3. IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH I MPLEMENTING B EST P RACTICES GOAL: Improve family planning practices CHALLENGE: Bridging the gap between the transfer application and scaling up of effective practices GapPracticeEvidence

4. IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH I MPLEMENTING B EST P RACTICES Individuals Global Community CoPs The IBP / ECS Facilitates collaborative learning and knowledge sharing  Country to country and in-country transfer and exchange of knowledge  Transfer of local knowledge, experience, success stories and lessons learned  Collaborative learning, working and knowledge sharing An innovative web-based system that functions through emails designed to encourage:

5. IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH I MPLEMENTING B EST P RACTICES IBP / ECS Objectives Build on the aims of the IBP Initiative Country to country and in-country Improve access to effective practices and global expertise Facilitate the adaptation and utilisation of resources Facilitate communication and exchange Facilitate collaboration Capture and share challenges, experiences, and lessons learned Promote transfer and exchange of information: success stories, innovations and lessons learned

6. http://www.ibpinitiative.org Members Login Page Sign Up/Information

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8. IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH I MPLEMENTING B EST P RACTICES This system works with you but it will not work without you! Global – everyone is welcome Discussion forums and virtual workspaces Global library of international publications You can ask for your story to be published Global announcements, calendar and task manager Archives and tracks global and community discussions and online meetings Global and community contact lists

9. My IBP The myIBP page lists: Coordinator suggestions including suggesting a new community or a new member Your References Your Communities Global information All the communities you are a member of

10. Community Tools Overview Library Discussions Announcements Contacts CalendarLibraryDiscussionsAnnouncementsContactsCalendar John Smith Community Email Address

11. All you can do with a document in your Library Create and Announcement Email Knowledge Check Out and Check In Let's discuss this doc please You should read this doc it is really interesting This Document has greatly aided my understanding of the topic, thanks Recommend Knowledge Create a Meeting Add a Comment

12. Discussions All messages sent to the community email are stored in the discussions area, attachments to these emails are automatically stored in the library Inbox When you reply to a discussion item, you automatically respond to the entire community I If you want to start a discussion you can send it to the community email address without going into the system III II

13. IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH I MPLEMENTING B EST P RACTICES This system works with you but it will not work without you! You own your community.You invite members to join.You are welcome to join other communities and global discussions Discussion forums and virtual workspaces Links with other communities Local community libraries of the materials you need, stories, lessons learned Community announcements, calendar and task manager You communicate through email but the system archives and tracks community discussions and online meetings Community contact lists

14. IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH I MPLEMENTING B EST P RACTICES It is easy to use Linking people with people Its SMART Try it out! www.ibpinitiative.org Or write to info@ibpinitiative.org