Annual Learning Event – Washington, DC
December 6 – 8, 2022
Overview
The OCDC ICRG Annual Learning Event was designed to be a dynamic, mutual learning experience — participatory, interactive and responsive as possible to needs and priorities as they emerged. Participants not attending the physical event were invited to attend a Virtual Learning Event held on Tuesday December 13th, 2022.
Event Video – Virtual Event
In-Person Event Agenda
Arrivals
3:00PM
Arrivals and Check-In
The Kimpton Banneker Hotel
5:00 – 6:30PM
Meet and Greet / Reception
Le Sel Restaurant at the Kimpton Banneker Hotel
Day One
8:30AM
Breakfast & Registration
Ellicott Conference Room at the Kimpton Banneker Hotel
9:00AM
Welcome
Wangeci Gitata-Kiriga, Facilitator
9:30AM
Setting the Stage
Paul Hazen, OCDC Executive Director
Bailey Morton, Cooperative Development Specialist, USAID
Dr. Judith Hermanson, Director, OCDC ICRG
9:50AM
What have we learned about partnerships
CDO Presentations
10:50AM
Coffee Break and Group Photo
11:20AM
What have we learned about partnerships (Continued)
CDO Presentations
12:20PM
Brief Energizer
12:25PM
Plenary Session
1:00 – 2:00PM
Working Lunch: Opportunity for self-organized discussions about collaboration among CDOs
Le Sel Restaurant
2:00PM
“Pulse Taking”
Wangeci Gitata-Kiriga, Facilitator
2:05PM
Locally led development experience and challenges
Willy Nyirigira, Land O’Lakes Venture 37, featuring field perspectives
2:40PM
Learning from experience: CDO Led Small Group Sessions
– Fostering change and local project ownership through champions and partnerships
– Kari Onyancha, Land O’Lakes Venture 37
– Promoting financial inclusion through partnerships
– Herpin Jateng, WOCCU
– Partnering for research; exploring modalities
– Jennifer Wenborg, Health Partners
3:20PM
Learning from small groups
Small groups report back to plenary, discussion
3:50PM
Energizer
3:50 – 4:15PM
Recap & Closing for the day
5:00 – 8:00PM
Dinner and Networking
Lady Bird Room at the rooftop of the Kimpton Banneker Hotel
Day Two
8:00AM
Breakfast & Networking
8:30AM
Welcome and Reflections on Day 1
Wangeci Gitata-Kiriga, Facilitator
8:40AM
Learning from small groups
Small groups report back to plenary, discussion
9:15AM
Learning from experience: CDO led small group sessions
– Partnerships and strategies to advance locally led development – CDO perspective
– Rajeena Shakya, NRECA International
– Local partnerships to promote use of technology
– Marcel Petrutiu, GENEX
– Use of data for decision making, illustrating the broad impact of
cooperative development
– Dr. Barbara Czachorska-Jones, OCDC ICRG & Ashley Holst,
Global Communities
9:45AM
Learning from small groups
Small groups report back to plenary, discussion
10:15AM
Scaling Action & Impact through Knowledge & Partnerships: what areas would be most helpful to CDOs and how might what we have identified deepen the roots of cooperative development
Dr. Judith Hermanson, Director, ICRG
10:20AM
Opportunities for Joint OCDC Action under the Upcoming CDP – areas of joint research and how the Learning Group can operationalize the collaboration
Camila Piñeiro Harnecker, NCBA CLUSA
11:00AM
Coffee Break and Check-Out
11:20AM
Wrap up and synthesis
– Plenary session
– Wangeci Gitata-Kiriga, Facilitator
11:30AM
Concluding remarks
Dr. Judith Hermanson, Director, ICRG
Paul Hazen, OCDC Executive Director
11:35AM
Time for follow up and CDO networking around joint action opportunities
12:30PM
Lunch
Le Sel Restaurant at the Kimpton Banneker Hotel
Virtual Event Agenda
Arrivals
9:00AM
Welcome
Wangeci Gitata-Kiriga, Facilitator
9:05AM
Setting the Stage
Paul Hazen, OCDC Executive Director
Bailey Morton, Cooperative Development Specialist, USAID
Dr. Judith Hermanson, Director, ICRG
9:20AM
What have we learned
Feedback from in-person session
9:30AM
Opportunities for Joint Action
Breakout rooms
10:05AM
Planetary Session and Q&A
Small groups report back to plenary
10:50AM
Synthesis and Group Photo
10:55AM
Closing and Next Steps
Dr. Judith Hermanson, Director, ICRG
Paul Hazen, OCDC Executive Director
