The aim of  “Strategies for Change” is to share the aims, journey and achievements of the Knowledge Translation Fund, at the international level and in the specific context of each hub!

The Knowledge Translation Fund (KTF) aims to provide the opportunity to the Share-Net hubs to experiment with national and/or regional knowledge translation and co-creating methodologies, together with their members and other stakeholders in their respective country or region. KTF projects have been awarded to – and were implemented by – the country hubs in Jordan, Colombia, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Burkina Faso.

This virtual learning event focuses not only on outcome, but also on process. It centers around the “KTF journey” of each hub. Which methodologies are most effective for translating SRHR knowledge into policy and practice in the specific context of each hub? Join us to learn more about strategies that are contributing to successful knowledge translation and use!

• Date: Tuesday, December 3rd 2024
• Time: 15.00-17.00 CET
• Location: Online (via Zoom)
• Language: English, with French and Spanish live interpretation
• Registration: Free! Sign up via this online form

PROGRAMME

15.00-15.05: Walk-in and language interpretation instructions

15.05-15.20: Opening, Welcome words & Introduction to the KTF

15.20-15.50: KTF Journey Presentations, Round 1

• Share-Net Colombia: This knowledge translation fund project promoted the development and sharing of knowledge translation products through a grants’ call and a Regional Knowledge Exchange Fair on the topic of SRHR for vulnerable populations in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, with an intersectional and human rights-based approach.
• Share-Net Ethiopia: A national level Co-Creation Conference was organised, aimed at national level knowledge translation activities. During the conference twenty-five individuals and organizations were organized into four groups in each group and co-create their draft SRHR knowledge products and they were finally awarded the Knowledge Translation Grant.
• Share-Net Bangladesh: With a focus on regional collaboration in South Asia to address sexual and reproductive health and rights challenges, the KTF journey began with two foundational studies: a regional report by Dr. Mohammad Bellal Hossain, highlighting shared cultural norms and SRHR challenges in South Asia, and an organization mapping exercise by Ms. Samara Mortada, identifying key stakeholders in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, and Pakistan. These reports laid the groundwork for the project, emphasizing the need for regional cooperation.

15.50-15.55: Break 

15.55-16.15: KTF Journey Presentations, Round 2

• Share-Net Burkina Faso: A national Co-Creation Conference aimed to identify gaps in knowledge about SRHR in Burkina Faso and propose ways of filling them, contribute to increasing the accessibility of SRHR knowledge, improve the use of knowledge to inform policy and practice, and increase donor interest in knowledge production.
  
• Share-Net Jordan: The regional Co-Creation Conference brought together participants from Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco to integrate Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Sexual and Reproductive Health concepts into school curricula. It aimed to transform evidence into tools for improving CSE policies and SRH priorities in the Arab region.

16.15-16.40: Panel Discussion “Knowledge Translation, the Journey so Far, and What’s Yet to Come”

• Ali AL-Metleq (Share Net Jordan Coordinator), Director of Studies & Policies Unit, Higher Population Council
• Semenhe Fekadu (Share-Net Ethiopia Knowledge Management Expert),  Senior Program Officer, CORHA
• Diana Carolina Peña Bolívar (Share-Net Colombia Coordinator), Profamilia Colombia
• Dr. Farhana Huq (Share-Net Bangladesh Coordinator), Director-Health Communications, RedOrange Communications
• Nafissatou Ouedraogo (Share-Net Burkina Faso Coordinator), SOS Jeunesse et Défis
• Moderated by Maria Codina (Share-Net International Co-Coordinator), SRHR Advisor, KIT Institute

16.40-16.55: Q&A

16.55-17.00: Wrap-up