A Community of Practice (CoP) refers to a group of individuals who share a common interest and come together – either virtually or physically – to exchange stories, share experiences, solve challenges, explore opportunities, and reflect on best practices.

Share-Net International and it’s country hubs have pooled together their knowledge of setting up and running successful CoPs over two decades into one guide! In this guide you can find information on:

• Understanding the concept and objectives of CoPs
• Steps of establishing a CoP
• Who to involve and how
• Operations, governance, and responsibilities within CoPs
• Ensuring inclusivity and safety
• Sustaining a CoP, i.e. through budgeting, fundraising, monitoring, evaluation, documentation.
• Examples from Share-Net through case studies and best practices!