USAID CLA Framework Sample Clauses

USAID CLA Framework. The P4EG team will encourage learning and adaptation by fostering openness to new ideas and perspectives and supporting inclusive communication with diverse stakeholders. The goal is to build trust through collecting and sharing accurate and relevant data, as well as conducting analysis to reflect, learn, and improve. The team will also incorporate CLA thinking into daily work by identifying and engaging the right decision-makers across sectors and levels, supporting evidence-based actions, and carving out time and space for reflection, thinking, and adaptation. To provide relevant information and reports to field staff and management for decision making, collaboration, learning and adaption, the P4EG team will pay particular attention to changes in behavior, knowledge and business practices of Activity participants and beneficiaries, changes which may occur quickly. They will collect data using rapid appraisal techniques and after-event data from the participants and beneficiaries to learn what changes are occurring, in order to adapt activities and ensure achievement of expected results. This work will be 1CLA involves strategic collaboration, continuous learning, and adaptive management. CLA approaches to development include collaborating intentionally with stakeholders to share knowledge and reduce duplication of effort, learning systematically by drawing on evidence from a variety of sources and taking time to reflect on implementation, and applying learning by adapting intentionally. (ADS Chapter 201) done in collaboration with Activity technical staff and management. All of these steps empower people, build momentum, and develop commitment. P4EG will use USAID’s Learning Lab’s work in CLA and its framework and concepts (see 2), as a guide for our approach, ensuring that we integrate learning regularly. Throughout P4EG, our CLA approach will be broken down by its three interconnected components: Collaborating: Our P4EG Team will have parallel external and internal approaches to collaboration. To ensure internal collaboration among team members and objectives, we will hold monthly staff meetings to discuss strategy and lessons learned and carry out “after action reviews” and “reflection moments” integrating Activity management and collaborative learning. We will work externally with Activity participants and beneficiaries through participatory AMEL and complementary activities. Developing coalitions and holding quarterly meetings to discuss progress a...