KNOW-HOW3000 News

The KNOW-HOW3000 News present posts from TAs, Sector- and Programme Coordinators and the Knowledge Management Team as well as other members of the KH3000 community about current activities and developments, gives personal insights into the projects and Partner Organisations, discusses technical topics, challenges and solutions concerning the daily life of TAs and partners and offers the opportunity to exchange experiences and knowledge. The news contents therefore specifically address the HORIZONT3000 knowledge community consisting of TAs, H3 staff, Partner Organisations and Member Organisations. Contents are presented in English and Spanish to effectively reach these target groups.

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  • The KNOWLYMPICS 2023 Winners

    Published: February 29, 2024; 19 Partner Organisations from 9 different countries have joined and shared 23 very valuable experiences with you and the horizont3000 network. Here are the three winning organisations!

  • Fuelling change: Overcoming hurdles to widespread adoption of improved cookstoves in East Africa

    Published: February 15, 2024; Several horizont3000 partner organisations are promoting fuel-efficient stoves, contributing not only to convenience but also to the well-being of individuals, climate and the environment. The Community of Practice Climate Action East Africa, organised an event to present and discuss experiences and success with different stove types and community outreach approaches.

  • Agroforestry Systems Training in Mozambique

    Published: January 22, 2024; "I appreciated the practical part where I was able to gain new knowledge and experiences about implementing Agroforestry Systems." The Community of Practice "Agroforestry Systems" organised a training for its members in the forests of our partner organisation LevasFlor.

  • Developing a Knowledge Management Plan for the Policy Dialogue East Africa Project

    Published: December 28, 2023; The Policy Dialogue East Africa Project has entered its second phase. While knowledge management already played an important role, the project now strives to follow a more integrated approach, giving us a great example of how knowledge management can support CSOs to make a positive impact on society.

  • ”RESPONSIBILITY IS COMMUNAL”

    Published: December 7, 2023; Indigenous law is an integral part of life for many Maya in Guatemala - but it faces major challenges. A horizont3000 project with Ixoqib' MIRIAM (funded by BMEIA and kfb) counteracts both the state's criminalisation and internal machismo and strengthens women in the position of Maya authorities.

  • Human Rights-Based Approach Training under Policy Dialogue East Africa

    Published: 29 November 2023; In East Africa the Policy Dialogue tool is being enhanced continuously. A recent training promotes a more empowering rights-based approach where right-holders engage with duty-bearers in ensuring goods and services are adequately provided to everyone.

  • Learning Visit: Coffee project of Gorongosa National Park

    Published: November 27, 2023; A new Community of Practice on Agroforestry Systems has formed in Mozambique. In the CoP's first Learning Visit they visited the Coffee project of Gorongosa, where coffee cultivation is a catalyst for reforestation. They learned from the park's practices and methods, and strong synergies were created.

  • Against all Odds. The Story of Hama Badja

    Published: October 27, 2023; Joaquina Luís João founded the women farmers association, Hama Badja, in 2014 to improve the livelihoods of her community. Supported by the NGO ESMABAMA ,they face the challenges of rural Mozambique with scarce resources but immense energy.

  • Training: Finding gender-just responses to climate change

    Published: October 25, 2023; An important three-day training in Dar es Salaam recently united 33 participants from East African partner organizations. Through interactive methods, they delved into the intersection of gender, climate change, and sustainable development, exploring how to create gender-just responses to the climate crisis.

  • Interview! Marjú Changanja on Communication, Knowledge Management and Gender

    Published: September 14, 2023; Marjú Changanja (ESMABAMA) chats with TA Rosa Nordeste De Jongh about working with HORIZONT3000, the impacts of the knowledge management program, the lessons she's learned in communication and the gender question in rural Mozambique.

  • Child & Youth Protection Policies: Lessons from Central America

    Published: September 6, 2023: "This was one of the most enriching experiences of my professional life". Adivsor Gabriel Rivera tells us why it was crucial to develop our Partners' Child & Youth Protection Policies, and what he learned from it.

  • Workshop: A system for effective decision-making

    Published: August 28, 2023; The Guatemalan organisation Ixoqib' Miriam recently took part in workshops on Sociocracy facilitated by advisor Renate Sova. She tells us more about this system of collaborative decision-making and governance.

  • Announcement: KNOWLYMPICS 2023

    Published: July 10, 2023; This year our Knowledge Sharing Games focus on advancing women’s rights. If you have a 'positive' experience (learning from good practice) or 'negative' experiences (learning from failure) related to the fight for women's rights – join our KNOWLYMPICS!

  • Interview! Lessons from the gender mentoring Process in Ethiopia

    Published: June 20, 2023; "It is not like saying: OK, we have financed the process, we coordinated it, and now each and every partner has its policy, strategy, and action plan – and now it is good", insists Getachew Aberra after two and a half years of gender mentoring.

  • Participatory workshops for organisational analysis

    Published: June 1, 2023; Using SWOT analysis, our technical advisor Renate Sova facilitated a series of workshops in Guatemala. By analysing strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats they could identify improvement measures for the new framework programme.

  • KM Toolbox: Using the KM Self-Assessment Tool in Mozambique

    Published: May 31, 2023; We talked with KM TA Mareen Zeitelhofer to know more about a new assessment tool: "It is easy to use and it enables organisations to get a good overview of the strengths and weaknesses in their knowledge management."

  • The impact of KNOW-HOW3000 in Central America

    Published: April 4, 2023; In Central America, one of the most enduring activities of our Knowledge Management Programme has been the Communities of Practice. In short interviews longtime members of two Communities tell us about their experiences with this tool and the impact it had.

  • Protect. Empower. Fight. The Story of LeMuSiCa

    Published: March 8, 2023; We presents you a new Stream of Knowledge story + video: In it we follow the Mozambican organisation LeMuSiCa and her coordinator, Achia Camal, on their path from humble beginnings to having a wide-ranging impact in the fight against Gender Based Violence.

  • Salvaguarda: Notes on women’s participation in environmental management

    Published: March 7, 2023; What is the impact of women within environmental management? How can we share knowledge between women? These were some of the questions that were debated in several meetings organised by Salvaguarda - a project that strengthens environmental citizenship.

  • From an inclusive language to communicating with a rights-based approach

    Published: February 9, 2023; During the Regional Meeting of Communities of Practice, fruitful discussions continued about the possibilities of inclusive language. A rights-based approach was chosen in order to recognise the rights of all population groups.

  • Dakar Conference: Agroecology as a response to the climate catastrophe

    Published: February 6, 2023; "We came to this conference to promote an agroecology that includes grassroots actors. We want to make agroecology a reality, not only in Senegal, but in all of Africa", Ndiaga Sall, Project Manager of ENDA Santé.

  • Insights of the AGM 2022 in Mozambique

    Published: January 5, 2023; Decentralization and its effect on the work of NGOs, HORIZONT3000's new framework program with focus on gender and climate change, and Agroforestry Systems, where three topics discussed at this long-awaited AGM.

  • Back together! The Policy Dialogue Consortium meets again

    Published: December 22, 2022; After more than 8 years of collaboratively designing and implementing a proactive dialogue approach to development policy, the Policy Dialogue Consortium is ready to move to the 4th project phase.

  • Training: Sustainable irrigation systems

    Published: December 7, 2022; Sharing of practical experiences meets lively discussions with a lot of technical know-how: this exiting training on sustainable irrigation systems was as urgent as it could be in the context of climate crisis.

  • INTERVIEW! A treasure trove of knowledge

    Published: November 29, 2022; "It's a lot of work to share knowledge, but that's the way we're moving forward: documenting and transmitting learnings," Roberto Rodríguez, director of FUNDESYRAM, on the impact of their digital platforms.

  • Sharing and Learning: Policy Dialogue – East Africa 2022

    Published: November 8, 2022; "I was able to get lots of information from others that are more experienced and we shared our experience handling policy issues; this will help me to improve my Policy Dialogue work”, concluded Rose, participant of this Sharing Event.

  • A VERY SUCCESSFUL ERI SYMPOSIUM

    Published: October 13, 2022. As a participatory and self-sustaining approach, ERI (Enabling Rural Innovation) is thriving. Nobert Banio, ERI Coordinator in East Africa, presents us the key points and outcomes of the first ERI symposium.

  • ERI has done it again!

    Published: October 12, 2022; The ERI (Enabling Rural Innovation) East Africa Project has undertaken yet another systematisation of their experiences, which can help smallholder farmers to become self-reliant entrepreneurs. TA Lilo Massing tells us about lessons learned.

  • INTERVIEW! JUSTICE CENTRES UGANDA & a Life Changing Exchange Event

    Published: September 28, 2022; 4 days. Around 40 organizations. Lots of learnings and at least one life changed.  Angela Mwanje, the Advocacy and Communications Officer of our Partner Organisation Justice Centres Uganda (JCU), is happy about how the exchange event they organized this year turned out.

  • INTERVIEW! “They learn from each other as much as they learn from us.”

    Published: September 15, 2022; Recently, Renate Sova has begun a new chapter in her work with HORIZONT3000. On this occasion, we had a fascinating conversation about knowledge management put into practice and the upsides of a bad internet connection.

  • SDG 5: Gender Responsive Training in East Africa

    Published: September 7, 2022; To strengthen the capacity of our partners to be key agents in advancing gender equality and moving towards the realization of SDG 5 we organized 5 days of gender sensitive and responsive training in three countries.

  • Interview on Rainwater Harvesting! “Sustainability depends on community dynamics”

    Published: August 22, 2022; Collected rainwater is one of the last sources of clean water in Fatick, Senegal. We talked with technician Boucar Diouf about his feelings on the ending of a long-time Rainwater Harvesting project, its impacts and future.

  • “We are home here” – The benefits of community-based life and practice for the work of NGOs

    Published: August 18, 2022; The Ugandan NGO “PALM Corps” has decided to set up a permanent office in a refugee settlement. It is slowly turning into “home” for people working there.

  • Sharing Event on Gender-Based Violence in Mozambique

    Published: April 27, 2022; In April a fruitful Sharing Event took place in Mozambique, where in total 60 participants shared and discussed different aspects of reaction, combat and prevention of gender-based violence and feminist policies.

  • Exchange Visit to El Salvador: We Went There to Learn

    Published: July 31, 2022; To exchange experiences and gain new knowledge for their participatory water management project "Salvaguarda", Colombian organisation "Conciudadanía" went on a fruitful visit to El Salvador. This is their story.

  • Mango, Banana, and Eucalyptus: Reforestation and Climate Action at YAAT, Mozambique

    Published: July 21, 2022; Young Africa Agri-Tech is an agricultural training centre for disadvantaged youths. We have recently put some emphasis on planting trees, as shade is badly needed. Trees also serve other useful purposes such as fruit production, sustainable land use, and biodiversity.

  • Interview Series: TA Report with Anne Terheggen

    Published: January 12, 2022; Anne Terheggen is a Technical Advisor in West Nile, Uganda at our partner organisation AFARD. She just entered her second year of assignment. Thanks to the interview I got very interesting insights into her work and the organisation, which I don't want to hold back from you.

  • Returnee Meeting 2021: A Space of Meaningful Encounters

    Published: December 15, 2021; On November 6, 2021 we celebrated the Returnee Meeting at the Gabrium close to Vienna. It was a remarkable event and I talked to Sabine Selinger, who organized the wonderful get together, about how she experienced it.

  • Diénabou Baldé: “Step up and make a difference”

    Published: December 1, 2021; I am currently visiting our partner region in Senegal. I want to share with you an interview with Diénabou Baldé from our partner organization OFAD about her work, the biggest challenges for women in the region, strategies to overcome them and even some very exciting success stories and her positive vision for the future.

  • Learning about Resource Mobilisation made easy!

    Published: November 29, 2021; Financial stability and income diversification are high-priority topics for our partner organisations worldwide. The East Africa region has taken up the demand for this topic.

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