{"id":5745,"date":"2021-10-05T19:23:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T19:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/remote-facilitation-among-fp-rh-professionals-2\/"},"modified":"2021-10-05T19:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T19:23:32","slug":"remote-facilitation-among-fp-rh-professionals-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/fr\/remote-facilitation-among-fp-rh-professionals-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Facilitation Among FP\/RH Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These are exciting times. There\u2019s never been more attention paid to the science of learning<\/a>. Similarly, there\u2019s never been more technology and tools to support learning. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the world into rapid responses and solutions to nearly everything, including distance learning<\/a> and virtual collaborations in global health.\u00a0In spite of all the interest in individual know-how and learning, capturing and sharing tacit program knowledge remains a significant challenge and requires social interaction.\u00a0This is exactly what Knowledge SUCCESS set out to change with the introduction of the Learning Circles<\/a> regional cohort series.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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The family planning and reproductive health (FP\/RH) community has long identified the sharing of tacit knowledge as essential to improving implementation and program outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Learning Circles embodies informal, cross-organizational knowledge and information sharing that aligns with regional context. FP\/RH professionals call for new ways to access and use evidence and best practices to optimize FP\/RH programs. This need, identified by FP\/RH professionals in Knowledge SUCCESS\u2019s regional co-creation workshops<\/a>, shaped the Learning Circles model, which positions cohort members as the experts. This model creates collaboration channels between peers, programs, countries, and regions for sharing real-world implementation knowledge and experience about what works\u2014and does not work\u2014in FP\/RH programs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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What Is Learning Circles?<\/h3>\n

Learning Circles is a highly interactive, regionally focused, small group-based learning model. It guides mid-career program managers and technical advisors working in FP\/RH through supportive discussions into what works and what doesn\u2019t work in program implementation. Guided by Knowledge SUCCESS facilitators, the first cohort of 38 FP\/RH professionals\u2014a tough selection from over 200 applicants\u2014joined virtually from 11 countries within English-speaking sub-Saharan Africa over three months. The topic of focus was the shifting reality of FP\/RH services amid COVID-19, with several subtopics, including:<\/p>\n