{"id":6716,"date":"2023-09-25T20:22:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/domestic-resource-mobilization-key-insights-from-the-2023-francophone-africa-learning-circles\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:14:32","slug":"domestic-resource-mobilization-key-insights-from-the-2023-francophone-africa-learning-circles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmtraining.org\/fr\/domestic-resource-mobilization-key-insights-from-the-2023-francophone-africa-learning-circles\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Resource Mobilization: Key Insights from the 2023 Francophone Africa Learning Circles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n[rs_special_text align=”center”]The third annual cohort of Knowledge SUCCESS\u2019s Francophone Learning Circles was co-facilitated by our partners at FP2030, the Ouagadougou Partnership Coordination Unit, and the Association des Jeunes Filles pour la Sant\u00e9 de la Reproduction (AJFSR) Niger.<\/span><\/i>[\/rs_special_text]\n\t
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In July-August 2023, in partnership with FP2030, Knowledge SUCCESS co-organized its third Learning Circles cohort for FP\/RH professionals based in francophone Africa. Over the course of one month, on a weekly basis, 24 participants from 11 countries (Burkina Faso, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, Niger, Mali, Senegal and Togo) discussed the priority topic, “Domestic Resource Mobilization: Exploring advocacy strategies to increase funding for family planning at the national level.” <\/span><\/p>\n

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The cohort applied an advocacy-focused thematic framework to guide group discussions. This framework is adaptable to a variety of advocacy causes. Inspired by works published by the UNDP, such as the Resource Mobilization Strategy, and by Save the Children, the framework enables groups or organizations to maximize their impact and effectiveness in promoting their goals and values, in our case, the mobilization of national resources. The five stages of the framework, which are also found in the <\/span>SMART Advocacy<\/span><\/a> stages, ensure that all parties involved have common goals, understand each other’s expectations, know the different audiences, and will work together to tailor messages to specific audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n

WHAT\u2019S WORKING?<\/b><\/h1>\n

Participants used the knowledge management techniques “<\/span>Appreciative Inquiry<\/span><\/a>” and “<\/span>1-4-All<\/span><\/a>” to identify exceptional experiences in advocating for increased funding for family planning at the national level. Appreciative Inquiry helps us rephrase the question “What’s wrong?” to “What’s right?”\u2014and then asks, \u201cHow can we amplify what’s working well?\u201d Using 1-4-All, participants shared key success factors and the tools, resources, and processes that allowed them to achieve that success. The following are a few illustrative examples:<\/span><\/p>\n

Key success factors<\/b><\/h3>\n