The 2024 Asia Knowledge Management Champions kicked off this April with 34 participants selected from a pool of 50 applicants. Criteria for selection included family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) professionals in Asia who work in the area of knowledge management (KM). This year’s cohort of participants hail from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Jordan, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Fiji.

Based on the cohort’s needs, sessions were developed to include capacity strengthening on KM fundamentals, documentation, as well as tools and techniques for effective knowledge sharing. A total of nine sessions, interspersed with networking opportunities and KM practice activities such as KM Cafe, Storytelling and After Action Reviews are underway between April and July. Designed to enhance their skills and build their professional networks as KM Champions, these sessions will also incorporate mentors from the previous KM Champions cohort to guide the new cohort through any KM challenges they encounter.  

As the cohort delves into new KM frameworks and tools, they have already demonstrated their skills in knowledge curation by publishing resource collections on diverse FP/RH topics on the FP insight platform, showcasing the breadth and depth of their expertise and commitment to enhancing FP/RH knowledge sharing. Notable examples include a collection on access to vasectomy services curated by Dr. Jonathan Flavier from the Cooperative Movement for Encouraging NSV, a compilation on integrated care models for strengthening FP/RH services by Dr. Nomisha Khatri from PATH, as well as collections on disability inclusive SRH services and subdermal contraceptive implants by Dr. Saswati Das and Krishan Gopal Soni from UNFPA India.

As the weeks progress, the cohort has been actively exploring novel ways to capture, use and share knowledge as leaders in FP/RH. It is envisioned that this new KM Champions cohort builds a collaborative network of KM practitioners who learn and share with each other, and extend their services as future role models of KM in FP/RH.

OUR FACILITATORS

Lead Facilitator

Meena Arivananthan,

Asia Regional KM Officer, Knowledge SUCCESS

Co-facilitator

Andi Reski Aprianti, 

Program Officer, Jalin Foundation  

Co-facilitator

Ambar Mirantini, 

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Jalin Foundation

PARTICIPANT PROFILES

Hover over the photos to meet the 2024 cohort of Asia KM Champions, and click here to read more about each member’s FP/RH interests and KM goals.

KEY LEARNINGS FROM PAST COHORT

Our capacity strengthening approach within the Asia KM Champions cohort shows promise in positively impacting individual and organization-level outcomes. Within the six short months of the program, which included three virtual capacity strengthening sessions, participants: 

• Showed positive improvements in their knowledge and attitudes about KM and their confidence in their ability to apply KM, as demonstrated from the pre-and post-test results.  
• Expressed the importance of knowledge sharing within their newly found network, citing instances where it helped them meet project deliverables and boosted internal and external knowledge sharing within and outside their organizations. 
• Recognized the significance of knowledge exchange techniques like knowledge cafes and share fairs and the strategic application of documentation practices. The program was described as facilitating breakthroughs for their project or for themselves personally, such as organizing webinars, producing content pieces, and experiencing professional and personal growth.

Additionally, the participants shared examples of how they have applied their new knowledge and skills to improve their work at an organizational level, exemplified by participants describing the development or refinement of a KM strategy within their organizations. They continuously highlighted the significance of the learning and network opportunities the KM Champions capacity strengthening sessions provided. The network’s diversity and shared experiences were also shared as ways it contributed to individual and organizational growth, fostering a collaborative environment. They enjoyed the well-organized KM Champion program, small group discussions, flexibility in timing, and friendly facilitators. Overall, they found it a great learning experience.

Meet our 2023 cohort of Asia KM Champions and learn more about why we launched the Asia KM Champions series.