East Africa-South Asia : Learning and Exchanging Indigenous Knowledge

Mohan, P.C.

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACTION LEARNING;    ADAPTATION;    CHILD DEVELOPMENT;    EARLY CHILDHOOD;    EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT;   

RP-ID  :  25601

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The Africa Region's IndigenousKnowledge for Development Program promotes client/staffaction learning through cross regional exchanges to learnabout the impact of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) systems indevelopment. The first such exchange and learning tour wasorganized in September-October 2002 between three EastAfrican countries (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda) and two SouthAsian countries (Sri Lanka and India). The exchange involvedseveral innovative features which are highlighted here. Thelearning exchange included 16 development practitioners fromEthiopia, Kenya, Uganda (i.e., project staff fromBank-supported projects in early childhood development andmedicinal plant projects, civil society representatives, atraditional healer, a parliamentarian and a minister)accompanied by 5 Bank staff working on these projects. Thegroup visited counterparts in Sri Lanka and India, includingprojects using informatics for social sector development.