Project+Review+and+Planning,+and+Steering+Committee+Meeting,+March+17+–+19,+2014

= Objectives of the meeting =

The meeting was convened to: a) Review progress in implementation of the More Milk in Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) project b) finalize the monitoring, learning and evaluation (MLE) framework c) Seek feedback from the inaugural joint MoreMilkiT/MilkiT steering committee

Participants' list

** Monday March 17 **

 * ======** Time **====== || ====== ** Topic ** ====== || ====== ** Who? ** ====== ||
 * ====== 08:30 ====== || ====== Registration ====== || ====== Beth Njoroge ====== ||
 * ====== 08:45 ====== || ====== Welcome ====== || ====== Lusato Kurwijila ====== ||
 * ====== 09:00 ====== || ====== Introductions ====== || ====== Isabelle ====== ||
 * ====== 09:15 ====== || ====== Agree agenda, expectations and objectives Meeting’s agenda (summarized) ====== || ====== Isabelle ====== ||
 * ====== 09:45 ====== || ====== Overview of MoreMilkiT and context of //Maziwa Zaidi// ======

[[file:More Milk In Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Overview - 17-19Mar2014.pptx]] [[file:More Milk In Tanzania (MoreMilkiT) Overview - 17-19Mar2014 summary for SC.pptx]]
|| ====== Amos ====== || || ====== Brigitte Maass ====== ||
 * ====== 10:10 ====== || ====== Overview of integrated projects (MilkiT) ======
 * ====== ** 10:30 ** ====== || ====== ** Tea/coffee ** ====== ||  ||
 * || ====== Overview of integrated projects: SFFF2, Cow Killer ======

[[file:Gender in CGP brief intro.docx]]
|| ====== Silvia Alonso ======

Galie, Alessandra ||
 * ====== 11:30 ====== || ====== MoreMilkiT implementation progress (pilot activities) ====== ||  ||
 * || ====== 1)Establishment and operation of dairy market hubs (achievements, challenges, lessons learnt, next steps) [[file:More Milk in Tanzania (Heifer, Faida Mali, TDB) Report 17-19.ppt]] ====== || ====== Heifer /FAIDA Mali/TDB (joint Presentation) ====== ||
 * ====== 12:30 ====== || ====== Discussions on pilot activities ====== || ====== Facilitator ====== ||
 * ====== ** 13:00 ** ====== || ====== ** Lunch ** ====== ||  ||
 * ====== 14:00 ====== || ====== MoreMilkiT implementation progress - cont’d (research/MLE activities ====== ||  ||
 * || ====== 2) Targeted research activities, lessons learnt, next steps ====== || ====== SUA/ILRI (joint Presentation) ====== ||
 * || ====== 3) Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (MLE) framework  ======

[[file:MLE Princiles and Framework.pptx]]
|| ====== James Rao ====== ||
 * ====== 15:00 ====== || ====== Discussions on research/MLE activities Data needs for different value chain agents ====== || ====== Isabelle ====== ||
 * ====== ** 15:30 ** ====== || ====== ** Tea/coffee ** ====== ||  ||
 * ====== 16:00 ====== || ====== Synthesis of what has worked well so far and what could be better and how (suggestions for improvement, in groups) Feedback (What has worked?, What can we improve? and What has been missed in the course of implementing the project?) ====== || ====== Facilitator ====== ||
 * ====== 16:00 ====== || ====== Report back and discussions ====== || ====== Facilitator ====== ||
 * ====== 17:00 ====== || ====== Close of day 1 ====== ||  ||

** Wednesday March 19 **
 * ** Time ** |||| ** Topic ** || ** Who? ** ||
 * 08:30 || Debrief on field visit || All ||
 * 09:00 || Highlights of areas for maximizing synergies || All ||
 * 09:00 || Voting (Because of the need for participants to get a better understanding of the approaches being used to implement the project, votes were cast on the following statements)
 * @The objective of forming a group is similar to that of forming an IP


 * @Best level for IP formation is district level


 * In the context of Maziwa Zaidi, the objective of forming a DMH is similar to that of forming an IP


 * As a project, we need to pay allowances to farmers whenever we meet with them


 * @Involving both men and women is not that important for the development of the group || All ||
 * ** 10:30 ** || ** Tea/coffee ** ||  ||
 * 11:00 || @Forward planning (in groups) || All ||
 * 11:30 || Reporting back on pilot activities || Heifer /FAIDA Mali/TDB (joint Presentation) ||
 * 12:00 || Reporting back on research/MLE activities || SUA/ILRI (joint Presentation) ||
 * 12:00 || Discussions || Facilitator ||
 * ** 13:00 ** || ** Lunch ** ||  ||
 * 14:00 || @Feedback from Steering Committee || SC Co-Chairs ||
 * 15:00 || @Next steps || Facilitator ||
 * ** 15:30 ** || ** Tea/Coffee ** ||  ||
 * 16:00 || Close of Review Workshop || Kurwijila and Omore ||


 * MoreMilkiT Review and Steering Committee Meeting Report 17-19 March 2014**

@Minutes of the joint Steering Committee meeting for the MoreMilkiT and MilkIT projects

= =  ** Monday March 17 **


 * ** Time ** || ** Topic ** || ** Who? ** ||
 * 08:30 || Registration || Beth Njoroge ||
 * 08:45 || Welcome || Lusato Kurwijila ||
 * 09:00 || Introductions || Isabelle ||
 * 09:15 || Agree agenda, expectations and objectives || Isabelle ||
 * 09:45 || Overview of MoreMilkiT and context of //Maziwa Zaidi// || Amos ||
 * 10:10 || Overview of integrated projects (MilkiT) || Brigitte Maass ||
 * ** 10:30 ** || ** Tea/coffee ** ||  ||
 * 11:00 || Overview of integrated projects (SFFF2, Cow killer, CGP - gender aspects) || PIs and Coordinators ||
 * 11:30 || MoreMilkiT implementation progress (pilot activities) ||  ||
 * || 1)Establishment and operation of dairy market hubs (achievements, challenges, lessons learnt, next steps) || Heifer /FAIDA Mali/TDB (joint Presentation) ||
 * 12:30 || Discussions on pilot activities || Facilitator ||
 * ** 13:00 ** || ** Lunch ** ||  ||
 * 14:00 || MoreMilkiT implementation progress - cont’d (research/MLE activities ||  ||
 * || 2) Targeted research activities, lessons learnt, next steps || SUA/ILRI (joint Presentation) ||
 * || 3) Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (MLE) framework  || ILRI ||
 * 15:00 || Discussions on research/MLE activities || Facilitator ||
 * ** 15:30 ** || ** Tea/coffee ** ||  ||
 * 16:00 || Synthesis of what has worked well so far and what could be better and how (suggestions for improvement, in groups) || Facilitator ||
 * 16:00 || Report back and discussions || Facilitator ||
 * 17:00 || Close of day 1 ||  ||

** Tuesday March 18 **
 * Field visit to villages/hubs/IPs in Tanga **

** Wednesday March 19 **

 ** Minutes of the joint Steering Committee meeting for the MoreMilkiT and MilkIT projects **
 * ** Time ** |||| ** Topic ** |||| ** Who? ** ||
 * 08:30 || Debrief on field visit || All ||  ||
 * 09:00 || Highlight s of areas for maximizing synergies || All ||  ||
 * 09:00 || Forward planning (in groups) || All ||  ||
 * ** 10:30 ** || ** Tea/coffee ** ||  ||   ||
 * 11:00 || Forward planning cont’d (in groups) || All ||  ||
 * 11:30 || Reporting back on pilot activities || Heifer /FAIDA Mali/TDB (joint Presentation) ||  ||
 * 12:00 || Reporting back on research/MLE activities || SUA/ILRI (joint Presentation) ||  ||
 * 12:00 || Discussions || Facilitator ||  ||
 * ** 13:00 ** || ** Lunch ** ||  ||   ||
 * 14:00 || Feedback from SC members || SC Co-Chairs ||  ||
 * 15:00 || Next steps || Facilitator ||  ||
 * ** 15:30 ** || ** Tea/Coffee ** ||  ||   ||
 * 16:00 || Close of Review Workshop || Kurwijila and Omore ||  ||