Guest blog written by Daniel Canteros, David Riveros Garcia, Irene Clementina Esquivel Hermosilla, Sofía Belén Pozzo Centurión. This is a team working a grassroots NGO called reAccion Paraguay which fights corruption in the education sector through promoting citizen participation and technology. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in December 2018. This…Continue Reading Monitoring FONACIDE in Paraguay
Reform and Rebuild Nigeria
Guest blog written by Adepeju Francis-Abu, Beatrice Izeagbe Okpara, Kennamdi Charles Onwuliri, Lami Wendy Adams, Pemwa Danbaba. This is a team from Nigeria working for the Federal Ministry of Justice, Government Agencies and the private sector. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in December 2018. This is their story. Our…Continue Reading Reform and Rebuild Nigeria
Supporting lasting Peace in Colombia
Guest blog written by Catalina Riveros Gomez, Irina Cuesta Astroz, José Luis Bernal Mantilla, Juan Carlos Garzón-Vergara, Juan David Gelvez Ferreira. This is a team from Colombia working for an independent think tank called Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FIP). They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in December 2018. This is…Continue Reading Supporting lasting Peace in Colombia
PDIA in Sri Lanka: Learning to Develop a Sustainable Tourism Project
Written by Tim McNaught and Anisha Poobalan Tourism is a strong contributor to Sri Lankan economic growth. The bulk of development in this sector has been in the south and west of the island. The northern and eastern regions, the areas most affected by the civil war and most in need of an economic boost,…Continue Reading PDIA in Sri Lanka: Learning to Develop a Sustainable Tourism Project
AgriFinance in Kenya
Guest blog written by Agnes Manthi, Beatrice Githinji, Constance Gichovi, Peter Onguka This is a team from Kenya working in the private sector. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in December 2018. This is their story. The course was quite eye-opening to the dynamics in play when it comes to solving problems. Working as…Continue Reading AgriFinance in Kenya
Family Farming in Colombia
Guest blog written by Alejandro Rueda, and Sonia M This is a team from Colombia. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in December 2018. This is their story. Throughout 15 weeks, our team was able to identify the causes behind our problem, to elaborate on them, to design strategies, to iterate,…Continue Reading Family Farming in Colombia
Unravelling premature load bearing in Nigerian public institutions
Guest blog by Andrew Omoluabi,Folake Oluwayemisi Aliu, Saheed Mustafa, Ukeme E. Essien, Wakaso Semira,Oluyemisi Elizabeth Akpa This is a team working at WaterAid in Nigeria. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in December 2018. This is their story. Propelled by the quest to gain a deeper understanding of the sharp variations…Continue Reading Unravelling premature load bearing in Nigerian public institutions
PDIA in Sri Lanka: Evaluating Potential Sites for New Industrial Zones
Guest blog written by Priyanka Samaraweera The Land Team (L team) consisted of government officials from multiple departments in the Board of Investment, Sri Lanka. This team was formed as a continuation of the Targeting Team in Phase 2 of the PDIA Sri Lanka project. The Targeting Team identified new priority sectors to diversify the economy….Continue Reading PDIA in Sri Lanka: Evaluating Potential Sites for New Industrial Zones
Higher Education Access in Ecuador
Guest blog by Daniela Espinosa Alarcón, Gabriela Suarez Buitron, Luis Fernando Ochoa, Verónica Villavicencio Pérez This is a team working at the National Secretariat of Higher Education and Technology in Ecuador. They successfully completed the 15-week Practice of PDIA online course that ended in December 2018. This is their story. Developing strategies based on identifying the…Continue Reading Higher Education Access in Ecuador
PDIA for Delivery Facilitation
written by Matt Andrews We at the Building State Capability program (BSC) have been working directly with governments for over a decade now; focused on helping agents in those governments build their capability to deliver for citizens and society. We are not consultants. We do not write purely academic papers, offer technical advice, or work…Continue Reading PDIA for Delivery Facilitation