The map above features winning projects from round one and two of the Best Practices and Innovations Initiative with global statistics on the depth of hunger. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Best Practices and Innovations Initiative
With rising food prices threatening to push millions of people into poverty and hunger, and with aid budgets overstretched, identifiying and learning from "what works" in food security and agricultural development has never been more crucial. To that end, in September 2009, InterAction, with support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), launched its Best Practices and Innovations (BPI) Initiative. The BPI Initiative is designed to boost the efficiency and impacts of field programs in the rural livelihoods and food security, promote information sharing of effective program approaches, and improve practice standards.
Under this initiative, members of InterAction and IFAD's Agriculture working group submit detailed information on projects that have succeeded in improving food security, reducing poverty, increasing resilience and/or improving productivity.
Through two rounds of the BPI Initiative, eleven projects have been recognized as successful and promising interventions for improving the lives of millions of people suffering from poverty and hunger.
What is a best practice? What is an innovation?
Organizations may submit information on either best practices or innovations. A best practice is an approach or technique that has led to tangible and demonstrable improvements in people's lives in multiple settings, is sustainable, and can be replicated or adapted. An innovation is an approach or technique new to its context or setting that shows the potential to address a serious development challenge and can therefore lead to improvements in people's lives.
How are submissions evaluated?
Submissions are evaluated by an 8-person Selection Committee composed of representatives from InterAction member organizations and non-member experts. The committee evaluates submissions based on evidence documenting five criteria: (1) effectiveness/evidence of success; (2) efficiency/cost-effectiveness; (3) equitable outcomes for women and men; (4) sustainability; and (5) replicability/adaptability.
For more information on the BPI Initiative, contact Danielle Heiberg, dheiberg@interaction.org
Food Security Aid Map highlights Best Practices and Innovations Initiative winning projects: http://foodsecurity.ngoaidmap.
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