Parcomm12-+Capacity+Building


 * On Internal Communications**
 * Train Staff on the use of all the existing comm's tools - Carry on with Comms Clinic (yammer, wiki, blog, twitter, ....)
 * Upgrading the skills of existing comm's people
 * Do the necessary followup for given training


 * On Branding **
 * Equip involved staff on what really 'Branding' is from ILRI's perspective and guiding them work inline with that
 * Quality checking and review on a given set interval


 * On Resource Mobilization **
 * Communication is key to raising funding for the institute - hence raise the communication skills of the Resource mobilization group
 * Enabling researchers and directors pass consistent message
 * Guidance on the writing of very complling concept notes
 * Enable the RM group to have a better understanding of what the themes are doing and the events they are attending
 * Strengthening the links between program managers and the Research Mobilization group

**On Wider Livestock Community **
 * Devise ways of engaging other stakeholders
 * Experience sharing with the other players in the agricultural development community, for example by getting involved in their conversations on their blogs etc.
 * Get scientists to contribute to ILRI's blogs - Train if necessary

**On Partnerships **
 * On MC and TL meetings having sessions of "Partnership Do's and Don't"
 * Build on the partnerships within ILRI - Need to have a strong internal partnership to have a strong external partnership

**On the Strategic Process **
 * Build up on the Leveraging of Livestock Knowledge L2K
 * Devise ways of means of diseminating the ILRI strategy when it is ready

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the CRP's **


 * Map what capacities we have (people) and their roles within the CRP's - build that up
 * Identify the gap and devise ways to place 'Chamipions' within the CRP's and along the value chain - projects, sites, regions, CRP's
 * Identify and equip a central person who can coordinate all the comms from and to the CRP's
 * Train with the necessary comms knowledge sharing tools - making sure what tool works best in place... follow up and monitoring