What is an action site?

The Action Inquiry Initiatives are new or established multi-stakeholder processes in which the Alliance partner organisations are involved. For example: improving food production and marketing systems in Ethiopia; overcoming youth violence in Central America; a multi-stakeholder approach to local service delivery around Lake Victoria in Eastern Africa; territorial development in south America; improving water Governance in the Mekong; or enhancing global level dialogue on water issues.   Through access to expertise and knowledge, financial support and a practitioner network, the Alliance can strengthen and improve such initiatives and enable them to be developed, implemented and reflected upon with a depth and quality otherwise not possible.  The contribution from the Alliance may include:

• Linking those involved in the initiative with others who have relevant experience and expertise
• Providing access to a pool of experienced process experts and facilitators who could offer practical guidance and support on process design and facilitation and any emerging problems
• Assisting with capacity development and training support
• Assisting with setting up and supporting an ongoing process of reflection and learning within the initiative
• Access to web-based knowledge resources
• Access to a process management “help-desk”
• Linking the initiatives into a wider learning processes with the Alliance partners

To learn more about Action Inquiry Initiatives, take a look at our FAQ section.