Dec. 9th, 2021 | 9:00 - 10:30 am PDT
5pm - 6:30pm UTC
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82892314663?pwd=WWdLaXdRZzNZemM2ZllIdkxzNEExdz09
A key principle of regeneration is the ever unfolding process of development towards ways of being and interacting that bring health, vitality and diversity to place and community. This is a process of listening, learning, unlearning, remembering and creating relationships. It is often based on things that can not be measured or weighed, but instead felt, lived or shared.
How do we reconcile the need for measuring impact, monitoring and evaluating with such a regenerative paradigm?
At Regenerosity, we have been experimenting with centering this process around peer-to-peer learning, more specifically PMERL - participatory monitoring, evaluation, research and learning.
Approaching all five areas in one process means handing over some of the decisions to those working within a programme, having a role in deciding what success means and using collaborative periods of reflection and sharing to learn from failure as well as success. As part of this process we are bringing together groups working across a region on a monthly basis to support them in reflecting on and learning from their own work and providing a space for them to learn from each other. Monitoring is no longer something that is being done to them, but with them, as they take part in tracking and evaluating progress in a way that informs their work and supports them in improving their practices.
Such a process is not without its problems. Funders invariably want hard measurements and common indicators, participants have been schooled in producing baseline studies and only reporting successes. But our overarching aim is to grow the regenerative movement together, and for our partners to build networks and connections at local, regional and global level. To help facilitate this we are asking them to substitute formal monitoring reports for video storytelling and blogs, that provide an update on progress and highlight challenges, but that can also be shared with other audiences to support them in communicating their work.
We are also learning from and with this process. Our programme is still in its first year and as we have done previously, we would like to share our practices and open ourselves to feedback and reflection from our partners on the ground, our funders and our community.
Our webinar on 9th December will introduce and discuss:
some theory behind different paradigms - including the regenerative paradigm
the work done so far by Regenerosity’s first peer learning circles
stories from guests involved in this pilot
and ask you to join us in a process of inquiry
We invite you to join us and our guests, including circle facilitators and participating grassroots organisations, as we dive into an open reflection of our processes. We invite mirrors and contributions as we continue to build together the growing field of regenerative philanthropy.
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Learn More About the Speakers
Juliet Millican |Re-Alliance
Juliet Millican is a research associate at the Institute of Development Studies and an expert in curriculum design and the development of learning materials for capacity building. She brings with her ten years’ experience as academic director of a community university partnership programme, (CUPP) at The University of Brighton and a background in adult learning for development. She has worked in many parts of Africa and the Middle East with some experience in India, Myanmar and Nepal. Juliet is the co-ordinator of the Re-Alliance network.
Jane Wegesa Fraser | Boma Ikolojia Regeneration
Jane is a Co-founder and Board member of Platform for Land Use Sustainability Kenya (PLUS- Kenya), and is appointed by The Vetiver Network International as a country coordinator, and a certified vetiver grass supplier and trainer. She promotes, designs, trains, and implements projects in Soil stabilization, erosion/sediment control, gully and catchment rehabilitation using Vetiver Grass Technology in East Africa since 2013. She also monitors and evaluates such projects. Jane sits on the Supervisory Board at Ecosystem Restoration Camps Foundation, and is also a Permaculture and Regeneration practitioner.
Sanjana Binwal | Imagine Earth & Quest Alliance
Sanjana grew up in a 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐭𝐭a𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝, India, and believes that bringing individuals together for a common goal can make a significant difference. With this conviction, she 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 in 2012 with the goal to support activities that promote empowerment through education and internet access, as well as to eliminate child labour in Uttarakhand's villages and slums.
She is a cofounder of Imagine Earth, an initiative that enables youth to engage in social and green entrepreneurship. Sanjana enjoys working with young people, but she understands systemic change and recognizes that in order to make a meaningful difference, she must be able to involve multiple stakeholders. Since 2019, she has been working with 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, focusing on system strengthening, building new government partnerships and educator development.
James Atherton | LUSH Spring Prize
James Atherton is a Permaculture practitioner who has worked across the world supporting and co-designing Permaculture and Agroecology spaces. James has a background in film and the arts, graphic design, project and grant management, and multi-million-pound business management. James co-ordinates the Lush Spring Prize and the Lush Re:Fund (Regeneration Fund), and is an Operations Manager for the Re-Alliance Network.