People, Livelihoods and Institutions Thematic Area

1. People, Livelihoods and Institutions Thematic Area 31 May 2012 Pretoria, South Africa

2. Communication, Evidence, Learning and Impact (CELI)

3. Tools for Communication and Impact • Local Level – Household Vulnerability Index and Theatre for Policy Advocacy • National Level – Partner Institutions Viability Assessment • Regional and Global Level – Media; Publications; Documentaries and Policy Engagements

4. CELI - Local Level Tools The Household Vulnerability Index (HVI) • Assesses a household’s access to five livelihood capitals (natural, physical, financial, human and social assets) • Quantified assets converted to a household vulnerability index (low; moderate & high) Low Moderate High vulnerability vulnerability vulnerability

5. CELI- National Level Partner Institutional Viability Assessment (PIVA) Four stages of organizational development: • Start-up; • Emerging/Developing; • Consolidating; and • Viable/Mature Measures organisationalcompetency: Governance and Leadership; Operations and Management Systems; Human Resources Development; Financial Management Systems; Programmesand Service Delivery; and External Relations and Advocacy

6. PIVA Assessments Done to Date Consolidating Start- up Emerging/Developing Viable/Mature

7. Media • Solicited and unsolicited print; electronic and broadcast articles and interviews • Press briefings • Journalist Training • 14 trained during the 2011 Dialogue • 6 trained during COP17 Journalists and trainers at COP 17 • Countries: Swaziland; Malawi; Tanzania; Uganda; Kenya and South Africa.

8. Journalist Training Outputs

9. Media Tracking • Queen Mother awarded for food security leadership. http://www.times.co.sz/news/32637.html • Resolutions on Food Security at FanrpanSdDialoguehttp://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=30769 • Focus on the Youth at FANRPAN Annual Regional Food Security Policy Dialogue in Swaziland. http://ardyis.cta.int/en/news/other-news/item/119-youth-fanrpan • Future Agricultures http://www.futureagricultures.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=478&Itemid=699 • IECN's HilmaAngula at the FANRPAN meetinghttp://cms.iecn-namibia.com/natuye.php?page&p=EN,3691 • Climate Conversations - Enticing Africa’s youth to agriculturehttp://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/climate-conversations/enticing-africas-youth-to-agriculture/

10. Publications Newsletters Annual reports Publications Policy briefs Project brochures Workshop proceedings

11. Documentaries

12. Policy engagements FANRPAN 2011 High Level Food Security Policy Dialogue 19 – 23 September 2011 eZulwini, Swaziland • 225 delegates attended • 21 countries represented • 7 representatives from FANRPAN non-member countries

13. FANRPAN Awards

14. Website Stats (June 11 – May 12) • 47 668 visits over 12 months • 106 074 page views • 2.2 average page visits • 70% new visits • 30% loyal followers

15. Social Media - @FANRPAN Aug 2008 – Aug 2011 Sept. 2011 – May 2012 *1 223 followers;1129 following;526 tweets sent

16. HVI Documentary

17. Agricultural Writers Association Goes Africa-wideby Ben Rootman

18. Youth: Feeding the Pipeline for a Food Secure Africa