Promoting Dialogue between Food Security Implementers and Policy Makers and Donors

Facilitator: Christopher Szecsey, CORE Group Consultant

Fostering communication and building relationships between key food security stakeholder groups represented here is essential in laying a firm foundation for mutual understanding and successful future collaboration. By listening to and learning from each other, stakeholder groups are more likely to inform food security policy and improve field level implementation, with enhanced project results. The rationale for this session is that openness; trust, dialogue and relations are a pre-condition for collaborative learning, innovation and positive change. How we converse with each other often determines the success of what we are striving to achieve together

This introductory session provided an opportunity for food security field implementers and policy-makers or donors to share their perspectives with each other. They did so, first, as separate stakeholder groups in small group discussion reflecting on respective strengths, best practices and what they appreciate about the work of the other stakeholder group; after a plenary report out of key discussion points, groups were asked to regroup as mixed stakeholder groups, to discuss with each other expectations for future work together.