PCS Workshop & Events
Program Cycle Support facilitates the preparation for and implementation of workshops and events at key points during the lifecycle of BHA-funded resilience food security activities.

Inception Workshop
Purpose: To develop a shared understanding between BHA and the RFSA consortia regarding Refine & Implement (R&I) expectations, roles and responsibilities, milestones, and deliverables.
PCS facilitates discussions that assist BHA and implementing partners to:
- Agree on priority refinement period information gaps.
- Refine refinement period research plans.
- Understand stakeholder engagement expectations.
- Explore staff capacity development plans
- Build working relationships
R&I in Action: Information Gap Prioritization
Culmination Workshop
Purpose: To jointly review the implications of refinement period findings on activity design and implementation plans, and agree on the way forward.
PCS facilitates discussions that assist BHA and implementing partners to:
- Review the learnings from key refinement period efforts.
- Reflect on which refinement period efforts had the most impact on refinement decisions.
- Gain agreement on proposed adaptations to activity design and implementation approaches.
- Identify remaining knowledge gaps.
- Develop initial plans for continued learning, knowledge sharing, and activity adaptation beyond the refinement period.
Sustainability Workshop
Purpose: To fine-tune aspects of RFSAs' sustainability strategy and develop an action plan to ensure successful handover to local service providers.
PCS facilitates discussions that allow BHA and implementing partners to:
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Review sustainability planning progress.
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Identify the most pressing gaps to fill in the sustainability plans.
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Identify aspects of the intervention strategy that need to be phased out or eliminated.
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Agree on critical next steps for RFSA sustainability action plans.
End of Cycle Learning Events
Purpose: To help RFSAs reflect on programmatic learnings and, if extended, determine how to modify activities based on these learnings.