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Our final ECBinter-active learning conference is in Dhaka, Bangladesh 28-29 February 2012. Registration now closed.

You can also read conference summaries from our past events in Indonesia, Bolivia, Niger and Uganda.

Agenda updated 31 January 2012

Tuesday 31 January

Arrive Uganda and transfer to Speke Conference Centre. Dinner is included and available at your leisure. Welcome Pack available on arrival.

Wednesday 1 February

08.00: Registration opens

09.00: Official Welcome: Stuart Katkwirize, World Vision East Africa’s Humanitarian Emergency Affairs Director

Conference overview: Viv McWaters, Facilitator

• Introductions and connecting: Viv McWaters

09.30: Quiz - an introduction to the ECB Project - ECB global, ECB Horn of Africa, ECBUganda, ECB activities and general knowledge.

10.30: Break

11.00: Identifying Participant questions we want to explore in relation to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Accountability and Impact Measurement, and National Staff Capacity Building

Marketplace sharing the ECB learning experience including:

• Good Enough Guide - practical examples and tools available
• Joint Standards Initiatives - represented by People in Aid, including the ECB - People in Aid Horn of Africa Staff Retention Study
• ECB Simulations - our tools and experience
• Mainstreaming DRR - what have we done together - what more can we do?
• Global ECB tools - ECB Guide to Building a Consortium, Simulations, Building Trust
• The Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies (CBHA) - ENHAnce training
• World Vision and other ECB agency tools and resources

12.30: Lunch

14.00: Consortium perspectives on the ECB Project: experiences, lessons learned and insights including for example:

• Accountability / national staff training and capacity building
• Humanitarian System failure (from FAO)
• Focus on Uganda and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
• People-centred accountability to affected communitities (PFIM)
• ENHAnce training programs - developing national staff humanitarian capacities
• Collaboration with Government: The Ugandan ECB partnership experience
• Flexibility with donors
• The Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) and Coordinated Needs Assessments

Small group discussions based on the above themes

16.00: Break

16.30: Introduction to participant-led workshops for tomorrow

17.30: Finish

18.30: BBQ - please join us for some relaxation time

Thursday 2 February

08.30: Introduction to Day 2 - ECB Field Facilitator Massimo Altimari - background and purpose of the ECB Project

09.00: Concurrent Workshops – Session 1 (themes chosen by participants for further discussion)

10.30: Break

11.00: Concurrent Workshops – Session 2 (themes chosen by participants for further discussion)

12.30: Lunch

14.00: Learning Marketplace: What are the key learnings that have emerged from these two days? Do we have any next steps or potential actions to consider?

16.30: Closing comments and experiences