Using a Rapid Knowledge Translation Approach for Better Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Experiences with capacity strengthening through informal learning in Bangladesh, Burundi, Indonesia, and Jordan

Kimberley Meijers

Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights Advisor at KIT Royal Tropical Institute

Country Coordinator and Knowledge Management Expert at Share-Net International

14 September 2022

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Content

• Share-Net International

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• Why CRIM-KT?

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• CRIM-KT methodology

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• Learning tools

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• Informal ways of learning

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• Outcomes & Impacts

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• New CRIM-KT cycle

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• CRIM-KT in the field of NTDs

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• More information

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About Share-Net International

• The knowledge Platform on Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR)

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• Hosted by KIT Royal Tropical Institute

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• Funded by the Dutch MoFA

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• Membership network

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Our mission:

To strengthen linkages between research, policy and practice through sharing, generating, translating and promoting the use of knowledge for the development of better policies and practices in SRHR ​

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Share-Net Country Hubs

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Why CRIM-KT?

Overall aim of CRIM-KT

• Experimenting with strategies for moving newly acquired knowledge towards policy influencing and improving practice and spread this experience across the Share-Net Country Hubs.

Expected outcomes

• Different knowledge products with the ability to improve policy and practice on a selected theme

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• Learning, exchange and capacity strengthening in the field of knowledge management within and between country hubs

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• Scientific publication(s) about process, lessons learned and outcomes

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Key Elements of CRIM-KT

1. Topic selection (Knowledge Translation and Use)
2. Faculty recruitment (knowledge experts, project manager, and collaborative chair)
3. Enrollment of participating teams (country hubs)
4. Learning sessions (LS1, LS2, LS3, LS4)
5. Action periods (AP1, AP2, AP3, periods between Learning Sessions )
6. A Model for Improvement (Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles)
7. Summative meeting (at the end of the CRIM-KT cycle)
8. Monitoring and evaluation

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Topic Selection CRIM-KT

The country hubs selected their topic in close collaboration with the knowledge experts by using the following selection criteria:

1. Current policy and practice deviates from best available scientific knowledge;
2. There is evidence describing the gap between research, policy and practice;
3. Examples of better performance exist and believed to be transferrable to other settings;
4. Preferably all country hubs work on a similar or closely related topic.

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The CRIM-KT Approach�

Share-Net Strategy

Participants (Country Hubs)

Improving the Knowledge translation and use

Child Marriage and Teenage pregnancy

Develop Framework & Concept

Baseline data collection

Pre-work

Baseline data

LS 2

Mar. 18

LS 1

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LS 3

July 18

LS - Learning Session

AP - Action Period

Support

• Share-Net Secretariat
• Knowledge Experts
• Progress Reports

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AP3*

Dissemination

of successful model

Holding the Gains

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Continue reporting data as needed to document success

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PDSA Cycle

Act

• Adapt, Adopt or Abandon
• Make a plan for the next step?

Plan

• Objective
• Questions and predictions
• Plan to carry out the test (who, what, where, when)
• What data to be collected

Study

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analysis of the data

• Compare data to

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• Carry out the plan/test
• Document problems and unexpected observations
• Collect and Begin analysis of the data

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Learning tools

• Change Package & Story boards
• Ideation techniques Brainwriting, Six Thinking Hats, Wishing, Opportunity Redefinition, and Semantic Intuition
• Team building exercises FIRO Behavioral Style Inventory the Johari Window Communication Model, and the Tomas Kilmann Conflict Grid
• Different learning styles Visual Auditory, and Kinesthetic (VAK) Learning Styles and Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory
• Tools to analyse, organise, and present information Flow Chart, Fishbone Diagram, Tree Diagram, Interrelationship Diagram, and Radar Chart
• Knowledge translation strategies toolkit to bridge the know-do gap

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Informal learning in CRIM-KT

• Learner driven and strong focus on self-directed learning by doing
• Peer-to-peer learning
• Participatory action learning
• Collated valuable resources on the SNI digital platform
• Social learning through an update and exchange meetings mid-way in each action period

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“We learned how you can identify, in a collaborative way, the root cause of a certain problem and then build up ideas on that. CRIM-KT is not only just passive learning. It’s also going there, implementing, and following up. That was very good. And then we came back and shared what we have done, what worked, and what did not. This was also very good for my team”

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- Coordinator Share-Net Bangladesh

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Outcomes and impact

Overall results:

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• Developing and implementing this model has resulted in a lot of enthusiasm between the hubs and the sessions inspired and fostered collaboration and sense of togetherness.

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• CRIM-KT led to improvements in policy and practice in a relatively short time frame and different contexts.

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• In all countries, the approach considerably strengthened participants’ knowledge translation capacities.

Country Specific Examples:

• In Indonesia, local government policy was changed that aims to prevent child marriage by avoiding misinterpretation of a local cultural practice.
• In Jordan, the cabinet endorsed a national action plan to prevent child marriage and changes in practice took place.
• In Bangladesh, practice changed by strengthening coordination for collaboration and exchange among stakeholders to prevent child marriage.

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Expansion and future of CRIM-KT

• New CRIM-KT cycle started in 2022 focusing on improving SRHR information and education policy and practice.

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• Hybrid version with two online and two face-to-face international learning sessions and four local learning sessions

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• Brainstorm on an adapted CRIM-KT model in 2023/2024. Topics may include unsafe abortion, gender-based violence, and adolescent sexual health depending on which topics have the potential to elicit change.

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CRIM-KT in the field of NTDs

• There is great potential to provide CRIM-KT as a tailor-made service to other interested organisations.
• The cost of one complete CRIM-KT cycle is about €200,000- 250,000 – for 4 countries based on 4 f2f international learning sessions and 4 local learning sessions
• Final costs depend on how many countries/regions participate, online vs f2f learning sessions and local implementation budgets

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More information on CRIM-KT

You can find out more about

CRIM-KT via:

• Article on CRIM-KT published in the GHSP journal: https://www.ghspjournal.org/content/early/2022/04/05/GHSP-D-21-00461?versioned=true

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• Our SNI digital platform: �www.share-netinternational.org/shirim

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For partnerships, collaboration or more information:

• Kimberley Meijers��K.Meijers@kit.nl

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