YE Q3 Accomplishments, challenges and lessons learned by

YLLP Learning Summit!

2024-07-25 14:21:51 UTC

this is a massive accomplishment!

Kenya Data Summit

2024-07-25 14:22:15 UTC

Cambodia Close-Out

2024-07-25 14:23:26 UTC

The partners prepared excellent knowledge products and disseminated them broadly! We plan to publish them and the final learning brief on YouthLead soon.

USAID Mental Health event showcased Youth Excel partner

2024-07-25 14:23:38 UTC

Grassroots Soccer Presenting at Mental Health Policy Launch

2024-07-25 14:23:45 UTC

May need to confirm this happened in Q3, but feels like something to share and celebrate!

Staff changes

2024-07-25 14:23:50 UTC

Having a 3-month gap of a RPO role impacted in the Guatemala ICON development.

Staffing

2024-07-25 14:24:12 UTC

Resignations of Program Officer and Senior Subgrants Officer

Final KPs

2024-07-25 14:24:46 UTC

Don't finalize the activity until the final KPs are published!

RFS Co-creation Workshop

2024-07-25 14:25:26 UTC

This was a major activity for the RFS Buy In

Graduation and closing of Generación D Program in Mexico City by TBN

2024-07-25 14:25:40 UTC

27 interns and 40 participants graduated.

Uncertainty

2024-07-25 14:26:13 UTC

Uncertainty about the YE funding obligation and timeframe is creating challenges with planning for Year 5

TDS Payment- some cash flow concerns

2024-07-25 14:26:17 UTC

Working with TDS to better project their expenses for future periods to ensure a healthy cash flow and limit the need for expedited payments out of cycle.

Continuous YE technical support

2024-07-25 14:26:59 UTC

We realized some organizations are implementing their own programming without including YE technical approaches, so we need to be more close.

Staffing

2024-07-25 14:27:31 UTC

Changes with key YLLP learning partner - Timveni. Executive Director, senior program manager,

A smooth FY24 closeout

2024-07-25 14:28:12 UTC

Kayla and the subgrant team lead a smooth accrual process making the FY24 closeout easier

Context Analysis

2024-07-25 14:28:19 UTC

although the ICON methodology exists, each country and participant appropriate and contextualizes it according to their priorities and the nature of their organizations and activities

Strategic Communication

2024-07-25 14:29:06 UTC

Be more clear on our core messaging and visible impact

MIRIAM participation in the 2024 Global Gender Equality Conference by USAID

2024-07-25 14:29:49 UTC

MIRIAM, AMUDIQ (ICON Guatemala organization) and Root Change.

Ann's Visit

2024-07-25 14:30:08 UTC

NPI - Local partner admin

2024-07-25 14:32:04 UTC

Turning some DC tasks to MIRIAM has caused a lot of administrative difficulties, which impact the technical activities, the staff and participants.

lack of commitment from ICON Guatemala

2024-07-25 14:32:59 UTC

Participants have had difficulties in honoring the set meeting days due to new job opportunities, school, another volunteer activities and other emerging commitments despite the initial consensus on meeting days.

The more exposure grantees get, the more confident they become

2024-07-25 14:38:34 UTC

The more that grantees practice, learn, make mistakes, and grow the more confident they become! Stakeholders in the Liberia Buy-in and Kenya ICON mentioned noting their confidence in later IR rounds compared to earlier rounds!

Learnings about strategic MEL and comms coming out of Ann's/Kenya team's site visits

2024-07-25 15:05:38 UTC

Learning about pax prep during Kenya data summit prep

2024-07-25 15:05:51 UTC