We are pleased to announce that Caitlin O’Donnell, our Senior Associate, has been invited to join World Learning’s Transforming Agency, Access, and Power (TAAP) Community of Practice and to serve as a Co-Lead of the TAAP’s Promoting Shared Learning task group. The TAAP Community of Practice is a group of committed practitioners, organizations, and policy-makers coming together to solve problems, share knowledge, cultivate best practices, and innovate to advance social inclusion. It was initiated by World Learning following the launch of the Transforming Agency, Access, and Power (TAAP) Toolkit and Guide for Inclusive Development, which was developed in partnership with IREX in 2018. The TAAP Community of Practice provides social inclusion champions with an informal learning space where they can safely share their challenges, achievements, and questions, while learning from each other’s experiences, benefiting from each other’s expertise and exploring ways to improve their programs. As the Co-Lead of the Promoting Shared Intentional Learning task group, Caitlin leads members in piloting various aspects of the TAAP Toolkit and/or other resources, sharing feedback, and supporting each other with technical advice and guidance. The task group will also develop inter-agency resources to address shared learning needs and external products highlighting findings from pilot testing.
On April 10, Caitlin will represent the TAAP Community of Practice at the World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum Innovation Fair. The interactive TAAP Toolkit will be available for participants to explore on tablets and informational handouts, and research reports will also be shared. Caitlin will facilitate two interactive activities from the Toolkit with attendees and share results in a facilitated discussion at the conclusion of the fair.