Heifer International: Growing a learning organisation

Thomas S Dierolf, Rienzzie Kern, Tim Ogborn, Mark Protti and Marvin Schwartz

Development in Practice, 2002, vol. 12, issue 3-4, 436-448

Abstract: Heifer International (HI) has been applying participatory approaches to rural development for nearly 60 years. Organisationally, HI focuses on building the capacity of its country programmes and NGO partners to work independently toward a unifying mission. An open structure allows HI to validate and incorporate the rich and diverse experience of its project holders and country programme offices into organisational planning and daily operations. This article analyses three recent HI initiatives which incorporate deliberate processes to facilitate organisational learning. It outlines different strategies that HI uses to institutionalise learning without imposing limitations on it.

Date: 2002
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