The IPC Cross-country Learning Programme has been successfully implemented in ECA. The Programme is designed to allow IPC practitioners to compare, learn and share country practices on IPC procedures through participation in IPC analyses and lessons learnt workshops, and gather cross border information.

Anglophone Countries
In the Anglophone countries of the Region the Cross-country Learning Programme started in May 2014, when an IPC Analyst from Kenya co-facilitated the IPC Level 2 Training held in Tanzania, together with a local IPC Analyst. The two co-facilitators were instrumental in conducting the training and supporting the lead trainer in forming a strong and interactive team that allowed a participatory and successful workshop. The co-facilitators were so excited with this kind of initiatives that confidently motivated their commitment to the IPC activities. The participants of the workshop also commended the cross-country initiative and expressed their interest in future co-facilitation opportunities that would allow them to practice their skills.

Francophone Countries
From 2 to 8 May 2014, Ms. Mireille Mizero, Lecturer at the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Burundi, and Mr. Isaac Nzitunga, Adviser to the Cabinet of the Burundi Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Farming, co-facilitated the IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis conducted in Tadjoura, Djibouti.  “We have participated in several IPC Trainings and Acute Food Insecurity Analyses. Our objective was to contribute effectively to the data analysis and to benefit the Djibouti Technical Working Group (TWG) members with our theoretical and practical experience” Meirelle and Isaac said.

They also explained that: "The co-facilitation of the fourth analysis of rural areas in Djibouti has gone well and the experience we have gained will be very useful to conduct future analyses. Exchange visits and knowledge sharing are very important for members of the IPC National TWG based in different countries. In fact, the cross-country exchange programme strengthens the capacities of IPC analysts and allows them to effectively contribute to the global implementation of the IPC".

IPC in ECA