The Africa Systems Change CoP
About us
Changing Systems for
Greater Impact
The Africa Systems Change Community of Practice (CoP) was created to strengthen the capacity of partners to design and implement systems change through peer and shared learning and collaboration.
The members of the CoP work across West, Southern, and East Africa in various sectors including Education, Health, Women’s Leadership, and Economic Opportunities.
Collaborating for systems change
Objectives
Learning
To enable collective learning and knowledge sharing on systems change.
Collaboration
To provide support and promote collaboration and networking.
Improved practice
To contribute to strengthened strategies and approaches to systems change practice.
Knowledge generation
To generate knowledge on systems
change to share within the community and beyond.
Values
Collaboration
Respect
We treat all members with respect, valuing the contributions and perspectives of all members.
Trust
We believe in creating an environment that enables members to know each other and forge trusting relationships by establishing norms around expected behaviour, confidentiality and transparency.
Engagement
We actively participate in the CoP by interacting regularly, facilitating discussions on challenges, exchanging insights, and collectively learning from our diverse experiences.
Inclusion
We value our differences in identity and perspectives and will create a community where everyone feels valued, welcomed, respected, and heard.
Membership and Time Frame
- The CoP is voluntary and open to all staff of Co-impact partners who are designing or implementing systems change initiatives.
- The CoP will operate for an initial period from June 2024 to June 2025.