Good practices template - July 2015 - Definition, criteria and documentation form

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Template that explains how to define a “good practice” and evaluates it using clear criteria: effectiveness and positive impact, environmental/economic/social sustainability, gender sensitivity, technical feasibility, participatory implementation, and replicability with adaptation. It also covers disaster and crisis risk reduction when relevant. The document provides a structured form to capture key details, including title, date, authors, type of document, publisher, target audience, objective, location, introduction, stakeholders, methodological approach, validation, impact, innovation, success factors, constraints, lessons learned and sustainability.

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Good practice definition

Good practice criteria

Documenting a good practice

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Good practices template July 2015 Goodpracticestemplate This template includes background information on good practices as well as a form ( on page 3 ) to fill in to document your experience. This form can be used as a checklist to verify that you have covered as much as possible when documenting a practice and identifying good practices. This template is based on a thorough analysis of FAO and its partner organizations’ approaches to good practices collection. Good practice definition A “good practice” can be defined as follows: A good practice is not only a practice that is good, but a practice that has been proven to work well and produce good results, and is therefore recommended as a model. It is a successful experience, which has been tested and validated, in the broad sense, which has been repeated and deserves to be shared so that a greater number of people can adopt it. Good practice criteria The following set of criteria will help you determine whether a practice is a “good practice”: 􀁸 Effective and successful: A “good practice” has proven its strategic relevance as the most effective way in achieving a specific objective; it has been successfully adopted and has had a positive impact on individuals and/or communities. 􀁸 Environmentally, economically and socially sustainable: A “good practice” meets current needs, in particular the essential needs of the world’s poorest, without compromising the ability to address future needs. 􀁸 Gender sensitive: A description of the practice must show how actors, men and women, involved in the process, were able to improve their livelihoods. 􀁸 Technically feasible: Technical feasibility is the basis of a “good practice”. It is easy to learn and to implement. 􀁸 Inherently participatory: Participatory approaches are essential as they support a joint sense of ownership of decisions and actions. 􀁸 Replicable and adaptable: A “good practice” should have the potential for replication and should therefore be adaptable to similar objectives in varying situations. 􀁸 Reducing disaster/crisis risks, if applicable: A “good practice” contributes to disaster/crisis risks reduction for resilience. Documentingagoodpractice | [Title]
[What is the name that best describes the good practice?] | | | | --- | --- | --- | | [Date]
[When (month and year) was the good practice documented published?] | | [Authors]
[Who wrote the good practice document?] | | Element | Guiding questions | | | Type of document (optional) | To include in the subtitle, for example.
Specify if the document is a good practice fact sheet, an information sheet, an experience sheet, a case study, a manual or guidelines? | | | Publisher (optional) | Is the good practice published by FAO or together with partners, in which case please specify the names of the partner organisations. | | | Target audience | To whom is this document addressed? | | | Objective | What is the aim/objective of this document? | | | Location /geographical coverage | What is the geographical range where the good practice has been used? Please specify when possible, the country, region, province, district, town and village. If possible, add a map to show where the practice was implemented. | | | Introduction | What is the context (initial situation) and challenge being addressed? Provide a short description of the good practice being addressed and specify the period during which the practice has been carried out (timeframe)?
Explain how gender was taken into account in both the challenge being addressed and the good practice itself.
In disaster prone situations, explain how the good practice is contributing to risk reduction and crisis management for resilience. | | | Stakeholders and Partners* | Who are the beneficiaries or the target group of the good practice? Who are the users of the good practice? Who are the institutions, partners, implementing agencies, and donors involved in the go

FAQs

What is a “good practice” according to the template?

A good practice is a proven, successful experience that has been tested and validated, produces good results, and is recommended as a model because others can adopt it.

What criteria are used to determine whether a practice qualifies as a “good practice”?

The template evaluates effectiveness, sustainability (environmental, economic, social), gender sensitivity, technical feasibility, participatory nature, replicability/adaptability, and—when applicable—disaster/crisis risk reduction.

What information does the documentation form ask for?

It requests the practice title and date, authors, document type and publisher, target audience and objective, geographic coverage, context and challenge, gender considerations, stakeholders and partners, methodological approach, validation, impact, innovation, success factors, constraints, lessons learned, and sustainability.

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