Some projects are a real challenge to capture. They're so large in scope, covering so many regions, involving so many people and taking so much time, that to sum them up in a meaningful way can feel like an impossible task. Global Alliance Africa was a six-year (2019-2025) project, funded by UK International Development. It aimed to created stronger UK-African partnerships to expand opportunities for market access, funding and investment. And, as it began to reach its conclusion, Knowledge Transfer Network aimed to capture its many successes.
Challenge
How do you ensure alignment and coordination among diverse teams and functions in a project that spans four countries, covers a six-year timeline, and navigates significant cultural differences?
This was the central challenge for the team behind the Global Africa Alliance Project, a UK International Development funded project which aims to build new and stronger UK-African partnerships between UK, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
Using the Place-based Innovation (PBI) approach, the project aims to harness UK and pan-African expertise, networks, and resources to empower stronger, more sustainable local ecosystems. Maintaining stakeholder unity and momentum is essential for maximising impact of the project.
Solution
The project team came to Scriberia to create a snapshot of PBI over the past year; a retrospective on what has been achieved ‘on the ground’, within the three countries.
Our team crafted a vision map that provided an overview of the ecosystem, capturing the key milestones, connections created and progress made. Using vibrant colours, we brought the project to life, from surveys and forums held to local media coverage.
Results
Natalie Withenshaw, Marketing Manager at Innovate UK, says, “Mapping out all our Place-Based Innovation activities across three separate countries in Sub-Saharan Africa was a difficult task. There is an incredible amount to showcase and capture in an easy-to-follow journey for the user, but Scriberia expertly achieved this and the whole team was really delighted with the outcome.”
The work was shared with all stakeholders across the breadth of the project, to reinforce trust and increased visibility of the initiative.
It is now featured in a case study on the Knowledge Transfer Network site, to raise further awareness of the project as it heads into its final two years.
