Proceedings of the AIRTEA project closeout and capitalization meeting: Final capitalization and evaluation meeting

Abstract

As the first phase of AIRTEA ended, the consortium met to synthesize evidence from its pilots, assess progress against results frameworks, and prepare scaling proposals for a possible AIRTEA II. The meeting brought together 61 participants (40 men, 21 women) from the eleven third-party projects, the FARA–ASARECA–EAFF consortium, value-chain partners and the OACPS Research and Innovation Technical Assistance Unit; the guest of honour was the Acting Director General of KALRO. Methods included TPP results presentations, pitch sessions with expert panel review, clinics on theory of change, impact pathways and resource mobilization, and peer learning. Outcomes were refined scaling concepts for all eleven projects, draft outlines for an AIRTEA II proposal, stronger theories of change, and agreed schedules for reporting, audits and asset handover. Lessons stress quantified impact, private-sector engagement, institutionalizing IPs beyond project cycles, and co-financing.