Networks and Communities of Practice

Networks and Communities of Practice
Intercooperation has a large partner's network, which allows, besides collaboration partnership, to maintain and update its organisational knowledge in its three core competences. This network encompasses the following organisations:
•	CABI Bioscience
•	CCPM - Centre of Competence for Public Management, University of Bern
•	CERISE - Comité d'Echanges, de Réflexion et d'Information sur les Systèmes d'Epargne-crédit
•	CGAP - Consultative Group to assist the poor
•	CIFOR - Center for International Forestry Research
•	CIMS - Centro de Inteligencia sobre Mercados Sostenibles
•	Competence Center for peace building
•	FIBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
•	Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration
•	IDHEAP - Institute for Studies in Public Administration
•	IDS - Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, GB
•	IFF - Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg
•	IIED - International Institute for Environment and Development
•	IUCN - The World Conservation Union
•	KFPE - Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries, Berne
•	NADEL - Postgraduate Studies on Developing Countries
•	ODI - Overseas Development Institute
•	PROFOR - Program on Forests
•	Rights and Resources Initiative
•	Savings and Credit Forum
•	SCA - Swiss College for Agriculture, Zollikofen
•	SEREC - Swiss Association for Municipalities and Regions
•	Swiss Alliance against Hunger
•	Swisspeace (KOFF)
•	Tropenbos
•	Tropical Forest Foundation
•	Tropical Forest Trust
•	Institute of Management and Regional Economics - University of Lucerne
•	Internationales Institut für Wald und Holz - University of Münster
•	WBI - World Bank Institute
•	ZIL - Swiss Centre for International Agriculture

As a learning organisation, Intercooperation is also an active member of a number of international professional networks, amongst which one can cite:
•	VCRD - value chains in rural development
•	SDRA - Skills development for rural areas (SDC)
•	PTD Forum - participatory Technology Development
•	Water for Food
•	DEV Finance

		In Bangladesh , Intercooperation is an active member of the following local networks:
		•	Self-Help group, initiated by DASCOH/ ICDDRB
		•	Market Development Forum (MDF), initiated by KATALYST/ GTZ etc
		•	LCG (Local Consultative Group) - Sub-Group on Poverty Issues
		•	Agricultural Technical Committees organised by the Ministry of Agriculture
		•	National Agroforestry Working Group of BARC ( Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council)

Intercooperation also develops itself Communities of Practice (CoPs), which allow Intercooperation professionals to exchange experience and learning throughout the world, through ITC. The current topics treated by these CoPs are: Livelihood for Equity (SDC mandate), Watersheds Management, Local Governance, Poverty Focus, Collaborative Forest Management.