Good models/examples of partnerships with practitioners and academics??

[Grace Bahng]

Continuing the discussions on the lack of or challenges to practitioners and academics working together, I'm curious to know if any of our members have GOOD examples of this sort of partnership that they've either been a part of or seen.  We can probably go on and on about why more partnerships don't happen (comment on this thread to discuss challenges), but there are certainly GOOD models we can point to even if they occur less than we'd like.

So have you seen this sort of collaboration (beyond classroom lectures) and do you think it benefited the communities at all?  

[Sioned Warrell]

Hello, I'm a programmes trainee at ELRHA (Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance) and one of the programmes we run is collaborative partnerships between academics and practitioners. A new resource was launched about six weeks ago and has a number of case studies and can be found here http://www.elrha.org/effective-partnerships-guide   You may also like to look at the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), another of ELRHA's programmes, at http://www.humanitarianinnovation.org/ many of the projects have a number of partners with a cross section from academia and the humanitarian sector.

I hope you find this useful.

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[Grace Bahng]

Thanks for the reply, Sioned.  Yes, we have referenced ELRHA a couple of times on the site.  Actually, I'd like to talk to you a little more about what you do.  I'll send you a direct message.