The pandemic left the Linking and Learning team uncertain about activities scheduled for January and February 2020. On checking with the grantees and rightsholder groups, they chose to push through, even while citing schedule limitations. YGOAL provided vitamins, face masks, and disinfectant solutions during the events. Two Regional Communities of Practice (COP) events were conducted in early 2020 – one for Luzon and one for Visayas and Mindanao. The COP is a deliberate and continuous process of conversations and reflections using intersectionality as an opening for collaboration. It celebrates not only successes but also learnings from failures. It is action-focused and fosters cooperation, openness, and respect among members. It was here that the grantees identified the practices that they would like to focus on based on their varying capacities. Communities of Practice
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