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IVI Board of Trustees Meeting and Visit by Sida
The week of October 12th was a busy one at IVI with a visit by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the annual gathering of the IVI Board of Trustees (BOT).
Ros Mari Balow, the Sida representative who oversees IVI, visited the IVI headquarters from Oct. 14-16 where she met the Dr. Jerome Kim for the first time since he started his term as Director General and the IVI teams, and participated in the BOT meeting. In addition to being an IVI signatory country, Sweden has been a major contributor of core funds to IVI since 2002. The visit reaffirmed the solid partnership between IVI and Sida.

The BOT meeting took place from Oct. 15-16 at the IVI headquarters and is one of two face-to-face meetings held annually. The meeting is an opportunity for Board members to get institutional updates, and to discuss and make decisions on major issues facing the organization. The major topic at this meeting was IVI’s new strategy and organizational plan to support the strategy. A strategic refresh was initiated since the start of Dr. Kim’s appointment and is currently being supported by the Boston Consulting Group. These organizational changes will make IVI more effective and efficient on delivering in its mission and help ensure the future sustainability of the organization. The new strategic plan will be announced at the end of the year…