We were extremely excited to join Market System Symposium 2023 this November in South Africa, and online, hosted by the Vikāra Institute!
Held between the dates Tuesday, November 14 - Thursday, November 16, 2023, the Market System Symposium provided the inspiration, capacity building, and connections development professionals needed to strengthen and transform their market systems development practice.
Leading experts, practitioners, and donors came together from around the globe to advance conversations exploring innovations in research and the application of market systems development strategies through inspiring dialogues, capacity building breakouts, hands-on tool workshops, and abundant networking.
On this dedicated page, explore insights and outputs from the important event!
Key Themes Include:
- Climate Change & Adaptation
- Conflict-Affected Contexts
- Food Security and Food Systems
NEW LIMITED PODCAST SERIES:
"MSS Insights: Innovations in Market Systems"
In partnership with the Vikara Institute, this limited podcast series explores market systems development practitioners' critical role in shaping international development outcomes, centered on the key themes of MSS2023.
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Listen to Episode 1: "Navigating the Aftermath: From Conflict to Recovery" now!
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Listen to Episode 2: "Feeding the Future: Food Systems Revealed" now!
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Listen to Episode 3: "Changing Climate, Changing Lives" - MSS Insights: Innovations in Market Systems
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The knowledge shared at the symposium has changed my intellectual acuity concerning market systems development. The knowledge presented at the symposium will definitely go a long way in helping me master and perfect my craft as I work to stimulate systemic change.
Mwalye Susiku, Pess Development Initiatives & MSS2022 Scholarship Recipient -
MSS is the go-to event for any organization active in market system programming, or organizations that want to learn more. Market system approaches are quickly evolving and building on our collective successes and failures.
For me, one key way to keep up with the latest thinking and learning is to attend MSS. It helps me stay connected with a dynamic and growing community of practice.
Tracy Slaybaugh-Mitchell, Senior Resilience and Food Security Advisor at RTI International -
The Market Systems Symposium provided a great experience to learn, exchange and share knowledge about how to engage the private sector, especially the entrepreneurial ecosystem, including startups, investors and corporations.
Lizan Kuster, Associate Director Entrepreneurship & Innovation Habitat for Humanity, Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter -
The Symposium is a great way for people like me working on field projects who are mostly immersed in day-to-day management - and often relatively isolated from other MSD practitioners - to have a meaningful and sustained exchange of new ideas and search for novel ways to face up to challenges.
Dan Langfitt, Director of Partnerships - Finance and Operations, DAI -
Sitting through the sessions at MSS2022 gave me a great opportunity to learn, reflect and network. As a participant from Sub Saharan Africa I reaffirm the need for MSD programming within the development sector space.
This will ensure that we leave behind ecosystem players competent (or on the path) to perform their functions better and thus grow incomes and improve livelihoods for our populations.
Waringa Kibe, Fana Adviso & MSS2022 Fellowship Recipient -
MSS is a unique opportunity for practitioners to see and realize the horizon, diversity and learning as a result of iMSD practices.
iMSD applications and related contexts create the right expectation and direction for the aspiring practitioners. It also provides the participating organizations the right stage to showcase achievements, create business networks, goodwill and harness new ideas for future programming.
Fazle Razik, Team Leader, ASTHA - Achieving Sustainability Towards Healthcare Access & Senior, Swisscontact -
Sometimes organizations and projects work as an island. To be able to share and show that there are experiences and lessons learned in the same fields, with similar approaches and interesting results is rewarding.
MSS is a good platform to get to know each other, to inform ourselves and then to establish contacts.
Regula Chávez-Malgiaritta, Country Director Mozambique, Swisscontact
