UJYALO PROGRAM
QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT
SECOND QUARTER
JANUARY 2007 - MARCH 2007Abbreviation
CDO Chief District Officer
CEDPA Center for Economic Development and Population Activities
CFUG Community Forest User Groups
CSO Civil Society Organizations
DDC District Development Committee
DFO District Forest Office/Officer
DLCC District Level Coordination Committee
DNH Do No Harm
ENWR Elected and Nominated Women Representatives
FAYA Forum for Awareness and Youth Activities
FECOFUN Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal
FPP Forestry Partnership Project
IEC Information Education and Communication
IP Implementing Partner
LDTA Local Development Training Academy
LRPs Local Resource Persons
LSG Local Self-Governance
NFE Non-formal Education
NFIWUAN National Federation of irrigation Water Users Association, Nepal
NGO Non Government Organization
NGO CC Non Governance Organization Coordination Committee
PACT Private Agencies Collaborating Together
PMT Project Management Team
POWER Participation of Women for their Real Representation
PSU Program Support Unit
RBA Rights Based Approach
SCO Saving and Credit Organizations
SO5 Strategic Objectives # 5
TNA Training Need Assessment
ToT Training of Trainers
USAID United States Agency for International Development
VDC Village Development Committee
WUA Water Users Association
Table of contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
START-UP AND SUPPORTIVE ACTIVITIES 5
2.1 Office set up and assignment of staff 5
2.2 Project start-up workshops and preparation of implementation strategies 5
2.3 Base line study and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plan 6
2.4 Selection and orientation of implementing partners (IPs) 7
3 PROJECT PROGRESS TOWARDS OBJECTIVES 9
Objective 1: To increase advocacy capacity of selected civil society groups
at community and federation level
3.1.1 Advocacy materials preparation and production 9
3.1.2 Trainers training (TOT) on basic advocacy 11
3.1.3 Community level advocacy training 12
3.1.4 Post advocacy training initiations 14
3.1.5 Assessment of the governance status of CSOs 14
3.1.6 Affiliation of civil society organizations with their apex organizations 15
Objective 2: To increase women's participation in elected local government 16
3.2.1 Preparation of resource books and guidelines 16
3.2.2 Trainers training (TOT) on women empowerment 16
3.2.3 Community level women empowerment training 17
Objective 3: To increase literacy of women elected representatives and members of advocacy groups 17
Objective: 4 Special strategies for Rapti cluster 18
4. THEMATIC 19
5. LESSONS LEARNED 21
ISSUES AND CHALLENG 22
PROSPECTS FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S PERFORMANCE 22
8. FINANACIAL STATE MENT 24
9. ANNEXES
Annex - 1: Annual Progress Report
Annex - 2: Progress (purpose/output) against key indicators
Annex - 3: Community Level Advocacy Training in Project Districts
Annex - 4: Community Level Training in Rapti Area
Annex - 5: List of Project Publications
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GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
CDP Community Development Program
CFUG Community Forestry User Groups
DEO District Education Office
DFO District Forest Office
DWSO District Water Supply Office
EPMT Extended Program Management Team
FECOFUN Federation of Community Forestry User Groups Nepal
IG Income Generation
IGA Income Generation Activity
IP Implementing Partner
IR Intermediate Results
NGO Non- Government Organization
QPR Quarterly Progress Report
POP Poorest of the Poor
PVSE Poor, Vulnerable and Socially Excluded
RBA Rights-Based Approach
SC US Save the Children U S
SMC School Management Committee
SP Strategic Partner
UC User Committees
USD US Dolor
VDC Village Development Committee
VOC Victim of Conflict
TABLE OF CONTENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 3
1. MAJOR ACTIVITIES 5
1.1 Planning and administrative activities: 5
1.1.1 Program planning and coordination: 5
1.1.2 Stakeholder meeting: 5
1.1.3 Agreement with strategic partners: 6
1.1.4 Extended program management team meeting: 6
2.2 Intermediate Result Wise Progress: 6
2.2.1 IR 8.1 Enhanced Opportunity for Sustainable Income in Conflict Affected Areas: 6
2.2.1.1 Vocational and Technical Skill Training: Building Skills for the Future 6
I) Selection of vocational trainings 7
II) Selection of vocational trainees 7
III) Monitoring and follow up of last and this year vocational training 7
IV) Periodic performance evaluation of vocational trainees 8
2.2.1.2 Income generation Support: Earning a Sustainable Living 8
I) Selection of CFUGs: 8
II) Process of IGA Implementation: 8
III) Monitoring and Follow up of last years IGA with CFUGs: 9
2.2.2 IR 8.4 Strengthening the Community Capacity for Peace 9
2.2.2.1 Increased community participation in planning and management of key decentralized services and infrastructures: Means to promote Social Harmony 9
I) Selection of Community Development Program (CDP) 10
II) Formation of CDP User Groups: 10
III) Implementation of CDP: 10
a) School support program 10
b Community drinking water support program 11
d) Access improvement program 11
2.2.2.2 Enhance Peace Building and Dispute Resolution Skill in Community 11
3. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES 16
4. NEXT STEP 16
CARE NEPAL
UJYALO PROGRAM
QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT
PROJECT TITLE: UJYALO PROGRAM
PROJECT NUMBER: 47
FISCAL YEAR: 2007
DONOR: USAID
COMMENCEMENT DATE: OCTOBER 2004
COMPLETION DATE: SEPTEMBER 2007
REPORTING PERIOD: January to March 2007
PREPARED BY: THE PROJECT TEAM
SUBMITTED ON: 30 April 2006
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This is the second quarter performance report of FY 2007. This report presents executive summary at first followed by the detail of each activity carried out in this reporting period (January to March 2007). The report consists of both qualitative and quantitative information in it along with number of annexes.
There has been a major political events occurred during this period in the country. The interim government formed including Maoist and seven parties alliance (SPA). The first round of management of Maoist armed force and their weapons is completed with the support of UN. All these progresses have their positive impact on the current peace process of the country. Now the constituent assembly (CA) has become the hot cake in the political arena and is still not confirm the date of CA. During this period, violence, road blockade and bandh occurred in tarai and chure region of the country by Loktantrik Madheshi Morcha, Chure-Bhabar Ekta Samaj, Madeshi Janadhikar Forum, Tarai Tiger, Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha etc, which affected the community life and peace process of the country.
Based on the activity planning in previous quarter most the activities are ongoing and some of them are accomplished in this quarter. On the basis of program review and discussions made with SPs considering the changed political context in the country, focuses have been made to issue based peace initiatives, economic empowerment of PVSE communities and facilitated the current peace process at the community level through awareness campaigns on Constituent Assembly (CA) and Peace Promotion Centers (PPC)
In this quarter, UJYALO program organized the workshop to analyze the conflict sensitivity of the program using conflict analysis framework. Likewise, the analysis of the sustainability aspects of the program activities has been completed.
Vocational Trainings: One goal of this intervention is to strengthen women and youth's existing skills and to introduce new skills in traditional and non-traditional fields so they can access future employment opportunities. Based on the last two years experiences on vocational trainees' income and job availability, SPs have selected mason training as the major field for vocational training. This year, the project will provide mason training to 25 youths.
SPs have selected 16 women activists as peace ambassador by strengthening their capacities and skills on peace journalism, democracy and governance to facilitate democratic constitution formulation process for sustainable peace. They will be working independently as women activists in their districts to establish the rights of women at all levels. Project will support them to link with issue-based organizations, media institutions and peace councils at all level.
In this reporting period, Income tracking has been done to 93 youths who have completed short-term vocational training since the beginning of the project. The average annual income of those trained youths is NRs 12,327 ($176) per person as of March 2007. Mason training has become the most successful skill enhancement area as trainees are making good income compare to others. Its average income per participant is NRs 24,050 ($343).
Income Generation Activities:
Up to this reporting period 38 CFUGs have been supported to implement the income generation activities. During this reporting period, SPs have selected 7 CFUGs in Kailai and Bardiya districts. SPs have coordinated with DFO, District FECOFUN and other organizations in the district working on Natural Resource Management. Now, they have completed the process of well being ranking and selected HHs from the poorest of the poor users.
Performance monitoring and income tracking of 520 HHs of FY 2005 and 529 HHs of FY 2006 (Total 1049 HHs) has been made in this quarter. It is found that with the support of IGA, each household of FY 2005 and FY 2006 has been reported to earn Rupees 7719 (US$ 110.00) and Rupees 6175 (US$ 88.00) respectively as of March 2007.
Community Development Program (CDPs):
Good governance practices through public auditing, proportionate representation of target participants and social inclusion practices in each activity are the cross cutting strategies to implement all activities. Communities are practicing all these things through implementing the small infrastructure activities. SPs have selected each CDP on the basis of joint planning with other SPs of the program. SPs also coordinated with related district level government line agencies to avoid duplication and make more realistic plan to support those communities, which are in real need. In this quarter, the communities have formed 15 CDP user committees. Key focus has been given for the proportionate representation in executive committees and key positions of those committees from the people regarding different caste and gender perspectives. As a result, 15 user committees consist of 126 members in the committee out of these 45% were women. In the same way, 19% of the user committee members are Dalit, 37% are Janjati and 44% are from other community people were participating in the committee.
Peace Promotion Centers:
The Peace Promotion Centers focusing to empower and raise women related issues to advocate and influence policy to establish their better position on socio-political, socio-economic and socio-cultural aspects. During the period, the following issues are identified and also conducted the awareness and advocacy campaigns. This year, total 58 Peace Promotion Centers have been in operation in Dang, Banke, Bardia, Surkhet, Kailali and Kanchanpur districts. All SPs have been mobilizing 50 LRPs, out of them 28 are women for facilitating the 58 PPCs. Altogether 1463 (305 dalit, 560 Janajati and 598 others) women were participating in the center. As a highlight of achievement of PPC, participants have increasing their involvement on socio-cultural functions, which convene the sharing mechanism and support to reduce traditional discriminatory practices and practices of audit process of development activities. Also they are interacting on CA process and denial rights within the community and respective stakeholders. Inclusive participation and decision-making practices at all level of local community groups has been as a rule of game to enhance peace process.
1. MAJOR ACTIVITIES
1.1 Planning and administrative activities:
1.1.1 Program planning and coordination:
Most of the program activities based on the work plan '07 have been planned in first quarter of this year and rest of the program planning has been completed this quarter focusing to address the present peace process in the community level. The major activities planned for this year are the vocational trainings for poor, marginalized and vulnerable youths, develop women activist as peace ambassador, income generation activities for the poorest of the poor through CFUGs, Awareness campaign on constitutional assembly, different issue based peace initiatives, advocacy campaigns at all level, peace promotion centers, key basic services and peace building, RBA and social inclusion training.
Monthly coordination meeting among all strategic partners have been going on in all districts to ensure the collaborative efforts planned through joint planning process. This year, most of the school support program, peace initiatives, joint social auditing and technical support to small entrepreneurship are planned to conduct jointly so that we could support the target participant in a holistic approach. The strategic partners of UJYALO program have already started joint monitoring visits to ensure the quality of the program.
1.1.2 Stakeholder meeting:
All SPs in their respective districts completed stakeholders meetings to share third year activities of the program with all related stakeholders such as government line agencies and other likeminded organizations in the district. This year SPs have also involved all related government line agencies such as District Forest Office (DFO), District Education Office (DEO), District Livestock Office (DLO), District Drinking Water Office (DDWO) to collect information, avoid duplication of activities and make plan more realistic and target group oriented. This practice enhanced coordination and support to build common understanding between the SPs and government line agencies about the program.
1.1.3 Agreement with strategic partners:
The agreement between CARE and its SPs to implement third year program activities of UJYALO program has been completed in first quarter.
1.1.4 Extended program management team meeting:
Four days extended program management team meeting (EPMT) meeting was organized to review the overall progress of the UJYALO program. Specifically, the EPMT was focused to review the effect and impact level progresses based on Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) indicators and develop exit strategy of CARE UJYALO program. Altogether, 31 (11 women) participants from SPs staff and institutional members and project staff were participated in the meeting. In this meeting overall progress was reviewed by following the set objectives:
· The respective SPs presented the their progress achievements (target vs. achievement, time elapsed vs. expenditure)
· SPs presented two success case stories reflecting impact of the program.
· Presentation on Impact level progress was analyzed based on PMP.
· Developed Exit strategy of CARE UJYALO program in line with sustainability of the program.
· In order to assess the capacity and effectiveness of peace promotion center (PPC), a SECI model spider web assessment tool were developed.