Fiscal year 2010/11 - Poverty Alleviation Fund, Nepal

Upadhaya, Dr. Duman Thapa, Dr. Bal Gopal Baidhaya, Mr. Khalil
Miya and Mr. Rishi Raj Lumsali were present in the worksop. All the
participants actively participated in the workshop and formulated
strategies to implement the planned activities.
• In order to strengthen and intensify PAF-DDCs/VDCs coordination
collaboration in the districts, a two day “Regional Workshop with
MLD was held in Nepalgunj from 1- 2 January, 2011. PAF district
LDOs, VDC Secretaries and PAF POs from Far, Mid and Western
development regions were present in the workshop. During
the workshop Vice-Chairperson from NPC, Secretary and Joint
Secretary from MLD, Regional Administrators from Far, Mid and
Western development regions were present. Similarly, Regional
Directors for Agriculture Development and Education were also
present. The workshop concluded to go jointly with DDCs and Line
Agencies to reduce poverty and to avoid duplication of programmes
and resources in the Districts.
• In order to strengthen PAF programme further based on
implementation learning, a two day “PAF Programme Review
Workshop” with Central Development Region POs was concluded
from September 28 to 29, 2010 in Janakpurdham of Dhanusa
District. Both the workshops identified and discussed on learning of
successful and failure cases of PAF activities. The workshops thus
organized have drawn recommendations and suggestions to PAF to
formulate policies and strategies to address the failure cases.
Capacity Development of Local Bodies
From the very beginning, PAF has been rigorously coordinating and
collaborating with DDCs and VDCs to implement activities in the district.
Therefore, PAF has been involving DDCs and VDCs to monitor PAF
activities regularly. During monitoring, DDCs and VDCs provide feedback
and suggestions on the activities which helps to further improve and
strengthen gaps and lapses in providing services to the community.
DDCs and VDCs do have government resources for infrastructures and
socio-economic development of district and village. Apart from this, the
sectoral Line Agencies and other developmental organizations do have
resources for the sectoral activities. DDCs is the umbrella organization
to coordinate overall developmental activities in the district. Hence, it
has vital role in forging resources for betterment of poor people. PAF
has been implementing programme in close coordination with DDCs to
forge resources from other organization for the benefit of poor people.
PAF intends to capacitate DDCs based on their capacity development
plan and other themes applicable and beneficial to PAF beneficiaries.
PAF has envisaged to enhance the capacity of DDCs and VDCs in the
following themes:
• Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
Since DDCs and VDCs are involved in regular monitoring
of PAF activities. This enables them for effective monitoring
and evaluation of PAF and other donors activities in the
district. During the monitoring visit they provide feedback
and suggestions to improve and strengthen PAF programme
further. During the FY 2067/68, DDCs have made 147
monitoring visit in 34 PAF programme districts.
• PAF Programme Review and Coordination Meeting
In order to review PAF progress status, coordination and
review meeting with DDCs and Line Agencies is organized
regularly in the PAF programme districts. During the meeting,
DDC and Line Agencies provide feedback and suggestions,
which contributes further improvement and strengthening of
PAF activities. Apart from that, such meeting acts as platform
to forge resources for the betterment of target groups. During
the FY 2067/68, PAF organized 72 events of coordination
and review meeting with DDCs and Line agencies in 34 PAF
programme districts.
• TOT on Entrepreneurship Skill Development
PAF has been conducting TOT on Enterprise Development to
the staff of POs in the district. The main objective of TOT is
to develop entrepreneurship skill among the members of COs
through POs. After getting TOT, the POs impart such training
to the members of COs. Being a permanent institute in the
district; DDCs must have human resource knowledgeable in
entrepreneurship skill development. In that case, they can
impart such training to beneficiaries beyond PAF and other
projects. Hence, in some district PAF has involved the relevant
staff of DDC in the entrepreneurship skill development training.
• Collaboration and Coordination with LGCDP
LGCDP is a development programme supported by many
donors to work for the overall development of district.
LGCDP activities are launched through DDCs in the district.
Along with development activities, LGCDP has also capacity
development component which assesses the overall district
level Capacity Development Need and acts to address that.
So, PAF could collaborate with LGCDP to identify the capacity
development needs in the district which could be linked to
capacity development and benefit to PAF COs.
• VDC and Ward Level Orientation on PAF
PAF has been implementing its activities in the target
communities in the VDC. While entering the VDCs to launch
activities, PAF has been conducting VDC and Ward level
orientation on PAF. This has helped PAF to get VDC support
and feedback to identify target communities and launch PAF
activities effectively.
• Organize Exposure Visit to DDC Personnel
PAF has been organizing regular exposure visits to POs and
COs. PAF has envisaged including VDCs staff along with POs
exposure visit event.
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