The Sustainable Livelihood Program conducted a roll-out training on result-based monitoring and evaluation for the 142 project development officers assigned to the different municipalities and cities in the entire region.

The training focused on the SLP-developed tools and guidelines to enhance further the field staff’s knowledge and skills in evaluating and monitoring the implemented projects in the area. The project development officers (PDO) were given technical assistance on the offline monitoring and assessment system (OMAS). With this offline system, the field workers could encode data without using the internet, helping those areas with poor internet.

Since 2020, the Sustainable Livelihood Program has implemented 1,817 projects. Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Julius Villanueva emphasized the importance of having accurate data, as these are shared with the local chief executives, who frequently request reports. This system ensures more accurate data collection.

“We have to make a correct report, especially in encoding the correct data. With this, we can identify beneficiaries who are ready to graduate and those that need intervention,” Rizalina L. Patindol, regional program coordinator, said. Patindol encouraged the PFOs to be diligent in their work since they are the ones who closely monitor these beneficiaries.

In her message, OIC-Regional Director Shalaine Marie S. Lucero appreciated the Regional Program Management Office’s (RPMO) initiative for conducting the training because it will help the program. “This is good because we need to equip ourselves by understanding the program and how to monitor the project precisely,” Lucero said.

She hoped the training would hone the skills and strengthen the field workers’ capacities to provide improved service delivery.

Lucero added that “even if we have the right knowledge and the skills to be able to do the job, I will still challenge you that all of this boils down to the right attitude; to implement the program, to collaborate with the respondents, and to prepare the beneficiaries for the transitions.” ###

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