Appendix E1

PHILIPPINES Institutional Impacts of the KALAHI-CIDSS Project

Scope of Presentation

1. The KALAHI-CIDSS Project

2. Community participation in service delivery

3. Accountability and transparency

4. Local government capacity

5. Major issues affecting sustainability

6. Key lessons learned

KC Development Objective “Empowerment of local communities through their involvement in the design and implementation of poverty reduction projects and improved participation in local governance

Major Components

• Community capacity building and implementation support

• Grants for prioritized sub-projects

• Monitoring and evaluation.

Community Participation in Service Delivery

• Residents contribute to sub-projects’ O&M

• O&M Committee for sub-project operations

• Regular reporting on sub-project operations

• Conduct of sustainability evaluations

• O&M committee membership in village development council.

Accountability and Transparency • KALAHI-CIDSS procedures reduce significantly

the risk of funds misuse.

• Effectiveness of KC Grievance Redress System (GRS) is largely based on the fear of local stakeholders of DSWD sanctions

• Village officials are generally viewed as honest in handling financial resources of the village

• Residents are today more involved– in decision-making on community affairs.

Local Government Capacity

Village

• Broad-based participation in the preparation of village plans

• Inclusion of citizen representatives in village councils

• Adoption of KALAHI-CIDSS procedures in village projects.

Municipality

• Municipal planning based on village plans

• Municipal ordinances to institutionalize participatory planning and budgeting

• Institutionalization of participatory budgeting

Major Issues in Sustaining Impacts • Electoral turnover of local chief executives

• Absence of long-term funding for CDD

• Laws that inhibit community participation in subproject implementation and monitoring

• Inadequate bottom-up planning and budgeting processes within government

• Absence of national enabling law to support LGU adoption of CDD.

Key Lessons Learned • CDD is an effective platform for an integrated

local poverty reduction strategy.

• Community facilitation is essential. Social preparation is not a cost but an investment in human capital formation.

• Local governments will need guidance and time to adopt CDD principles and practices and lead local CDD implementation.