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Kyrgyzstan” Foundation, would provide a real opportunity for NGOs to participate in monitoring and evaluation of programs, including the CDS. Currently, the Asian Development Bank provides financial assistance to develop a matrix of indicators for monitoring and evaluating the CDS and its regional programs. Among the consultants working in the regions of the Republic and in cities of Bishkek and Osh are representatives of the non-governmental sector. The early launch of pilot projects by the “Soros-Kyrgyzstan” Foundation and other interested donors would increasingly involve civil society in monitoring and evaluating the CDS and other socioeconomic programs. As indicated above, one important issue of NGO participation in the process of monitoring and evaluation is the training of NGO representatives. They should be able to use tools for monitoring and evaluating the CDS and the programs of regional development. Unfortunately, discussion of the issue with some representatives of NGOs has shown a low level of professionalism; i.e., they are unready to effectively use these tools. It is well-known that the nation’s development strategy was developed mainly by public bodies (Ministries, state committees, agencies and provincial and district state administrations). At the same time, independent experts, including representatives of the non-governmental sector, also participated in developing certain aspects of the CDS. For example, 14 members of the working group, established by the order of Bishkek’s Mayor, participated in the work of the Bishkek development program “Favorite city” for 2008 - 2010. Half of them were experts from NGOs. Those NGO representatives who participated in the elaboration of some components of the CDS and its regional programs could successfully participate in monitoring and evaluating these programs. Today, governmental bodies do not object to the participation of NGOs in monitoring and evaluation. However, they want NGOs to monitor and evaluate those parts of the program in which the human and financial resources of governmental bodies are insufficient. For example, the Bishkek Development Program contains 29 new indicators that have not been previously recorded. This caused difficulties in monitoring and evaluation by the specialists of municipal bodies. The specialists (in particular, the Office of Economic Development of Bishkek City Administration) asked program developers to help determine the values of those indicators. But neither the developers nor independent experts from NGOs were able to help in this effort. It turned out that the NGOs were not involved in developing a methodology to determine the values of these indicators, because it was not their task. Representatives from NGOs argue that this would have required additional resources, including financial, because determining the values of certain new indicators would require more work in the form of questionnaires and surveys of the population or specific target groups. Due to the lack of funding, governmental bodies were similarly unable to perform this work. They would like this to be done by NGOs, with financial support from external or internal donors. NGOs already have enough work in the area of monitoring and evaluating the CDS. Experience has shown that many NGOs wish to participate in the process of monitoring and evaluation of the CDS and its regional programs. For instance, NGOs I work for tried to help develop the CDS. We participated in seminars organized by the President’s Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic. By the end of one workshop, we sent to the President’s Administration proposals and comments for inclusion in the CDS. However, we have still not received any response, neither positive nor negative. Other NGOs have 60
also tried to participate in developing the CDS, but their attempts were unsuccessful. What does this demonstrate? An inadequate response by a governmental body to an NGO initiative. Other government bodies have similar attitudes toward NGOs and their initiatives to participate in monitoring and evaluating the CDS and regional programs. Unlike Kyrgyzstan, in Russia and Kazakhstan not only donors but also state authorities continually announce special competitions among NGOs that wish to participate in the process of monitoring and evaluating national and regional strategic development programs. This is, of course, a positive incentive for NGO participation in this process, and most importantly may help solve financial problems. It should be noted that some Kyrgyz NGOs did indeed take part in developing indicators for monitoring and evaluating the CDS and its regional programs. For example, two non-governmental organizations participated in developing a regional development program of the Chui province. In Bishkek, one NGO expressed its desire to participate in this process, if financial support from the state or a donor could be provided. Mechanisms of NGO interaction with parties interested in monitoring and evaluating the CDS In the current situation of monitoring and evaluating the CDS and its regional programs, NGOs could work together with the government agencies on a contractual basis. How would this happen? An NGO signs an agreement with the appropriate government body to conduct monitoring and evaluation of the CDS or its regional programs. The agreement specifies organizational, methodological and financial matters. The NGO is responsible for the amount of work specified in the agreement, while the government agency, in turn, creates favorable conditions for the smooth functioning of the NGO in monitoring and evaluation. This increases the responsibility of NGOs for the quality of monitoring and evaluation, and of government structures for the process of monitoring and evaluating the CDS and its regional programs. For regional NGOs, it is also important to participate in the process of monitoring and evaluation of regional development programs under such agreements. Local NGOs are now better informed about the situation in the regions and cities, and can monitor and evaluate regional programs at appropriate levels. An equally important aspect of monitoring, evaluating and informing the public of the results is the accessibility of various sources of information, including the Internet. It is necessary to open a Web site for the CDS and its regional programs, and regularly inform the public through all available channels about implementation of the programs. NGOs should cooperate with the media, which will help to timely and promptly inform the public about the results of monitoring and evaluation of the CDS and its regional programs. Conclusions A number of conditions currently exist for the participation of NGOs in monitoring and evaluation: – The availability of a developed and functional CDS, including its regional programs; 61
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