r - part - usaid

325 3uTy and A u q ~ s 19g5, ~ Zrzizi~g sessj.ans were canducted
for three me-&ers of r3e Planzing Uzit. Because only the head
of the unit bat pricr training and experience in planning and
data coLlectPoz, the prcgram was cond-xted at a2 fntroductoq
level, Total trarning autpzz Ps estlaated to be about 14 person
weeks ane iaclzdes t Pzs spent frt f Leld Zripa.
ti> Trainixj 3ethods and Coctents
SbapL lectures ( 35-23 Y A,,,ULea) ~ - S * * zeue prrsezted on mast
topics, a ~ were 2 fcllwded by disczssro~s vhich deal% with case
szScrizL oz ccnbitis~s tke Bay Regicn. 2eabings were
assigned, a d the trainees kad exercises ta camplete as
preparation fur class pzrticipatian- Two field trips were
conducted as past of Zhe Zrafni~g o~ ~onitoring axd eualuatidh;
the first lasted. six bays, azd %he seca~d, four days. Topics
cavered in classroan azd field traf~ing incl~dod:
- &sic concepts of plannfzg, ~onitaring and evaluation, and
the ix Intarr~latiozship.
- Data SOUTC~S and Levels af anaiysfs.
- The analysis zf socl~ecozosfc data us zg case material
fro% the 3ay Zeqioz.
- Tke derigc sf a Ea~ageztezZ 2zfo,-;r..~Ziar.. sys%em fur the
?lonning SZIZ.
- The couL%szity parti cipat Zc:; strazeg-,..
- The desigz az5 zrl:irttloz of nazft~rizg abservatiuc forms
and qvestiozzaires.
Tbe iLaLd zrizs izef~ded visL~s zo elg2t villages in the
E3ay Region. Tecktcel data oz the uacer szpply system and pump
uprations were calLee%ed, azd Izzervleus were held with mezkers
of village vazer zazzzi%tees, -+.- ,--p cperatars and szher local
rcsiber,?~.
The trai~lzg gas ab:~ 2rsvFde Z?x inexperienced staff
aezhers vitk a nee-523 orien~aticz =c the basic concepts and
metkods of plznni~g, ss-lc~ring and eva2uatian. The trainers
aeccmpanied Tlz~~Lzg Zzit sraff 3~ field trf~s ane helped them
eevelog a systezati~= a?>rooc> to observation and icterviewing.
Mo~itaricg activkzies coz:inzed on a ?Z~ited sczle following the
zrain~ng, and the resxlts were .
>riewed as satisfectory. The
xajor rrznzlgg iiziz&tioxs were rhe traineesq lack of
edccarion82 2nd jcS experfe~~e iz deveXo?zent - . EEL socioeconomic
snalysis, axi zhe relaxively shsr: tra;nrng period.
smzii size and disgersicn cf Fia~2Fcg Zit personnel