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* CRS should take more initiative with USAID and other donors to ensure
greater resource mobilization for the FFW Program. Consignees should take
more initiative with Government and other PVOs to do the same.
* The PN&E System as developed by Community Systems Foundation should be
revitalized.
The remaining PM&E Grant funds should be reallocated to cover costs
of CRS Field Reviewers to prepare additional case studies on-site;
and to fund a seminar in each zone designed to use the case studies
as an educational tool. The Grant should be extended to September
1988.
The BIIA and AEA formats should be reviewed and revised. Procedures
shoula be developea within CRS to consolidate and analyze evaluation
results, and draw conclusions and learnings as inputs for future
planning; and expected users of the BIIA and AEA instruments should
receive further training. Outside assistance will likely be required
to carry out these recommendations.
A neeos-basea training approach is strongly recommended to improve
job performance of CRS staff and key consignees and project holders
in planning, project design, management and evaluation. To develop
this needs baseo approach, a training needs assessment is strongly
advised within the next six months. Outside assistance will be
required for this needs assessment.
An annual seminar to review the implementation of the PM&E System
should occur at the national level to discuss evaluation findings and
fonulate new planning directions. It is recommended that such a
seminar occur within the next six months to review the findings ano
recommendations outlined in this evaluation report in the light of
CRS's past approach to the PM&E System.
Each zonal office should organize on an annual basis a 3-day strategy
oevelopment/planning retreat to aooress issues affecting program
implementation, and to aevelop action plans for the coming year.
* Concentrate resources on consignees who have demonstrated good past
performance. Strengthen their capabilities to support good development
projects with the aadition of staff with technical and development
skills, and experience in rural aevelopment, to carry out project
promotion functions. Provide complementary inputs (training an TA
support, material and cash resources) to their projects.
* Project design assistance should be provided to CRS to develop FFW
project moaels for income-generation, as well as for skill oevelopment.
arket tie-up potentials must be considered.
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