Thursday, November 28, 2013

MILF: Community Volunteers in SouthMin undergo training on Financial Management and Procurement

From the MILF Website (Nov 28): Community Volunteers in SouthMin undergo training on Financial Management and Procurement



In a bid to equip the Barangay Community Volunteers (BCVs) with knowledge in implementing subprojects, a Financial Management and Procurement Training was conducted for six Barangays in Sarangani Province.
  
The activity was facilitated by the staff of Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA)-Southern Mindanao (SouthMin) Regional Management Office and BDA-Central Management Office (CMO).

The BCVs of Barangays Libi, Tuyan and Lun Masla in Malapatan, Sarangani Province converged on November 18 to 19, 2013 for the training at the Training Center of Lun Masla.

On November 20 to 21, 2013, BCVs of Barangays Ticulab, Maguling and Mindupok in Maitum, Sarangani Province,  gathered at the Community Learning Center in Maguling for the same activity.

The facilitators discussed the block grant installments and requirements and the financial reporting system.

The participants learned the flow of funds, financial management principles and fiscal responsibilities, and identified the different supporting documents required for every transaction. Workshops on preparing all financial related documents were also conducted.

The participants thanked BDA for the training which they said they seldom acquire from other institutions.

The BCVs will soon formalize into People’s Organization (PO) who will take charge in implementing sub-projects in their respective Barangays.

The BDA Staff have been facilitating the capability-building trainings for the BCVs which are part of the social preparation through the Community Driven Development (CDD) process.

CDD is an approach in implementing the Mindanao Trust Fund Reconstruction and Development Program (MTFRDP).

In the CDD process, the community, through the PO, is provided necessary knowledge and skills in assessing their priority needs, identifying sub-projects that will promote confidence building and social cohesion, implementing sub-projects and sustaining the operation of the completed subprojects.

MTF-RDP was launched on March 27, 2006 with the aim to assist economic and social recovery in the conflict-affected and vulnerable areas of Mindanao. The World Bank serves as the Fund Administrator and Secretariat.

The program is supported by Australian Aid for International Development (AusAID), New Zealand Aid for International Development (NZAID), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), United States Aid for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, and the European Union (EU). It had been successfully implemented for three (3) consecutive Program Partnership Agreements (PPAs).

Nine Barangays benefit the MTFRDP in Sarangani which include Barangays Lumasal, Daliao and Amsipit from the Municipality of Maasim.

Most of the proposed subprojects are post-harvest facilities such as solar drier with warehouse, mobile corn sheller and rice thresher.

http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/680-community-volunteers-in-southmin-undergo-training-on-financial-management-and-procurement

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