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Formulation and Implementation of National Poverty Reduction Strategies

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VI. Activities to be Financed from the Fund

15. An indicative category of activities to be financed from the Fund will likely include the following:

1. Collaborative Work with the DMC Stakeholders. Temporary consultants will be recruited in DMCs. These consultants will support ADB’s role in the process of helping each relevant DMC to formulate an NPRS. The consultants’ responsibilities will depend on the particular country needs and the activities of other international organizations and bilateral donors. Responsibilities could include (a) conducting further poverty assessments, (b) analyzing the poverty aspects of policies, (c) identifying potential weaknesses in planning and prioritizing capacities in the DMC, (d) assisting the DMC government in prioritizing and sequencing development interventions, (e) establishing systems of participatory monitoring and evaluation of poverty programs, and (f) helping to develop and to take part in DMC training. The consultants will be DMC-specific, experienced poverty specialists, and will preferably be locally recruited.
2. Participatory and Consultative Process . The consultative processes will be facilitated to promote the participation of all stakeholders and civil society in all stages of the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of the NPRS. This could include costs related to hiring of consultants, administrative facilities, materials, and awareness activities. The consultative process will be conducted not only within a DMC but also for a group of DMCs to share experiences and lessons in the preparation and review of NPRSs.
3. Capacity Building Activities. Training for DMC officials and other DMC nationals, such as civil society. This training will be aimed at (a) improving the skills needed for participating in the process of national poverty reduction assessment, strategy formulation, monitoring and evaluation, and implementation; and (b) examining relevant DMC case studies. To this end, training will be organized in the DMCs, including the Philippines, where ADB’s facilities could be utilized, and possibly in collaboration with the ADB Institute and other development institutes. Regional TA coverage will include DMCs additional to those initially selected for other TA.
4. Research Support for the NPRS Process. Basic data and other information will be collected and analyzed to strengthen the understanding of the nature and extent, causes, and effects of poverty, and to assess public program and public policy impact on poverty. Additional research work will be done on sector and/or cross-sector issues to prioritize and strengthen the relevance of the future policies and programs on poverty reduction.

16. For effective organization and timely delivery of expected output, individual DMC advisory TAs will be prepared to further define and rationalize specific objectives, scopes, and activities to be undertaken. The individual DMC TAs will be primarily designed, processed, and implemented by the ADB resident mission, with support of programs department staff at ADB headquarters. The ADB resident mission will have periodic consultations with the local representatives of the participating donors on the progress of the Fund. Regional TA projects will be coordinated by the Poverty Reduction Unit to support training and across-country consultation processes.

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