Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund

About PRF
Strategy Meetings

Together with the representatives of the Netherlands, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Department for International Development of the Government of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland (DFID), six-monthly strategy meetings are held in Manila to discuss the work program for the Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF), the National Poverty Reduction Strategies Fund (NPRS) and the status of project implementation.

The agenda of these six-monthly strategy meetings, among others, include:

• indicative allocation of resources and strategic rolling work program
• program and portfolio management to balance the country, sector, and the thematic allocations
• implementation issues and donor coordination
• PRF and NPRS activities taken and their poverty reduction impacts.

These meetings likewise endorsed new projects.

The Poverty Reduction and Social Development Division (RSPR) of the Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD) coordinates the preparation for and conduct of these meetings, which usually last for three (3) days.

For each of these meetings, a ‘Summary Note of the NPRS/PRF Strategy Meeting’ that highlights the key discussions and agreements was produced and shared with the donors.