Independent third party monitoring of the selected World Bank financed projects in Nepal under Citizen Actions for Results, Transparency and Accountability (CARTA) project

1. Swiss Association for Development and Cooperation
Dhobighat, Lalitpur-3 , G.P.O. Box 688,Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone +977 1 5524925, 5522013, Fax + 977 1 5531109
po@helvetasnepal.org.np, www.helvetasnepal.org.np
Third Party Monitoring (TPM)
Badri Manandhar
March 31, 2015
Nepal

2. 1. Some questions
related to Third
Party Monitoring
2. Overview of
CARTA
Presentation

3. 1. TPM: 5 wh-questions
What?
Monitoring by parties that are external to the project’s direct beneficiary
chain or management structure.
Why?
To provide an independent perspective on performance, to gather
evidences and to triangulate information.
Who?
Conducted by CSOs, think tanks, academic institutions, media or private
firms.
How?
Using one or combination of different social accountability & PRA tools
When?
In principle, at any stage of project implementation. But, in general, after
certain interval of initial implementation

4. 2. What is “Independent” TPM?
Financed by an independent organization:
Managed by an independent organization:
Executed by an independent organization:
Local NGOs (SKY, FSCN, VDRC, SA and NEST)
Partnership for Transparency Fund and HELVETAS
Swiss Intercooperation Nepal
Japanese Social Development Fund

5. 3. Standard M&E and TPM
• Standard M&E has shortcomings.
• TPM is a complementary approach involving community
engagement.
Standard M&E TPM
Primarily focused on measurement AND empowerment
Internal discussion and dialogue AND strengthens dialogue between
state, service providers and citizens
Voices of M&E experts Voices of citizen, beneficiaries
Mostly quantitative tools Qualitative tools as well
Useful in normal situation Serving as key/only avenue in
certain conflict-affected and fragile
contexts

6. 4.1 CARTA: Status
6: Community Action for Nutrition Project (April 2015)
• Identified projects for CARTA purpose: 11
• Selected projects: 6
• Total budget disbursed: USD 650,000.00
• Sub-projects completed: 5
• Sub-project under implementation: 1
• Local NGO partners: 5
1: Rural Access Improvement and Decentralization Project
2: Poverty Alleviation Fund II
3: Emergency Peace Support Project
4: Enhancement of Vocational Education and Training
Project
5: School Sector Reform Project

7. 4.2 What is CARTA doing in Nepal?
1. Third Party
Monitoring
2. Capacity
Strengthening/
Empowerment
3. Grievance
Redressal
EPSP, EVENT, SSRP and CAN-SHD
RAIDP and PAF-II

8. Beneficiary
targeting
Beneficiary
perception
Beneficiary
satisfaction
Budget
transparency
and allocation
Verification of
reports
Effectiveness
of grievance
mechanism
Delivery of
goods
Quality of
service
4.3 What aspects are monitored?
Procurement
and contracts

9. Information on
quantity and
quality of
goods and
services Training on
monitoring
system and
use of tool kits
Information on
beneficiaries’
entitlements
Use of local
media (FM
and
newspaper)
Strengthening
grievance
redressal
Display of
citizens
charter
Facilitation in
accessing
project related
documents
Capacity
building
training
4.4 How is beneficiary empowered?
Compliance
to RTI act

10. 5. TPM is about…………………..
Making the most of what you
want and innovate
Making the most of what you
have

11. Thank you for your attention!
This subproject (RAIDP sub-project) has been very successful.
………the TTL is designing the new intervention based on those
lessons and experiences. …… the TTL is acknowledging it widely.
Luiza Nora, TTL/WB, 2014