• 1 Community Development /Institution Building Specialist
  
  
• 1 Project Management Specialist
  
  
• 1 Training and Communication Specialist
  
  
• 1 Women's Development Specialist

• Ilaw International Center in thee island provinces of Bohol, Leyte and Catanduanes;
  
  
• Philippine Business for Social Progress and other NGO;
  
  
• Asian Institute of Management;
  
  
• Development Academy of the Philippines;
  
  
• Selected regional offices of the National Economic and Development Authority.

1. Select and train island-level trainers to provide continuing inputs to the ADAC/IDACs. These trainers can be selected per island, trained intensively and organized as Volunteer Atoll Development Trainers (VADTs). They can be drawn from the ranks of teachers, local sectoral officers or from the IDAC itself. The National Training Team should actively assist in the recruitment and training of these trainers in coordination with the Atoll Chief and the respective Kathibs.

2. Train the Loan Officer as prospective Volunteer Atoll Development Officer (VADO). The present Loan Officer, who regularly visits the islands, can be given tasks to monitor also projects other than those under the Loan Programme. He should regularly report to the Atoll Chief and the MAA, as well as to the various IDACs thru the Kathibs, on the status of these projects. An on-the-job training programme may be formulated to upgrade his skills and eventually develop him as VADO.

3. Establish on a pilot basis a Regional Training Center for IRD at Meemu Atoll. Existing facilities, such as the STO Fish Processing Center, can be used as Venue for training more than 30 participants. Other islands do not have this vital infrastructure which can both house and provide training venue to large number of participants. Members of the National Training Team should temporarily use this center to train island trainers and to conduct training for more than one IDAC.

Other atolls in the region may also deplore the use of the Meemu facilities for such purpose. In the process of using such facilities, the National Training Team will be given initial exprerience and insight into how to establish and maintain a Regional Training Center for IRD.

NMP 25 October 1989
Nilandhe Is., Maldives

• Setting-up base of operations in Male, Maldives
  
  
• Recruitment of full-time Maldivian language instructor and interpreter
  
  
• Orientation on history, culture, political, economic and administrative environment of Maldives
  
  
• Intensive course on Dhivehi
  
  
• Summary of guiding principles, vision and over-all development strategy for the Maldives
  
  
• Recruitment and initial orientation of Expanded National Training Team for IRD Concerns
  
  
• Formulation of Atoll entry Plan

• Familiarization visit to selected islands in Faafu and Dhalu atolls
  
  
• Brief assessment visit to Meemu atoll
  
  
• Setting-up of sub-offices in Faafu and Dhalu atolls
  
  
• Recruitment of local trainors and ADOs
  
  
• Preparation of development strategy for Nilandhe atoll
  
  
• Formulation of training design for local trainors and ADOs
  
  
• Potential Problem Analysis (PPA) on perceived changes or new developments in the project environment

• Preparation of detailed implementation plan for Years 1 and 2 with emphasis on Training and Social Preparation and the interphase with generation of community-identified projects.
  
  
• Refinement of Organization and Management component, defining specific tasks and functions for government officials and personnel involved at all levels and the complementary assistance and support of the NGO.
  
  
• Formulation of detailed manpower requirements for the services of the NGO and the counterpart government personnel.
  
  
• Preparation of Memorandum of Agreement between the NGO and the Government of Maldives
  
  
• Revision of pertinent provisions and sections of the Nilandhe project document.

1.1 Training of the National Core Group of Trainers

• Part I (Theoretical)
  4-11 October 1989
  Male, Maldives
  Attended by 9 participants from MAA, MPE, VTC, MHAS
  
  
• Part II (Practicum)
  13-21 October 1989
  Muli, Meemu
  Attended by 4 participants

1.2 Orientation Seminar of Local Teachers

• Held 13 October 1989
  Muli, Meemu
  Attended by 6 participants

1.3 Orientation Seminar of Nilandhe and Meemu IDACs

• Held 16-17 October 1989
  Muli, Meemu
  Attended by 18 participants

1.4 Project Planning Workshop of the Meemu IDACs

• Held 18-21 October 1989
  Attended by 16 participants

1.5 Participatory Atoll Resource System Planning Workshop of Nilandhe ADAC/IDACs

• Held 24-26 October 1989
  Nilandhoo Is.

Kindly see Annexes for:

• Recommendations (Annex 1)
  
  
• Summary of Training Inputs/Outputs (Annex 2)
  
  
• Training Designs and Schedule (Annex 3)
  
  
• List of Participants (annex 4)

3.1 Training of National Trainers

3.1.1 The design can still be made more task-oriented; it should primarily focus on the preparation of the national trainers for the conduct of the planning workshop at atoll level. It should allow more inputs specifically directed to enable each trainer to gain more confidence and greater subject matter mastery. Hence, there should be lesser inputs on the other topics, i.e. economic theories. The design for the other participating countries will be revised in accordance with this assessment drawn from the field-testing experience at Maldives.

3.1.2 Handling workshops requires facilitation skills. Apparently, the assessment meeting after each day's session was not enough to upgrade skills in encouraging maximum participation in small-group discussions. A session to improve performance in this area will have to be included in the modified dosing.

3.1.3 The practicum portion of the training is considered vital because it exposes trainers to the actual task environment and allows them to directly apply newly-learned skills. The practicum also builds teamwork as it makes members aware of each other's strengths and weaknesses. Participants in the national trainers training should be encouraged to take part in the field practicum to complete their training.

3.1.4 A national training team can be broken into sub-groups for the conduct of atoll-level training. A minimum of 4 appears ideal for the present design, administrative and logistics staff.

3.2 Orientation Seminar of Local Teachers

3.2.1 The seminar became actually only a two-hour orientation on the IDAC training program and the IADP. Because of their involvement in other community activities (women's sewing course, etc.), the teachers had limited time during the day to attend further orientation sessions. They volunteered, however, to do the translations and "stenciling" work, devoting an average of five hours per night at the Atoll office for the entire week. Most of the teachers were women.

3.2.2 With adequate period for recruitment, local trainors could be selected from each island and trained at atoll level. They can be developed after training to serve as trainors of the IDACs. One or two national trainers will be needed to observe and give advice for the initial training in the islands.

3.3 Orientation Seminar of the Meemu and Nilandhe ADACs

3.3.1 The objective to make Nilandhe ADAC aware of IAD strategy and project was met. The Guided Tour to Mulaku island presented the participants with a wide variety of projects. An attempt was made to make participants assess the relative success and failure of individual projects. The seminar also provide opportunities for the Meemu participants to show knowledge about the status of IADP activities in their respective islands.

3.3.2 The participants responded well to the workshop method. There was the tendency, however, to regard the guide questions as though they were test questions rather than providing a general framework to the discussions. Still, notwithstanding this practice, the expected outputs were facilitated.

3.4 Project Planning Workshop of Meemu IDACs

3.4.1 As planned, the activity served both as practicum for the national trainers and initial project planning workshop for the IDACs. The trainers provided the inputs and managed the workshops based on the design and the prepared handouts. Nightly assessment sessions were held for each input and workshop conducted.

3.4.2 The work group discussions produced project ideas on newly-perceived community needs. In the various lectures and discussions sessions, community participation and the role of the IDACs in development planning and project management became dominant themes.

3.4.3 The Loan Officer of Meemu should be given the additional task to monitor if the outputs have been discussed at each IDAC since only selected representatives attended the planning workshop. A follow-up training activity can be designed later involving the entire IDAC to impart skills on determining project feasibility. The project ideas derived from the initial activity at Muli will be vital inputs to this IDAC-level workshop.

3.5 Participatory Atoll Resource System Planning Workshop

3.5.1 As designed by the project preparation consultant for Nilandhe, the workshop produced the Development Plan for each island of Faafu atoll. The participants prepared the community profile of their own respective island based on the data they could recall; determined vision and goals for local development; identified problems and constraints; and enumerated project ideas.

3.5.2 Training inputs were basically the same as those of the Meemu workshop: Data Gathering, Basic Steps in Development Planning, and Project Planning. The workshops, however, were totally changed to facilitate the expected outputs.

3.5.3 Based on the experience from the two workshops (Nilandhe and Meemu), it will be best to take out the Project Planning input from the Island Development Planning Workshop. In this way, due emphasis can be given to the key aspects of planning: "visioning", profiling, goal setting, problem identification. The output will be the Island Development Plan which can include a list of project ideas to solve priority problems.

Project Planning should be given as separate course to impart skills on project identification and make participants aware of factors to consider in determining project feasibility. The output will be selected projects proposed for funding by the IDACs based on priority problems, strategies and resource analysis contained in the Island Development Plan. Depending on costs and available time, this activity can be held two or three months after the conduct of the Development Planning Workshop to allow participants to gather data on their project ideas. Duration will also be three days.

• Global Issues on Poverty and Development
  
  
• Approaches to Development Planning
  
  
• Project Development Cycle
  
  
• Integrated Area Development
  
  
• Effective Communication and Training Techniques

• Assignment of inputs
  
  
• Logistics planning

• Overview of the training program for Meemu and Nilandhe
  
  
• Progress Report on the IADP in Meemu
  
  
• Guided Tour of IADP sites in Mulaku

• Provide more loans to "ordinary people";
  
  
• Reduce interest;
  
  
• Extend period for repayment;
  
  
• Set up a system for getting loans at atoll level rather than at Male;
  
  
• Provide for repayment at Atoll office rather than at Male.

• participation of the people in identifying community problems and projects
  
  
• joint planning by IDAC and ADAC
  
  
• setting-up of monitoring system

• Basic Steps in Atoll Development Planning
  
  
• How to Gather Data for Planning
  
  
• Project Planning

• fishing raft (Kolufushi)
  
  
• agriculture project (Veyvah)
  
  
• solar energy (Dhiggaru)
  
  
• rock barriers (Madifushi)
  
  
• killing of rats and crows (Dhiggaru)
  
  
• toilet (Dhiggaru)
  
  
• tool pool (Mulaku)
  
  
• handicraft (Raymandhu)

• the handicraft project in Raymandhu failed because young men trained in the course would not engaged in handicraft-making to apply their newly-acquired skills.

• how to estimate the standard of living
  
  
• how to determine the monthly income of fishermen;
  
  
• how to estimate the depth and area of the lagoon;
  
  
• how to analyze "long-term" problems based on available data in education, health, agriculture.

• "increse cooperation of everybody" to be able to tackle tasks effectively (Muli);
  
  
• "strengthen women's and youth committees" (Raymandhu)
  
  
• "make community aware of problems, as well as of benefits from projects" (Kolufushi);
  
  
• "make community meet in small groups to discuss common problems" (Dhiggaru);
  
  
• "bring information directly to the people" to ensure support (Veyva);
  
  
• "train people to make them aware of community problems" (Maduvarri);
  
  
• 'involve island committee and women committee in planning" (Nalafushi);
  
  
• "get ideas from all sectors" (Mulaku).

• guest house to accommodate visitors of patients in the regional hospital (Muli);
  
  
• place for keeping fish alive in the lagoon (Muli);
  
  
• dhoni for travel between island and atoll office (Raymandhu and Kolufushi);
  
  
• Teachers to teach English until Grade VII (Raymandhu and Dhiggaru);
  
  
• pushcart for the transport of goods and other items in the island (Veyvah);
  
  
• cemetery (Nalafushi);
  
  
• coral walls to check erosion (Madifushi);
  
  
• boat-building course (Mulaku).

1. define the meaning of development;
   
   
2. cite the various approaches to development planning, their strengthen ad weaknesses;
   
   
3. explain the data requirements, strategies, genera objectives setting; and formulation of programme of project in planning of each sector (e.g. economic, social and institutional, infrastructure, development administration and management);
   
   
4. cite the major elements of a Medium Term National Development plan;
   
   
5. formulate work programme to generate development projects at local level with participation of atoll communities and local government units;
   
   
6. prepare a simple atoll-based resource system profile;
   
   
7. assess training needs at atoll level;
   
   
8. formulate behavioral objectives;
   
   
9. design and implement the training programme for atoll-based development planning and project development;
   
   
10. apply effective training techniques and methodologies.

a) lecture/ discussion

b) case analysis;

c) open forum;

d) learning diary;

e) personal consultations/ tutorials;

f) reflection session;

g) workshop and field practices in Meemu

• Members of the Natinal Trainers Course Group from Ministry of Atolls Administration, Ministry of Planning and Environment and representatives of MAF, NFEU, DWA, NGOs and other entities.

a) Part I at MAA, Male;

b) Part II at IADP project sites, Meemu

• Nestor M. Pestelos

• Edmundo B. Matociños

a) cite the integrated nature of IADP activities in Meemu;

b) draw lessons from the Meemu experience;

c) discuss the technologies promoted by the Project;

d) explain the content of the training program which will be implemented in both atolls.

• lecture
  
  
• open forum
  
  
• guided tour of projects

The activity will be handled directly by the

• 7 members of the National Trainors Group for IAD Concerns;
  
  
• 8 locally-recruited Volunteer Trainors;
  
  
• 1 potential ADO for Meemu;
  
  
• the Project Preparation Consultant for Nilandhe;
  
  
• the Community Development Specialist/Trainer of the IADP-UNDP, Suva, Fiji.
  
  

ANNEX 3c

a) revise existing development plans;

b) generate new project ideas consistent with the revised plans;

c) cite the basic steps in preparing an Atoll Development Plan and the various stages of the Project Cycle;

d) gather and analyze data for plan preparation; and

e) assess project implementation.

• lecture/discussion
  
  
• workshops
  
  
• assessment sessions

• 7 members of the National Trainors Group
  
  
• 8 local development trainors
  
  
• 1 ADO-candidate for Meemu
  
  
• the UNDP consultant for Nilandhe project preparation
  
  
• the Community Development Specialist/Trainer of the IADP-UNDP, Suva, Fiji

• Appoint a Session Moderator who will explain the mechanics of the workshop and the expected output.
  
  
• Divide the participants into discussion groups of 4 to 5 members each.
  
  
• Appoint a facilitator who will guide the discussion based on key questions.
  
  
• Summarize outputs present on to the body.
  Appoint a reporter from the group members for this purpose. )The facilitator should assist the reporter).

• what are the objectives of the project you are visiting?
  
  
• what problem(s) is it trying to solve?
  
  
• who identified the project?
  
  
• how was it identified?
  
  
• who benefit from the project?
  
  
• what have been the major activities of the project?
  
  
• who have participated in these activities?
  
  
• what is the role of the Atoll Chief in this project?
  
  
• what is the role of the ADAC?
  
  
• what is the role of IDACs?
  
  
• based on the objectives and the activities undertaken, as well as the results, do you think the project as successful?
  
  
• can you state some lessons which can be drawn from implementing this project?

• list the major projects initiated under the IADP in your island
  
  
• opposite each project you have listed, indicate whether you think it is a success or a failure
  
  
• what do you think are the major accomplishments of the IADP in your island
  
  
• what have been the major problems encountered in implementing the project
  
  
• what local support (cash or kind) had been generated by the project
  
  
• do you think the people are involved in this project
  
  
• will the project be continued
  
  
• what do you think are the major lessons which can be learned fro the project

• list specific data which are easier to collect than others in preparing the island development plan
  
  
• which data are harder to collect
  
  
• what methods are commonly used in data gathering
  
  
• how are the data analyzed
  
  
• are the people aware of the community profile
  
  
• do they participate in supplying the data
  
  
• do they participate in analyzing the data
  
  
• how do they participate in these activities
  
  
• do you use the profile in preparing local plans
  
  
• list specific problems encountered in gathering data for plan preparation
  
  

• List possible revisions to the Island Development Plan
  
  
• List problem which you think need to be addressed by te Plan
  
  
• List the step you will undertake to revise the Plan
  
  
• What new project can you recommend for implementation under the IADP in your island