2008 Bohol Poverty Reduction and Development Initiatives Fair
October 16, 2008
Bohol Cultural Center
Tagbilaran City, Bohol
This fair
is an initiative of the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh), in its
continued efforts towards poverty reduction and econimic growth
throughout the island province, in support of the National Development
Goals and Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations, which aim
to halve extreme poverty all over the world by 2015.
While
Bohol has met with considerable success in reducing poverty incidence,
we realize that we cannot fully address poverty without achieving
econimic growth for every Boholano household. We are therefore pursuing
this new focus of economic growth with great vigor.
Thus this 2008 Bohol Poverty Reduction and Development Initiatives Fair,
an expansion of the concept of the Bohol Poverty Fair, which has been
successfully conducted for two consecutive years since it was launched
in October 2006.
Because
of this expanded concept, we have also expanded the "market" for the
activity. We are interested in reaching a heretofore unprecedented
range of invited sectors, development stakeholders, Institutions and
organizations. This year, we are inviting Official Development
Assistance (ODA) agencies, National Government Agencies (NGAs) and
Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), major
corporations and prominent businessmen of Bohol and the Philippines
(whether in keeping with their Corporate Social Responsibility plans or
in exploration of possibilities for economic partnering with LGUs),
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Civil Society Organizations
(CSOs), LGUs and organizations that are interested in partnering with
Bohol or in replicating this activity in their respective localities,
and other development stakeholders.
During
the affair, individual municipality/city LGUs in Bohol, grouped into
five different Bohol Integrated Are Development (BIAD) clusters, will
be given booths at which they will present their project proposals, for
your direct perusal, review, discussions on possible assistance or
partnering, exploration of mutual interests, and other areas of
collaboration. The possibilites are endless.
We
further emphasize that, where appropriate, the city/municipal LGUs are
willing to provide counterpart funding for these project proposals.
Project proposals submitted early will be posted on this website. Feel
free to examine the project proposals already posted. LGUs might also bring new proposals on the day of the Fair itself.
We
are therefore extending our earnest invitation for you to come to the
event and make direct contact with our municipal and city LGUs. We are
quite serious in further our strategy of multi-stakeholder
collaboration, and would be extremely honored by your presence.
We have invited the Hon. Ralph Recto,
the new Director General of the National Economic Development Authority
(NEDA), to be our Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker during the Opening
Program, scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on that day.
Ultimately,
the Provincial Government sees this Fair as a catalyst to spark more
direct and long-term contact between our municipal/city LGUs and
various development stakeholders throughout the Philippines.
To
confirm your attendance, please get in touch with Mr. Crisologo Usaraga
or Ms. Joyce Barafon at the PPDO at Telephone Nos. +63 (38) 411-4406,
+63 (38) 411-2088 or +63 (38) 501-9970. You may also address your
emails to boholpovertyfair@yahoo.com.
We
are extremely eager to explore the possibilities of establishing
partnership and assistance linkages between your organization and our
municipal/city LGUs.
THE BOHOL POVERTY FAIR
CONCEPT
Rationale
The Provincial Government of Bohol has formulated its Program Framework
for Poverty Reduction, Peace and Development. Among the key areas of
concern are: understanding the poverty situation of the Province;
responding to the poverty situation; capability and capacity building;
and mobilizing resources for poverty reduction.
To better understand the poverty situation in the province, each of the
municipalities and the capital city established its own poverty
database and monitoring system using the Poverty Database Monitoring
System (PDMS) or the LPRAP software to determine who the poor are, how
many are they, where they are, and why they are poor. The poverty
database has provided the necessary information that guide provincial
and municipal policy makers and planners in determining appropriate
responses to the poverty situation through programs and projects.
Cognizant of the meager financial resources of the Local Government
Units of the Province, the Provincial Government of Bohol has initiated
the Poverty Fair, where Municipal/City Local Government Units could
display and discuss with representatives of funding donor institutions
their respective projects proposed for funding assistance.
Activity Objective
At the end of the fair, the Provincial Government and the M/CLGUs will be able to:
- sensitize donors to the poverty situation/levels of deprivation in the province; and
- gain commitment and support from probable donors for poverty projects identified by LGUs.
Key Activities
- Organization of the Provincial Technical Team. A
Provincial Technical Team (PTT) will be organized from among the
Technical Staff of the PPDO. The PTT will be divided into sub-teams to
assist and review project proposal generated by the LGUs under their
respective assigned cluster of municipalities.
- Identification of Committees. This activity deals with
determining the different steering and working committees that will be
formed to take charge of the necessary preparations under the
responsibility of each concerned committee.
- Project Identification and Development. Members of the
Municipal Poverty Reduction Action Teams (MPRATs) will identify and
develop project proposals using the LPRAP data of the municipality.
Technical personnel of NGOs operating in the municipality or cluster of
municipalities will assist the MPRATs in the preparation of projects
- Organizational Meeting of Steering and Working Committees.
This activity includes the identification of different national
agencies, provincial line offices and Non-Government Organizations that
will be involved in different committees. The Committees' roles and
responsibilities will be determined by its members during the
organizational meeting that will be conducted simultaneously.
- Committee Planning and Budgeting. Each committee prepares
its plan of activities (Pre-Implementation, Implementation and
Post-Implementation) and corresponding budgetary requirements. These
plans will be approved by the Governor or his duly authorized
representative prior to their implementation.
- Plan Implementation. Each committee implements its
respective plan under close supervision by the committee's Chairperson
and by the Steering Committee.
- Assessment of Plan Implementation. Periodically, the status
of committee plan implementation will be assessed to determine
implementation gaps and institute remedial measures.
- Poverty Fair Proper. A program will be prepared
highlighting the poverty situation of Bohol using the LPRAP database.
After a short program, Donors could start booth-hopping for
"project-shopping". Each LGU has a booth where they could display their
poverty maps and their "menu" of LPRAP-based proposed projects and
discuss them with representatives of donor institutions. Prospective
projects and project donors will be identified during this activity.
- Post-Poverty Fair Assessment. This activity will be
participated by different offices/agencies/NGOs that assisted in
project preparation. Results of the Poverty Fair will be discussed and
thresh-out succeeding activities required until project will have been
submitted to donor institutions concerned.
Organization and Management
The Poverty Fair will be managed by the Provincial
Poverty Reduction Action Team (PPRAT). The PPRAT will be assisted by
the Project Development Unit of PPDO that will act as the Secretariat.
The Head of the Secretariat will assist the PPRAT in the supervision of
the day-to-day activities of the Pre-Implementation Phase,
Implementation Phase and Post-Implementation Phase of the Poverty Fair.
Work-Committees will be determined and organized from among select
personnel of National Government Agencies, Provincial Government
Offices and Non-Government Organizations. The members of the committees
will determine their respective roles and responsibilities inherent to
the committee where they belong and ensure smooth implementation of
plan that each committee will formulate. The Working Committees will be:
- Committee on Program and Invitation
- Committee on Food and Accommodation
- Committee on Peace and Security
- Committee on Booth Installation
- Committee on Project Preparation
- Committee on Transportation and Tours
- Committee on Finance
- Committee on Supplies and Logistics
- Committee on Documentation and Information Dissemination
Financing
- The Provincial Government will shoulder the
expenses for snacks during the opening program, lunch for guests
during the fair, and venue and booth rentals.
- The LGUs will take care of their respective booth displays, and food and accommodation of members of their delegation.
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