Social Watch Philippines Monitoring Initiatives by Rene Raya Ma. Luz Anigan Social Watch Philippines

Objectives of Workshop on Monitoring system/initiative focused on the MDGs To be able to appreciate/learn about the monitoring initiatives applied in the Philippines by Social Watch Philippines To be able to reflect on national monitoring in the different countries and identify the gaps (the weak areas) and possible intervention of CSO To Exchange/Present ideas for possible coordinated piloting of local monitoring in the participating countries

What is SWP doing in monitoring 1.Social Watch monitoring system (with the five modules) 2.Quality of life monitoring 3.Tracking the MDGs at different levels 4.MDG local monitoring system

The SWP Local Monitoring System

OBJECTIVES LOCALIZING the “MDG Plus” 1.To establish benchmarks for tracking accomplishments in key development indicators 2.To assess the operationalization of the Millennium Development Goals and Targets and other international commitments at the level of provinces and municipalities 3.To strengthen advocacy for adopting the “MDG Plus” as framework for local development planning and fiscal management Social Watch Local Monitoring System

Content of the “MDG Plus” Module 1: SWP Monitoring Template of Key Social Indicators Module 2: Assessment of Special Concerns (Thru Quantitative and Case Analysis) Module 3: Quality of Life Index - Trends Module 4: Review of Development Plan Module 5: Analysis of Budget/Expenditure Program Social Watch Local Monitoring System Indicators  Social Analysis  Planning  Budgeting

A. Basic Social Indicators 1.Demographics 2.Income & Employment 3.Health 4.Education 5.Infrastructure 6.Shelter 7.Personal Security 8.Women/Children B. Special Concerns Social Integration Gender Equity Quality of Employment Disaster Asset Reform Industry Profiling Partnership with CSOs Environment and Sustainable Development The SWP Local Monitoring System

C. Quality of Life Index (QLI) Three component indicators used to generate QLI: 1.Under-Five Nutrition 2.Attended Births 3.Elementary Cohort Survival Rate QLI is used for local poverty and capability mapping SWP Monitoring Template E. Analysis of Budget/Expenditure Program Analysis of sectoral allocation Assessment of investment plan, budget and actual expenditure in terms of responsiveness to MDG and WSSD concerns. D. Review of Local Development Plan Clarity of framework and strategies Use of indicators as planning guide; clear targets Comprehensiveness of situation analysis Poverty reduction strategy; identification of vulnerable sectors Inclusion of MDG and WSSD commitments; Gender content

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SOCIAL WATCH LOCAL MONITORING SYSTEM Module III– Quality of Life Index (Rate of Malnutrition)

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The Quality of Life Index (QLI)/ Basic Capabilities Index (BCI) Gender Equity Index Social Watch use of composite index to measure overall poverty and well-being

Quality of Life Index QLI is an alternative measure of people’s well-being n It is a derivative of the pure capability-based measure as proposed and popularized by Amartya Sen. n It complements HDI and Income-based poverty measures n Index is composed of 3 Indicators with equal weights: 1. 1) Capability to be well-nourished 2. Under-five nutrition status 3. 2) Capability for healthy and safe reproduction Births attended by trained health personnel 3) Capability to be educated & be knowledgeable Elementary Cohort Survival Rate

Quality of Life Index Philippines, Missing data National Level

Quality of Life Index (QLI)  Basic Capabilities Index (BCI) QLI was adopted by Social Watch International with a slight modification of the Component Indicators 1) Under-five child mortality 2) Births attended by trained health personnel 3) Cohort Survival to Grade 5 Applied Globally and found to be applicable for significant number of countries and highly correlated to HDI, Food Security, overall Health and Educational Attainment.

Tracking the MDGs From National… to Local Areas… down to Households.

Poverty Situation by Region, 2000 II-29.7 V-56.2 VIII-45.4 VII-37.4 CARAGA X-38.7 XII-55.3 XI-36.5 I-35.5 CAR-38.0 III-20.9 NCR-7.6 IV-25.9 VI-45.7 IX-44.5 ARMM-62.9 National Level Monitoring No improvement in Rural Poverty Situation since 1988Poverty actually rising in ARMM, Central Mindanao and Bicol49 of 79 Provinces to miss MDG Poverty Reduction Target

MDG Targets Perspective of the Poor, Vulnerable and Powerless Poverty  Unlikely Hunger/Nutrition  Very Unlikely! Safe water  Unlikely Educ: Participation  Less Likely Educ: Survival  Unlikely Educ: Gender ? Parity  Equality, No! Child Mortality/IMR  Unlikely Maternal Health  Very Unlikely! HIV / AIDS ? Growing Threat Environment  Unlikely On Slum Dwellers  Unlikely THE MDG SCOREBOARD – Social Watch

Missing data Bicol Region, 1999 Quality of Life Index Regional Level Monitoring

Guimaras, 2001 Quality of Life Index Provincial and Municipal Level Monitoring

Elementary School Participation Rate in Palawan, 2002

Elementary School Participation Rate in Brookespoint, Southern Palawan, 2002

Barangay Level Monitoring

Elementary School Participation Rate in Bgy. Oring-Oring, Brookespoint,Southern Palawan, 2002 Back

A total of 76 children (6-16 year old) do not attend school Sample MDG Mapping at the Household Level Household Level Monitoring

Proportion of population with access to improved sanitation Percent Indonesia 55% Thailand 96% Tubigon 72.9% Bohol Ubojan 40.64% Proportion of population with access To Sanitary Toilets International Comparison

Peru 71% Ghana 72% Burkina Faso 29% International Comparison

MDG Local Monitoring System

Insert on GIS Social Watch Philippines MDG Indicators MDG Local Monitoring System

FIELD SURVEY, Data Processing and Validation MDG Local Monitoring System PLANNING & BUDGET Preparation Capacity Building (MDG Monitoring and Localization) Preparing the MDG REPORTS ENCODING and DATA Processing

TWG: Selecting the indicators

TWG: Information System

Enumerators’ Training for the MDG Survey in Kiangan

Monitoring Tools Software Packages 1.DevInfo Database Software 2.GIS (Geographic Information System) Free and Open Software 3.MDG Planning Matrix 4.SPSS and CSPro

The Integrated MDG Database Creates Tables, Graphs and Maps Analysis of trends over time Easy retrieval of data National, sub-national levels All data compiled in one system DevInfo Database System

JagnaInfo A Customized Variant of the UN’s DevInfo

BoholInfo

Used also in NEPAL

Used also in AFRICA

The MDG Planning Matrix Designed by AER in cooperation with Social Watch and the European Union (For uploading in the Internet soon)

Municipality: Goal 1 : Eradicate Extreme Poverty And Hunger INDICATORSBASELINEPROGRAMTARGET 1.1 Poverty Incidence (Proportion of households with income less than the poverty threshold) 1.2 Subsistence Poverty (Proportion of households with income less than the food threshold) In % of families were considered income poor 15% were living below the subsistence level See more poverty statistics…[PDF] See NEDA report on Goal 1… The MDG Planning Matrix Software

Software for Data Processing

CSPro Encoding Software

Thank You!

Monitoring Workshop Guide Questions 1.What monitoring initiatives have your group/s undertaken? (Share monitoring experiences) 2.What is the existing monitoring system of the government? What are its strong and weak points? What are the gaps?

Monitoring Workshop Guide Questions 3. How do we design our own monitoring system-- 1.Select the indicators which you think are relevant, applicable and practical 2.Given the current programs and concerns of your organization, what monitoring initiatives could be put/set in place at the local/national or even provincial level 3.What are the capacities and skills needed to implement this monitoring initiative