Project Evaluation Report 2011
Project entitled “Improve Water Resource Access and
Management for Better Farming in Drought Prone
Communities (IWRAM)”
Starting from 9th Dec 2011 to 30th Nov 2012 with a total budget of USD50,000
(KHM/SGP/CCBAP-Sida/2011/063)
Implemented by:
Funded by:
Table of Contents
Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………1
I. Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………...2
1.1 Goal and Objectives …………………………………………………………………….2
1.2 Evaluation Purpose ……………………………………………………………………..2
1.3 Evaluation Methodologies Used ………………………………………………………2
II. Findings on the Intervention (Actual Progress under Major Outputs) ………………3
2.1
Result of Vulnerable Reduction Assessment …………………………………….3
2.2 Three Community Ponds (one new pond and two existing ponds) are built to
retain rain water for 240 families to utilize during the dry season ………………...4
2.3 Rehabilitation of canal with a total 3,650m in length to drain water from the
Bathou lake for irrigation to 85 ha ……………………………………………………..4
2.4 Strengthen and training 35 members of the Water Use Committee and new
members of the Community Pond Maintenance and Management Committee …5
2.5 35 members of the Water Use Committee are able to provide awareness
climate change issue to communities ………………………………………………...5
2.6 Establish the Saving Groups in target villages to receive credits to buy quality
agriculture inputs ………………………………………………………………………..6
2.7 40 families practice aquaculture and integrated farming system to improve food
security …………………………………………………………………………………...6
III. Lessons Learned …………………………………………………………………..…….7
IV. Conclusion and Recommendations …………………………………………………...7
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………..7
Recommendations ………………………………………………………………………8
Annex
I. Beneficiaries and stakeholders met
II. TOR for External Evaluation
III. Guiding Questions (FGD and KII)
Executive Summary
Wathnakpheap has implemented a 12-month project entitled “Improve Water
Resource Access and Management for Better Farming in Drought Prone
Communities (IWRAM)”, starting from 9th December 2011 to 30th November 2012
with a total budget of USD50,000 financed by UNDP SGP-CCBAP. The Project has
been very successfully implemented and achieved key outputs. One may also note
that WP implemented another project funded by UNDP SGP-GEF from November
2010 to April 2012 in the same communities, namely Chantrea and Toul Sdei
communes. The IWRAM project was the 2nd project that continued from the previous
project.
The interventions of the IWRAM project resulted in increasing water availability for
rice farming, improving agriculture productivity, improving food security and
increasing income for beneficiaries; and villagers have capitals to buy quality
agriculture inputs and they have accessibility to drinking water for better health. The
communities have expanded their rice cultivation areas and crops and got higher
yield. One family earns additional revenue with an estimated amount of USD650
from one recession rice crop. In addition, the communities well aware about climate
change issue and gained knowledge on strategies to cope with these issues. The
current practices clearly indicated that the communities have more capacity and
resources to adapt to droughts and floods faced in the future.
The Project supported the infrastructure in the communities including three
community ponds to access to drinking water during a scarcity of water in dry season
for than 240 families or 13,200 people in three target villages. The villagers believed
that their basic health would improve because they drink clean water. This
intervention is very beneficial to the communities. Feedbacks from villagers on the
impact of two community ponds supported by the WP in 2011 are very positive.
Villagers also told the evaluator that today they are no longer worried about lack of
drinking water during the dry season.
The project was to support the rehabilitation of an irrigated canal that has a total
length of 3,650m in Kork Resey village, expecting to irrigate 85ha of the recession
rice crop that is grown between December to March of the year. Under the previous
project (UNDP SGP-GEF), villagers reported that the construction of the Bathou dam
spill way has had a good impact in term of the scope of water retains on the lake and
this result in having longer months of water in the lake. It is estimated that the overall
impact from both projects to support these infrastructure development (the Bathou
dam spill way and subsidiaries canals) has capacity to irrigate up to 980ha, counting
only the recession rice crop cultivation area. The rice yield cultivated for this
recession crop has increased because sufficient water irrigated. This activity is
benefited every family in all seven target villages.
A total 40 families received credits with a total amount of USD25 per family. The
purpose of the fund is to enable the beneficiaries to buy quality agriculture inputs
(fish fingerlings, fertilizer, etc.). These families have received formal trainings on
aquaculture and home garden farming techniques. In the second/third week of
November 2012, the Project planned to provide loan to additional 40 families in all
seven target villages.
The Project has facilitated to strengthen the Water Use Committee and established
the Canal Maintenance and Management Committee, the Community Pond
Maintenance and Management Committee and two Saving Groups. All members of
the Committees are 35 people. The Committees and the Saving Groups have
received necessary capacity building on their roles and responsibilities, internal rules
and regulations and technical trainings on climate change, agriculture techniques and
health and hygiene.
Bellow is recommendations for WP consideration:
Subsidiaries canals are very helpful to drain water from the Bathou lake to rice
field. The investment on this activity is cost-effective. The Commune Councils in
Toul Sdei and the Communities in Teng Mao and Kork Tek asked WP to consider
supporting to rehabilitate four more subsidiaries canals. It is recommended that WP
may consider approaching other donors or request UNDP to have new project(s) to
support this specific activity.
Strengthening the Committees and the Saving Groups: WP may consider providing
additional support to the Committees (WUC, Canal and the Community Pond) and
the Saving Groups. This follow up assistance is to support the Committees and the
Saving Groups to further enable them to be confident to manage their tasks
effectively. Areas to support may be based on requests and needs of the
Committees and issues that WP strongly feels that the Committees and the Saving
Groups need to improve.
Additional Technical Intervention on Rice Crop: The villagers is happy with higher
rice yield, increased water availability for rice crops. However, there is possibility to
increase rice yield through improving rice farming practices, seed selection, water
management, weeding, understanding quality of fertilizer and how to use the fertilizer
properly, etc. It is recommended that WP may consider helping villagers on this
issue.
1.
Introduction
Wathnakpheap is an local Cambodian NGO. Its mission is to improve the quality of
life and livelihood of disadvantaged women, children and the poorest families working
with local communities by providing education, life skills, vocational skills training,
good governance, and climate change.
WP has received funding from UNDP SGP-CCBAP to implement a project on climate
change, starting in December 2011. The project duration is 12 months with a total
amount of budget of USD50,0000. The effort is to improve water resource access
and management for better farming in drought prone communities (IWRAM) in Toul
Sdei and Chantrea commune in Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province. From
November 2010 to November 2012, there were two projects supported by UNDP in
the same communities (Chantrea and Toul Sdei communes).
One may also note that WP implemented another project funded by UNDP SGP-GEF
from November 2010 to April 2012 in the same communities, namely Chantrea and
Toul Sdei communes. The IWRAM project was the 2 nd project that continued from
the previous project.
WP selected an independent evaluator to conduct this evaluation. The consultant
name is Mr. Tuy Samram.
1.1 Goal and Objectives
The goal of the project is to reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity to
climate change including drought in 7 villages of two communes in Chantrea district
Svay Rieng province by building the capacity of communities to manage available
water resources and irrigation systems for agricultural production, conservation of
natural ecosystems and strengthen communities. Two objectives were designed to
reach the goal that included (i) reduce drought vulnerability by working with
Commune Councils and development partners to reconstruct the current Watergate
into a dam at Bathou Lake and manage existing irrigation systems to adapt with
recent climate change in the end of 2012; and (ii) the community people who lived in
Chantrea district be able to increase income from rice yield production and animal
raising of each their families.
1.2 Evaluation Purpose
The purpose of the evaluation is to evaluate whether the project reaches its objectives
designed: (i) to reduce drought vulnerability through managing existing irrigation
systems to adapt with recent climate change impacts, and increasing rice products.;
and (ii) the community people who lived in Chantrea district be able increase income
from rice yield product and animal raising of each their families. Additionally, the
evaluator is to find out what are the outcomes, impact, recommendations and
lessons learn and the project has achieved goal and objectives. The findings and
recommendations are also very important tools in which reflected what WP were
done and make very better for the next steps of the implementation of following
project(s).
1.3 Scope of Evaluation
The scope of the evaluation should assess the achievements of the project toward
reaching its targets and objectives.
- The evaluator reviews and analyzes existing project documents.
- The process of evaluation is to include conducting interviews and focus group
discussions with Officers DoWRAM, Chantrea District Governor, Community
Water Use committee members, Commune Councils, Saving Groups, Village
Chiefs, and local community members.
- The evaluation will focus on the specific location area which comprises seven
villages, two communes, Chantrea district of Svay Rieng province.
- The evaluation will also review the project management and outcomes. The
evaluator is required to attend a briefing on the project that will be jointly
conducted by staff representatives from WP and UNDP-CCBA Small Grants
Programme.
1.3 Evaluation Methodologies Used
The evaluator used following methods to carry out the work. Those included meeting
with WP Management (Executive Director and Program Coordinator) and the Project
Assistant (Field Officer); interviewing with key informants; conducting focused group
discussions; conducting a number of site visits to see infrastructures (the community
ponds, canals and Bathou dam spill way, fish ponds and rice field).
2.
Findings on the Intervention (Actual Progress under Outputs)
Following are key achievements of the Project according to the expected project
outputs.
2.1
Result of Vulnerable Reduction Assessment
There were four indicators used to track the improvement of climate change
adaptation capacity of the communities. The first VRA was conducted in July 2012
and the 2nd VRA was conducted in November 2012. The information for the
indicators was collected through participatory discussion by using four questions.
Those were as bellow:
(1) What current experiences do you face from climate change and what does it
affect on your daily life?
(2) What happens if the situation gets worse?
(3) What prevents adaptation at the moment?
(4) What project activities to be sustainable?
The outcomes from both assessments suggested that the communities have fairly
well improved climate change adaptability capacity at the moment. The average
score was 2.72 (1 mean outstanding; 3 mean medium; and 5 means very bad) and
from the assessment in November 2012. While the average score for the first
assessment was 3.35, meaning not good. Remarkable positive changes were
answers to question No. 1 and question No. 2 that were graded fairly good today,
comparing bad before.
2.2 Three Community Ponds (one new pond and two existing ponds) are built to
retain rain water for 240 families to utilize during the dry season
With the financial and technical support from the project the Water Use Committee
facilitated to organize meetings to discuss with the Commune Councils, Village
Chiefs in Chantrea and Toul Sdei and communities to identify appropriate locations
to build three community ponds. The communities namely Koh Resey village gave a
land for building a community pond; Kork Tek village and Teng Mao agreed to
expand and renovate two existing ponds for their communities. A private company
was selected by the Procurement Committee in a transparent manner to dig the
ponds. As a result, three community ponds were constructed by June 2012. The
size of the pond is 30mx30mx2.5m in Koh Resey; 20mx20mx2m in Kork Tek and
Teng Mao.
Some of families living in all three villages expected to benefit from this activity during
this dry season and in the future during a scarcity of water in dry season. The
communities could use this water for drinking. It is estimated that more than 240
families or 13,200 people access to clean drinking water. It was noted that water on
the ponds is not transparent yet because the ponds were just recently dig. The
communities have asked the Project to provide about 150kg of lime for each
respective village to do water treatment, making water more transparent. This
intervention is very beneficial to the communities. Feedbacks from villagers on the
impact of two community pond supported by the WP are very positive. Villagers told
the evaluator that today they are no longer worried about lack of drinking water
during the dry season.
In order to oversee the operations (maintenance and management) of the ponds,
there are 15 villagers (5 people from each village) were selected as members of the
Community Pond Maintenance and Management Committee. The Committee
members received some trainings (maintenance, how to use water, hygiene, etc.)
and other relevant issues from the Project.
2.3 Rehabilitation of canal with a total length 3,650m in length to drain water from
the Bathou lake for irrigation to 85 ha
The Procurement Committee composts of Commune Councils, District Authority,
Provincial Department of Water Resource Management and the WUC selected a
private company to rehabilitate a canal in Koh Resey village, Chantrea commune. A
total 3,650m canal in length was built by July 2012. The project was panned to
rehabilitate only 2,600m in length, but the actual canal length rehabilitated was
3,650m or 1,050m longer than the plan. The Committee spent similar amount of
budget but was able to convince the company to construct longer canal. This canal
is able to drain water from Bathou lake to irrigate for a total area of the recession rice
crop up to 85ha (estimated) from this rice recession that will be started from
December 2012 to March/April 2013 and in the coming years.
Koh Resey village established the Canal Maintenance and Management Committee
that composts of 5 members who are also member of the WUC to coordinate and
manage the canal operations. The roles and responsibilities of the Committee
include dealing with the WUC to get water from the Bathou lake to the canal and
others.
Impact from the Bathou dam spill way and subsidiaries canals: Under the support of
UNDP SGP-GEF fund from November 2010-April 2012, the Project provided support
to construct the Bathou dam spill way. Following year, under the support of UNDP
SGP-CCBAP fund from December 2011 – November 2012, the Project rehabilitated
a canal with a total 3,650m in length in Koh Resey village. These interventions
resulted in increasing water availability in the lake and water retains for longer
months. Therefore, the communities and villagers have more capacity to adapt with
drought now. These activities contributed in increasing rice production and earned
more revenue for every family in all seven target villages that have a total population
is 1,534 families or 6,667 people. Bellow is some details information.
(a) Rice cultivation area for the recession rice crop has been increased because
the Bathou lake dam spill way retains much more water and water availability
on the lake is longer. It is estimated that approximately 20% of recession rice
crop cultivation area increased in Chantrea, Sentor, Teng Mao, Don Tey and
Toul Sdei. While, it is about 35% of cultivation area increased in Koh Resey
village because a newly rehabilitation of a canal in the village and 15%
cultivation area increased in Kork Tek because the village locates far from the
lake.
Based on Table 1, a total estimation of the recession rice crop
cultivation areas increased appropriately 980ha in all seven target villages.
The rice yield also increased up to average 4 tons/ha. There are three types
of rice farming in the communities – a wet season rice crop (June-Dec.);
recession rice crop (November. – March/April); and dry season rice crop (April
– July). Villagers reported that they have continued growing a wet season rice
crop, but they have changed their farming practice from transplanting to
broadcasting and used short term rice varieties.
(b) A small dry season rice cultivated area (very small number) has been grown
by collecting water from the Bathou lake that remains during dry season. This
crop also depends on water from early rainy season in addition to the
remaining water from the lake. It is additional rice production harvested for
certain families in the communities. Farmers reported that this third rice crop
farming have been practiced since before the Project support but a cultivation
area were very small; and since the dry season in 2012 the size of rice
cultivation area has been expanded.
(c) As a result, all families in all seven target villages have increased more rice
production.
Therefore, the families could keep enough rice for their
consumption and sell surplus for revenue and paid loans. Calculating into a
total rice production increased is 3,920.48 tons (= 980.12hax4tons) or in value
(cross revenue) is USD980,120 (=3,920.48tonsxUSD250). Therefore, each
family increases additional revenue with an estimated amount of USD640
(=USD980,120/1,534 families) from a recession rice crop.
Table 1: Rice Cultivation Area Increased for the Recession Rice in 2011/2012 (Source:
Commune Councils and Water Use Committee)
Recession Rice Crop Cultivation Area
Increased (Estimated)
Remarks
Total Rice
Before
Increase
Name of
Cultivation
2011/2012
No.
2010
Villagers
Village
Area by the
(After
(Before
could
Village
project
%
Ha
the
depend on
intervention)
project)
water from
1
Chantrea
588.60 ha
40%
60%
20%
117.72 Bathou
lake, and
2
Sentor
426.25 ha
40%
60%
20%
85.25
3
4
5
6
7
Teng Mao
Kork Tek
Don Tey
Toul Sdei
Koh Resey
834.25 ha
497.47 ha
559 ha
760 ha
790 ha
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
60%
55%
60%
60%
75%
20%
15%
20%
20%
35%
166.85
74.00
111.80
152
276.50
980.12
all
subsidiaries
canals for
their
recession
rice crop.
2.4 Strengthen and training 35 members of the Water Use Committee and new 15
members of the Community Pond Maintenance and Management Committee
All Committees’ members (WUC, Canal and the Community Pond) received trainings
on various relevant topics. Those included (i) how to maintenance and repair the
infrastructure; (ii) management and operations of irrigation system; (iii) financial
saving to maintenance and repair infrastructure; (iv) Internal Rules and Regulations;
and (v) other relevant issues like roles and responsibilities of the Committees and
members. The committees compost good balance of male and female members.
The WUC met regularly among themselves and sometime received trainings and
information from the Provincial Department of Water Resource Management and
discussed issues on operations. The WUC has always coordinated very well with the
Commune Chiefs/Commune Councils on villagers’ requests on the utilization of water
from the Bathou lake. When any problems occurred and those ones were beyond
the capacity of the WUC, they discussed with the CCs to obtain support. The
Commune Councils have been very supportive and they expressed strong
commitment to continue support the Committees. The Committee has committed to
continue coordinating among themselves to manage and maintenance the
infrastructure.
2.5 35 members of the Water Use Committee are able to provide awareness on
climate change issue to communities
By working with the Project Team, all members of the Committees have received
good messages and information concerning on issues of floods, drought, scarcity of
irrigated water, drinking water, disease outbreak, etc. At the beginning (in 2010), the
Project conducted a Vulnerable Reduction Assessment used participatory
methodologies that were provided opportunity for the local authorities and the
communities to highly participated in the processes. Therefore, the communities
have gained a lot of insights on issues concerning climate change and livelihoods.
Jointly with the Committees, WP designed and implemented relevant activities like
rehabilitation of the Bathou lake spill way, canal to secure water for rice crops;
construction of the community ponds to retain rain water for the human consumption
during the dry season. This engagement has empowered the communities and the
Committees to understood issue of climate change and identified possible solutions
to adapt.
2.6 Establish the Saving Groups in target villages to receive credits to buy quality
agriculture inputs
The Project facilitated to establish two Saving Groups – one Saving Group in each
commune. Each Saving Group has 3 committee members. The first installment of
loan was released in early November for 40 recipients in six target villages. The
villagers agreed to use the loan to buy quality agriculture inputs (fish fingerlings, rice
seeds, fertilizer and a few others). Table 2 is number of families received credits by
the village.
The Project also planned to provide the second installment during the second/third
week of November for additional 40 recipients. The size of the credit for the first
installments was USD25 per family and the second time will be between USD35USD60 per family.
The Saving Group is governed by “Internal Rules on Saving” that has 21 points. This
Internal Rules has been introduced by another NGO, Center for Education and
Agriculture Development in Cambodia (CEDAC) and has been successfully applied
in the communities. The Saving Groups decided to apply this rules for their activity.
The duration of the loan is for 6 month with interest rate of 2.5% per month in which
1% is for increasing capital; another 1% for social fund committee; and the remaining
0.50% for administrative expense. The Saving Groups receive continuous support
from WP on the management of the loan. The Saving Groups may need additional
support from WP after the Project ended in November 2012. WP made a very clear
message that this loan is for the communities; however WP involves in monitoring
transitions of the capital flow and assists in the management of the resource.
Table 2: Families Received Credits for Procurement of Agriculture Inputs (Two Saving
Groups)
No.
Name of Village
Number of
Amount of Loan Per
Type of Agriculture
Families
Family
Inputs Bought
Saving Group in Chantrea commune
1
Chantrea
5
USD25
Rice seed and fish
fingerlings
2
Sentor
4
USD25
Rice seed
3
Teng Mao
6
USD25
Rice seed and fish
fingerlings
4
Kork Tek
5
USD25
Rice seed and fish
fingerlings
Saving Group in Toul Sdei commune
5
Don Tey
8
USD25
Rice seed
6
Toul Sdei
12
USD25
7
Koh Resey
0
N/A
Total 40
USD1,000
2.7 40 families practice aquaculture and integrated farming system to improve food
security
The Project cooperated with the government agriculture extension officers from the
Provincial Department of Agriculture, Svay Rieng to provide trainings and follow up
technical assistance to 40 families. Total 40 families (total 42 fish ponds) from six
target villages benefited from aquaculture, home gardening and integrated farming
activity supported by the Project. The Project has supported these families to raise
fish, grow vegetable (established home garden) and practiced integrated farming
system.
The villagers reported that water in Koh Resey has Ph low (low acidic water), so it is
difficult to introduce aquaculture activity.
Based on comments from the discussions and site visits, the activity has a good
impact to contribute in food security and nutrition security at household. The villagers
have more fish and fresh vegetable to eat from this activity. The villagers also use
their free time to take care aquaculture and home garden activity.
3.
Lessons Learned
3.1 Partnership with Local Authorities, Technical Departments: Project Team learnt
that the participation of villagers, local authorities and technical departments is key
factor to make this project success. The Project engaged with direct beneficiaries
(villagers and the Committees) and other stakeholders (CCs, District Authorities and
department of water resource management and department of agriculture) in every
appropriate process of the project cycle management, ranging from the identification
of potential activities, designing and implementation of the project activities so they
had opportunities to fully participate in the project. The Project has generated
ownership from the beneficiaries, the communities, local authorities and technical
departments. This participatory and partnership approach applied by the Project
Team has fully engaged beneficiaries and stakeholders in every process of the
project so they could benefit, learn and take responsibility.
3.2 UNDP SGP Intervention to Support both IWRAM projects: The villagers, the
communities and local authorities provided their good feedbacks on the support of
the projects. The Projects financed by UNDP SGP and managed by WP concerning
on climate change adaption that addressed to increase water availability for rice
farming, access to drinking water for better health, improve agriculture productivity
through trainings and provision of capitals to buy quality agriculture inputs are very
helpful for remote communities like Chantrea and Toul Sdei. Now, the communities
have expanded their rice cultivation areas and crops and got higher yield; and they
are no longer worried about no drinking water during dry season. More importantly,
the interventions have made impact very quickly than villagers expected. The
villagers requested WP and other generous donors to pay more attention and provide
support for this type of project in the future.
4.
Conclusion and Recommendations
4.1 Conclusion
The Project is very successfully implemented. The Project has achieved all key
outputs by the end of November 2012. For the remaining time till the end of the
project, a few planned activities are on-going that include the provision of the second
installment of the loan; and follow up on trainings on aquaculture and vegetable
farming techniques.
The interventions of the projects (from November 2010 to November 2012) funded by
UNDP SGP-CCBAP and UNDP SGP-GEF resulted in increasing water availability for
rice farming, improving agriculture productivity through trainings and provision of
capitals to buy quality agriculture inputs and accessibility to drinking water for better
health for the communities in Chantrea and Toul Sdei. The communities have
expanded their rice cultivation areas and crops and got higher yield. One family
earns additional revenue with an estimated amount of USD650 from one recession
rice crop.
The communities are able to grow three rice crops through accessing to water
availability in the lake and the rice cultivation areas have been expanded because
subsidiaries canals could drain water to irrigate the field. Farmers also learn new
farming techniques (rice, aquaculture, vegetable and small livestock) from the
Project, relatives and neighbor. Therefore, they no longer depend on only traditional
limited sources of income and livelihoods. Moreover, villagers fully aware about
climate change issues like drought and floods. It is a good impact of the project
intervention in term of enhancing farmers’ ability to cope with climate change issue in
order to sustain their livelihoods. This result clearly indicated that the communities
have more capacity and resources to adapt to droughts and floods faced in the past
years.
4.2 Recommendations
Subsidiaries canals are very helpful to drain water from the Bathou lake to rice field.
The investment on this activity is cost-effective. The CCs in Toul Sdei and the
communities in Teng Mao village and Kork Tek asked WP to consider supporting to
rehabilitate four more subsidiaries canals. It is recommended that WP may consider
approaching other donors or request UNDP-CCBAP to have new project(s) to
support this specific activity.
Strengthening the Committees and the Saving Groups: WP may consider providing
additional support to the Committees (WUC, Canal and the Community Pond) and
the Saving Groups. This follow up assistance for the Committees and the Saving
Groups could further enable them to be confident to manage their tasks. Areas to
support may be based on the request of the Committees and issues that WP strongly
feels that the Committees and the Saving Groups need to improve.
Additional Technical Intervention on Rice Crop: The villagers is happy with
higher rice yield, increased water availability for rice crops. However, there is
possibility to increase rice yield by improving rice farming practices, seed selection,
water management, weeding, understanding quality of fertilizer and how to use the
fertilizer properly, etc. It is recommended that WP may consider helping villagers on
this issue.
Annex
Annex I: List of Beneficiaries and Stakeholders Met
No. Name
Key Informant Interview (KII)
1
Reach Monn
Sex
M
Roles and Responsibilities
Chief of the Water Use Committee,
Toul Sdei Commune
2
Lek Chorth
M
Deputy Chief of the Water Use
Committee, Chantrea Commune
3
Has Sophea
F
Chief of the Community Pond Water
Maintenance and Management
Committee and Chief of Saving Group
in Chantrea commune
4
Meas Sao
M
Village Leader, Teng Mao Village
5
Prum Chhorn
M
Village Leader, Koh Resey and Chief of
Canal Maintenance and Management
Committee
6
Klang Run
M
Chief of Chantrea Commune Council
7
Khieve Phorn
M
Commune Clerk, Chantrea Commune
8
Sok Sek
M
Chief of Toul Sdei Commune Council
and Member of Procurement
Committee
9
Hing Sara
M
Deputy District Governor, Chantrea
District
10 Vong Vanthy
M
Aquaculture Extension Officer,
Provincial Department of Agriculture,
Svay Rieng Province
11 Som Sovan
M
Agriculture Extension Officer, Provincial
Department of Agriculture, Svay Rieng
Province
12 Mey Sithan
M
Deputy Director, Provincial Department
of Water Resource Management, Svay
Rieng Province and Member of
Procurement Committee
13 Reach Yonn
M
Officer (Water Use Committee),
Provincial Department of Water
Resource Management, Svay Rieng
Province and Member of Procurement
Committee
Attendance for the Focused Group Discussion (FGDs)
14 Mey Nao
M
Beneficiary, Teng Mao Village
15 Pao Sitha
F
Beneficiary, Teng MaoVillage
16 Keo Non
F
Beneficiary, Teng MaoVillage
17 Kmao Navy
F
Beneficiary, Teng MaoVillage
18 Meas Phally
F
Beneficiary, Teng MaoVillage
19 Num Prek
M
Beneficiary, Teng Mao Village
20 Meas Sy
F
Beneficiary, Teng Mao Village
21 Chas Monn
M
Beneficiary, Teng Mao Village
22 Hay Chenda
F
Beneficiary, Teng MaoVillage
23 Kong Ya
F
Beneficiary, Sentor Village
24 Heng
F
Beneficiary, Sentor Village
25 Rin Srey Pich
F
Beneficiary, Sentor Village
26 Noun Sary
M
Beneficiary, Sentor Village
27 Houn
F
Beneficiary, Khor Tek Village
28 Rat Ourn
F
Beneficiary, KhorVillage
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34
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36
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38
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42
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Ros Sabenn
Um Kong
Sok Lak
Nhang Ponleu
Mann Tharith
Rot Srey Mom
Khang Khmao
Phon Pheap
Prom Chhorn
Sous Sarun
Som Sokhom
Som Savun
Lim Ry
Teng Sarann
Thon Navy
Kong Sakhoeun
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Beneficiary, Khor Village
Beneficiary Toul Sdei Village
Beneficiary Toul Sdei Village
Beneficiary Toul Sdei Village
Beneficiary Toul Sdei Village
Beneficiary Toul Sdei Village
Beneficiary Toul Sdei Village
Beneficiary Koh Resey Village
Beneficiary Koh Resey Village
Beneficiary Koh Resey Village
Beneficiary Koh Resey Village
Beneficiary Koh Resey Village
Beneficiary Don Tey Village
Beneficiary Don Tey Village
Beneficiary Don Tey Village
Beneficiary Don Tey Village
Annex II: TOR for External Evaluation
1.
Background and Rational
Wathnakpheap is an independent local Cambodian NGO and is non-political and nonprofit
making. Its mission is to improve the quality of life and livelihood of disadvantaged women,
children and the poorest families working with local communities by providing education, life
skills, vocational skills training, good governance, and climate change.
In order to ensure sustainable community development, WP has been running a project on
climate change since December, 2011 in the purpose of improving water resources
management in Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province. The project has been funded by
UNDP SGP-CCBAP amount $50,000.00
The project of Improve Water Resource Access and Management for Better Farming in
Drought Prone Communities (IWRAM) will be completed in November 2012.
2.
Project Goal
To reduce vulnerability and increase adaptive capacity to climate change, including drought,
in 2 communes, 7 villages of Chantrea district Svay Rieng, by building the capacity of
communities to manage available water resources and irrigation systems for agricultural
production, conservation of natural ecosystems and strengthen communities.
3.
Objective of Project
Objective 1: Reduce drought vulnerability by working with Commune Councils (CCs) and
development partners to reconstruct the current Watergate into a dam at Bathou Lake and
manage existing irrigation systems to adapt with recent climate change in the end of 2012.
Objective 2: The community people who lived in Chantrea district be able increase income
from rice yield product and animal raising of each their families.
4.
Evaluation Purpose
The purpose of the evaluation is to evaluate whether the project will reach its objectives:
1. To reduce drought vulnerability through managing existing irrigation systems to adapt
with recent climate change impacts, and increasing rice products.
2.
The community people who lived in Chantrea district be able increase income from
rice yield product and animal raising of each their families.
In addition, find out what are the outcome, impact, lesson learn and recommendation of
project and be ensure that project reached to goal, objective. It is also very important tools in
which reflected what we done and make very better for the next step of project
implementation.
5.
Scope of Evaluation
The scope of the evaluation should assess the achievements of the project toward reaching
its targets and objectives.
 The evaluator will review and analyze existing project documents provided by the Project
Implementers.
 The process of evaluation will include conducting interviews and focus group discussions
with Officers DoWRAM, Chantrea District Governor, Community Water Use committee
members, CCs, Saving Groups, village chiefs, and local community members.
 The evaluation will focus on the specific location area which comprises 7 villages, 2
communes, 1 district (Chantrea district), Svay Rieng province.
 The evaluation will also review the project management and outcomes. The evaluator
will be required to attend a briefing on the project that will be jointly conducted by staff
representatives from Wathnakpheam and UNDP-CCBAP Small Grants Programme.
6.
Duration of the Assignment
The contract period is defined as 8 working days of project evaluation in target areas. The
actual date of commencement and completion will be discussed and agreed during interview
and contract negotiations. The evaluation must be completed on 8th November 2012.
7.
Evaluation Methodology
The evaluation will be carried out based on its approach by using (1) a participatory
approach planning, (2) individual and group discussion and at which seeks and records the
views and assessments of all parties.
7.1
Ethical Considerations and Confidentiality
The evaluation process will observe utmost confidentiality related to sensitive information
and feedback elicited during the individual and group interviews. To ensure this,
implementing Wathnakpheap staff may only accompany the evaluator to make introductions
and make respondents feel comfortable.
7.2
Report Requirement
While the substantive content of the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the
report shall be determined by the evaluator, the report is subject to final approval by
Wathnakapheap.
The Final evaluation report is to be submitted to Wathnakpheap by 15th November 2012, as
both hard copy and electronic copy.
8. Qualifications and Requirements for the external evaluator
The external evaluator must be an expert in the field of climate change and water resource
management (WRM) – qualifications
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At least 5 years experiences of project evaluation in the sector of climate change and
adaptation.
Adequate knowledge on general aspect of community development and participatory
approach.
Knowledge of programming and project cycle management -desirable
Experience as an evaluator of projects preferably in the field of Participatory
Monitoring and Evaluation
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience in producing high quality written reports
Fluency in the English language
It is available to undertake the project in timeframe stated in the ToR.
Annex III: Guiding Questions (FGD and KI)
Conduct Focused Group Discussion (FGD)
A focused group discussion is conducted in all 7 target project villages. The project
beneficiaries include men, women, teacher, and member of water user group who are
beneficiaries from the project activities (saving groups, rice crop, aquaculture, etc.) will be
invited to attend the discussion. A meeting lasts about 2-3 hours. Each meeting will be
participated by around 15 people. The proposed Guiding Questions for the FGD are as
bellow:
A.
Water sector
Irrigated water from the renovation of the Bathou dam / Spill way:
1. (Before the renovation of the Bathou dam): How many hectares of rice crop did you
grow before the renovation of the Bathou dam/Spill way? For how many families?
2. Did you have enough rice for your family consumption?
3. (Now-after), how many hectares of rice crop do you grow? For how many families?
And, how many crops/time per year?
4.
Did the yield of rice crop increase? How much yield increase?
Irrigated water from the renovation of the irrigated canal (2,600m)
5. (Before the renovation of the irrigated canal): How many hectares of rice crop did you
grow before the renovation of the canal? For how many families?
6. Did you have enough rice for your family consumption?
7. (Now after), how many hectares of rice crop do you grow? For how many families?
And, how many crops/time per year?
8.
Did the yield of rice crop increase? How much yield increase?
B. Livelihood Activities
Agriculture component
9. (Before the Project): Did you have a fish pond or home garden or chickens?
10. (During the Project): What types of trainings did you receive and did you learn new
techniques?
11. Have your families had more rice, vegetable and fish to eat these days?
12. Did you sell some of the surplus (rice, chicken, vegetable)
13. Did you experience any problems in implementing agriculture activity?
(knowledge and experiences)
markets
Saving Groups/ Access to capital from the Saving Group
14. Have you had a reliable source of capital (having more capital) after you became a
member of the Saving Group?
15. What did you spend for?
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16. What comments do you suggest to improve the saving activity?
C. Drinking water and Hygiene
17. (Before the Project): Did your family have enough drinking water in a whole year after
the project supported community ponds?
18. When you lack of water, what sources (sort of water) did you use?
19. (During the Project): Have your family had enough water when the Project supports
the community ponds?
20. What trainings did you receive?
Key Informant Interview (KII)
The Key Informants include 7 Village Leaders, 2 Commune Chiefs, Management
Committees, Saving Group Committee, Officers from District/Provincial (Agriculture and
Water Resources Management) and the Governor of Chantrea district.
The proposed Guiding Questions for the KI Interview are as bellow:
A.
Water sector: Irrigated water from the renovation of the Bathou dam/Spill way
and irrigated canal
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Information on water availability to irrigate on a number of hectares of rice
crops during rainy season and during dry season (before and after the
Project).
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How the Water Use Committees manages the scheme (Bathout dam / Spill
way and the canal)?
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Have the Water Use Committees faced any problems to manage the scheme
(the Bathou dame / Spill way and canal)?
B.
Livelihood Activities (Agriculture component and Saving Group)
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Information on a number of hectares of rice crop increased after the renovation
of the Bathou dam/Spill way and renovation of the canal. Yield of rice crop.
How many rice crops per years
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Information on of yield/production other agriculture activities (vegetable,
aquaculture and chicken farming).
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Reasons for this positive changes and suggestions for further improvement.
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Information on a number of Saving Groups; how much money the project
contributes for a Saving Group; a total capital for a saving group generate till
today; principles and regulation to operate the Saving Group.
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Comments and suggestions to improve the Saving activity
C.
Drinking water and Hygiene
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Information on a number of community ponds; availability of drinking water for
the community/village (communities).
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Information on health issues
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Comments and suggestions
D.
The Committees (Water Use Group, Canal, the Community Pond)
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What are roles of the Management Committees?
distribute to villagers
nity ponds, the Bathou dam/Spill way, the
canal and dams)
Bathou lake
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What type trainings and support did the Committees receive from the project?
plantation)
E.
Comments and suggestions
Commune Councils
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How were you involved in the Project?
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How have you worked with the Water User Committee to make sure that water
is distributed fairly?
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What will the Commune Councils do when the reservoir, dam and the Bathou
dam / Spill way need maintenance or repairing?
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Have you include water use and Climate Change in the Commune
Development Plan?
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Have these Projects made any difference to all 7 villages?
F.
Commune Councils
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How were you involved in the Project?
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Has the Project made any difference to all 7 villages?
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What plans do you have to support the Water Use Committee?
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Suggests and comments