The KALAHI-CIDSS Project

Impact on Impoverished Communities

KAPIT-BISIG LABAN SA KAHIRAPAN Comprehensive and

Integrated Delivery of Social Services

A Poverty Reduction project of the GOP Begun in 2003 Aims to reduce widespread poverty

through: Empowerment of citizens and, Promoting good local governance

What is KALAHI-CIDSS?

A way of doing things Way/process of community participation in local

prioritization and allocation of public resources, planning and implementation of dev’t activities (=CDD)

Transparency, access to info: community

reporting and announcement of info, KC grievance redress system designed for access of citizens in the bgys and general public

Participation in BA meetings/inter-bgy forum

Inclusiveness in making decisions

Target Communities

Common Features of the Targetted Communities

Poverty Incidence =

CDD. . .

Why CDD?

Increases communityinvolvement in decision-

making and implementation

[1] Source: World Bank, 2005, “The Effectiveness of World Bank Support for Community-Based and -Driven Development -- An OED Study”

Improves targeting ofpoorer areas Delivers good quality

and cost-effective infrastructure and publicservices with high rates

of economic return

Helps to improve operation and

maintenance of infrastructure

Increases income of participating

community members

Where are we?Region No. of

Provinces

Ave. PI of KC Province

No. of KC-covered

Municipalities

Ave. PI of KC municipalities

CAR 5 45.9 28 52.3

IV-A 1 38.4 19 48.9

IV-B 5 43.4 30 50.8

V 6 41.5 49 43.7

VI 6 33.8 43 44.6

VII 3 34.9 25 44.5

VIII 5 41.4 58 48.2

IX 3 42 33 68.0

X 3 44.06 22 55.2

XI 3 39.43 12 51.2

XII 4 35.9 16 55.7

CARAGA 4 45.6 32 64.7

TOTAL 48 40.52 367 52.3

WB loan to GOP KC-1

100 m USD

KC Add’l Financing 59 m USD

MCC/US grant

KC-MCC/ MCA-P 120 m

USD

Funding Partners of KC

Other Funders

AusAidSpanish

GovtJapanese

EmbassyOthers

Outputs of KC-1

PhP 5.93 Bil.5,876 community sub-projects implemented

In 4,583 barangays in 200 municipalities in the 42 poorest provinces and municipalities in the country

CORNMILL

DUMPTRUCKS PUMPBOATSDRAINAGE ELECTRIFICATION

Community-Implemented

Priorities Funded by KC

SCHOOL BUILDING

DAY CARE CENTER

HEALTH CENTERWATER SYSTEMBRIDGEROAD

TRIBAL HOUSING WARF

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Top 7 Sub-Projects (by type)

No. of Sub-Projects

Grant Amount (PhP)

Rural Road Access 1,251 1,257,113,729 Rural Water Supply System

1,171 846,590,012

School Building 707 539,226,471

Barangay Health Station 482 233,515,279

Day Care Center 498 221,521,738 Pre & Post Harvest Facilities

352 182,227,144

Drainage System 322 196,439,727

Subtotal - 4,783 3,476,634,100

Total for KC-1 5,876 4,217,321,409

A. Facilitated Process

Results (2010 Impact Evaluation)

•Household Consumption & non-food expenditures

•Year Round Access to basic services (except for primary education?)

•Employment rates, particularly for women

•Marketing of livestock and produce

•Household Group Membership

• Intra-barangay trust

•Participation in Barangay Assemblies

WELFARESOCIAL CAPITAL & GOVERNANCE

Cost-Effectiveness• Average of 21% EIRR for sub-project

investments

• Unit costs 8-76% lower than similar public works

• 90% of investments found to be technically sound, operationally and financially sustained after 6 months of operations

• Investment of PhP783 per person-beneficiary for 3 block grant cycles

Our view of Poverty

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Participation in decision-making

Opportunities and access to basic services

Ownership of assets to allow sustained income

Resources to meet basic needs

A condition of DEPRIVATION, where poor people are denied…

The KALAHI-CIDSS Poverty Equation

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DISEMPOWERMENT-lack of voice;-lack of agency to express demand;

BAD GOVERNANCE-Patronage politics;-Corruption;-Sub-optimal resource use;

POVERTY

The Governance – Poverty Link

Poor are not consulted Resources don’t get to the poor, already scarce

public resources are misused Interventions do not respond to needs of the poor Little meaningful government-citizen engagement

exist

Result: Poverty reduction efforts are undermined Challenge: How to improve effectiveness of poverty

reduction efforts with government?

What’s The Solution? Process for systematic consultation Respond to identified priorities Checks and balances (with penalties) Develop capacities Access to information Monitor and evaluateEmpower poor communities to drive the processCOMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT

How KALAHI-CIDSS does it Making resources targeted Facilitating community engagement using

proven tools to mobilize and support communities to get involved

Making resource use demand-driven Open project menu based on informed choice through

Making PIME accessible, and popular PSA, prioritization, procurement, finance, community-based monitoring

Design systems and processes that communities can use village assemblies, community volunteer committees, direct fund transfers, grievance redress

Building capacity community (demand-side) and local government (supply-side)

Ingredients for meaningful Government-Citizen Engagement

On the part of government Institutional change: from “traditional” to “innovative” Internal change management process Decentralized decision making Develop non-traditional skills (dialogue, partnership vs

contracting, etc.) Flexibility, become “nimble” (local and contextual)

On the part of citizens and communities Practice active citizenship: participate – actively! Skills to manage program preparation and

implementation (technical, financial, managerial)

What can CDD Achieve?

Facilitate claim-making for the poor Local governments more responsive to needs

of the poor Complement broader public sector reform

initiatives at decentralization, local planning and budgeting, with the potential to harmonize community-oriented approaches

Thank you

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