BANGSAMORO DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ICT IN M&E, CAPACITY BUILDING, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

Partner: Bangsamoro Development Agency
Outputs: Readiness Assessment, ICT in M&E Training, Website Development, Recommendations on strategic use of ICTs
Year: 2013, 2015
The Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) seeks to contribute in rehabilitation and development of conflict-affected areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In 2013, BDA began efforts to improve its monitoring and evaluation (M&E) processes with mobile data collection with support from the European Union (Philippines). M&E staff from the central and regional offices underwent hands-on training on mobile data collection, data cleaning, data processing and data visualization with graphs, charts and maps. Using open source and free software. Data collection forms were reviewed and improved while recommendations for improving attendant processes and policies were also made. In the same year, assistance was also provided to organize its communications group, develop its first website and set up its Facebook page.
In 2015, a refresher course was conducted on the broader application of ICTs in results-based M&E.