The DILG, in collaboration with CBMS Network Team and the LGUs will provide technical assistance on Poverty Diagnosis and Planning Using the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) as its generation module for poverty baseline data and MDG benchmarks.

 

The Community-Based Monitoring System is an organized way of collecting information at the local level for use of local government units, national government agencies, non-government organizations, and civil society for planning program implementation and monitoring.

It involves the participation of various stakeholders at each geopolitical level.

 

Key Features

            LGU-Based while promoting community participation

            Taps existing LGU/community-personnel as monitors

            Has a core set of indicators but systems is flexible enough to accommodate additional indicators

 

Uses of CBMS

Local Government Units

            Preparation of Socio-economic profile

            Formulation of development plan and annual investment plan

            Identification of beneficiaries

            Monitoring and assessment of programs and projects

 

National Government Agencies / Non-government Organizations

            Identification of priority areas for their projects

            Identification of household and individual beneficiaries

            Monitoring and assessment of programs and projects