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I. Scope of Responsibility
Based on the ToRs (specifically on outputs), URI undertook two main responsibilities:
1. To develop the Training Manual on Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation Tools for national and regional development policies documented in NSSED and RDSs.
2. Based on this Manual, to provide 5 training sessions for civil society organizations (CSOs) on participatory monitoring and evaluation tools;
II. Methodology
In support of the above purpose, URI focused its efforts on the following steps:
m URI’s staff organized various meetings with UNDP CO to review regional development strategies and the process that led to them and focus on baseline development indicators and targets over years to measure the progress of the national and regional policies.
m Designed a Training Manual on participatory monitoring and evaluation tools for national/regional development based on RDS and NSSED and NSDI together with the Training Modules;
m Consulted these documents with the UNDP CO till to a final draft;
m The training manual was designed according to the needs of the participants as well as the TOR requests.
m URI presented also the methodology for designing the training manual and delivering the requested trainings (5 regional trainings).
m URI designed the training manual on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Tools based on adult learning principles targeting NGO sector and local government.
m The training delivery methodology is interactive.
m URI presented a detailed Work- Plan with all activities planned to be undertaken.
m URI used the UNDP CS Needs Assessment Report and Regional Development Strategies (RDS) for Fier and/or Kukes along with Fier RDS Progress Report as guidance.
III. Training Manual
The training manual is focused on:
§ Participatory process for defining, monitoring and evaluating development policies;
§ Importance of baseline, intermediate and final indicators, how they are set and monitored;
§ Public budgeting and its share of spending per sectors (public expenditure tracking)
§ Citizen report Cards as a tool to measure public satisfaction for public service delivery;
§ Case studies/sample of examples for participatory processes in Albania;
The training manual is composed of two main components:
F The first one deals with the general techniques and tools on how to monitor and evaluate the performance and the progress. URI’s concept is based on the OECD monitoring and evaluation definition:
F The second one is a more practical component. Since there is a comprehensive matrix of targets and indicators in place, specific tools are recommended to measure specific indicators taken out from the national and regional strategic documents and that matrix. In this part/session, a range of study cases on participatory processes in Albania and other countries are integrated. This includes examples from projects such as Participatory Budgeting in Albania (World Bank funded and implemented by URI), Participatory Local Development Planning and PM&E (WB/ADF), Participatory Strategic Planning in Albania (UNDP) etc. These examples increased the participant’s knowledge on participatory tools and methods as well as motivated them on implementing those tools/methods.
The entire Training methodologies, approaches and tool are based on the fundamental concept of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E)
IV. In the end of its activity URI accomplished the following Outputs:
C Developed a Training Manual in Albanian on participatory monitoring and evaluation tools for national and regional development policies.
C Based on this Training Manual it developed Training Modules.
C Delivered 5 training sessions for civil society organizations (CSOs) on participatory monitoring and evaluation tools delivered.
C Provided a report in English on CSOs trainings on monitoring and evaluation tools along with recommendations on CSOs capacity gaps for further training in this area.
  
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