The PEP-CBMS Research Network - in collaboration with the Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB) of the University of Antwerp in Belgium - conducted a technical workshop on the “Implementation and Use of the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS)” on June 15-16 at the University of Antwerp in Belgium.
The two-day workshop generally aimed to orient the IOB researchers and other participants on the CBMS methodology. The workshop included a presentation of the experiences in CBMS-implementing countries, especially the Philippines, focusing on how the system has been implemented by the local government units and how this poverty monitoring system has been used to inform policy.The results of some of the studies which employed the CBMS approach were shared with the participants.
At the end of the workshop, the participants debated and reflected on the strategies for possible implementation of CBMS in selected pilot sites based on what had been discussed in the earlier sessions. Selected researchers from IOB, representatives from the Belgian Technical Cooperation and other stakeholders, have been invited to participate.
Workshop Program (also available at the IOB Website)
The recordings of the workshop presentations are available here. (Recordings require Microsoft Silverlight to play, if you do not have it on your computer you will be prompted to install it)