Accountability

Assignment name: Survey on community based monitoring of LGS/Public Goods and Services

Approx. Value of Services:

NRs. 299,701/00

Country: Nepal ; Location within country:

Thulagaun, Dadagaun and Laharepauwa VDCs of Rasuwa district

Duration of assignment (months): 3 Months

Name of Client: Local Governance and Accountability Facility (LGAF)

Total No of staff-months of the assignment: Number of Staff: 3

Number of Person Months: 9 Months

Address: Cluster Unit Office, Hetauda

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract: NRs. 299,701/00

Start date: April 2013

Completion date: July 201

No of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultants: N/A

Name of Associated Consultants, If Any: N/A

Professional Staff Provided by Your CSO/Entity (profiles):   Mr. Dhananjaya Paudel, Team Leader

Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc.) Involved and Functions Performed:

Mr. Dhananjaya Paudel, Program Coordinator (Established coordination with all concerned stakeholders; Review all relevant legal/policy documents; Conducted orientation/Interaction/ training programs at the district and VDC level; Organized public discussion and Monitoring meetings; Supervised and guided research assistants; Prepared periodic and final reports)

Narrative Description of Project: (Actual assignment, nature of activities performed and location)

The main purpose this assignment was to survey/study to working modality and transparency of local government  and enhance the capacity of local citizens; especially women, dalit and marginalized groups, to make the service providers i.e. local bodies more accountable to them. This purpose was achieved by critically examining the expenditure patterns of government grant given to the project VDCs on the one hand and making the local citizens aware of the provisions made in VDC grant as well as their roles and responsibilities in local development efforts. The project was pilot tested in 3 VDCs of Rasuwa District as mention above. During project implementation social accountability tools such as public discussion/hearing, public audit and information collection tools such as review of documents/interaction consultation meetings and focus group discussions were utilized. The actual services provided by the staffs in this project are outline below.

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

• Prepared baseline information/Data Collection/satisfaction survey from CSO and Actors Mapping
• Conducted orientation to DDC and VDC officials. Conducted VDC Grant Expenditure Tracking/Utilization& Community Engagement Survey
• Conducted training and orientation on downward accountability and use of accountability tools for the local staffs
• Facilitated mobilization of communities in the review of local body grant allocation/utilization, focus group discussion and identified gaps
• Organized public discussions and printed commitments in flex boards and displayed at public places of VDCs
• Conducted compliance monitoring.

Assignment name: GESI Budget Audit

Approx. Value of Services:

NRs. 100,000.00

Country: Nepal ; Location within country:

Kirtipur Nagarpalika

Duration of assignment (months): 3 Months

Name of Client: Kirtipur Nagarpalika

Total No of staff-months of the assignment: Number of Staff: 2

Number of Person Months: 6 Months

Address: Kirtipur, Nepal

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract: NRs. 100,000.00

Start date: 2073, Chaitra

Completion date: 2074, Ashad

No of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultants: N/A

Name of Associated Consultants, If Any: N/A

Professional Staff Provided by Your CSO/Entity (profiles):   Ms. Ambika Kaudal

Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc.) Involved and Functions Performed:

Ms. Ambika Kaudal, Team Leader/GESI Expert

Narrative Description of Project: (Actual assignment, nature of activities performed and location)

To Established coordination with all concerned stakeholder/target groups; Review all relevant documents; Conducted orientation/Interaction, organized audit program, marking in GESI indicators from the stakeholders/participations and Prepared final GESI Audit Report

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

• Prepared baseline information
• Discussion program/data collection in GESI indicators on downward accountability and use of accountability tools/GESI Guideline 2068
• Conduct the discussion program and marking in GESI indicators from the participants with in small concerned stakeholders/groups.
• Conducting SWOT Analysis
• Finalize the GESI Audit Report and submit in Municipality.

Assignment name: GESI Budget Audit

Approx. Value of Services:

NRs. 99,999.00

Country: Nepal ; Location within country:

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office

Duration of assignment (months): 3 Months

Name of Client: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office

Total No of staff-months of the assignment: Number of Staff: 2

Number of Person Months: 6 Months

Address: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract: NRs. 99,999.00

Start date: 2073, Mangsir

Completion date: 2073, Poush

No of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultants: N/A

Name of Associated Consultants, If Any: N/A

Professional Staff Provided by Your CSO/Entity (profiles):   Ms. Ambika Kaudal

Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc.) Involved and Functions Performed:

Ms. Ambika Kaudal, Team Leader/GESI Expert

Narrative Description of Project: (Actual assignment, nature of activities performed and location)

To Established coordination with all concerned stakeholder/target groups; Review all relevant documents; Conducted orientation/Interaction, organized audit program, marking in GESI indicators from the stakeholders/participations and Prepared final GESI Audit Report

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

• Prepared baseline information
• Discussion program/data collection in GESI indicators on downward accountability and use of accountability tools/GESI Guideline 2068
• Conduct the discussion program and marking in GESI indicators from the participants with in small concerned stakeholders/groups.
• Conducting SWOT Analysis
• Finalize the GESI Audit Report and submit in Municipality.

Assignment name: Gender Budget Audit

Approx. Value of Services:

NRs. 52,150.00

Country: Nepal ; Location within country:

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office

Duration of assignment (months): 1 Months

Name of Client: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office

Total No of staff-months of the assignment: Number of Staff: 2

Number of Person Months: 2 Months

Address: Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract: NRs. 52,150.00

Start date: 2073, Jestha

Completion date: 2073, Ashad

No of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultants: N/A

Name of Associated Consultants, If Any: N/A

Professional Staff Provided by Your CSO/Entity (profiles):   Ms. Ambika Kaudal

Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc.) Involved and Functions Performed:

Ms. Ambika Kaudal, Team Leeder/GESI Expert

Narrative Description of Project: (Actual assignment, nature of activities performed and location)

To Established coordination with all concerned stakeholder/target groups; Review all relevant documents; Conducted orientation/Interaction, organized audit program, marking in GESI indicators from the stakeholders/participations and Prepared final GESI Audit Report

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

• Prepared baseline information
• Discussion program/data collection in GESI indicators on downward accountability and use of accountability tools/GESI Guideline 2068
• Conduct the discussion program and marking in GESI indicators from the participants with in small concerned stakeholders/groups.
• Conducting SWOT Analysis
• Finalize the GESI Audit Report and submit in Municipality.

Assignment name: Gender Budget Audit

Approx. Value of Services:

NRs. 77,981.00

Country: Nepal ; Location within country:

District Development Committee (DDC), Bhaktapur

Duration of assignment (months): 2 Months

Name of Client: District Development Committee (DDC), Bhaktapur

Total No of staff-months of the assignment: Number of Staff: 2

Number of Person Months: 4 Months

Address: District Development Committee (DDC), Bhaktapur

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract: NRs. 77,981.00

Start date: 2072, Ashoj

Completion date: 2072, Kartik

No of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultants: N/A

Name of Associated Consultants, If Any: N/A

Professional Staff Provided by Your CSO/Entity (profiles):   Ms. Ambika Kaudal

Name of Senior Staff, Designation (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader etc.) Involved and Functions Performed:

Ms. Ambika Kaudal, Team Leader/GESI Expert

Narrative Description of Project: (Actual assignment, nature of activities performed and location)

To Established coordination with all concerned stakeholder/target groups; Review all relevant documents; Conducted orientation/Interaction, organized audit program, marking in GESI indicators from the stakeholders/participations and Prepared final GESI Audit Report

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

• Prepared baseline information
• Discussion program/data collection in GESI indicators on downward accountability and use of accountability tools/GESI Guideline 2068
• Conduct the discussion program and marking in GESI indicators from the participants with in small concerned stakeholders/groups.
• Conducting SWOT Analysis
• Finalize the GESI Audit Report and submit in Municipality.

Assignment name: Customer Satisfaction survey and conduct the Public Hearings Program (2 Events)

Approx. value of the contract:

(State Currency): Rs. 71,586 and Rs 65,936/00

Country: Nepal

Location within country: Bhakapur

Duration of assignment (months): 3 month

Name of Client: DDC Bhakapur

Total No of staff-months of the assignment: Number of Staff:2

Number of Person Months: 6 Months

Address: Bhaktpur

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract: Rs. 71,586 and Rs 65,936/00

Start date: 2071 Falgun and 2072 Kartik

No of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultants: N/A

Name of associated Consultants, if any: N/A

Name of senior professional staff of your firm involved and functions performed:

Binod Paudel, Program Coordinator

Narrative description of Project:

Conduction the customer satisfaction survey and public hearing of the DDC Bhaktapur

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

• Preparation of questioners, check list about the current development project and local services provided by district development committee.
• Coordination with District facilitator, Social Mobilizer and Village Development Committees, etc.
• Gathering of the representative from Ward Citizens Forum, Citizens Awareness Center, Integrated Planning formulation committee, citizen society, youth and women clubs and groups, etc.
• Preparing subject matter, field survey and focus group discussion,.
• Prepare the report draft survey report
• Discussed with LDO and other concern stake holders at DDC Meeting Hall
• Finalize the survey report
• Presentation the survey report in Public Hearing program in mass attendance
• Conduction of open Public Hearing (i.e. Asking queries, giving suggestions, etc. to concern authorities about the public services and there qualities by general public in open forum) program.

Assignment name: Customer Satisfaction survey and conduct the Public Hearings Program

Approx. value of the contract:

(State Currency): Rs 65,936/00

Country: Nepal

Location within country: Bhakapur

Duration of assignment (months): 1 month

Name of Client: DDC Bhakapur

Total No of staff-months of the assignment: Number of Staff:1

Number of Person Months: 1 Months

Address: Bhaktpur

Approx. value of the services provided by your firm under the contract: Rs 65,936/00

Start date: 2071 Falgun

No of professional staff-months provided by associated Consultants: N/A

Name of associated Consultants, if any: N/A

Name of senior professional staff of your firm involved and functions performed:

Binod Paudel, Program Coordinator

Narrative description of Project:

Conduction the customer satisfaction survey and public hearing of the DDC Bhaktapur

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

• Preparation of questioners, check list about the current development project and local services provided by district development committee.
• Coordination with District facilitator, Social Mobilizer and Village Development Committees, etc.
• Gathering of the representative from Ward Citizens Forum, Citizens Awareness Center, Integrated Planning formulation committee, citizen society, youth and women clubs and groups, etc.
• Preparing subject matter, field survey and focus group discussion,.
• Prepare the report draft survey report
• Discussed with LDO and other concern stake holders at DDC Meeting Hall
• Finalize the survey report
• Presentation the survey report oin Public Hearing program in mass attendance
• Conduction of open Public Hearing (i.e. Asking queries, giving suggestions, etc. to concern authorities about the public services and there qualities by general public in open forum) program.

Project Name

Public Hearing

Project Location

DDC, Bhaktapur

Clint Name/ Address

District Development Committee , Bhaktapur

Number of employee

2 persons

Starting Date

2071 Falgun

Completion date

2071 Chaitra

Budget

Rs 65,9360/00

Details of the services been provided

1. Preparation of questioners, check list about the current development project and local services provided by district development committee.
2. Coordination with District facilitator, Social Mobilizer and Village Development Committees, etc.
3. Gathering of the representative from Ward Citizens Forum, Citizens Awareness Center, Integrated Planning formulation committee, citizen society, youth and women clubs and groups, etc.
4. Preparing subject matter, field survey and focus group discussion,.
5. Conduction of open Public Hearing  (i.e. Asking queries, giving suggestions, etc. to concern authorities about the public services and there qualities by general public in open forum) program.

Project Name

Public Hearing

Project Location

DDC, Bhaktapur

Clint Name/ Address

District Development Committee , Bhaktapur

Number of employee

2 persons

Starting Date

2072 Ashoj

Completion date

2072 Kartik

Budget

Rs 71,586/00

Details of the services been provided

1. Preparation of questioners, check list about the current development project and local services provided by district development committee.
2. Coordination with District facilitator, Social Mobilizer and Village Development Committees, etc.
3. Gathering of the representative from Ward Citizens Forum, Citizens Awareness Center, Integrated Planning formulation committee, citizen society, youth and women clubs and groups, etc.
4. Preparing subject matter, field survey and focus group discussion,.
5. Conduction of open Public Hearing  (i.e. Asking queries, giving suggestions, etc. to concern authorities about the public services and there qualities by general public in open forum) program.