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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
Flavia Milano, Civil Society Specialist with the IDB in Washington, DC.
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Nassau, BAHAMAS - The College of The Bahamas recently hosted in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), The Bahamas Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) Country Programme and University of the West Indies Consulting Company (UWIC) an intensive Project Cycle Management training workshop bringing together over 30 Civil Society Organizations in The Bahamas. The workshop was held at the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre Auditorium at the Oakes Field Campus.
The objective of the three day Project Cycle Management Training was to strengthen Caribbean Civil Society Organizations’ (CSOs) capacity to interact within their societies and respective governments by improving their knowledge on good practices on access to information and management issues; improving CSO´s abilities to promote partnership with local and regional CSOs and positively impact their societies as a whole; and increasing regional awareness on accountability and transparency matters.
Deon Stewart, GEF SGP Bahamas National Coordinator.
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The New Providence workshop is one of many workshops the IDB and UWIC are conducting throughout the Caribbean.
The workshop is lauded by Flavia Milano, Civil Society Specialist with the IDB in Washington, DC for being a “pragmatic” training event.
“The Project Management Cycle training workshop is part of a regional intervention all over the Caribbean, adding a more robust approach to civil society initiatives. The IDB is moving forward with the government and private sectors in this vein. We firmly believe civil society organizations are catalysts to motivate development,” says Milano.
Milano also noted one of the factors that led to the creation of this workshop was the monitoring and evaluation of projects funded by the IDB and while so many projects are backed with passion and a strong will to make a positive change in the community, there are sometimes flaws in the planning and implementation of a project that can result in significantly impacting the output of a civil society project in a less desirable way. To this end, the Project Management Cycle training workshop examined project analysis, monitoring, evaluating and other aspects of the project management cycle.
“In the other nations that we have done this training in, it was greatly appreciated by the organizations and we hope that the organizations here are also motivated to manage their projects according to best practices,” she further explains.
Keith Whyte, Senior Project Manager of The University of the West Indies Consulting Company.
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The participant group that consisted of representatives from more than 30 civil society organizations experienced an intensive and interactive course consisting of testing, group assignments and presentations facilitated by Keith Whyte, Senior Project Manager of The University of the West Indies Consulting Company.
He reveals, “We expect for the participants, now at the end of the course to utilize the knowledge gained in project cycle management to implement more effective and successful projects.”
When asked about the Bahamian group’s reception of the training Whyte expressed that he is thrilled and impressed by the activity level of the group.
“We were surprised and excited to discover that most civil society organizations in The Bahamas actively work along with the local government in the planning and implementation of their projects. That is very important to acknowledge that the government is a stakeholder in development projects,” he shared.
“We are especially thankful to The College of The Bahamas for their part in this workshop and allowing us to utilize the facilities for this workshop,” said Whyte.
UWI Consulting is the gateway to specialized expertise on small state and developing country issues at the University of the West Indies through its four campuses: Mona, St. Augustine, Cave Hill and the Open Campus with a clear mission to expand the development potential of the people and institutions within the Caribbean region and to offer these services to other small states and developing countries by providing professional knowledge and capacity building services.
The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB or IDB or BID) is the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in 1959, the IDB supports Latin American and Caribbean economic development, social development and regional integration by lending to governments and government agencies, including State corporations.
Participants of the Project Cycle Management Training.
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