Enhancing CSO capacity in monitoring, evaluation, and results-based reporting

• Understand M&E fundamentals in project management
• Clarify RBM and its relevance to report writing
• Differentiate between activity-based and results-based reports
• Practise results-based reporting through hands-on exercises and real-world case studies

The training was attended by the Culture and Environment Preservation Association (CEPA), Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT), 3S Rivers Protection Network (3SPN), Trailblazer Cambodia Organization (TCO), Forest and Livelihood Organization (FLO), Nature Life Cambodia, Fishing Cat Ecological Enterprise Co., Ltd., Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT), My Village, Action for Development Cambodia (AFD), Indigenous Youth Association (IYA), Sansom Mlup Prey, and Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP), and other CSOs.

Participants actively engaged in group discussion and learned to differentiate project outputs, outcomes, and impacts. The post-training evaluation showed strong knowledge improvement. 

Prior to the training, the average score of participants’ understanding was 8/21 vs. 16/21 after the training, representing a 100% improvement. The chart shows that 63% of participants showed good or very good understanding after the training. However, 37% showed moderate or limited understanding, which can be explained by their very low starting point. 77% of them had shown poor or very poor understanding before the training. 

Training's evaluation results © IUCN Cambodia

The training equipped CSO staff with practical skills and knowledge for effective project implementation. To sustain performance, participants recommended follow up training, mentoring, advanced courses for experienced learners, peer-to-peer learning within organizations, ongoing technical support, and regular assessments.