Research to Policy Workshop:Community Based Monitoring (CBM) for Revenue

Sharing: A case of Bwindi Southern Sector

Medard Twinamatsiko Katonera

Social Research Leader-ITFC

January 19-21, 2015, ITFC, Ruhija Bwindi

Why CBM for Revenue Sharing?

•One of our key areas to understand the implementation process of revenue sharing programme/policy

•To establish a community led system of monitoring

•To understand the key gaps in the implementation process of revenue sharing and community understanding of equity

Methodology and approach

Establishing the monitoring framework-Kisoro NGO forum

Local consultations-URP, local leaders and other local stakeholders

Meetings with monitors (n=20) and nominations of CBM monitors (n=02) in each

parish

Training of monitors (n=06)

Actual monitoring for two months-October and November 2014

•Stratified sampling•Simple random sampling•Target (n=184) ie 16 per community•12 communities in total BUT one with 8

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What is equitable revenue sharing distribution

• Making own choices in meetings• Giving people who are near the park (most affected)• Giving benefits after sensitizations• Meeting specific needs even of the marginalized• Money controlled by local people creating ownership• Giving equal chances to all in the community• Bringing money direct not through LG steps

(bureaucracy)• Money coming through local institutions eg stretcher

groups• Compensation of the losses incurred

Important conclusions

• Revenue sharing practice does not reflect what is prescribed in the guidelines.

• Getting Revenue Sharing benefits without sensitization, awareness and consultations leave a lot to be desired.

• The critical challenge of Revenue sharing implementation process is ‘follow-up’.

• There is no equity in RS project implementation• Evaluation of funded projects is pertinent• Institutional failure of LC system affect timelines

Recommendations from the study

• Sensitization of all stakeholders on the guidelines

• Stronger involvement of the local people most especially the beneficiaries in the project implementation cycle.

• Grass root consultations before reviews

• Changing revenue sharing formula

• Beef up monitoring of revenue sharing project.

Recommendations contd…

• The CBM approach should be rolled over sustainably and to other areas surrounding Bwindi.

• Streamlining roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in the implementation process is vital for projects success.

• Stronger collaboration between UWA, LCs &community

Asante saana!!