Sihaga Manual

NORTHERN MINDANAO COMMUNITY INITIATIVES & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT 577PH SELF HELP GROUP ASSESSMENT (SIHAGA)

Brief Description

The Self Help Group Assessment is a participatory assessment tool developed by the Project in 2005 for purpose of assessing the relative performance and level of organizational capacities of the local based institutions, specifically Self-Help Groups, of the target sectors in the areas covered by NMCIREMP. The tool has 3 major parameters and 18 indicators that describe or determine the status and performance of the Self Help Groups in terms of organizational capacity, financial capacity, and managerial capacity. The design of the assessment tool was taken from the 18 point matrix, SHG evaluation criteria, p24-27, Appendix 1-working paper II of the Post Appraisal Report for the Project as contained in the Project Implementation Manual. The following are the 3 major parameters and corresponding indicators: Organizational 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Financial 9. Savings 10. Loans 11. Rotation of common fund 12. Repayment 13. Cash handling 14. Resource mobilization Managerial 15. Maintenance of records 16. Training in all modules 17. Credit plus

Monitoring, Evaluation and Adjustment Division DLR-IFAD NMCIREMP August 2005

Size of SHG Constitution Economic status of members Meetings Attendance of members in meetings Participation of members in decision making Sharing of responsibilities Common action programs

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18. External audits The rating scale used in processing the result of the assessment is indicated in the SHG Facilitators Guide. The rating scale in categorizing SHG maturity is as follows: Adjectival rating GOOD AVERAGE POOR VERY POOR Numerical equivalent 4 3 2 1

Those that belong to the Good and Average categories are in level 3 and above, while those that belong to Poor and Very Poor categories are in level 2 and below. The SIHAGA Assessment...