Q1

How many training programs are organized on watershed development programs? - Training programmes

Q2

Whether women participated in training programmes or not?

Q3

Where are these training programs organized?

Q4

Whether exposure visits are conducted or not?

Capacity building inputs are integral part of APRLP. Several learning opportunities are created through out the project period as per the needs of that particular phase. Before implementing the works/activities, special trainings and other capacity building inputs are provided to village level functionaries. Facilitation support is provided for preparing and implementing livelihoods/ productivity plans. The project will derail, if the communities do not have necessary capacities to execute the work.

• The capacity building inputs (mainly in the form of trainings) are fairly weak in the project. Compared to Non APRLP projects, there is considerable consistency in APRLP projects in terms of providing capacity building inputs.

• Only 18% of watersheds have conducted more than 20% training programs in he entire project period. Of three such sample watersheds, two belong to Non APRLP (NGO PIAs). This indicates that willingness of PIA and support from DWMA are important necessary conditions for organizing capacity building inputs on a regular basis.

• In majority of the training programs (75%), women participated, in all categories of projects. Since several of these programs are organized within the village. These are largely a short duration programs (could be called a meeting also). The role of Cluster Level Livelihoods Resource Centers is slowly emerging. But several of the sample watersheds (57%) already participated in learning events organized in these centers. All watersheds participated in exposure visits, except one watershed. Most common practice is to see best practices within the district. There is no variation between APRLP and Non APRLP watersheds in general.