Five Stages of CEAC Cycle
Five Stages of CEAC Cycle
Five Stages of CEAC Cycle
to introduce the Project, dialogue on objectives, outputs, and roles of various parties, and
formally sign the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the MLGU and the DS.
municipality.
Social Investigation (SI). A process whereby the ACT members start to systematically
learn about the situation of the community as well as identify the strengths, opportunities,
and challenges that the community faces through integration, analysis of existing
reports/data and interview of key informants, among others. The team develops its action
Barangay Assemblies (BA). Gathering of all residents in the barangay who are 15 years
old and above. The BA is the basic decision-making body of the project in the barangay-
level, and is also where community volunteers (CVs) are elected to undertake functions
volunteers elected by the BA undertake community research, identify the key problems in
the community that causes poverty, and identify the range of possible solutions to address
these problems.
Stage 2: Project Identification and Proposal Development
Criteria Setting (CS). A process, undertaken at an activity called the Criteria Setting
Workshop or CSW, where the BRTs elected during the BA for PSA validation gather at
the municipality, and discuss and agree on the criteria that will be used to select the
proposals to be funded from the KC project. The procedure for selecting the proposals are
Teams (PPT), elected by each of the barangays during the BA for PSA validation, are
taught the key processes and tools to identify, select, and design appropriate solutions to
address problems.
Preparation of Detailed Proposals (PDS). The process undertaken by the PPT in their
respective barangays after the conduct of the PDW. Here, the PPT lead in mobilizing
other community volunteers to undertake many activities that will help them prepare
detailed and complete community proposals for sub-projects. Depending on the nature of
the proposed project, PPT and other community members undertake feasibility study,
prepare project technical design, program of works, and detailed budgeting of project
costs
consultations are conducted to ensure that the community in general is kept abreast of,
subjected to technical review and evaluation by the MIAC. The MIAC will look for
readiness, completeness, and soundness of the proposal, but will not decide approving the
Stage 3: Prioritization
Community consultations. This is the final barangay assembly conducted after the PPT
have addressed issues raised during the MIAC Technical Review, before the project
proposal prioritized for funding by KC is deemed “pending” during the MIBF for PRA
for a variety of valid reasons. This is an optional activity. The role of the MIBF EC is to
certify that the reasons for the “pending” status of the proposal has been complied with,
after the MIBF to ensure that projects which failed to get funding from the KC grant will
projects prioritized for funding by the MIBF. The ACT facilitates review of project
funding in the MIBF are implemented during this step. Communities open accounts, and
funds are downloaded directly into these accounts, which are managed by community
volunteers who are elected by the BA to form the Barangay Sub-Project Management
Committee (BSPMC). The BSPMC undertakes numerous activities during this stage,
including procurement, finance management, construction (if projects involve small rural
immediately upon completion of the community sub-project. In preparation for this, the
Stage 5: Transition
Community-based evaluation (CBE). Is an activity conducted near the end of the cycle.
Here, residents evaluate the changes that have occurred in the community using the tools
people design a way to monitor the progress of the community in addressing the issues
identified in the PSA, as well as determine if conditions are getting better. After the
CBME planning, another workshop is conducted at the end of a cycle to undertake the
evaluation.
Accountability Review and Reporting (AR). The last activity in the cycle. This is
conducted on the 12th month of implementation, and at 2 levels. The first is at the
barangay level, where the community goes through an assessment of their activities in
KC. Commitments are reviewed, and lessons and recommendations are gathered that to
prepare the community for the next cycle. The results of the barangay AR are
consolidated in the Municipal AR, where the participation and engagement of the
municipal LGU is assessed. Lessons from these activities are then inputted into the