Table of Contents LIST OF ANNEXES .............................................................................................................................. 2 LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURE.......................................................................................................... 2 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................... 3 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. 4 II. SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TOWARD PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ...................................... 5 III. TECHNICAL PROGRAMS PROGRESS ....................................................................................... 8 Intermediate Result 1: Local governance strengthened in delivering OSY services ........................................................ 8 Intermediate Result 2 (IR2): OSY Engagement for Community Development Increased ............................................. 14 IV. MONITORING AND EVALUATION ....................................................................................... 18 V. COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH ................................................................................... 19 VI. PARTNERSHIPS ........................................................................................................................ 20 VII. FINANCE AND SUB-GRANT MANAGEMENT ....................................................................... 21 VIII. ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT .................................................................. 23 IX. LOOK-AHEAD TO NEXT QUARTER ..................................................................................... 25 Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev) Program Quarterly Progress Report: October-December 2016 List of Annexes Annex 1: MYDev Quarterly Accomplishments Annex 2: Year 4 Schedule of Activities Annex 3: Results of OSYDA Capacity Assessment Annex 4: List of Youth Development Grant Activities by Site Annex 5: Weekly Highlights and Monthly Updates Annex 6: Impact Assessment presentation Annex 7: MinDA presentation Annex 8: List of Community Service Projects Conducted List of Tables and Figure Table 1. Intermediate Results 1: Local Governance Strengthened in Delivering OSY Services ............................... 5 Table 2. Intermediate Results 2: Out-of-School Youth Engagement for Community Development Increased ....... 6 Table 3. MYDev Expenditures Summary as of December 2016 ...................................................................... 21 Table 4. MYDev Ongoing Grants .................................................................................................................... 22 Table 5. New Grants for Awarding ................................................................................................................. 23 Figure 1. Total OSY Reached ........................................................................................................................... 4 Figure 2. MYDev Reach per Site ...................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 3. Gender Distribution of OSY Accomplishments, as of Dec. 2016 ........................................................... 8 Figure 4. OSYDA Capacity Building Dimensions ................................................................................................ 9 Figure 5. Available Funds for Youth Development Grants ................................................................................. 17 Implemented by Education Development Center Inc. (EDC) 2 Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev) Program Quarterly Progress Report: October-December 2016 Acronyms and Abbreviations A&E Accreditation and Equivalency ABL Assessment of Basic Literacy ADM Alternative Delivery Mode ALS Alternative Learning System AMP All Mindanao Programs BLP Basic Literacy Program CAT Capacity Assessment Tool CREST Climate Resilience in Water Stressed Communities CSWDO City Social Welfare and Development Office DA Department of Agriculture DAF-ARMM Department of Agriculture and Fisheries-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao DALSC District ALS Coordinator DAP Development Assets Profile DepED Department of Education DILG Department of Interior and Local Government DOLE Department of Labor and Employment DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development DTI Department of Trade and Industry EDC Education Development Center, Inc. FLT Functional Literacy Test IM Instructional Manager IMPDTT Instructional Manager Professional Development Tracking Tool IR Intermediate Result LGU Local Government Unit MPDC Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator MT Mobile Teachers NC National Certificate NFI Nagdilaab Foundation Inc. OSY Out-of-School Youth OSYDA Out-of-School Youth Development Alliance PESO Public Employment Service Office PWD Persons with Disability RFA Request for Application SB Sangguniang Bayan SEAMEO- South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for INNOTECH Educational Innovation and Technology TESDA Technical Education and Skills Development Authority USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government YDC Youth Development Coordinator YDS Youth Development Specialist YPS Youth Perception Survey ZPST Zamboanga Peninsula School of Technology Implemented by Education Development Center Inc. (EDC) 3 Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev) Program Quarterly Progress Report: October-December 2016 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Education Development Center (EDC) is pleased to submit the Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev) Program’s Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) covering the period October 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016 (Q1 FY17). The following report documents learning, accomplishments and challenges for this reporting period. This first quarter of Year 4 focuses on improving the quality of the interventions and tools, documentation of learning outcomes and developing strategies for sharing lessons learned and improved tools. This quarter’s highlight accomplishments included the following: Figure 1. Total OSY Reached MYDev completed the first impact evaluation and found that 66.7% of the youth improved perceptions as of Dec. 2016 of community and government, 68.9% of youth improved life skills, work readiness and leadership skills and 32% of youth gained new or better employment. MYDev has reached 17,649 out-of-school youth, representing 93% of the 19,000 Life-of- Project target. 979 new OSY Learners enrolled in Technical Skills Training raising the total cumulative enrollment to 14,086 (369 females and 610 males). 133 new OSY Learners enrolled in Basic Education Programs: This quarter, new learners enrolled in Alternative Learning System (ALS) programs bringing the life of project accomplishments to 3,563 OSYs. 325 OSY trained on MYDev’s life skills curriculum for work readiness and civic engagement: raising the cumulative total to 13,462 OSYs. 7 Youth Development Grants awarded and activities taking place: Of the thirty-one (31) proposals approved in the previous quarter, twenty-two (22) have received counterpart funds from OSYDAs. Seven (7) have received MYDev funding, sixteen (16) organizations will receive MYDev funds in January and eight (8) organizations will receive funds in February. Private Sector Study finalized and OSYDA Research conducted. MYDev’s partner, SEAMEO- INNOTECH continued the documentation and learning research. Printed reports for both areas of research will be presented at a learning dissemination event in February 2017. Completed the life skills curriculum package which now includes a revised facilitators guide, participant handbook and end of module assessments: These materials further improve life skills teaching and learning processes. Finalized the life skills credentialing assessment guide, training materials and scheduled trainings: EDC’s technical team with support of MYDev’s Youth Development Specialists and Coordinators adapted EDC’s recognized credential assessment to the Mindanao context. MYDev will begin training staff to conduct the assessments for the out-of-school youth who will be completing the program in FY17. Implemented by Education Development Center Inc. (EDC) 4 Mindanao Youth for Development (MYDev) Program Quarterly Progress Report: October-December 2016 Completed the final round of grants to training service providers in seven of the eight areas, reaching the target OSY training by June 2017: The final agreement will be awarded in FY17 Q2. II. SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TOWARD PERFORMANCE INDICATORS MYDev is contributing to the following Intermediate Results, in accordance with its approved M&E Plan: IR1: Local Governance Strengthened in Delivering OSY Services IR2: Out-of-School Youth Engagement for Community Development Increased The following tables show the progress of the indicators during the period of October to December 2016. The annual and life-of-project accomplishments based on the targets indicated in MYDev’s Annual Implementation Plan for FY 2017 (October 2016 to September 2017). Table 1. Intermediate Results 1: Local Governance Strengthened in Delivering OSY Services Code Performance Indicators M&E Targets1 FY 2017 LoP Accomplishments Accomplishments Life of FY17 Oct- FY 17 % Total % Program (AIP) Dec Total 2016 Intermediate Results 1 - Local Governance Strengthened in Delivering OSY Services 1.1 OSYDA with increased/ improved 6 0 - - 8 133% capacity