Effective Project Design and Proposal Writing

Proposal writing is a request for the financial purpose to implement a project. A proposal requires something that one needs to implement a project. A proposal must justify each item or activity so that a donor agency can decide if it wants to provide some or all of those things. One must know (and be able to communicate) exactly what s/he wants to do with these things, and that is why one should design a project to carry out what s/he wants to achieve. The logical consequence throughout the project proposal is also be maintained.

  • What is a project, program and project management?
  • What is project design?
  • Differences between proposal writing and project design
  • Project design cycle

 

  • Why needs assessment?
  • Elements of project settings
  • Understanding needs and target groups
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Identification of the problem
  • Group discussion: Development of problem tree
  • Converting problem cards to cause-effect relationships
  • Selecting a direct cause for a project
  • What is the project hypothesis?
  • Turning the problems to the theory of change
  • Case study

 

  • Elements of the project hierarchy
  • Planning framework
  • Comparison of logical framework and results framework
  • Concept of SMART
  • Development of smart goals, objectives,     outputs, and activities
  • Identifying SMART indicators
  • Setting targets for indicators
  • Case study: putting indicators & targets in a log frame
  • What and Why M&E?
  • Selecting baseline data for monitoring
  • Group Discussion
  • Elements of a project proposal
  • Requirements of donors and matching the fit
  • Tips for a successful proposal
  • Case study

 

Nguon Chamnit

Operations Manager of European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia

Mr. Nguon Chamnit has over 9 years of program/project design, planning, and management, community development, research, monitoring and evaluation with the NGO sector in Cambodia. Currently, he is in charge of Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), responsible for Malaria and TB-Global Fund Grant. He a strong skill in Monitoring and Evaluation technical and extensive experience in leading the whole process of monitoring, evaluation, baseline, and end-line survey. He has practical skill inexperience in the M&E system and framework design, planning, methodology and tools, data collection, data analysis, and report writing. 

His Education: 

  • He holds a master’s degree in development management.

 

Work Experience History:

  • Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer-Global Fund Grant (CRS-Cambodia)
  • Monitoring and Evaluation Officer-EU Grant (Plan International Cambodia)
  • Design, Monitoring and Evaluation ProgramOfficer (responsible for Baseline and Evaluation-World Vision Cambodia)
  • National M&E Officer-Multi Donors Grant (National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD)-Secretariat)
  • Short Term Consultancy Service Provided:
  • Developing Life Skill Guidebook for Adolescent and Youth, NGOCRC-UNICEF funding project
  • Market Assessment, Fishery Collective Center Study, ICCO
  • Final Project Evaluation, KYSD-ForumSyd funding project
  • Baseline Study, Empowering Women through improving Livelihood Project, Banteay Srei-UNWOMEN funding
  • Youth Models Review for World Vision Cambodia, 2016
  • KAP survey study for the Project Improving Community Base Child Mechanism, CCASVA organization; funding by ChildFund Cambodia
  • Training consultant to Khmer Youth Association
  • Training consultant to WOMEN organization
  • Final Project Evaluation, Dialogue on Democracy Project Gender Base ViolenceProject - Open Institute

At the end of this informative and practical training course, the participants will be able to:

  • Understand the principle of project design and proposal writing
  • Conduct needs assessment and analyses stakeholders
  • Identify key problems and form a problem tree
  • Develop the theory of change and select suitable project intervention
  • Discriminate project hierarchy and its definitions
  • Form an effective logical framework
  • Develop SMART project goal, objectives, outputs and activities
  • Plan monitoring and evaluation framework
  • Know how to write an effective and useful funding proposal
  • Build or maintain relations with donors

This practical training course is specifically designed for NGO managers, executives and supervisors, newly appointed/ prospective managers and those who wish to gain the knowledge, understanding and necessary skills to design a new project and writing a proposal effectively and successfully. It is also suitable for employees who are considered to be ready for further development.

Course Detail

  • Trainer :Nguon Chamnit
  • Class Start :23 Apr 2016
  • Class End :24 Apr 2016
  • Seat Availble :25 Seats
  • Time : 08:00 - 05:00
  • Fee :245 $
  • Early Bird : 195 $
  • venue :Hotel/Restaurant