specific to the SWDRP, the Pantawid Pamilyang Filipino Program (4Ps) ensures that special focus is given to IP-grantees. Data on the ethnic grouping is captured in the grantee booklets that allow the program to identify the IPs. The DSWD shall undertake periodic consolidation and analysis o f the profile o f the IP grantees as basis for ensuring the responsiveness o f the program to the specific needs of the IPs. C. Project Appraisal Ensure that one o f the bases for the approval o f proposals submitted by partner national/regional agencies, LGUs and other entities is its potential contribution to the attainment o f poverty alleviation and empowerment o f IPs. D. Project Implementation, Operation and M anagement IP communities should be given equal opportunity to become beneficiaries and become part o f the community welfare structure management team who will manage the project implementation and operation. Appropriate technical assistance/capability building activities should be given to them to enhance their project and organizational management skills. Project management stage marks the full transfer o f the operation o f the project to the beneficiaries, thus, technical readiness o f IPs on this should be ensured. An IP fiiendly system/mechanism o f addressing complaints/grievances and carrying out redress should be established to immediately respond, among others to violation in IP human rights. The 4Ps shall give attention to ensuring that all aspects o f the program are culturallysensitive and responsive. Among others, this will involve consideration o f IP concerns in relation to the conditionalities, mobilization o f grantees, system o f cash transfer and establishment o f grievance redress system. Efforts shall be deliberately taken to ensure optimum IP participation and representation in alt activities o f the Project at all levels. Moreover, the National Advisory Committee, composed o f other government Departments has committed to develop and adopt strategic adjustments to allow full participation o f IPs in the Program, E. Progress M onitoring and Project Evaluation Level o f IP participation in terms o f decision making, management, and sharing of resources should be one o f major considerations in the regular monitoring and evaluation, aside firom determining whether the project is still relevant to their needs, effective and beneficial. IP participation in these processes should be ensured. Monitoring and evaluation o f policies and programs (including 4Ps) shall include special analysis on IPs, the results o f which shall be used for emerging initiatives. The results o f the monitoring and evaluation on IP concerns shall be fedback to the IP groups and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).