As in any undertaking born in haste but tempered by passion, the rapid assessment of Communication for Empowerment (C4E) in the Philippines had initially been fraught with challenges given the complex tapestry of indigenous peoples that was the study‘s focus.

Many of these challenges were easily overcome with the support of the Democratic Governance Team of UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre in Bangkok which provided a clear framework and sets of well-thought-of questions to aid the assessment consultants.