The project area selection is based on the recommendation of which regional official?

• A. Regional Executive Director
• B. Municipal Executive Director
• C. National Executive Director
• D. Deputy Executive Director

Answer: (A)

Project area choices are anchored in the Regional Executive Director’s recommendation because the regional level holds the authority to evaluate, endorse, and align proposed areas with regional priorities, capacity, and resource realities. The RED serves as the regional steward of the process, integrating input from local offices but ultimately guiding which areas advance based on how well they fit the region’s development goals and implementation readiness. The municipal executive director operates at a local level, focusing on their own locality, and does not provide the official regional endorsement. The national executive director works at the national level, setting broad policy rather than regional endorsements, and the deputy executive director is a supporting role rather than the primary recommending authority.