This user manual has been created as part of the Tech4Communities: Hybrid Community-based Monitoring system (HCMS) project. The project seeks to create a hybrid “remote” and “on the ground” monitoring and evaluation programme to support data gathering and management at a landscape level.

The project is a collaboration between four organisations led by the Rainforest Alliance and comprising the Sefwi Wiawso Landscape Management Board, Olam Ghana Limited, and The Sefwi Wiawso Municipal Assembly. The system was designed with extensive consultation with local communities in the Sui River landscape, Western North region of Ghana.

This user manual aims to assist users on how to use the HCMS platform to collect and visualise data collected.