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Enhanced Poverty Monitoring and Analysis in Timor-Leste See attached. The key development objective of this grant is to support the Directorate of National Statistics in the planning and implementation of its second national survey of living standards, and to provide training and technical assistance that is closely aligned to the Directorate's work program in relation to this survey operation in a manner that helps contributes to the process of institutionalization of the overall household survey program.
CEMAC Trade and Transport Facilitation Strengthening The objective of the Grant is to assist CEMAC and its member states to:  - Monitor the implementation of trade and transport laws, - increase cooperation to facilitate corridor efficiency to Chad and CAR; - to improve the existing customs union, with a special emphasis on transit procedures to/from land locked countries The objectives of the grant are to assist CEMAC in reaching its main long term objective to create a common market for goods, services, capital and persons by:  - Strengthening the capacity of the CEMAC Secretariat and its member states to monitor implementation of trade  and transport laws and regulations and to develop a framework to enable members states to work together on corridor operations efficiency, using two pilot corridors between Cameroon and the two land-locked countries (CAR and Chad); and  - Developing an action plan to improve performance of the existing customs union with a special emphasis on transit procedures to and from land-locked countries.
Consolidating Disaster Risk Management Policy in Central America - Support to PCGIR The objective of this grant is to support the implementation of the Central American Disaster Risk Management Strategy (PolÃ­tica Centroamericana De GestiÃ³n Integral Del Riesgo de Desastres, PCGIR). This will be achieved by modernizing the regional DRM framework, strengthening information systems and communication networks and by supporting the design of a regional fund for DRM.
IDF- Afghanistan Strengthening Results-Based Monitoring and Evaluation The main developmental objective of the grant proposal is to strengthen results-based monitoring and evaluation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL). More specifically, this to enable the MAIL develop and apply a results-based M&E system in order to: i)   help strengthen MAIL's institutional performance in the context of a decentralized administration to the provinces, ii)   increase the transparency and accountability of on-going rural and agricultural development projects in a deteriorated security situation of rural Afghanistan iii)   increase the Ministry's M&E capacity to measure and report the achievements towards the objectives of the Agriculture Master Plan, and moreover to the Afghanistan National Development Strategies (ANDS). i) increase the transparency and accountability of on-going rural and agricultural development projects in a deteriorated security situation of rural Afghanistan  ii)increase the MAIL's M&E capacity to measure and report the achievements towards the objectives of the Agriculture Master Plan, and moreover to the Afghanistan National Development Strategies (ANDS).
Development of Anti-Corruption Strategy IDF Grant The IDF Grant will assist the Government of Armenia to develop and monitor the implementation of a credible and transparent medium-term Anti-Corruption Strategy.  The Strategy will be designed with the involvement of eminent figures from the three branches of the state and with intensive consultation with civil society and donor partners.  The Grant will also assist Government and Parliament to develop and utilize tools and indicators to assess the impact of the measures that will be proposed in the Anti-Coruption Strategy.  It will thus build expertise and capacity to effectively monitor, and publicly report at frequent intervals, the impact of the medium-term program to improve governance and reduce corruption.
Capacity Strengthening of ICAN to Support National and Regional Accountancy Development The task will involve building institutional capacity of the Institute  of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to enable it to better lead national and regional accountancy development. The capacity building will be carried out with the help of an international twinning partner. Through the twinning arrangement, a strong member body of IFAC will transfer knowledge to ICAN with attendant effect on further improving the quality of ICAN's professional qualification examination, and education and training activities; and assisting ICAN to put in place necessary institutional arrangements to provide mentoring support to relatively weaker professional accountancy bodies in the region. As the follow-on to a previous IDF grant-supported operation (P101402: Enhancing the Quality of Accounting Practice in Nigeria), the Objective of this project is to consolidate the previous gains, to build upon the foundation laid during the past few years, and to further strengthen institutional capacity of ICAN through twinning arrangement with a strong member body of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).  Successful implementation of the proposed project would enable ICAN to achieve mutual recognition arrangement with the twinning partner and some other strong professional accountancy bodies in OECD countries. Also, ICAN aims to reach and maintain internationally recognized level of quality assurance, and to be able to better lead national accountancy profession and development, as well as to adapt to new changes.
Improving Effectiveness of Public Expenditures in the Thai Health Sector Proposal endorsed by EAP IDF committee 12/01/2006.  This IDF will support the Country Development Partnership in health sector between the World Bank and the Royal Government (Ministry of Public Health) in Thailand.  Objectives: To strengthen public expenditure management in the health sector through (i) better capability to forecast expenditure needs, (ii) harmonization of benefits and management arrangements among the three social health security schemes, (iii) strengthening expenditure management and monitoring of the public health security schemes, (iv) strengthening accountability arrangements and (v) ensuring efficiency of public expenditures through appropriate incentives to providers and patients. Proposed activities: 1. Developing a model for sustainable health financing path. social health insurance schemes. appropriate level of decentralization of public health financing schemes and expenditure management. harmonization of benefits and management arrangements among the three social health security schemes - Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS), Social Security Scheme (SSS), Civil Servant Medical Benefits Scheme (CSMBS); (iii) strengthening expenditure management, monitoring and accountability arrangements of the public health security schemes; and (iv) ensuring efficiency of public expenditures through appropriate incentives to providers and patients
MN-Institutional Strengthening for Donor Assistance Management The proposed Grant aims to strengthen the government's ability to manage development projects funded by the Official Donor Assistance (ODA) in Mongolia, through a) establishing result-oriented Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems with a focus on effective and efficient delivery of intended results of development projects, b) strengthening M&E network and capacity , and c) enhancing the quality and accessibility of information for decision makers and stakeholders.
Strengthening the Ombudsman Office for Indigenous Women within the Guatemala Government The IDF will support the Govenment of Guatemala in building the capacity of the Ombudsman for Indigenous Women, in the areas of (a) participatory monitoring and evaluation; (b) service improvement, and (c) research for better policy development.  Capacity building and institutional strengthening would be accomplished through a number of mechanisms including the creation of a planning, monitoring and evaluation unit, a treatment for domestic violence victims unit and the certification of indigenous women as social and judicial promoters.
Regional Capacity Building to Promote Participation in Trade of Small and Medium Enterprises Regional Capacity Building to Promote Participation in Trade of Small and Medium Enterprises  The Grant would play a key role in developing programs to support the participation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in international trade opportunities in Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua (Central America) by financing training, services, and the establishment of SME business service centers. Specifically, the Grant would finance the following activities: a) train government officials and partner organizations on how to establish and administer the trade-related SMEs support programs, including business centers; b) promote the programs among potential SME clients, and (c) support the implementation of the pilot programs work plan during their first year of operation.
Strengthening The Accounting Profession in Indonesia Development Objective:  The grant aims to strengthen Indonesian accounting profession through supporting Indonesian Institute of Accountants (IAI) to meet the international standards for professional accountants by developing Professional examination program and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) for accountants. The grant will further strengthen the accounting environment in the country by review and improving the implementation of accounting standards for non-public interest entities. Task Description: The project can be divided into 3 main components: A.   Component 1: Development of pathway of professional accountant examination. 1.   Standard operating procedures for the exam will be developed. Syllabus, test bank, and self-study modules for professional accountant examination will also be developed. 2.   Socialization of professional accountant examination through IAI. B.   Component 2: Development of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) for professional accountant through e-learning system Design and develop CPE consists of e-learning system and provide on-line materials. The e-learning system will be developed with linkage to membership administration system to monitor the fulfillment of minimum required CPE hours. C.   Component 3: Review of implementation of the accounting standard for non-public interest entities (SAK-ETAP) issued in 2009. The objective of this component is to review the existing standard to assess the compliance by small and medium enterprises and study their obstacles to comply. Based on recommendations provided from the assessment, further support will be provided to adjust the standards, conduct public hearing and disseminate the standards. The proposed grant will be implemented in 2 years.
Strengthening Evidence-Based Policymaking for Education Sector Reforms Current approaches to decision-making in Belarusâ€™s education sector rely on methods of evidence utilization and analysis that are not in line with international best practices. Sharp and continued student population decline and urbanization in a severely constrained fiscal environment requires the introduction of modern mechanisms of resource allocationâ€”such as Per Student Financing (PSF)â€”that are adaptable to the actual demand for education services in the country. However, the Ministries of Education and Finance lack adequate analytical and technical capacity for fully implementing such reforms. Furthermore, a country that aspires to efficiently provide high-quality education to its population needs well-developed systems of quality assessment that accurately measure student learning levels. Yet little hard evidence exists about the quality of education in Belarus; the country remains the last holdout in Europe to have never participated in international assessments of student learning.   The World Bankâ€™s recent PER â€œBelarus Public Expenditure Review: Enhancing Public Services in Times of Austerityâ€ (2013) concluded that the country needs to continue to right-size the school network, gradually move to per-student based financing, and strengthen accountability for results. The Government of Belarus (GoB) has committed to introducing the necessary education sector reforms and transforming it into a modern, cost-effective and high-quality sector. The GoB has requested the Bankâ€™s support in preparing these reforms. The Development Objective of this grant is to lay the groundwork for future Education Sector Reforms with the help of modern approaches to evidence-based policymaking through improved (i) data collection and analysis; (ii) financing; and (iii) quality assessment.
Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation in Brazil Soound monitoring and evaluation of programs and policies at the  country level is critical to demonstrate progress in achieving outcomes and impact. The Government of Brazil recognizes this need and has been working to strengthen its M&E systems at the federal level in order to improve the quality of decision making and resource allocation. The GoB has requested World Bank assistance to strengthen its capacity for the design of an integrated, results-based M& E system. The grant will support the following activites: a) development of a collective vision for making M&E more effective in Brazil; b) institutional assessments of M& E systems in selected line ministries; c) capacity building of M&E units; and d) capacity building in impact evaluation methodology. Sound monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of programs and policies at the country level is critical to demonstrate progress in achieving outcomes and impact. The Government of Brazil recognizes this need, and has been working to strengthen its country systems for M&E at the federal level in order to improve the quality of decision making and resource allocation; however, institutional challenges remain.  In Brazil, the responsibilities for Monitoring and Evaluation are dispersed amongst several actors, and a high degree of interministerial cooperation is necessary to make the system function. Central to moving forward the M&E agenda are actors from both the executive and legislative branches of government, which include: (a) the Ministry of Planning (MoP) and the Technical Committee for M&E (CTMA), which supports the Inter-Ministerial Commission for M&E (CMA ) charged with developing government- wide M&E norms and policies; (b) the Federal Court of Accounts (Tribunal das Contas da Uniao, TCU) associated with the legislative branch of government; (c) the Secretariat of Monitoring and Articulation (Casa Civil) directly linked to the presidency; and (d) specific line ministries (e.g., Ministry for Social Development and Combating Hunger).  In this context, the Government of Brazil (GOB) has requested World Bank support to strengthen its capacity for the design and building of an integrated results-based M&E system. The GOB has requested that the grant support the Federal Court of Accounts (Tribunal das Contas da Uniao, TCU) associated with the legislative branch of government legislative (TCU) branch. The activities to be supported by the grant (outlined in greater detail below) would encompass the capacity building of TCU in Impact Evaluation (IE) methodology. These tasks would lay the foundation for the design of an improved results-based M&E system, with an emphasis on building a coherent strategy that links performance measurement to budget and line making decision-making, thus promoting accountability, efficiency, efficacy, and effectiveness of government policies and programs.
Training Program for the Development of Indigenous Forestry Communities - Phase II
Strengthening PRSP Monitoring and Evaluation Framework The main purpose of the project is to create an in country M&E capacity and to strengthen the PRSP M&E framework, by making it more result focused. Therefore the grant will be funding training sessions intended to provide a Leadership team composed of staffs from public administrations playing a pivotal role in the PRSP implementation monitoring and evaluation with basic knowledge in result oriented monitoring and evaluation and especially in the PRSP M&E framework design and implementation. Once trained, the team members are also supposed to be training other staff members involved in the PRSP M&E. The project will also contribute in mainstreaming knowledge transfers between International Consulting firms specialized in M&E and Local consulting firms which will be acting as the first one assistant during the project implementation.  As regard to Mali PRSP M&E framework strengthening, the project will provide support to the PRSP coordinating unit when addressing its current weakness as recommended by the Government when approving Mali PRSP2 commonly named Poverty Reduction and Growth strategy Paper (PRGSP 2007-2011) in December 2006. As a result, the grant will fund the development of a Pilot Results Matrix aiming at translated part of the PRGSP Policy Matrix into a comprehensive M&E framework capable of providing decision makers with relevant standardized reports on the PRGSP implementation progress toward its final outcomes achievement.
Strengthening the Civil Service through Improved Human Resource Expenditure Management Objective: - To strengthen the Government's capacity in both budget formulation and execution, and thereby improving fiscal transparency, by enhancing civil service management. - The purpose of the Grant is to enhance Cambodia#s civil service management, and thereby strengthen the Recipient#s capacity in budget formulation and execution as well as improving its fiscal transparency, including: (i) medium term human resource expenditure formulation to help the government make more realistic estimates of projected civil service remuneration costs; and (ii) human resource expenditure execution to improve payroll management. The work to be supported by the Grant forms part of a comprehensive program of administrative reform managed by the Recipient in collaboration with development partners. The approach of this Grant will be to enhance ownership and build capacity through close collaboration between the Recipient, the Bank and international and local consultants.
5M-AWI Institutional Dev to Strengthen Arab Youth Policy & Participation The objective of this grant is to promote Arab youth policy and participation by: (i) strengthening the capacity of LAS' General Secretariat for Social Affairs to promote regional youth programming; (ii) supporting the development of national youth-led platforms in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya as well as a regional youth platform; and (iii) supporting the research capacity of the recently established Arab Youth Observatory (AYO) based in Morocco.
Integration of Disaster Risk Information in Peru's Planning System The objective of this grant is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to assess risk resulting from adverse natural events.  Disasters associated with natural hazards have had significant impacts on the economic and social development of Peru.  The lack of information about disaster risk presents an important challenge for the design and implementation of a comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy, including financial protection. The objective of this grant is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), specifically the National Public Investment System (SNIP) and the General Directorate for Public Budget (DGPP) to assess risk resulting from adverse natural events. To this end, this grant will help to mainstream the use of disaster risk information within Peru's national planning agencies.
Strengthening the capacity of the accountancy profession in Togo The main objective of this proposal is to enhance the capacity of the Togolese professional accountancy body to more effectively carry out its functions as a professional institution. More specifically, the proposal would help ONECCA Togo to develop and implement a quality assurance scheme, a code of ethics, a continuing professional development program, and improve the national curriculum of accounting technicians.
Institutional Capacity Enhancement for Public Expenditure Management IDF Grant The IDF grant responds to the Government#s request for assistance in strengthening institutional capacity for deepening the policy content of the annual budget process through strengthening the MTBF and its linkage with the annual budget. Proposed assistance is harmonized with the on-going TA in other PEM areas and will be supporting a Government-owned PEM reform agenda. The timing of the IDF grant implementation will be aligned to the 2006 and 2007 budget cycles, 2007-2009 MTBF process and the second round of National Poverty Reduction Strategy preparation process.  Grant is organized in three main components: Component A: Capacity building in the MOF, through two Sub-components: A1.   Training for the MOF sector budget analysts in sectoral budget formulation. A2.   Building technical capacity in the Budget Department of the MOF to identify and start addressing the deficiencies in data management processes underlying budget preparation. Component B: Capacity Building in the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Transport (MOT) through two Sub-components: B1.   Building technical capacity in the MOE and the MOT to identify and start addressing the critical gaps in their information management systems. B2.   Building analytical capacity in the MOE and the MOT to focus their spending proposals on key policy priorities and to assign costs to the proposals. Component B focuses on two of the five pilot sectors for the MTBF, the education and transport sectors because: (i) these sectors have a key role in achieving growth and poverty reduction objectives; (ii)  these sectors have achieved some progress in moving toward budget preparation in the Medium Term Budget Framework, but costing of the policy priorities and prioritization of the spending remains at a rudimentary stage; (iii) the Bank provides assistance to both sectors through a number of investment projects and the complementary TA is needed to support the policy orientation of the sectoral spending; (iv) other three pilot MTBF line ministries already receive substantial support from other donors for enhancing budget formulation. Component C: Institution building support to the top level decision-makers responsible for formulating sectoral aspects of public expenditure and their technical support staff to enhance their understanding of modern, results oriented budgeting techniques. This will be achieved through study tours and exposure to leading international experts on the political dimensions of modern budget management. The purpose of the Grant is to support the Government of the KR in strengthening its institutional capacity for deepening the policy content of the annual budget process through strengthening the medium term budget framework and its linkage with the annual budget.
Design of the Environment Management Plan for Seychelles for the Years 2000-2010
Support to the Accountancy Profession The overall objective of the IDF grant is to strengthen the accounting profession's capacity by establishing acceptable accounting/financial reporting and audit practices in line with international standards, providing technical support (resource center), publishing professional guides and improving professional skills. To Strengthen the Accounting Profession's Capacity by establishing acceptable accounting and financial reporting and audit practices in line with international standards