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Investment Support Activity The Gambia Threshold Program - Power Project - Investment Support Activity: the Strategic Investments and Consolidating Change activity is the second phase of the Operations Project. It will implement the plan developed in the first phase and will build upon the learning accumulated in the first phase to support ongoing capacity development and change management at he National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) while scaling up investments to deliver more reliable electricity, better customer service, and improved financial performance.
Program Development The Gambia Threshold - Program Development project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support the MCA's program design process across multiple sectors.
Governance Project The Gambia Threshold Program - Governance Project: The objective of the Project is to develop more effective, accountable, and transparent power sector governance in The Gambia. The Governance Project will use a "learning by doing" adaptive approach in which teams of stakeholders work to identify the underlying causes of regulatory, administrative, and operational challenges, and then work to solve those problems through a disciplined, iterative, and action-oriented approach. The Governance Project will focus on four reform areas: legal and regulatory; policy and planning; theNational Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) structure and governance; and external oversight and accountability.
Power Project The Gambia Threshold Program - Power Project: The objective of the Operations Project is for the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) to reduce the frequency and duration of outages and improve its capability to operate a power system that is adequate to meet existing and growing demand, in an inclusive manner consistent with The Gambia's stated Nationally Determined Contributions under the 2015 Paris Climate Accords. The Operations Project is expected to be implemented in two phases.
Monitoring and Evaluation The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) the Gambia, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.
Procurement Management The Gambia Compact - Program Administration and Control Project - Procurement Management Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Program Administration and Control The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) the Gambia, project administrative costs, which include staff salaries, financial audits, and fiscal and procurement agent fees.
Recruitment Activity The Gambia Compact - Program Administration and Control Project - Recruitment Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Infrastructure Activity The Gambia Compact - Infrastructure Project - Infrastructure Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Not Applicable The Gambia Compact - Program Development Project - Non-allocated Funds Activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support the MCA's compact design process across multiple sectors.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION The Gambia Compact - Monitoring and Evaluation Project - MONITORING AND EVALUATION Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Procurement Management An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) the Gambia, costs for its Procurement Agent, who is responsible for overseeing all the procurement processes for the Accountable Entity.
Fundamental Change Activity The Gambia Threshold Program - Power Project - Fundamental Change Activity: the Fundamental Change and Building Commitment activity is the first phase of the Operations Project. It will focus on supporting the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) to analyze and prioritize problems, clearly identify potential solutions, and take actions to advance those solutions. The activity will then support the Government in assessing the effectiveness of those interventions in order to identify change areas expected to have the greatest potential for achieving the project objective. As the final stage of work in the first phase, MCC will work with the Government in preparing a plan for implementing priority investments via the project's second phase. This activity will support NAWEC through the use of a facilitation methodology similar to that used on the Governance Project, as well as through embedded advisors to augment NAWEC's internal capabilities.
Social & Gender Studies The Gambia Compact - Education Project - Social & Gender Studies Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Monitoring and Evaluation The Gambia Compact - Monitoring and Evaluation Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Not Applicable The Gambia Threshold - Public-Private Partnerships Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Governance Activity The Gambia Threshold Program - Governance Project - Governance Activity: the Building Power Sector Governance Capacity Activity will work to provide Gambian power sector stakeholders with the skills, information, and authority needed to use appropriate government processes to solve problems and to drive improved performance of the power sector to increase access to reliable and adequate electricity services for all Gambian citizens.
Infrastructure Project The Gambia Compact - Infrastructure Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Education Activity The Gambia Compact - Education Project - Education Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Environmental Assessments The Gambia Threshold - Environmental Assessments project: In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to develop and oversee the implementation of an Environmental and Social Assessment.
Transportation Project The Gambia Threshold - Transportation Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to assess and oversee MCC's transport project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
The Gambia Threshold-Threshold Fund The Gambia Threshold Program: In November 2021, MCC and the Government of The Gambia signed a $25 million Threshold Program. The grant will support The Gambia's biggest constraint to economic growth: the unreliable and inadequate supply of electricity. The investment will focus on two projects: Power Sector Governance and Power Sector Operations. The threshold program aims to reduce poverty through economic growth in The Gambia by improving the governance and operations of the power sector. On the governance front, MCC will help The Gambia to develop a more effective, accountable, and transparent power sector via support to NAWEC, the National Assembly, civil society, and the media. Regarding operations, MCC will support NAWEC in improving its capability to operate a power system that is adequate to meet existing and growing demand consistent with The Gambia's stated Nationally Determined Contributions under the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Not Applicable The Gambia Threshold - Energy Sector Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's energy projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Not Applicable Pending subsequent report; Non-allocated funds requested by the MCA Gambia Threshold which have yet to be reallocated to a project/activity by the MCA on their financial reports.
Energy Sector Project The Gambia Threshold - Energy Sector Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's energy projects to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Not Applicable The Gambia Compact - Monitoring and Evaluation Project - Non-allocated Funds Activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through program implementation and evaluation stages.
Program Administration The Gambia Threshold - Program Development - Program Administration activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support the MCA's program design process across multiple sectors.
Not Applicable The Gambia Threshold - Gender Integration Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment of the MCA's projects for social impact, documented in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, and oversee the social impact risks throughout implementation.
Not Applicable The Gambia Threshold - Program Development project - Non-allocated Funds Activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support the MCA's program design process across multiple sectors.
Program Administration and Control The Gambia Compact - Program Administration and Control Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Program Administration An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) the Gambia, administrative costs, which include staff salaries; Accountable Entity facilities; IT software, hardware and support; fiscal and procurement agent costs; audit costs; and general overhead costs.
Tourism Project The Gambia Compact - Tourism Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Not Applicable The Gambia Threshold - Environmental Assessments - Non-allocated Funds activity: In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to develop and oversee the implementation of an Environmental and Social Assessment.
The Gambia Threshold-Due Diligence Fund The Gambia Threshold: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Not Applicable The Gambia Threshold - Monitoring and Evaluation Project - Non-allocated Funds Activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through program implementation and evaluation stages.
Monitoring and Evaluation The Gambia Compact - Monitoring and Evaluation Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through program implementation and evaluation stages.
Public-Private Partnerships Project The Gambia Threshold - Public-Private Partnerships Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Audit An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) the Gambia, costs for its financial audits, which are conducted by a third party.
Program Development The Gambia Compact - Program Development Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support the MCA's compact design process across multiple sectors.
Not Applicable The Gambia Threshold - Transportation Project - Non-allocated Funds Activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to assess and oversee MCC's transport project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.
Assessing Private Sector Participation The Gambia Compact - Tourism Project - Assessing Private Sector Participation: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Ecotourism Development for Communal Conservancies Activity The Gambia Compact - Tourism Project - Ecotourism Development for Communal Conservancies Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Education Project The Gambia Compact - Education Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Fiscal Management The Gambia Compact - Program Administration and Control Project - Fiscal Management Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Power Sector Accountability Activity The Gambia Threshold Program - Governance Project - Power Sector Accountability Activity: the Accountability and Oversight for the Power Sector activity will strengthen the ability of public stakeholders such as The Gambia's Public Utility Regulatory Agency, civil society, the media, and the National Assembly to influence the development, governance, and operations of the power sector to better reflect their interests and needs. A window of opportunity has opened with the democratic transition in The Gambia and increased access to information will improve stakeholders' understanding of the power sector and strengthen their capacity to influence the Government and NAWEC in a responsible and effective manner.
The Gambia Compact-Compact Development Funding The Gambia Compact: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Program Administration The Gambia Compact - Program Administration and Control Project - Program Administration Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Monitoring and Evaluation The Gambia Threshold - Monitoring and Evaluation Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through program implementation and evaluation stages.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) the Gambia, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.