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Supporting Aid Harmonization, Alignment & Coordination in Rwanda
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Development Objective
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Improvement in the effect and impact of development assistance in Rwanda , in support of the national priorities of poverty reduction, and the international commitment to meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
Through the delivery of key outcomes, outputs, and activities this project will result in improved aid efficiency in support of poverty reduction through:
• Improved capacity to government in the area of aid delivery and management;
• a reduction of transaction costs for government –
donor interaction resulting from
a) efficiency savings from a reduction in duplicative activities;
b) increased delivery rates and;
c) rationalization of certain donor processes, where possible through aligning them behind government systems;
• increased awareness amongst government and donors of potential efficiency gains and costs savings resulting from the implementation of a harmonization agenda.
It will support the development of a common national vision for aid effectiveness in line with the Rome Declaration on Harmonization of Aid and other international agreements and work towards the alignment of development assistance around the Poverty Reduction Strategy and Millennium Development Goals. It will include the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation mechanism for aid effectiveness in Rwanda.
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Expected outputS
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Strengthened capacity of the External Finance Unit to lead the aid effectiveness agenda on behalf of the Government of Rwanda and manage the external aid flows; strengthened aid coordination, harmonization and alignment agenda of the development partners in the country
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| SERVICE PROVIDED |
The ACU in close collaboration with the EFU/MINECOFIN is providing the following services to the Government of Rwanda and the development partners:
1. Organization of Government of Rwanda, donor and civil society regular consultations (link to the DPCG webpage) and discussions on specific issues (link to the HARPP Workshop on the Implementation of the Paris Declaration)
2. Support to the development of a National Aid Policy (link to TORs of APD) and joint assistance strategy.
3. Support to the development of SWAPs and other programme-based approaches in the sectors (e.g. education, decentralization, health) and the conduct of studies in the aid coordination and harmonization area (link to HIV/AIDS donor coordination study).
4. Development of aid coordination (please establish links to cluster mapping matrix and to the cluster questionnaire) and aid management tools.
5. Support to sector coordination (e.g. support to the development of cluster TORs, the holding of joint reviews in the Education and Decentralization sectors).
6. Capacity building of the EFU and other government institutions in the aid coordination area.
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Future plans |
1. Integration of the Aid Coordination Unit (ACU) within the External Finance Unit (EFU) and continuous support and training of its staff.
2. Extension of capacity building initiatives to the line ministries and other government institutions and their active engagement in the aid policy dialogue.
3. Establishment of a development assistance database to support the EFU in its aid management responsibility.
4. Continue promotion of the Rwanda progress in aid coordination in international and regional fora.
5. Strengthened capacity of the UN Country Team to participate in SWAPs and other joint initiatives as a follow-up to the Paris Declaration
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| Project ID: |
00040553 |
| Status: |
On-going |
| Duration: |
2004-2007 |
| Management Arrangements: |
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Source of funding: |
USD |
140,000(Belgium)
122,579(CANADA)
500,000(Netherlands)
553,480(Sweden)
100,000(Switzerland
780,000(DFID)
500,000(UNDP)
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| Total Budget 2005-2007: |
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2,7M |
| Democratic Governance |
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) |
National
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1. Government leading aid coordination, harmonization and alignment under clear framework
2. External aid aligned under PRSP, MDGs and Vision 2020.
3. Improved Government capacity for effective aid management.
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Improved coordination and harmonization of donor partners' interventions. |
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Rwanda
