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A Project to Support the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) |
Background
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The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) was created in 2005 to replace the former Department of Statistics in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN). The Institute is financially and administratively independent. It is governed by a board of directors and operates on the basis of a Performance Contract with the Ministry of Finance and Planning (MINECOFIN).
The Institute has the following responsibilities: Define and ensure the respect of standards and methodologies applied by the National Statistical System; Conduct a national census and other national surveys; Advise and train the personnel of the national statistical activities; Coordinate and gather statistical information and methodologies of particular sectoral departments in charge of statistical activities in the country; Disseminate the official statistical data; Develop, direct and coordinate the activities of the National Statistical System; and Encourage the public to participate in statistical activities and learn how to use the census and surveys results.
In 2006, NISR developed a Strategic Plan with a number of strategic themes identified in order to focus and guide the Institute over the next five years (2007-2011). These strategic themes include:
a) providing relevant, high quality statistical information to meet user needs; b) developing and promoting statistical advocacy and partnership; and
c) building and retaining human capacity through out the National Statistical System (NSS).
In early 2007, a Support Project to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) was formulated. The project officially launched on 15 th March 2007 but full implementation only commenced in June 2007. The project is financed through a basket fund by partners including, the Department for International Development (DFID), European Commission (EC), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank.
The project has six components including, Support to the Economic Statistics unit ; Support to the Demographic and Social Statistics unit; Support to the Research and Capacity Building unit; Support to the Management Information Systems unit; Support to the Administrative and Finance unit; and Overall support to NISR management structures and Project Support Services.
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Objectives of The PROJECT |
| The main objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of NISR to allow the institute roll out the actions as set in its strategic plan. This support project will ensure that the NISR track the Economic Development Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) indicators for Rwanda . Also this support project will contribute to the facilitation in the monitoring the progress towards achieving the Vision 2020 for Rwanda as well as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) performance indicators.
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EXPECTED OUTCOMES |
• District Statistical Units established and their capacity enhanced
• Economic indicators and several kinds of statistics (construction, enterprise, agricultural, public finance, external trade, tourism and others) produced and disseminated;
• Social statistics from households or other information sources in conformity with international and national standards collected;
• Statistical reports to users on social and demographic statistics (health, education, labour force, gender) produced and disseminated;
• Indicator system to support the monitoring of the EDPRS maintained;
• Quality, timeliness and reliability of official social and demographic statistics in Rwanda improved;
• Social statistics in monitoring and developing effective public policies promoted;
• Statistical training to NISR and the entire NSS conducted;
• Statistical analysis and production enhanced;
• Statistical research programme designed and implemented;
• Policies to ensure the effective and efficient collection and storage of official statistics formulated and implemented;
• website and intranet for the Institute designed and updated regularly with latest statistical information;
Develop and implement a public and dissemination strategy for NISR |
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| Project ID: |
00056167 |
| Status: |
Ongoing |
| Duration: |
2007-2011 |
| Management Arrangements: |
NEX |
| Total Budget |
USD |
20,013,070 |
Source of funding: |
USD
EUR
USD
USD
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9,600,,000 (DFID)
2,508,000(
EC)
500,000 (UNDP)
180,000 (WB) |
| Funds available |
USD |
12,788,000 |
| Funds to be mobilized |
USD |
7,225,070 |
| Total Expenditure 2007 |
USD |
3,489,225 |
| Total Expenditure 2008 |
USD |
6,929,729.58 |
| Total Expenditure 2009 |
USD |
2,160,851.93 |
| Institutional Capacity Building for National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda |
National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) |
| Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning / Department for International Development / Europian Commission / World Bank and UNited nations Development Programme. |
GEOGRAPHIC FICUS |
Activities are country wide - Rwanda |
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| Outcome: Demographic and socio-economic data disaggregated by gender and age available for programming and monitoring. |
| Governance portfolio outcome: By 2012 improved community participation, accountability, rule of law, reconciliation and access to justice at national and decentralized level. |
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Rwanda
