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Aid Effectiveness Network news - Newsletter - September 2007
Highlights
Joint Donor Voice and Accountability Evaluation Literature Review now available. Uganda to launch cash transfer pilot scheme to tackle poverty.
Other Aid Effectiveness Information
Joint Donor Voice and Accountability Evaluation (BMZ, Danida, DFID, Norad, Swiss, Belgium and Sida): In 2006, DAC donor partners began a joint evaluation of ‘Voice and Accountability’ programmes. Voice and Accountability interventions focus on the relationship between citizens and the state, and as such, they lie at the heart of the (good) governance, pro-poor agenda. Following on from the recently published Evaluation Framework and Methodology, the next in this series of publications, the Literature Review is now available. Country Case studies will be undertaken shortly, culminating in a Synthesis Report in May 2008. For further information contact Clare Harkin e-mail: (c2-harkin@dfid.gov.uk).
Uganda to launch pilot scheme to tackle poverty: DFID has supported the Uganda government in the design of a cash transfer pilot targeting the chronically poor. The pilot will aim to reduce the poverty gap among the poorest 10% of the population, increase school attendance and use of health facilities. Many of the target population are elderly, disabled, child headed households and widows. DFID will provide £4 million for the 3 year pilot phase, to trial targeting and delivery mechanisms, monitor impact, and to secure public support and political buy-in. A number of other development partners are supporting the approach, including World Bank, UNICEF and Help Age International. For further information contact Jo Bosworth e-mail (j-bosworth@dfid.gov.uk)
Upcoming Seminars and Events
Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD): The Donor Policy and Partnerships Team will begin its secondment of 3 colleagues for a period of one month each to the British Embassy in Tokyo starting in September and running to December to assist the Embassy on development issues including for the Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) and G8. For more information contact Tim Palmer e-mail (t-palmer@dfid.gov.uk).
MDG Mid-Point Lesson Learning: 2007 is the mid point between the international agreement to the 8 millennium development goals in 2000 and 2015. In a series of seminars staff from DFID and other government departments will consider progress made towards the MDGs, what has and hasn’t worked so far and what more needs to be done. For more information contact Dan Robb e-mail (d-robb@dfid.gov.uk).
Democracy and Development: The Effective States Team team are co-funding (with WBI) a forthcoming conference on Democracy for Development to be held at Wilton Park between 23-25 October. The key objectives of the conference are to i) develop a shared understanding about the relationships between democracy and development; ii) to better understand how democracy is evolving in developing countries and how it is experienced in practice; and iii) to share lessons of roles for internal and external actors; and iv) to contribute to international policy debates. For more information contact Ranjan Sen e-mail (r-sen@dfid.gov.uk).
The 2007 Commitment to Development Index (CDI) Launch - Produced annually
since 2003 by the Centre for Global Development. DFID will be assisting with the
launch of the 2007 report in October in Parliament.
The CDI for 2007 is
available now. This ranks the 21 Donor nations in terms of their compatibility
or coherence with the goal of promoting development in the Global South. For
more information contact Tim Palmer e-mail
(t-palmer@dfid.gov.uk)
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