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Executive summary


All activities were undertaken and outputs produced as required by the TORs and as specified in the approach and methodology as well as a number of additional activities and outputs as agreed with the PM and the Beneficiary.

Activities


The following activities were undertaken in the reporting period (for more details please see activity report below):
  • Discussion of possibilities of joint implementation;
  • Briefing note on discussion of possibilities of joint implementation and financing;
  • On the basis of the agreed list conduct language training in accordance with training plan agreed with participants;
  • Organise public event for presentation of SWAP fiche for 1 February;
  • Present SWAP fiche;
  • Produce final report;
  • Send final to appropriate parties;
  • Review WB public expenditures study (medium term expenditure framework);
  • Analysis of experience of SWAP, and budgetary support ;
  • Propose conditionalities;
  • On the basis of the agreed list conduct language training in accordance with training plan agreed with participants.



Outputs


All outputs as required by the TORs and approach and methodology have been produced and are annexed to this report as detailed below including project fiche, briefing note on SWAP experience, comments on the State Programme ( additional ), English Language training report, briefing note on modalities and conditionalities, SWAP information for the Website, briefing note on joint implementation and financing and a briefing note on review of WB public expenditure study and MTEF.

Timing


The project was extended until 9th February 2007 in order to enable the delayed language courses to be implemented and to allow the MAP further time to consider the proposed activities. Remaining activities were conducted on time, according to the revised timetable as agreed with the PM.


1Report on activities carried out during the reporting period

Activities

(numbering refers to project work plan and methodology as attached in annex 1)


37.Discussion of possibilities of joint implementation

Repeated meetings and correspondence in particular with the World Bank team and with other donors to coordinate activities – agreement that this activity should continue during TOR preparation and implementation phases as well as future programming activities.


38. Briefing note on discussion of possibilities of joint implementation and financing

On the basis of the above discussions and correspondence a briefing note on joint implementation and financing was prepared (annex 10). The briefing note concludes that whilst there is a willingness to jointly implement and finance, that further discussions are required on precise modalities at the management level.


39. On the basis of the agreed list conduct language training in accordance with training plan agreed with participants

Language training courses conducted in accordance with training plan. The contractor was selected on the basis of agreed criteria, the students selected according to agreed criteria and testing and an agreed study plan implemented including final testing and attendance certificates (annex 7).


40. Organise public event for presentation of SWAP fiche for 1 February

Final event for presentation of SWAP fiche organised and implemented. Jointly with the MAP and in premises proved by the MAP with participation of the key MAP beneficiaries, ECD, the private sector, other projects and NGO’s. (attendance list attached as annex 12).


41. Present SWAP fiche

At the above public event the key activities of the project were reported and the key outputs presented including the project fiche. A discussed followed:
  • Produce final report;
  • Send final to appropriate parties.



Activities postponed from previous phase


27. Review WB public expenditures study (medium term expenditure framework)

After considerable delays the WB public expenditure report was identified and analysis was undertaken on the sections relevant to the activities of the project. As no MTEF is currently available ,a review of public financial management reports was undertaken and the multi-annual budge of the latest state programme in the agricultural sector was considered in this light. It was concluded that whilst no MTEF is in place and the budget of the state programme does not replace it in the sector there is a willingness in the government to address this issue and considerable donor activity in the sphere which should lead to its production in the medium term. (annex 11)


28. Analysis of experience of SWAP and budgetary support

Analysis undertaken and briefing note sent to PM (annex4) In summary SWAPs have had mixed success in the natural resources sector primarily in Africa where they have been implemented, largely as a result of problems with the dominant means by which sector-wide approaches have been implemented – the sector investment programme. But increasing awareness and capacity building has led to a more coherent view, in which SWAPs are seen as a long-term process, with objectives including stronger management and policy capacity within government, a more coherent, broadly owned sector policy framework, and greater attention to financial sustainability.


29. Propose conditionalities

Conditionalities proposed and discussed with PM (annex 8). Conditionalities are targeted at individual activities as preconditions for activity in the particular sphere.