Our Strategy To Support Our Strategy To Support Results in West and Central Results in West and Central

AfricaAfrica

Regional IFAD Project Regional IFAD Project Implementation WorkshopImplementation Workshop

Accra, Ghana Accra, Ghana 1 to 4 December 20091 to 4 December 2009

We are on a We are on a “journey without maps”“journey without maps”

We think we know where we want to We think we know where we want to go, but are not sure how to get there.go, but are not sure how to get there.

Translated to our work…Translated to our work…

Results Management Framework: Based on Results Management Framework: Based on experience, our best guess of the direction to experience, our best guess of the direction to taketake

Innovation: Along the way we have to adjust to Innovation: Along the way we have to adjust to the realities we encounter in the fieldthe realities we encounter in the field

M&E: How we decide if we are moving forward M&E: How we decide if we are moving forward or going around in circlesor going around in circles

Knowledge Management: Accelerated learning Knowledge Management: Accelerated learning so we can progress more rapidlyso we can progress more rapidly

Our results strategy must Our results strategy must support teams to:support teams to:

Formulate best possible COSOPs and Formulate best possible COSOPs and projects to start wellprojects to start well

Design projects to allow constant Design projects to allow constant innovation to respond to realities in innovation to respond to realities in implementationimplementation

Ensure that M&E is Ensure that M&E is usefuluseful Learn from each others’ experience Learn from each others’ experience

New RB-COSOPs and projects New RB-COSOPs and projects are carefully “setting the are carefully “setting the

course” course” Capture contributions of Capture contributions of

existing projects (Congo, existing projects (Congo, Nigeria)Nigeria)

Reflect adjustment in Reflect adjustment in direction (Ghana CDD to direction (Ghana CDD to Value Chains)Value Chains)

Identify emerging issues to Identify emerging issues to explore (climate explore (climate adaptation) adaptation)

Decide issues better Decide issues better addressed by others (land addressed by others (land tenure, trade)tenure, trade)

Emphasize policy areas we Emphasize policy areas we can influence with our can influence with our experienceexperience

Innovation: Do we hear the Innovation: Do we hear the tree falling in the forest?tree falling in the forest?

Innovation needs to happen Innovation needs to happen from villager to project to from villager to project to CPMCPM

We need to assess how well We need to assess how well standard project design standard project design supports innovationsupports innovation

Some projects (i.e.: Niger) Some projects (i.e.: Niger) are designed to support are designed to support innovationinnovation

Balancing need for fiduciary Balancing need for fiduciary integrity with flexibility to integrity with flexibility to adjust to local realityadjust to local reality

In M&E, we need to make sure In M&E, we need to make sure that “the tail does not wag the that “the tail does not wag the

dog”dog” Move away from Move away from

complicated and expensive complicated and expensive MIS systemsMIS systems

Focus on efficient and useful Focus on efficient and useful AWPB and reports on inputs AWPB and reports on inputs and outputsand outputs

Try different approaches to Try different approaches to level 2/results monitoringlevel 2/results monitoring

Combine indicators across Combine indicators across projects and link to country projects and link to country priorities (i.e.: Mali, Benin)priorities (i.e.: Mali, Benin)

Baseline studies as input to Baseline studies as input to formulation (Congo, formulation (Congo, Mauritania)Mauritania)

Major KM challenge is to learn Major KM challenge is to learn more from each other more from each other

Workshops build larger Workshops build larger regional community of regional community of practicepractice

Increase share of FIDAfrique Increase share of FIDAfrique knowledge coming from users knowledge coming from users

Better linkage of regional Better linkage of regional grants to CPMTs/projectsgrants to CPMTs/projects

Systematic communication of Systematic communication of lessons from our work to lessons from our work to influence policy/programs (i.e. influence policy/programs (i.e. Sierra Leone, FIDAction)Sierra Leone, FIDAction)

Our commitment:Our commitment:

Provide CPMTs with the support you need for a successful journey towards rural poverty reduction

in West and Central Africa