Good Governance
The process of decentralisation, initiated in the 1980s, has been accelerated in the last ten years. It is indeed an issue at the political agenda for the reform of the public sector in developing and transition countries.
The main development and aid donors consider decentralization - administrative, political and/or fiscal - as a way to good governance and to realising better public services. Prospect plays a role in this field. However, In addition to this focus on government processes Prospect also contributes to the strengthening of civil society institutions.
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Selected Project References:
Civil Society Enhancement:
Facilitation of an organizational self-assessment of the CAREC
The mission comprised the facilitation of the organizational self-assessment of CAREC. The main activity was performed through a workshop addressing the organisational viability issues of the organisation. This workshop combined:
- A self-assessment of the performance of the organisation including scoring of the performance for programme management;
- The preparation of elements of an organisational development plan based on prioritised objectives addressing the main issues identified during the self-assessment.
The methodology used was inspired by the one that is developed under the SECTOR (Supporting Environmental Civil Society Organisations in South Eastern Europe) Programme implemented by the REC CEE (developed by Prospect staff).
Client: Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC)
Location: Kazakhstan
Period: 2007
Service contract for the support of monitoring and assessment of NGO performance under the action programme promoting European environment NGOs
The services were provided in the framework of Decision N° 466/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council that laid down a Community Action Programme promoting those non-governmental organisations primarily active in the field of environmental protection. The general objective of this Programme is to promote NGOs which contribute or have the ability to contribute to the development and implementation of Community environmental policy and legislation, and which have an established or potential ability to involve citizens in this process thereby increasing transparency and the sense of ownership of Community environmental policy and legislation. Prospect’s services included: independent external expertise to support the monitoring and assessment of beneficiaries’ performance under the 2002-2006 Action Programme; and the introduction of a fixed risk-based auditing scheme.
Client: European Commission, DG Environment
Location: EU and SAP countries
Period: 2002-2007
Evaluation of co-financing operations with European non-governmental development organisations (NGO’s)
The overall objective of the work consisted, within the framework of the EC’s development co-operation, of the analysis of the use of the budget line B7-6000 and application of the General Conditions and Council regulation. The evaluation made an overall assessment of the activities financed on the budget line during the previous six years (1994-1999) in qualitative and quantitative terms. It assesses the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of the projects and their implementation. The project provided conclusions and made practical, realistic recommendations for improvements; especially with relation to the co-financing procedures, mechanisms and practices.
Client: European Commission, EuropeAid
Location: ACA and ALA countries
Period: 1999-2000
Decentralisation & Local Development:
Mid-Term Review of Bunfibungyo Integrated development programme
Prospect was contracted by the BTC to carry out the mid-term review of the Bundibungyo Integrated Development Programme (BIDP) in Uganda. The objective of BIDP is the strengthening of the decentralisation process by supporting Bundibungyo District in the implementation of the District Development Plan. This included: the improvement of financial and service management, and governance; and the strengthening of the capacity of the local government and other stakeholders. The mid-term review aimed at evaluating the appropriateness and the sustainability of those interventions carried out and the formulation of recommendations for appropriate changes.
Client: Belgian Technical Co-operation (BTC)
Location: Uganda
Period: 2007