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Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building Progress Report - October 2008 Misha Belkindas TFSCB Consultative Group Meeting November 2008. Overview. Multi-donor trust fund, set up in 1999
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Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity BuildingProgress Report - October 2008Misha BelkindasTFSCB Consultative Group MeetingNovember 2008
Overview • Multi-donor trust fund, set up in 1999 • Shared vision with PARIS21 - to promote a culture of evidence-based decision-making by developing effective and efficient national statistical systems • Provides support to national strategies for the development of statistics
Objectives • Purpose is to strengthen national statistical systems by supporting preparation of national strategies and other SCB projects to support NSDS implementatiion • Can support regional and global projects where these are justified • Small grants, maximum of $400,000, implemented over no more than three years
What has been achieved? • TFSCB has invested $25.8 million in 138 projects and has attracted more than $30 million from other sources • First phase – TFSCB I – from 2000 to 2005 invested about $11.8 million in 55 projects • Second phase – TFSCB II – from 2005 to 2007, has now invested about $11.6 million in 72 projects • TFSCB III now operational with new fee structure agreed in 2006, 11 projects approved
Some important changes • Following 2003 evaluation, TFSCB closely aligned with the results agenda and Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics • Emphasis placed on preparation of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) – TFSCB II • Application procedure simplified • New fee structure and support for better supervision - TFSCB III
TFSCB II and III Projects • NSDS projects • 37 approved • Capacity building projects • 38 approved and 31 rejected • Many also include NSDS components • Supporting participation in meetings • 8 approved
Some conclusions • TFSCB remains successful with a continuing high level of demand • With increased resources the level of commitment and disbursement will increase • Independent evaluation is planned for early 2009 to report to next CG meeting
Some issues • Emphasis is moving from strategy preparation to implementation • We may need to consider how to realign the trust fund to support this process better • Need to consider how best to coordinate the trust fund with the Statistics for Results Facility • Need to increase the size of grants • Discussion next year based on the results of the evaluation