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MAKING CENSUSES IN AFRICA COST EFFECTIVE

MAKING CENSUSES IN AFRICA COST EFFECTIVE. SUGGESTIONS FOR REFLECTION. I .    INTRODUCTION. There is a need for data on monitoring indicators for national programmes and international frameworks. The census is the major source of national data.

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MAKING CENSUSES IN AFRICA COST EFFECTIVE

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  1. MAKING CENSUSES IN AFRICA COST EFFECTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

  2. I.   INTRODUCTION • There is a need for data on monitoring indicators for national programmes and international frameworks. • The census is the major source of national data. • The 1996 UNECA/UNFPA “Expert Group Meeting on Post-ICPD Needs in Basic Data Collection, Analysis, Dissemination and Research” was one of the responses to data need.

  3. II.  ISSUES IDENTIFIED • Lack of a comprehensive census plan(from initial planning to analysis, dissemination and utilization) • Constraints to census taking (such as limited human and financial resources, as well as lack of sharing census costs) • Cost effectiveness (in terms of collecting data that are relevant, required by the users and can generate results at lower geographical units) • Gender mainstreaming • Storage and maintenance of census materials and equipment and extended data processing period

  4. III. RECOMMENDATIONS (1) • Adopt a global vision of the census right from the beginning • Recognize the interdependence of the census phases and its position in the integrated national data collection system • Advocate for government commitment to provide equipment and human resources through temporary reallocation • Advocate for government commitment to provide financial resources

  5. RECOMMENDATIONS (2) • Use a multidisciplinary team to prepare the project document and involve the analytical team in the whole conception of the census operation • Include in the project document a comprehensive budget and work plan covering all phases of the operation

  6. RECOMMENDATIONS (3) • Adopt the use of short and long questionnaires except in small nation situations where a single sufficiently short questionnaire can be used • Involve female personnel in all the census stages and let female respondents give answers to questions that concern them

  7. RECOMMENDATIONS (4) • Accelerate data processing by a) making detailed planning and testing, b) using intensive dialogue with other specialists and users, c) adopting use of new technologies and new simplified methods, d) providing extensive training of data processing specialists, and e) making timely acquisition and appropriate maintenance of equipment to be used

  8. RECOMMENDATIONS (5) • Carry out data evaluation and analysis in an “analytical workshop” • Train all categories of personnel well in advance (using IFORD, RIPS, CST Advisors, etc.) • Use UNFPA/UNECA Regional Advisors to carry out on-the-job training activities

  9. RECOMMENDATIONS (6) • Strengthen collaboration and co-ordination among national institutions, among nations and among international donors • For the donor community, let UNFPA use its comparative advantage to co-ordinate donor assistance to the census

  10. IV CONCLUSION • The issues and recommendations raised reflect major concerns on data collection, analysis and databases/information management • The current International Expert Group Meeting is timely and deserves our unlimited support.

  11. THANK YOU!

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