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RAFIP M&E SYSTEM. 12 TH – 14 TH DECEMBER, 2011 RAYMOND MENSAH M&E OFFICER. RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL FINANCE PROG. (RAFIP). Programme Goal to improve the livelihoods of the rural population including smallholder farmers and rural micro entrepreneurs (esp. women and vulnerable groups).
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RAFIP M&E SYSTEM 12TH – 14TH DECEMBER, 2011 RAYMOND MENSAH M&E OFFICER
RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL FINANCE PROG. (RAFIP) Programme Goal • to improve the livelihoods of the rural population including smallholder farmers and rural micro entrepreneurs (esp. women and vulnerable groups). Objectives • to enhance access of rural and agricultural population to sustainable financial services • through enhanced outreach and • financial linkages of rural retail institutions and formal financial institutions.
PROG. COMPONENTS • Component I - STRENGTHENING RURAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS • I.A: Capacity-Building for Sustainability • I.B: Product Development and Innovation • Component II - STRENGTHENING FINANCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL LINKAGES AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS • II.A: Linkages and Technical Support • II.B: Policy, Regulation, Supervision, Monitoring • II.C: Knowledge Development & Dissemination • Component III - PROGRAMME ADMINISTRATION • III.A: Training • III.B: Administration • III.C: Monitoring and Evaluation
M&E SYSTEM • Monitor procurement, disbursement and financial management; • Monitor general indicators of programme development impact; • Monitor the extent to which formal rural financial institutions are able to link with informal financial intermediaries (to reach their clients, esp. women and poorest segments of the rural population); • Monitor and assess the extent to which the programme supported institution-building mechanisms are effective in strengthening the capacity of IAs
M&E SYSTEM • Data capture is through Field Supervision and M&E reports designed in a participatory manner • Use of the MiX tool: 11 indicators by which to measure the social performance of microfinance institutions (MFIs) which provides a platform for benchmarking and analysis. • PRIMARY OBJECTIVE of MiX • To increase transparency in the microfinance industry through data collection and analysis.(REPORTING?) • focus on those indicators that areclearly and directly linked to results, • have quality that can be tested and benchmarked, • can be easily validated by third parties.
INITIATIVE • Focus is on the rural banking network (RCBs, ARB Apex Bank, and RMFIs) • demonstrated contribution to making the financial system more inclusive of the poor • progress toward becoming self-sustaining to be able to continue providing services beyond the end of the Programme. • Support will be performance-based and demand-driven, rather than pre-determined (AWP&B, MOUs).
LESSONS LEARNT • POSITIVE EXPERIENCES • POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING (PCO and IAs) • FOCAL M&E STAFF OF IAs • IAs WILLINGNESS TO MAKE THE PROGRAMME ACHIEVE ITS GOAL • CHALLENGES • MAINSTREAMING M,E&R INTO OPERATIONS • HUMAN RESOURCES: NUMBERS AND COMPETENCE • WAY FORWARD • STRENGTHEN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF BOARD, MANAGEMENT AND M&E UNIT STAFF • STRENGTHEN PARTICIPATORY PLANNING, MONITORING AND REPORTING AT ALL LEVELS • STRENGTHEN IAs M&E UNITS