Harare
Zimbabwe
11 Mar, 2014
The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) participated as an observer in the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Results Measurement Framework (RMF) Retrofitting Regional Workshop held at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Harare, Zimbabwe from 11th to 13th March 2014.
The aim of the workshop was to ensure an effective integration of ACBF’s portfolio of the projects funded under RIDA into the ACBF Regional Capacity Building Project (RIDA Project). This would enable the Foundation to contribute significantly towards the achievement of the RIDA project development objective.
As part of the implementation of its third strategic medium-term plan (SMPT III) within a time frame of the five years (2012-2016), ACBF in December 2013 signed a grant agreement with the World Bank for financing the ACBF Regional Capacity Building Project also referred to as RIDA Project. The project seeks to enhance the impact and capacity development effectiveness of ACBF and also to ensure the responsibility of the Foundation’s grantees for tracking, measuring and reporting on results.
The workshop attended by 48 representatives from 24 projects from across Africa specifically sought to provide a clear guidance to grantees in understanding the RIDA Project results tracking, measuring and reporting requirements; to align the RMF of the relevant projects in ACBF’s portfolio to the global results framework and monitoring plan of RIDA Project; to sensitise the grantees to changes in the foundation’s operational modalities including project supervision and monitoring, disbursement, financial risk and control, audit and procurement.
Director, Dr. Pamela Nakamba-Kabaso and the Knowledge Manager Euphrasia MapulangaIlunga. ACBF envisaged that ZIPAR which attended as an observer would be oriented to the new measuring and reporting requirements in readiness for future funding as the the grant agreement between the Government of Zambia and the ACBF which provides funding to ZIPAR elapses in August 2014.
