Capacity Building Intitiative for Poverty Reduction Programming, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (PRIME – Burundi)
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Project Name:Capacity Building Intitiative for Poverty Reduction Programming, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (PRIME – Burundi)Institution :Government of the Republic of BurundiProject Region :Eastern & Southern AfricaCountry :BurundiStatus :ClosedGrant Number :176Grant Amount (USD):1 000 000Commitment Date:2006Closing Date:2010Introduction:
The PRIME Initiative aimed to support capacity building for poverty reduction processes by strengthening three major functions: (i) Improved poverty analysis and profiling; (ii) Enhanced accountability including top-down as well as mutual accountability between donors and governments; and (iii) Generation and sharing of poverty-reduction-strategy-related cross-country knowledge at regional level. The PRIME Initiative program included five main components: (i) operationalization of pro-poor growth; (ii) strengthening accountability through enhanced participation; (iii) strengthening statistics; (iv) promoting a cross-country learning network; and (v) strengthening of the enabling environment of poverty reduction strategies in the pilot countries.
Project Description:The goal of l’Initiative pour le Renforcemnet des Capacites pour la Programmation, la Mise en Oeuvre, le Suive, et l’Evaluation de la Strategie de Reduction de la Pauvrete au Burundi (Burundi PRIME) was to support the Government of Burundi in its efforts to improve the strategic framework for the fight against poverty. Specifically, the PRIME-Burundi program aimed at strengthening the capacities of national actors involved in the fight against poverty, and build capacities for better programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the poverty reduction strategies.
