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Implementation Workshop
Bamako 8-11 March 2005
IFAD is committed towards achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and recognizes the need to better document the impact of its operations on the MDGs General consensus on the need to improve accountability of donors funds, including IFADs Managing for results and impact: articulation to the programmes and country performance evaluation system (PR and PBAS)
Development and approval of a Framework for Results and Impact Management System for IFADSupported Country Programmes (RIMS) in December 2003
What is RIMS ?
A systematic methodology and set of common indicators across programmes and regions to measure and inform on the performance and impact of projects It is based on a comprehensive system of concepts , definitions and indicators for results and impact It provides flexibility in the monitoring of results and simplicity in the evaluation of impact It allows to share information among various stakeholders
MIS
N.B. the performance of RIMS will depend largely on that of the Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
IMPACT
Objectively Verifiable Indicators* (incl. RIMS 3rd level results indicators) (incl. RIMS 2nd level results indicators) (incl. RIMS 1st level results indicators)
Means of Verifications
Assumptions
Activities
*OVIs are likely to include other indicators that are not specified under RIMS
Reporting in the context of RIMS: What does it mean for project stakeholders?
RIMS implies a significant shift in focus from level 1 (physical and financial progress) to level 2 (changes in behaviour) and level 3 (impact) ..
Practically what it involves : The selection of common RIMS indicators is done jointly IFAD and project- those (from the RIMS list of about 50, by type of project and component) that are relevant to a particular project (in LF) Data/information on selected indicators to be conveyed to IFAD, by project, annually to be aggregated and reported to April Executive Board each year The selection and reporting on a set of indicators including four mandatory indicators for all projects:
# of households with improvement in HH assets Prevalence of child malnutrition # of Hs that have improved food security
Reporting in the context of RIMS: What does it mean for project stakeholders?
On results indicators, information required: annual (AWPB targets and achievements); cumulative (project targets and achievements with reference to Appraisal ) Information on impact indicators to be captured through surveys three times during the project life: at start-up, mid-term and completion (methodology piloted in the framework of PRODAM II - Senegal in December 2004)
All projects approved since January 2004 have to fully incorporate RIMS (RIMS indicators are part of the LF and the 3 impact surveys are programmed) Projects with the MTR taking place after January 2004 have to select RIMS indicators, including those of impact, and programme the impact surveys (midterm and completion) Project which have already carried out the baseline survey will incorporate RIMS impact indicators at MTR Project which were past midterm as of January 2004 will do there best to report on results and impact based on their LF indicators.
Stock taking exercise in 2006, including reviewing the list of indicators to better represent todays projects/programmes, weed out inconsistencies, eliminate duplication, etc. and refine reporting methodology that better links project results to outcomes, objectives and goals