Government has made a Quarterly meetings are UN Agencies do not Ministry of Economic Fragmentation is an Many improvements concerted effort to grow being conducted and provide sufficient data to Planning and issue as Loans and could be made to the this division- it now sits they seem to be the Aid Coordination Development Aid Grants are still separated creation of a more – with a staff compliment of addressing some of the department about Coordination making it difficult to fully responsive database 18 opposed to 2 people issues on commitments dispensing of funds. Management Unit track the activities should the funding when the division was and funding. This seems surrounding the funds. become available. formed. to be working to track Management of funding Donors providing SIbongile Dube, Deepak activities. AID directly to Ministries Sardiwal is an issue as UNDP is focusing on Government has far too ODA elementary and not going through immediate commitments many line ministries. database exists, tracking ACMS but Government needs Authorisation internally and reporting is done via lead times for a more as a government is a this database. effective sector wide problem. On the same approach. A M& E frame token the UN agencies work is imperative for the are not providing Sector wide approach to sufficient data to work. Government about activities and funding intentions. Government needs a strong national plan. There exists a lack of results orientation.
Government has made a concerted effort to grow this division- it now sits with a staff compliment of 18 opposed to 2 people when the division was formed. ODA elementary database exists, tracking and reporting is done via this database. Quarterly meetings are being conducted and they seem to be addressing some of the issues on commitments and funding. This seems to be working to track activities. UN Agencies do not provide sufficient data to the Aid Coordination department about dispensing of funds. Donors providing AID directly to Ministries and not going through ACMS Ministry of Economic Planning and Development – Aid Coordination Management Unit SIbongile Dube, Deepak Sardiwal Fragmentation is an issue as Loans and Grants are still separated making it difficult to fully track the activities surrounding the funds. Management of funding is an issue as Government has far too many line ministries. Authorisation internally as a government is a problem. On the same token the UN agencies are not providing sufficient data to Government about activities and funding intentions. Government needs a strong national plan. There exists a lack of results orientation. Many improvements could be made to the creation of a more responsive database should the funding become available. UNDP is focusing on immediate commitments but Government needs lead times for a more effective sector wide approach. A M& E frame work is imperative for the Sector wide approach to work.
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