COMCEC Project Funding Rules and Procedures at a Glance Department of International Programs and Projects pcm.comcec.org 1/21

COMCEC Project Funding STRATEGY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES MEMBER DRIVEN MECHANISM OUTPUTS COMCEC Project Funding WORKING GROUPS MEMBER COUNTRIES AND OIC INSTITUTIONS COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 2/21 pcm.comcec.org

COMCEC Project Funding Simple Rules Clearly defined Financial Framework Flexible Procedures Backstopping by the CCO Tech. Support by Development Bank of Turkey COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 3/21 pcm.comcec.org

Project Management Process (PCM) Backstopping CCO IDEA (initiation) Evaluation (closing) Identification (planning) CCO Backstopping Appraisal Monitoring (&controlling) DBT Support DBT Support Implementation (execution) COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 4/21 pcm.comcec.org

Potential Project Owners Member Countries (relevant ministries and other public institutions) registered to the Working Groups OIC Institutions (operating in the field of economic and commercial cooperation) COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 5/21 pcm.comcec.org

Project Selection Ladder SECTORAL THEMES Promoting Multilateralism (at least 3 Member States) MULTILATERALISM Aid Effectiveness Productive Capacity of the Poor Effective Utilization of Financial Resources Monitoring Poverty OUTPUT AREAS Eradicating extreme poverty and hunger in the Member Countries STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE Enhancing Mobility Strengthening Solidarity Improving Governance PRINCIPLES COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 6/21 pcm.comcec.org

Improving access to basic services (i.e. education and health) SECTORAL THEMES Improving access to basic services (i.e. education and health) Developing targeting capacities of the SSN Systems in the member states Enhancing capacity of member states in monitoring SSN systems Disseminating best practices for accurate and reliable data collection in the area of SSNs Developing effective SSN strategies and policies Improving the quality of workforce in SSN systems Developing skill enhancement programs for the poor Developing job creation policies/programs for the poor Using recipient country systems in aid delivery Improving the institutional capacity for ensuring effective aid delivery systems COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 7/21 pcm.comcec.org

TECHNICAL COOPERATION Project Type Research and analytical studies Strategies, Guides, Roadmaps E-Discussion Community of Practice Study visits Trainings Exchange programs among officials Needs Assessments and Impact Analysis Peer Assist Conferences, Workshops Focus Group Knowledge Fair Multi-Stakeholder Consultation Expert Panel see sample activity list… TECHNICAL COOPERATION CAPACITY BUILDING COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 8/21 pcm.comcec.org

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF TURKEY The Mechanism PROJECT OWNERS Application CCO PCM GROUP Feedback List of Successful Projects Financing DEVELOPMENT BANK OF TURKEY Program Reporting Operational and Financial Reporting COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 9/21 pcm.comcec.org

Co-Finance Rates by the PO Grant Limits Project Owner Project Budget Lower Limit (USD) Upper Limit Co-Finance Rates by the PO (USD) Countries 100.000 250.000 %10 90.000-225.000 Institutions 50.000 %25 37.500-75.000 COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 10/21 pcm.comcec.org

First Call for Project Proposals September 2nd, 2013: First Call for Project Proposals Great interest from countries and OIC Institutions 23 Member Countries and 3 OIC Institutions submitted projects 8 projects are selected for financing and completed in 2014. COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 11/21 pcm.comcec.org

2014 Projects Enhancing National Capacities of OIC Member Countries in Poverty Statistics (SESRIC) Project Owner: SESRIC Project Purpose: to highlight the nature and causes of poverty and to formulate strategies for strengthening capacities in the compilation, production and dissemination of poverty statistics, and overall, contributing to the national statistical systems (NSS) of the OIC countries in terms of poverty alleviation, monitoring poverty and aid effectiveness. COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 12/21 pcm.comcec.org

2014 Projects Enhancing National Capacities of OIC Member Countries in Poverty Statistics (SESRIC) Activities: Basic activities are: questionnaire design, circulation, evaluation; organization of two meetings, policy-oriented research paper Expected Outcomes: A policy-oriented research paper that will; a) Provide a comprehensive analysis of the nature and causes of poverty in OIC countries b) Reveal challenges faced, c) Give specific recommendations to overcome poverty related problems, d) Exhibit country practices, e) Propose innovative approaches in compilation, production and dissemination of poverty statistics in OIC countries. COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 13/21 pcm.comcec.org

2014 Projects Enhancing National Capacities of OIC Member Countries in Poverty Statistics (SESRIC) Status: Completed as of December 2014. A policy-oriented research paper has been prepared and is going to be translated in to other languages upcoming days and published by SESRIC Second phase of the project is final listed and going to implement in 2015. COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 14/21 pcm.comcec.org

Enhancing National Capacities of OIC Member Countries in Poverty Statistics (SESRIC) 2014 Projects COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 15/21 pcm.comcec.org

Second Call for Project Proposals September 2014 project submissions are over as of December 26th, 2014 COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 16/21 pcm.comcec.org

The Second Call 62 project proposals are submitted 20 countries and 3 OIC Institutions submitted projects 17 projects are final-listed 4 projects are final-listed in the Poverty Alleviation sector Cameroon, Iran, SESRIC, Suriname COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 17/21 pcm.comcec.org

2015 Projects «Building productivity capacities of agriculture small scale producers of the coffee and cocoa within Cameroon, Nigeria and Benin through the improvement of phytosanitary practices» Cameroon «The Role of Community-Based Rehabilitation in Poverty Reduction: A Comparative Study among Iran, Malaysia, and Indonesia» Iran «Improving Statistical Capacities of OIC Member Countries in Poverty Statistics» SESRIC «Design and implementation of the Management Information System for SSN's in COMCEC member states» Suriname COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 18/21 pcm.comcec.org

The Second Call - What’s New? Independent appraisal of project proposals Upper limit for Project Coordinator’s and Project Expert’s fees New Criteria! - Sectoral Themes of WG Meetings Revised durations for project submission periods COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 19/21 pcm.comcec.org

Third Call for Project Proposals September 2015 COMCEC Coordination Office Department of International Programs and Projects 20/21 pcm.comcec.org

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