Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results A Multilateral Initiative DAC Evaluation Network Meeting November 16-17, 2020 April, 2010

2 CONTEXT Increasing demand for evaluation knowledge – Focus on value-for-money, accountability, transparency, – Decentralization – Other public sector reforms – Civil society engagement Limited supply of relevant and cost-effective evaluation capacity development services Need for – Customized but cost-effective capacity development services – Peer-to-peer learning and exchange of knowledge – Range of opportunities to learn and apply practical, policy-relevant monitoring and evaluation approaches

3 Overview of CLEAR A five-year partnership launched in January 2010 Objective: Strengthen existing regional institutions to provide capacity development services in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and results-based management (RBM) through: Regional Program (large): Support competitively selected regional institutions to provide demand-driven, customized, and cost-effective M&E and RBM capacity building services Global Program (small): Develop strong technical curriculum materials with a focus on “how to”; and facilitate cross-regional learning and knowledge-sharing Governance Structure: Board (donors initially), Regional Advisory Committees, Secretariat (housed at IEG)

4 Regional Program Africa Center: Competitive selection completed University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa East Asia Center: AFDC, Shanghai, China - Supported by Chinese MoF, ADB, and IEG - Offers Introductory M&E course regularly - Just piloted first Performance Budgeting course developed by CLEAR’s global program Latin America: Coming soon South Asia Center: Competitive selection underway

Africa Country with institutions presenting applications Competitive Selection Process (March – October)  56 Applications Received from 17 countries  5 Institutions Shortlisted Country with shortlisted institutions CLEAR Center awarded to: University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa CLEAR Center in Africa

Country with institutions presenting applications Competitive Selection Process (August – December)  24 applications received From 6 countries  3 Shortlisted Institutions Country with shortlisted institutions South Asia Shortlisted:  Institute for Applied Manpower Research (IAMR) - Delhi, India  Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL) at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) - Chennai, India  BRAC Development Institute (BDI) at BRAC University - Dhaka, Bangladesh Center ill be selected by December 2010

7 Looking Forward Regional Program – Begin Operations. AFDC (China) already operating. Competitively selected centers will begin operations in January 2011 Global Program First multi-regional learning and exchange event in April 2010 – Focus on country M&E systems; technical courses focusing on “how to” of evaluations; forum for peer-exchanges; networking among centers and other stakeholders on development of M&E capacity development services – Event open to larger community Courses – Performance-based budgeting course piloted for policymakers. Technical course to be piloted at global event – Rapid evaluations course finished by December – “How to” Practical Impact Evaluation course being commissioned Center in Latin America – Discussing partnership with Mexican Government – Currently seeking additional funds for CLEAR program in the region

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