Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building Progress Report - October 2008 Misha Belkindas TFSCB Consultative Group Meeting November 2008

Slide 2 Overview Multi-donor trust fund, set up in 1999 Shared vision with PARIS21 - to promote a culture of evidence-based decision-making by developing effective and efficient national statistical systems Provides support to national strategies for the development of statistics

Slide 3 Objectives Purpose is to strengthen national statistical systems by supporting preparation of national strategies and other SCB projects to support NSDS implementatiion Can support regional and global projects where these are justified Small grants, maximum of $400,000, implemented over no more than three years

Slide 4 What has been achieved? TFSCB has invested $25.8 million in 138 projects and has attracted more than $30 million from other sources First phase – TFSCB I – from 2000 to 2005 invested about $11.8 million in 55 projects Second phase – TFSCB II – from 2005 to 2007, has now invested about $11.6 million in 72 projects TFSCB III now operational with new fee structure agreed in 2006, 11 projects approved

Slide 5 Some important changes Following 2003 evaluation, TFSCB closely aligned with the results agenda and Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics Emphasis placed on preparation of National Strategies for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) – TFSCB II Application procedure simplified New fee structure and support for better supervision - TFSCB III

Slide 6 TFSCB II and III Projects NSDS projects –37 approved Capacity building projects –38 approved and 31 rejected –Many also include NSDS components Supporting participation in meetings –8 approved

Slide 7 TFSCB II and III Projects Performance Ratings October 2008 Grant Objective% Progress % Highly Satisfactory/ Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory39411 Moderately Unsatisfactory0000 Not Rated/ Not Applicable39411 Total

Slide 8 TFSCB II and III Commitments Project total$33,343,694 TFSCB commitment$14,005,381 Other funding (recipients and donors)$19,338,313 Bank budget for supervision and management of projects $1,950,300

Slide 9 Contributions to TFSCB-III DonorDateContribution Canada - CIDAFebruary 2007C$ 6, 000,000 Netherlands - BNPPDecember 2007$ 1,300,000 UK - DFIDMarch 2008£6,400,000

Slide 10 Financial Status ($ ‘000) Total Carried forward from TFSCB I$919 Carried forward from TFSCB II$139 Contributions to TFSCB III$15,861 Less commitments already made$3,701 Total available for projects$13,218

Slide 11 Some conclusions TFSCB remains successful with a continuing high level of demand With increased resources the level of commitment and disbursement will increase Independent evaluation is planned for early 2009 to report to next CG meeting

Slide 12 Some issues Emphasis is moving from strategy preparation to implementation We may need to consider how to realign the trust fund to support this process better Need to consider how best to coordinate the trust fund with the Statistics for Results Facility Need to increase the size of grants Discussion next year based on the results of the evaluation