1. Proposal for a Donor Sector Mapping Exercise Katarina Kotoglou 31 October 2007

2. Background Social Protection Coordination Group established to facilitate regular government – donor dialogue and information sharing within social protection sector. Donor sector mapping exercise will seek to provide an up to date and easily accessible picture of all external assistance provided to the sector by the donor community, through various channels (GoM, NGOs, MSIF).

3. Background (2) Build on and update the mapping exercise carried out by DFID in 2005. Conclusions were that the sector is well supported by both donors and NGOs, but risk of overlap and duplication if support is not coordinated.

4. Purpose Purpose: (i) provide a basis for enhanced donor coordination; (ii) reduce overlaps and duplications; (iii) facilitate partnership building Establish what has been achieved; what work is currently in progress; and what the future plans are for donor support in the social protection sector. Enable a simple monitoring system of external assistance that can be easily updated on a regular basis.

5. Scope and approach Scope and approach: draw on already existing information through various sources: Ministry, the National Coordination Unit for Technical Assistance, and the donor community. Past, ongoing, and future planned donor support to the social protection sector, whether channelled through GoM, NGOs, MSIF. Questionnaire (donors and NGOs) – project information; objective and focus areas; dialogue, constraints, lessons learnt, future plans for engagement in the social protection sector.

6. Timetable and next steps Comments on draft questionnaire within one week. Agreement on participation and cooperation. November: circulate questionnaire with available base information filled in together with the results of the 2005 mapping exercise for ease of reference. Donors to complete forms within three weeks. Report on results in January 2008.