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Designing Development Programs to Build Capacity: Emerging Experience from the Results for Development Institute

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 A country’s capacity to effectively implement policies and programs has long been recognized as crucial for its progress. This paper discusses shared program design elements for capacity building across R4D's portfolio that have shown promise so far and have been well received by the beneficiary countries and groups

A country’s capacity to effectively implement policies and programs has long been recognized as crucial for its progress. Inadequate capacity—for example, deficiencies in institutions and in the skills of their personnel—has left a long trail of disappointed expectations for faster reduction of poverty. Building stronger capacity has thus become a prominent priority in international development, as evidenced in such initiatives as the Paris Declaration for Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Publications
Year Published: 
2011
Main Contact: 
Aarthi Rao
R4D Author(s): 
Aarthi Rao
R4D Author(s): 
Amanda Folsom
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconDesigning Development Programs to Build Capacity.pdf

Working Paper: Education Resource Mobilization

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In this R4D working paper entitled, "Education Resource Mobilization and Use in Developing Countries: Scope for Efficiency Gains through more Strategic Use of Education Aid," R4D expert Birger Fredriksen discusses options for enhancing the allocative efficiency of education aid by using it more strategically to increase its impact on national and global education outcomes.

In this R4D working paper, "Education Resource Mobilization and Use in Developing Countries: Scope for Efficiency Gains through more Strategic Use of Education Aid," R4D expert Birger Fredriksen discusses options for enhancing the allocative efficiency of education aid by using it more strategically to increase its impact on national and global education outcomes.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Working Papers
Year Published: 
2011
R4D Author(s): 
Birger Fredriksen
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconR4D Working Paper - Education Mobilization.pdf

Review of The Global Fund's Eligibility Criteria

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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria faces a difficult challenge as it works to adopt policies that will result in the optimal use of its financial resources in coming years. R4D is helping to analyze, review, and improve The Global Fund's country eligibility criteria.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria, which has approved grants for more than US$ 21.7 billion for 600 programs in 150 countries, faces a difficult challenge today as it works to adopt policies that will result in the optimal use of its financial resources in the coming years.

Millions of people in low-and middle-income countries rely on the Global Fund for support, with their governments and NGOs looking to the Fund as a major source of financing for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria treatment and prevention programs.

Main Contact: 
Kira Thorien
Duration: 
June, 2010 - June, 2011
Status: 
Active
Staff Associated with Project: 
Gabrielle Partridge
Helen Saxenian
Kanika Bahl
Kira Thorien
Robert Hecht
Stephen Resch
Attached File(s): 
application/pdf iconGlobal Fund Board Decisions_22nd Board Meeting_December 2010.pdf

Transparency & Accountability Program

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Since its inception in 2006, the Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP) has strengthened the capacity of independent monitoring organizations (IMOs) in low- and middle-income countries to better hold their governments accountable and to promote improvements in social sector public spending and service delivery. 

 

 

 

Main Contact: 
Caroline Poirrier
Website: 
http://tap.resultsfordevelopment.org
Funder: 
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Status: 
Active
Staff Associated with Project: 
Caroline Poirrier
Courtney Heck
Courtney Tolmie
Nicholas Burnett

Innovative Financing for Education

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In this paper, R4D Managing Director Nicholas Burnett and Oxford University Visiting Research Fellow Desmond Bermingham draw upon their extensive knowledge of education and on R4D’s work on innovative finance in other areas to examine how innovative financing can be applied to mobilize funds for education.

The education sector has yet to harness the benefits of innovative financing mechanisms for development, as has been the case in other sectors like health.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Publications
R4D Author(s): 
Nicholas Burnett
Author(s): 
Desmond Bermingham
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconInnovative Financing for Education - Burnett & Bermingham.pdf

From the Ground Up: Improving Government Performance with Independent Monitoring Organizations

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From the Ground Up argues that the international community’s efforts to improve public expenditure and budget execution decisions would be more effective if done in collaboration with local independent monitoring organizations.

From the Ground Up argues that the international community’s efforts to improve public expenditure and budget execution decisions would be more effective if done in collaboration with local independent monitoring organizations.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Publications
Year Published: 
2010
R4D Author(s): 
Courtney Tolmie
Author(s): 
Dr. Stephen Kosack, Charles C. Griffin
Funder(s): 
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Getting inclusive education back on track after the financial crisis

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This article by Managing Director Nicholas Burnett appears in the March 2010 Issue of Global magazine. It discusses the impact of the global economic crisis on achieving inclusive education and addresses areas of opportunity to ensure the realization of "Education for All."

In order to meet the educational needs of the poor and provide quality basic education for all children, youth and adults, it is essential to secure additional resources and explore more innovative forms of financing – at both the domestic and the international level. This article by Managing Director Nicholas Burnett appears in the March 2010 Issue of Global magazine.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Journal Articles
Year Published: 
2010
Main Contact: 
Nicholas Burnett
R4D Author(s): 
Nicholas Burnett
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconGlobal2_InSight NBurnett.pdf

Balanced Scorecard Assessment Status Report

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The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has made great strides in creating a culture of planning. From strategic to operational planning, members of the health sector at large appreciate the value of planning their work and working their plans. In 2007, the FMOH embarked on a journey to transform its strategic planning and management processes by adopting the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as their framework.

Publication & Resource Type: 
Working Papers
Year Published: 
2009
Main Contact: 
Alison Ion
Author(s): 
Balanced Scorecard Institute
Connected Project: 
The Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health
Attached Publications & Resources: 
application/pdf iconFMOH_Assessment_report_25_Aug__final.pdf

Assessing Innovations in Global Health R&D Policy and Financing

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R4D is leading the formation of an assessment center for innovative global health R&D policy and finance proposals. The focus is on proposed new ideas aimed at accelerating the development of drugs and other health technologies for neglected diseases. Visit www.healthresearchpolicy.org to learn more.

The Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment website is now live.

Visit www.healthresearchpolicy.org to read the latest blogs and learn more about current assessments. Additionally, read below for more details on this project.

Website: 
http://www.healthresearchpolicy.org
Funder: 
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Status: 
Active
Staff Associated with Project: 
Aarthi Rao
Robert Hecht

Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI)

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CHMI is a global network of partners that systematically identifies, documents, and analyzes health market innovations, disseminates information about these models, and facilitates strategic linkages among entrepreneurs, funders, policymakers, and researchers. Visit http://healthmarketinnovations.org/ to use the interactive CHMI global knowledge platform.

The Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI) is a global network of partners that seeks to improve the functioning of health markets in developing countries to deliver better results for the poor. CHMI works to accelerate the diffusion of Health Market Innovations, programs and policies—implemented by governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), social entrepreneurs or private companies—that have the potential to improve the way health markets operate.

Main Contact: 
Donika Dimovska
Funder: 
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation
Status: 
Active
Staff Associated with Project: 
Alice Garabrant
Donika Dimovska
Gina Lagomarsino
Maria Belenky
Rose Reis
Attached File(s): 
application/pdf iconCHMI 2 pager.pdf
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