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GOVERNANCE SECRETARIAT - ZAMBIA

Country-led Governance Assessment: Sharing Experience and Increasing Political Accountability

02-05 November 2009 Windhoek, Namibia

Building Capacity for Government and non Government Stakeholders to conduct Governance Assessments for Monitoring National Development Plans: Experiences from the field and current support for nationally led.

ByVANNY HAMPONDELA

Email: vanny@governance.gov.zmMonitoring and Evaluation/Information Specialist

Governance SecretariatZambia

BACKGROUND Cont.. The Government of the Republic of

Zambia launched the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) for 2006-2010.

One of the key components of the plan is the governance programme which concentrates on implementation of 5 components:

STRUCTURE FOR FNDP MONITORING

FNDP monitoring is structured around a logical hierarchy

Under Input, Output and partly Outcome we monitor FNDP Key Performance Indicators on the Delivery System

Input Outcome ImpactOutputDirect

Investments - financial and

physical resources

Level and extent of utilization of goods

and services, including satisfaction)

Change in the welfare / well-being of the population

Direct goods and services

generated, arising from

inputs

Monitoring of FNDP Further, the Fifth National Development

Plan document commits the Government of Zambia, through Governance Secretariat, to the production of a State of Governance Report.

Stateof

Governance Report2008…

Governance Assessment

Problems Governance in Zambia is being monitored by a large

number of international governmental and non-governmental organisations

The only country that has NOT monitoring governance systematically in Zambia is…. ZAMBIA

The government of Zambia does not pay much attention to assessments done by outsiders

Institutional understanding and low M&E literacy

Low capacities to handle governance issues effectively.

Strategies to curb challenges In-House presentations, meetings etc

Explore Literature review on Governance

Engage local (training) institutions

Engage external and local experts in short/medium-term training

“Zambianise” (Localise) Training

CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE - ZAMBIA

1. Measuring and Assessing Democratic Governance (UNDP Oslo Governance Centre -2007)

- One participant

2. Measuring Democracy, Governance and Human Rights (InWent, Namibia -2007)- Three participants

Options for Localisation of Training in Zambia

1. Three participants who trained in Measuring Democracy, Governance and Human Rights (InWent, Namibia) in 2007 to Train fellow Zambians..!!!

2. Engage UNDP Oslo Governance Centre to conduct training for Zambians…!!!

3. Request German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Zambia to request InWent on behalf of Zambia to internalise the training for Zambians…!!!

4. Engage University of Zambia to conduct training for Zambians

5. Engage Idasa to conduct training for Zambians…!!!

6. SETTLED ON OPTION NO. 3

Motivation for selection of InWent to carry out training in Zambia Global campus/e-learning initiative Embracing the use of statistics INWENT FILM:

• Emphasis on the need to harmonise the various approaches in measuring governance.

• InWent has been engaged in measuring governance for many years- So understands.

• Emphasis to empower/strengthening the capacities of government institutions and civil society to conduct assessments themselves.

Motivation for selection of InWent Cont… Networking (with renown institutions)

approach

InWent

IDASA(Afrobaro

metre)

Danish Centre for H/Rights,

UNDP OGC,

University of Florida

University of Essex

International IDEA

Transparency

Internanational,

Proposed Training programme for Zambia - 2008

Conduct Survey - Produce Report

Participants by Institution Category.

024681012141618

No. of Participants 17 5 2 5

Governance Institutions

Civil Society Organisations

Institutions of higher learning

Other Institutions

Roadmap

GOVERNANCE SURVEY PROCESS

Instrument preparationTraining of trainersTraining of enumerators Field workData Entry Data analysis (SPSS 11.5) Production of the Report

Instrument preparationAt the Instrument preparation state the committee explored Literature and indications on measuring governance from indices such as:

1. Afro Barometer2. Mo Ibrahim 3. Other indices

Levels of Assessment

Delivery System (Administration data)

Household survey (Perception data)

Pertinent Secondary information from other national surveys.

Example:Delivery System – Location of Resident Judges in Zambia

Performance of Delivery System (Administration Data) –Backlog of court cases

Target line (50%)

Perception on the length of time it takes for cases to be disposed of – Results at National level

Zambia

Takes long

Does not take long

4.8% Does not take long 55.2% Takes long

Perception on the length of time it takes for cases to be disposed of at high court level – Results at Residential level

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20

40

60

80

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Rural Urban

Residence

Perception on length time it takes for cases to be disposed of at high court level

Takes long

Does not take long

Perception on the length of time it takes for cases to be disposed of at high court level – Results at Provincial level

Cost of the programmeALREADY SPENT Training US$ 32,085 Survey US$ 256,684

YET TO BE SPENT (APPRX) Printing US$ 93,475 Dissemination US$ 85,561

Conclusion Localising training enables you to train many

people at a goal.

Localising training is key and best option to speed up nationally led governance assessments for monitoring of NPDs.

Training becomes more focused to the local set up

High level of consultation on areas of concern

Thanks You