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Full Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2009-2011 Final © 2010 International Monetary Fund February 2010 IMF Country Report No. 10/33 Togo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2009-11) This paper was prepared based on the information available at the time it was completed on November 11, 2009. The views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the government of Togo or the Executive Board of the IMF. The policy of publication of staff reports and other documents by the IMF allows for the deletion of market-sensitive information. Copies of this report are available to the public from International Monetary Fund ● Publication Services 700 19th Street, N.W. ● Washington, D.C. 20431 Telephone: (202) 623-7430 ● Telefax: (202) 623-7201 E-mail: [email protected] ● Internet: http://www.imf.org International Monetary Fund Washington, D.C. ©International Monetary Fund. Not for Redistribution TOGOLESE REPUBLIC FFuu llll PPoovveerrttyy RReedduuccttiioonn SSttrraatteeggyy PPaappeerr 22000099--22001111 Final Version May 2009 ©International Monetary Fund. Not for Redistribution ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................... IV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................................................................ VII INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 1: THE F-PRSP DRAFTING CONTEXT AND METHOD ..........................................................................2 1. THE F-PRSP DRAFTING CONTEXT............................................................................................................................ 2 2. GOALS AND PRINCIPLES ADOPTED FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE F-PRSP............................................................................ 2 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO THE F-PRSP DRAFTING.................................................................... 3 3.1. First level of expanded consultation ....................................................................................................... 3 3.2. Second level of expanded consultation................................................................................................... 4 3.3. Third level of expanded consultation...................................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 2: ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE INTERIM PRSP .......................................................................................6 1. MAIN PROCESSES LAUNCHED BY THE INTERIM PRSP............................................................................................. 6 2. STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERIM STRATEGY....................................................................................... 7 2.1 Improvement of political and economic governance........................................................................... 8 2.2 Consolidation of the process of economic recovery and promotion of sustainable development..... 10 2.3 Development of social sectors, human resources and employment.................................................. 11 2.4 Implementation, monitoring and assessment mechanism ................................................................ 13 CHAPTER 3: THE DIMENSIONS OF POVERTY IN TOGO...................................................................................14 1. THE MONETARY APPROACH TO POVERTY ......................................................................................................... 14 1.1 The profile of monetary poverty nationwide ..................................................................................... 14 1.2 Monetary poverty profile by region ................................................................................................... 17 1.3 Poverty and inequality ....................................................................................................................... 19 1.4 Poverty and vulnerability ................................................................................................................... 19 1.5 Determining factors of poverty.......................................................................................................... 20 2. THE NON-MONETARY APPROACH TO POVERTY ...................................................................................................... 21 2.1 Education ........................................................................................................................................... 21 2.2 Health................................................................................................................................................. 23 2.3 Water ................................................................................................................................................. 26 2.4 Sanitation........................................................................................................................................... 29 3. APPROACH BASED ON THE PERCEPTION OF POVERTY BY HOUSEHOLDS................................................................... 32 3.1 People’s perception of poverty........................................................................................................... 32 3.2 The causes of poverty, as people see it .............................................................................................. 33 3.3 People’s expectations......................................................................................................................... 33 4. TOGO’S MDG STATUS AND CHALLENGES TO 2015............................................................................................ 33 4.1 Togo’s MDG status............................................................................................................................. 33 4.2 Challenges to achieving the MDGs in Togo........................................................................................ 34 CHAPTER 4: PILLARS OF THE FULL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY .............................................................37 1. FIRST PILLAR: STRENGTHENING OF GOVERNANCE................................................................................................ 38 1.1 Strengthening of political governance ............................................................................................... 38 1.2 Promotion of institutional governance .............................................................................................. 40 1.3 Implementation of administrative reform ......................................................................................... 41 1.4 Improvement of economic governance.............................................................................................. 44 2. SECOND PILLAR: CONSOLIDATION OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF STRONG AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH.............................. 46 2.1 Strengthening the structural reforms ................................................................................................ 46 2.2 Improving the business environment................................................................................................. 48 2.3 Promoting sources of economic growth............................................................................................. 52 2.4 Development of infrastructures to support economic growth........................................................... 60 2.5 Enhancing regional integration.......................................................................................................... 62 2.6 Effective management of natural resources, the environment, the living environment, and natural disasters....................................................................................................................................................... 62 2.7 Redistributing the fruits of economic growth .................................................................................... 65 ii ©International Monetary Fund. Not for Redistribution 2.8 Job creation........................................................................................................................................ 66 2.9 Promoting research............................................................................................................................ 67 3. THIRD PILLAR: DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL ............................................................................................ 68 3.1 Promoting the education and training system................................................................................... 68 3.2 Development of the health system and health services..................................................................... 70 3.3 Improving the nutritional status of the general public ...................................................................... 72 3.4 Improving access to safe drinking water and to sanitation infrastructure ........................................ 73 3.5 Promoting gender equity and equality .............................................................................................. 75 3.6 Social protection ................................................................................................................................ 76 3.7 Promoting youth, sports, and recreational activities........................................................................
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