Drc) Integrated Governance Activity (Iga) – Quarterly Report

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC) INTEGRATED GOVERNANCE ACTIVITY (IGA) – QUARTERLY REPORT

FY 2019 QUARTER TWO: JANUARY 1 – MARCH 31, 2019

SUBMISSION DATE: APRIL 30, 2019

This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DAI. Program Title: Integrated Governance Activity (IGA) Sponsoring USAID Office: USAID DRC Contract Number: AID-660-C-17-00001 Contractor: DAI Date of Submission: April 30, 2019

2 Table of Contents

Acronyms...... 4

1. Activity Overview/Summary...... 5 1.1 Executive Summary...... 5 1.2 Summary of Results to Date...... 8 1.3 Evaluation/assessment status and/or plans ...... 11

2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS...... 14 2.1 Progress Narrative...... 14 2.2 Implementation Status and Planned Activities...... 14

3. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES and USAID FORWARD PRIORITIES...... 22 3.1 Youth Engagement ...... 23 3.2 Local Capacity Development...... 23 3.3 Integration and Collaboration ...... 23 3.4 Sustainability...... 24 3.5 Environmental Compliance ...... 24

4. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT ...... 25

5. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES ...... 37 5.1 Submitted Deliverables ...... 37 5.2 Provincial Offices...... 37

6. MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING ...... 37

7. SPECIAL EVENTS FOR NEXT QUARTER...... 41

8. HOW USAID IGA HAS ADDRESSED A/COR COMMENTS FROM THE LAST QUARTERLY OR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ...... 41

3 USAID IGA Quarterly Progress Report, FY19 Q2 ACRONYMS

Accelere Access-Reading-Accountability-Retention AMEP Award Monitoring and Evaluation Plan CARG Conseil Agricole Rurale de Gestion (Rural Agricultural Management Advisory Group) CBO community-based organization CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CO Contracting Officer CODESA Comité de Développement de l’Aire de Sante (Community Health Committees) COGE Comite de Gestion (Management Committee) CONEPT Coalition Nationale d’Education Pour Tous COP Chief of Party COPA Comité des Parents (Parents’ Committee) COREF Comité d’Orientation de la Reforme des Finances Publiques (Financial Reform Steering Committee) CSO civil society organization CTAD Cellule Technique d’Appui a la Decentralization (Technical Committee for Assistance to the Decentralization Process) DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DFID UK Department for International Development DPS Divisions Provinciales de Santé (Provincial Health Division) DRC Democratic Republic of Congo EPSP Primary, Secondary, and Professional Education ETD Decentralized Territorial Entities EU European Union GDA Global Development Alliance HFG Health, Finance and Governance Program IE impact evaluation IFC International Finance Corporation IGA Integrated Governance Activity IHP+ Integrated Health Program+ IPS Inspection Provinciale de la Santé (Provincial Health Inspectorate) IR intermediate result IT information technology LTTA long term technical assistance M&E monitoring and evaluation MECC Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Contract MEL monitoring, evaluation and learning MELP Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan PBG Programme de Bonne Gouvernance (Good Governance Program) PDIA problem-driven iterative adaption PEA Political and Economic Analysis PFM public financial management PICAL Participatory Institutional Capacity and Learning PIRS Performance Indicator Reference Sheets PMP Performance Monitoring Plan PPP public private partnership STTA short term technical assignment TNA Training Needs Analysis/Assessment USAID United States Agency for International Development

4 1. ACTIVITY OVERVIEW/SUMMARY

Table 1: USAID IGA Activity Overview

Activity Name: Integrated Governance Activity

Activity Start Date: January 09,2017

Activity End Date: January 08, 2022

Name of Prime Implementing Partner: DAI Global LLC

Contract Number: AID-660-C-17-00001

Name of Subcontractors/Sub awardees: Geopoll, Integrity, IMA

Major Counterpart Organizations CENADEP, other organizations TBD

Geographic Coverage Kasai Central, Kasai Oriental, Lualaba, Haut Katanga, South Kivu, (Provinces) territory of Walikale

Reporting Period: January 1 – March 31, 2019

1.1 Executive Summary

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Integrated Governance Activity (USAID IGA) is a five-year (2017-2022) USAID-funded activity designed to create the good governance framework and local capacity necessary for improved delivery of key services, particularly for health, education, and economic development. USAID IGA empowers a broadly inclusive set of nongovernmental actors to hold public officials to account for better services by changing the incentives of officials at all levels of government to act in the best interests of the citizenry. IGA is implemented in five Provinces – Kasai Central, Kasai Oriental, Lualaba, Haut Katanga, Sud Kivu – and the territory of Walikale.

USAID IGA’s specific objectives are built around the interaction of the governance cycle as follows:

5 Objective 1: Strengthen capacity of select government institutions to fulfill mandate; Objective 2: Targeted subnational entities collaborate with citizens for more effective development; and Objective 3: Citizen demand for accountable, transparent, participatory services increased.

The first month of this period was fraught with fears that violence would break out due to the disputed results of the national election and the USAID IGA office was not operational for close to three weeks. Eventually, tensions subsided and gave way to a sense of nervous anticipation due to a long awaited transition led by a newly named president heralding from the ranks of the opposition. Adding to the uncertainty was a notice received from the USAID Contractors office regarding sanctions imposed on the DRC following its classification as a Tier 3 under the Trafficking in Persons Act for two consecutive years.1 Under the sanctions, the US Government can no longer provide financial assistance to DRC government institutions putting the project’s existence in danger. USAID did, however provide the project with alternatives such as working exclusively with non-state entities such as CSOs and preparing a revised work plan which was approved on March 27th. Despite these complications, project implementation continued including work on the NORC IE.

Among the highlights of this period was a trip conducted by the US Ambassador where he visited USAID IGA mining partner in the mining sector, Alphamin in Walikali territory. There, he met with the Wanianga Chef de Secteur and other stakeholders who gave a brief report on how USAID IGA training is providing the Secteur with the skills to help them manage the influx of new royalties and taxes that been a result of their recent partnership with Alphamin. DAI Subcontractor, Integrity’s lead researcher Kris Berwouts presented a study on the relationships between Provincial governments and the entites deconcentres by means of an audio link to the USAID Kinshasa mission. This study was conducted in August/November 2018. Sub-contractor IMA World Health undertook a case study on the Provincial Health Inspectors in three partner provinces in July-September 2018. The report for this study was finalized in January and the lead consultant, presented it to USAID on February 26th.

The Kolwezi Local Development Plan 2019-2023 that has been prepared under the World Bank Urban Development (PDU) with USAID IGA contributing technical support was presented and approved at a meeting held on February 12th in Kolwezi. In the Ngweshe chiefdom in Sud Kivu, USAID IGA conducted a workshop on citizen development. The objective of this activity was to strengthen the system for community oversight of the local development plan and budget. Other project activities included school audit training to strengthen the system for school inspection and audits was conducted in Bukavu, Ngweshe and Kabare, Sud Kivu. These workshops were facilitated by three experts from the General Inspectorate for the Ministry of Education who received training on auditing organized by COREF with the support of the World Bank. An institutional and organizational assessment for COPA and COGES was conducted in the ten elementary schools of the five partner Communes in Kananga, Kasai Central. Elsewhere, in Haut Katanga meetings were held at two primary schools in the Katuba Commune to monitor implementation of recovery plans that had been prepared following the community score card process. In Kolwezi one of USAID IGA’s partner schools completed the first phase of the construction of a fence provided for in the COPA’s support plan. At a primary school in Bipemba Commune in Mbuji Mayi, the school management together with the COPA built toilets made of mud bricks and aluminum roofing as part of the implementation of a project-supported recovery plan.

In Bukavu the staff and CODESA from two health centers participated in a capacity building workshop based on the CODESA handbook. The training focused on CODESA’s role in regards to the health center.

1 All activities targeting local government officials during this quarter were implemented with funds obligated prior to the announcement of TIP restrictions by USAID.

6 This activity allowed the CODESA and the community to evaluate the dynamism of the CODESA. A CODESA support plan for the two health centers was carried out to make the CODESAs more dynamic. A similar workshop was held in Kabala Secteur, Kasai Oriental on March 12-14 with the same results. The same activity was conducted in two health centers in Bipemba Commune, Mbuji Mayi and in two health centers in Kolwezi. Following the training programs community score card workshops were held with the objective of collecting the communities’ perceptions of the health centers against the standards and norms of a well-run health center. Two workshops were conducted in two health centers in Sud Kivu, four in Kasai Oriental, two in Haut Katanga and two in Lualaba. Participants included ETD representatives, CSOs, health center staff members and CODESA members. At the end of these workshops, recovery plans were developed with the aim of improving the service provision in the health centers concerned. Following a civic engagement process put in place by IGA, ETD development plans, the COPA, COGES, and CODESA support plans, the recovery plans for schools and health centers, interface CSOs developed and submitted awareness building plans.

Progress was generally good in the NORC IE and the first phase of training an community scorecards has been completed. There were some delays in implementation due to the elections and vaccination campaigns. Some of the health centers selected were extremely hard to reach, In the end activities were completed about eight weeks later than planned.

7 1.2 Summary of Results to Date

LOP LOP FY 19 Achieve- Percent Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Achieve- Percent Indicators Annual ments Achieved LOP Target ments to Achieved Target FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 (%) Date (%)

Impact: Key DRC governance institutions strengthened to improve the delivery of health, education and economic growth services at community level and to strengthen the social contract between citizens and the state IM.A. Number of institutions/organizations making significant 90 Mid-Term N/A N/A 80% of all Mid-term N/A improvements based on recommendations made via USG- Indicator targeted Indicator supported assessments organizations (Mission CDCS Indicator DOI-13.) IM.B. Percentage change in public satisfaction rating of quality of 25% Mid-Term N/A N/A 50% Mid-term N/A local government service delivery, general and per sector improvement Indicator improvement Indicator

IM.C. Percentage change in levels of public trust of local 15% Mid-Term N/A N/A 30% Mid-term N/A government improvement Indicator improvement Indicator

IM. D Number of cases2 in which CBOs have successfully utilized 12 0 0 N/A N/A 100% First data N/A community engagement mechanisms to obtain improvements in increase expected services delivery in response to women’s issues/ needs end of 2019 Objective 1: Strengthen capacity of select government institutions to fulfill mandate G1.N.OC.A. Number of laws and regulatory frameworks adopted On hold N/A N/A At least 2 On hold N/A and/or improved at the national level as a result of USG assistance (Mission CDCS Indicator DOI-08)

G1.N.OC.B. Number of documented cases (cumulative) in which On hold N/A N/A Numeric On hold N/A program-supported provincial-national communication and target to be coordination has contributed to improvements in national set legislation, policies, and guidance in support of policy implementation

G1. P.OC.A. Percentage change in revenue allocated to service 2% Annual Indicator N/A N/A 5% First data N/A delivery by supported provincial services (health, education etc.) expected end of 2019 G1. P.OC.B. Average supported provincial services budget execution 50% Annual Indicator N/A N/A At least 70% First data N/A rates2 expected end of 2019

2 Attributable to the program.

8 USAID IGA Quarterly Progress Report, FY19 Q2 LOP LOP FY 19 Achieve- Percent Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Achieve- Percent Indicators Annual ments Achieved LOP Target ments to Achieved Target FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 (%) Date (%)

G1. P.OC.C. Average quality of plans, budgets, and financial and 20% Improve- Annual Indicator N/A N/A 50% First data N/A performance reports of supported provincial services2 ment Improvement expected (avg.) end of 2019 G1. P.OC.D. Number of external performance or financial On hold N/A N/A Significant On hold N/A management inspections/audits of provincial and sub-provincial annual entities and service facilities conducted (disaggregated by increase inspecting/auditing body, target entity type, and type of inspection/audit)

G1. P.OC.E. Percentage of completed external performance or On hold N/A N/A Significant On hold N/A financial inspections/audits in which the results are communicated annual to the public increase

G1. P.OC.F. Number and percentage of supported provincial 6 Annual Indicator N/A N/A Significant First data N/A services which annually publish revenue (including fees) and annual expected expenditure results (disaggregated by service delivery zone) increase end of 2019

G1. P.OT.A. Number and % of supported provincial services which 24 No inspections N/A N/A Significant 0 N/A have conducted financial and performance inspections of service yet annual delivery zones and facilities (and number conducted) 2 increase

G1. P.OT.B. Number and percentage of supported provincial On hold N/A N/A 75% On hold N/A services which conduct annual public hearings to receive citizen input on plans and financial and service delivery performance

G1. P.OT.C. Percentage change in proportion of health budget +20% Annual Indicator N/A N/A +50% First data N/A disbursed in targeted provinces increase increase expected end of 2019 G1. SP.OC.A.. Percentage of (supported) ETD targeted tax revenue +20% Annual Indicator N/A N/A +50% First data N/A collected. increase increase expected end of 2019 (Mission CDCS Indicator DO2-14)

G1. SP.OC.B. Percentage of (supported) ETD tax revenue allocated +2% increase Annual Indicator N/A N/A +5% increase First data N/A to service delivery expected (Mission CDCS Indicator DO2-15) end of 2019

G1.SP.OC.C. Average quality of plans, budgets and financial and +20% Annual Indicator N/A N/A Avg. First data N/A performance reports of supported ETDs improvement improvement expected of 50% end of 2019 G1. SP.OC.D. Average budget execution rates for targeted ETDs +20% Annual Indicator N/A N/A At least 50% 34% 34% (Mission CDCS Indicator DO1-21) increase

9 LOP LOP FY 19 Achieve- Percent Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Achieve- Percent Indicators Annual ments Achieved LOP Target ments to Achieved Target FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 (%) Date (%)

G1. SP.OT.A. Average change in proportion of (supported) health +10% Annual Indicator N/A N/A +25% First data N/A zone funding available for front line service delivery increase increase expected end of 2019 Objective 2: Targeted subnational entities collaborate with citizens for more effective development G2. P.OC.A. Percentage of targeted provincial level entities that On hold N/A N/A 100% On hold N/A publish their budgets

G2. P.OT.A. Number of public budget hearings held by targeted On hold N/A N/A TBD On hold N/A Assemblies or Deputies

G2. P.OT.B. Number of public resource use audits conducted by the On hold N/A N/A TBD On hold N/A National Health Inspectorate (Mission CDCS Indicator DR.2.4.2)

G2. SP.OC.A. Percentage of targeted local entities that publish their 30% Annual Indicator N/A N/A 80% First data N/A budgets expected end of 2019 G2. SP.OC.B. Percentage of targeted communities with CODESAs 40% Not yet N/A N/A 100% First data N/A actively involved in management of health services measurable expected end of 2019 G2. SP.OC.C. Number of targeted local entities that implement 30 Annual Indicator N/A N/A 80 First data N/A participatory budgeting processes expected end of 2019

G2. SP.OT.A. Percentage of targeted ETDs working with the private 33%3 33% 33% 33% 100% 100% 33% 33% sector to improve service delivery (Mission CDCS Indicator DO1-19)

G2. SP.OT.B. Percentage of target ETDs with Local Development 40% 6% 6% 6% 15% 100% 5% 5% Plans Objective 3: Citizen demand for accountable, transparent and participatory services increased G3. P.OC.A. Percentage of targeted provincial CSOs that develop 20% 0 0 First data 0% 50% 0% 0% strategic plans to achieve their objectives expected Q3 G3. P.OC. B. Percentage of targeted provincial CSOs that improve 35% Mid-Term N/A N/A 70% Mid-Term N/A their capacity assessment scores Indicator Indicator

3 Data on this line corrected from Q1 report; 3 ETDs are targeted for PPPs with 1 proposal in place

10 LOP LOP FY 19 Achieve- Percent Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Achieve- Percent Indicators Annual ments Achieved LOP Target ments to Achieved Target FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 FY19 (%) Date (%)

G3. P.OT.A. Number of target provincial CSOs trained in policy and 27 9 0 9 33% 57 39 68% advocacy

G3. SP.OC.A. Percentage of targeted local CSOs that improve their 35% Mid-Term N/A N/A 70% Mid-Term N/A capacity assessment scores Indicator Indicator

G3. SP.OC.B. Percentage of SMS-survey targeted citizens that are N/A 4 See N/A +50% See N/A aware of the roles and responsibilities of statutory bodies (CARG, footnote increase footnote COPA, COGE, CODESA)

G3. SP.OC.C. Number of (USG) assisted civil society organizations On hold On hold N/A TBD On hold N/A (CSOs) that participate in legislative proceedings and/or engage in advocacy with national legislature and its committees (Mission CDCS Indicator DR.4.3-1)

G3. SP.OC.D. Number of supported CSOs, which prioritize issues, 15 0 0 First data 0% 40 First data N/A raised by women in their advocacy and engagement processes with expected expected local government entities Q4 end of 2019

G3. SP.OT.A. Number of targeted local-level statutory bodies 71 31 19 50 70% 113 92 81% (CARG, COPA, COGE, CODESA) trained

G3. SP.OT.B. Number and % of community-based service user 20 0 0 First data 0% 45 First data N/A groups/CSOs (CODESAs; COPAs etc.) led by women5 expected expected Q3 end of 2019

1.3 Evaluation/assessment status and/or plans

The following table presents the evaluations and assessments conducted to-date. Assessments conducted during this reporting period are underlined.

4 This information was judged inappropriate for the SMS survey format. IGA will propose a replacement indicator to be monitored using the Community Focus Group survey. 5 Occupying one or more of the 3 most senior positions.

11 Assessment Type Date Status Baseline organizational/institutional assessments of Jan 2018-Mar 2019 Completed: FY18 provincial and sub-provincial health and education  South Kivu (Kadutu; Kabare; Ngweshe) (Q1) agencies (DPS; IPS; HZs; ProvEd; IPP; Sous-ProvEd;  Haut Katanga (Katuba; Likasi) (Q1) Inspool).  Lualaba (Kolwezi) (Q1)  Kasai Oriental (Bipemba; Dibindi; Kabala; Bakwa Kalonji) (Q2)  Kinshasa (Masina) (Q3) Completed: FY19  Kasaï Central (Communes of Kananga, Katoka, Lukonga, Ndesha and Nganza; Kananga Ville) (Q1) Baseline assessments of health centers and health and Jan 2018-Mar 2019 Completed: FY18 education facility co-management/oversight structures.  South Kivu (Kadutu; Kabare; Ngweshe) (Q1)  Haut Katanga (Katuba; Likasi) (Q1)  Lualaba (Kolwezi) (Q1)  Kasai Oriental (Bipemba; Dibindi; Kabala; Bakwa Kalonji) (Q2)  Kinshasa (Masina) (Q3) Completed: FY19  Kasaï Central (Communes of Kananga Katoka, Lukonga, Ndesha and Nganza; Kananga Ville) (Q1) Baseline financial and management (Organizational) Jan 2018-Mar 2019 Completed: FY18 assessments of target ETDs.  South Kivu (Kadutu; Kabare; Ngweshe) (Q2)  Haut-Katanga (Katuba; Likasi) (Q2)  Lualaba (Kolwezi) (Q2)  Kasai Oriental (Bipemba; Dibindi; Kabala; Bakwa Kalonji) (Q2)  Kinshasa (Masina) (Q3) Completed: FY19  Kasaï Central (Communes of Kananga, Katoka, Lukonga, Ndesha and Nganza; Kananga Ville) (Q1) Mapping of community structures and assessments of Jan 2018-Mar 2019 Completed: community dynamics.  South Kivu (Kadutu; Kabare; Ngweshe) (Q1)  Haut-Katanga (Katuba; Likasi) (Q1)  Lualaba (Kolwezi) (Q1)  Kasai Oriental (Bipemba; Dibindi; Kabala; Bakwa Kalonji) (Q2)  Kinshasa (Masina) (Q3) Completed: FY19

12 Assessment Type Date Status  Kasaï Central (Communes of Kananga, Katoka, Lukonga, Ndesha and Nganza; Kananga Ville) (Q1) Community awareness and perceptions of local health Jan 2018-Mar 2019 Completed: FY18 and education services and community co-  South Kivu (Kadutu; Kabare; Ngweshe) (Q2) management/oversight mechanisms (neighborhood  Haut Katanga (Katuba; Likasi) (Q2) focus groups).  Lualaba (Kolwezi) (Q2)  Kasai Oriental (Bipemba; Dibindi; Kabala; Bakwa Kalonji) (Q2)  Kinshasa (Masina) (Q3) Completed: FY19  Kasaï Central (Communes of Kananga, Katoka, Lukonga, Ndesha and Nganza; Kananga Ville) (Q1) Organizational assessments of local (ETD-level) Jan 2018-Mar 2019 Completed: FY18 CSOs/NGOs.  South Kivu (Kadutu; Kabare; Ngweshe) (Q2)  Haut Katanga (Katuba; Likasi) (Q2)  Lualaba (Kolwezi) (Q2)  Kasai Oriental (Bipemba; Dibindi; Kabala; Bakwa Kalonji) (Q2)  Kinshasa (Masina) (Q3) Completed: FY19  Kasaï Central (Communes of Kananga, Katoka, Lukonga, Ndesha and Nganza; Kananga Ville) (Q1)

13 2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS 2.1 Progress Narrative

USAID IGA has experienced many uncertainties during the quarter. Fears regarding violence following a disputed election result meant that the office could not work normally for the first three weeks of January. To compound the uncertainty, DAI received an official notice from the USAID Contract Officer regarding sanctions to be imposed on the DR Congo following its classification as Tier 3 under the Department of State’s Trafficking in Persons Act for two years running. Under the sanctions, US Government is no longer able to give financial support to the DR Congo government, creating the possibility that the project would be closed down. USAID IGA has therefore had to reconsider its scope of work and prepared a revised workplan. This was submitted on February 27 and was approved on March 27.

Despite these challenges the project has continued its work, making good progress especially with activities related to score card workshops and training and activities supporting the NORC Impact Evaluation.

The US Ambassador took a trip to North Kivu which included a visit to USAID IGA’s partner Alphamin. As part of this meeting he was briefed by the Chef de Secteur of Wanianga (Walikale), accompanied by staff and civil society representatives, on the support the partner had received from USAID IGA.

2.2 Implementation Status and Planned Activities

2.2.1 Objective 1: Strengthen Capacity of Select Government Institutions to Fulfill Mandates

Activity 1.1 PEA Study This study, spearheaded by USAID IGA partner Integrity, was undertaken in August/September 2018. This quarter the lead researcher, Kris Berwouts, supported by Integrity’s Project Manager Helen Stephenson, presented the study to the USAID mission by means of an audio link with their office in London on March 26. In addition to the IGA COR Agathe Tshimpanga and Alternate COR Eli Groener, the presentation was attended by representatives of other sectors within the mission.

Activity 1.2 Support for Provincial Assemblies as recommended in PEA study In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

Activity 2.1 Study regarding Provincial financial management and the retrocession system In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

Activity 2.2 Review the legal framework of decentralization In light of the prohibition on working with the DRC Government in the near future, this activity was postponed.

14 Activity 2.3 Capacity Building of Provincial Assemblies to Review, Monitor and Audit Sector Budgets In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

Activity 3.1 Strengthening ETD financial management In light of the prohibition on working with the DRC Government in the near future, most activities did not take place, with the exception of Activity 3.2 as reported below.

Activity 3.2 Supporting the Secteur of Wanianga, North Kivu, to manage revenues from Alphamin’s royalties and taxes USAID IGA conducted participatory budget training for the Secteur of Wanianga from March 7 -14. This training resulted in capacity building of the stakeholders in the participatory budgeting process and on budget management tools, including: (i) establishing and training the budget committee to properly monitor a budget; (ii) revisiting the 2019 budget, taking into account the project’s identified in the Annual Investment Plan (IAP) for the year 2019; (ii) and putting in place a follow-up mechanism to support the implementation of the budget. In addition to this activity, technical assistance was provided to the ETD's financial staff. The workshop brought together all ETD stakeholders, namely the Secteur’s staff, representatives of CSOs (health, education and agriculture), and the FEC (Federation of Enterprises of the Congo).

The first meeting of the Budget Committee of Wanianga, chaired by the Head of the Secteur, took place on March 18, 2019 in Walikale. It focused on organizing a public awareness campaign—financed by the Secteur—on the identification and mobilization of taxes for 2019. The objective of the campaign is to identify all taxpayers andtrain tax collectors and outreach teams to start on March 25.

Activity 3.3 Reforming ETDs’ tax collection system, to make it more transparent and fair In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

Activity 3.4 Launching the PPP program at scale Planning for the activity was started during the quarter, including recruitment of a consultant, and work will commence in April 2019.

Activity 3.5 Plastic bottle project, Masina As reported in the first quarter, the private party PPC cement has withdrawn from this activity. To date no alternative partner has been identified.

2.2.2 Objective 2: Targeted Subnational Entities Collaborate with Citizens for More Effective Development

Activity 4.1 Support the operation of joint civil society/ETD budget committees This activity is reported under Activity 3.2 as they were implemented together.

15 Activity 4.2 Give in-kind grants to selected ETDs In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

Activity 4.3 Update ETD Action plans and support annual participatory budgeting The Kolwezi Local Development Plan 2019- 2023–prepared under the World Bank Urban Development Project (PDU)—was presented and approved at a meeting held on February 12 in Kolwezi. Preparation of the plan has been supported by USAID IGA since September 2018. The meeting was chaired by the head of the project implementation unit, Kaoze Kitenge, and attended by 14 people from the Ministry in charge of decentralization, the project implementation unit and USAID IGA. The participants made several observations on the document that the PDU was asked to take into account in the final report.

From 25 to 28 March 2019 USAID IGA held a workshop at Walungu, Ngweshe chefferie, with the citizen development oversight committee. This had been established by the chefferie with the objective of strengthening the system for community oversight of the local development plan and budget. The committee consists of 26 people, including 5 women. The objective of the workshop was to identify the priority projects for 2019 and submit them for funding. A follow-up plan for the implementation of the selected projects for 2019 was developed and approved by the participants.

Activity 5.1 Case Study of IPS The study was undertaken from July – September 2018, but the reports were not finalized until January 2019. On February 26 USAID IGA partner IMA presented it to the USAID Mission, led by Jana Ntumba. The presentation was attended by representatives of the health office and program office. The report was well received and attendees proposed that it be shared with other donors. It will be useful input for the IGA Mega project, and for the design of a forthcoming health and governance project.

Activity 5.2 Undertake capacity building of IPS In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

Activity 5.3 Assessment of DPS and IPS in Kasai Oriental and Kasai Central In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

Activity 6.1 Supporting sub-provincial institutions to become more transparent and responsive to the public they serve In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

Activity 6.2 Health Zone training in health care management As an introductory phase for this activity, health center staff training was combined with training CODESA members under Activity 8.2 and is full reported under that Activity.

16 Activity 6.3 Strengthen the system for school inspections and audits School audit training, with 13 participants from Bukavu, Kabare and Ngweshe, took place from March 13-23 in Bukavu. Its aim was to help strengthen the school inspection and audit system by introducing an audit culture to improve the transparent management of public finances in schools. The closing ceremony was presided over by the PROVED. As part of the training practical exercises were conducted in Nyalukemba primary school. The training was conducted by three experts from the General Inspectorate of Ministry of Education, selected from those who received audit training organized by COREF with the support of the World Bank.

Activity 6.4 Strengthen the educational management system in transparency and participatory decision-making The institutional and organizational assessment of the COPA and COGES in the ten elementary schools of the five partner communes within Kananga started on January 12 and ended on March 15. Participating schools were Tshisumbu, Kelekele 2 (Kataka); and Mufunduku and Ndesha Lusambo (Ndesha), Lumumba 2 and Lukunga2 (Lukonga), Tutungunuke and Mudikolele (Kananga) and Nkombua and Nganzae (Nganza). The objectives of the evaluation were to analyze the level of knowledge and skills of the trainers/managers in management, budget and planning, and logistics management; identify gaps in training needs; determine the accountability practices of health center managers toward the population and community participation practices; and identify gaps that need to be addressed. Evaluation sessions, averaging13 people composed of the members of COPA and COGES, were conducted to evaluate the findings.

The process was completed with a series of feedback sessions with the participants on March 16- 20. At least 300 people took part in this evaluation process, with an average of about 30 participants per school. Among the findings from this process included: (i) there is a lack of a participatory planning and budgeting process, (ii) schools exclude COPAs in their financial management (iii) the method by which school receipts are managed does not prioritize traceability or management of school time.

Activity 6.5 Local tailored assistance packages (AP) In view of the uncertainties regarding future engagement with the government, USAID IGA decided to postpone work on this activity.

Activity 7.1 Continue to support reform program on school fees In view of the uncertainty about future work with government, this activity was not undertaken during the quarter.

Activity 7.2 Strengthen financial management in health centers and ensure that fees are fair In view of the uncertainty about future work with government, this activity was not undertaken during the quarter.

Activity 7.3 Support the revitalization and support of CARGs In view of the uncertainty about future work with government, this activity was not undertaken during the quarter.

17 2.2.3 Objective 3: Citizen Demand for Accountable, Transparent, and Participatory Services Increased

Activity 8.1 Action planning and budget training for COPAs and COGESs On February 12-13, meetings were held at Katuba and Shaba primary schools in Katuba Commune, to monitor implementation of recovery plans that had been prepared following the score card process undertaken on December 3-7. These meetings were attended by school directors, COPA chairpersons, COGES members and CSO representatives. Recommendations were made to make the implementation of recovery plans more efficient and effective.

At EP1 Manika, one of USAID IGA's partner schools in Kolwezi, the first phase of the construction of a fence provided for in COPA's support plan was initially implemented. This achievement is the result of the parents' awareness campaign on the necessity of the fence. Of the $ 6,875 corresponding to the cost of this first phase, $ 4,300 was mobilized. This mobilized amount was financed by the parents of pupils. This school shares the same courtyard with three other elementary schools that also participated in the funding.

At Tuendele Primary School, Bipemba Commune, Mbuji Mayi, the managers and COPA built toilets made of mud bricks and sheet roofs as part of the execution of the project-supported recovery plan. Since then the World Bank has agreed to finance the reconstruction of these toilets utilizing concrete which will make them durable. The construction has already started.

The second general assembly of parents of Kamanyola Primary School, Kolwezi, was held on March 9. It was organized by the COPA in collaboration with the school management and was attended by 64 parents. The agenda focused on reporting the activities of the school for the first two quarters and raising awareness of parents for the payment of school fees. At the end of this meeting, COPA presented the achievements of the COPA support plan and the school recovery plan. These are: (i) six blackboards placed in six classrooms for a total cost of $300 funded entirely from fees collected from parents; (ii) the expenditure of $125 from the school fees for gravel to be used in the construction of the school wall.

Activity 8.2 Training course for CODESAs on financial and stock management The staff and CODESAs from the Maendeleo and Nyamugo health centers participated in a capacity- building workshop on the CODESA Handbook from February 4-6 in Bukavu. There were about fifty participants including the managers of two health centers, the members of CODESA of these two health centers, the representatives of the ETD, the three CSOs of the commune of Kadutu as well as community leaders. This training focused on CODESA's roles vis-à-vis the health center, the community and the health zone. It prioritized raising awareness of the health center’s missions/mandates, services and activities among the actors. This exercise allowed CODESA and the community to question the dynamism of CODESA. A CODESA support plan for the two health centers was carried out to make the CODESAs more dynamic.

A similar workshop was held on March 12-14 in the Kabala Secteur, Kasaï Oriental Province. This event brought together about fifty participants including the managers and staff of Mukeba and Tshishimbi health centers, the CODESAs, representatives of the ETD, the three partner CSOs and community leaders. As above, a CODESA support plan was prepared for the health centers aimed at solving the problems/inadequacies identified.

This was followed by one with the same objectives at Bon Berger and Christ-Roi Health Centers in Bipemba Commune, Mbuji Mayi, on March 18-20. It was attended by 54 members including 23 women

18 and 18 people under 35 years old. At the end of this training, as had been the case in the other workshops, a CODESA support plan was produced for each Health Center to address the problems identified by the focus groups.

The staff and CODESA from the Lukalaba Ouest and Sud Kalonji Health Centers in Bakwa Kalonji chefferie attended a similar workshop from March 25-27. There were 56 participants including 8 women and 48 men, including 18 people under 35 years old. Stakeholder CSOs played a large role in mobilizing the community as well as moderating the event.

At the same time a workshop was held for the staff and CODESA of Kasulu and Manika Health Centers in Kolwezi. It was attended by 56 participants including 27 women and 29 men and 11 people under 35. As in the other workshops, a support plan was produced for each Health Center to address the problems identified by the focus groups.

2.2.4 Objective 3: Citizen Demand for Accountable, Transparent, and Participatory Services Increased

Activity 9.1 Strengthening the links between communities and social accountability structures A participatory social analysis meeting was held in two Communes in Kolwezi (Manika and Dilala) on March 9. The agenda focused on the unfinished construction work in the two schools targeted by USAID IGA, Manika and Kamanyola. At the end of the meeting a set of specifications for each school was prepared and submitted to the relevant Bourgmestre as well as to the Urban Authority of Kolwezi on March 14. The aim was to reinforce the importance of the construction of these facilities in alleviating overcrowding of classrooms in these schools. The meeting brought together 30 participants from the city's CSOs, the Urban Plan Service, the Decentralization Service, the District Manager, the Manika Central Market Chair and some community leaders.

Local dynamics workshops were held in the Kananga Commune on March 11 and Nganza Commune (both in Kananga) on March 12 with representatives of CSOs and members of COPA, COGES, CODESA and CARG. Focus groups, information sessions, and self-evaluations were held to determine these stakeholders’ potential to support and influence the ETD and the local dynamics and capacity building needs. These activities ended on March 16 with an analysis in plenary.

Mapping local community dynamics continued in the Communes of Ndesha and Katoka, in Kananga, from March 18 to 22. Focus groups were organized on March 19 with 70 participants including women, youth, and CSOs supporting economic development. The objective was to facilitate trade and to reach consensus on the concerns and issues identified. The workshop ended on March 22 with the mapping of the social environment and determining the local dynamics required to make civil society capable of bringing change to ETDs.

The state of play of the local dynamics in Kananga ended with a workshop in the Commune of Lukonga conducted from March 25 - 29. It was attended by 70 participants including 18 women.

Activity 9.2 Community Score Cards: Schools Nothing to report during the quarter.

Activity 9.3 Community Score Cards: Health centers A workshop in Maendeleo and Nyamugo health centers in Kadutu Commune, Bukavu, was held on February 7-8 to undertake the community score card process. It followed the training workshop on CODESAs reported under activity 9.1. The objective was to collect community perception of the two

19 health centers. Interesting discussions at this workshop highlighted the issues that plague these health centers. At the end of this process, two recovery plans were developed with the aim of improving service provision in the health centers.

A similar community scorecard workshop with the same objective and resulting recovery plans took place for the staff and community members (stakeholder CSOs, CODESA members and influential community actors) of Mukeba and Tshishimbi health centers (Kabala Secteur, Kasai Oriental) on March 15-16. Fifty-two participants took part. They produced a CODESA support plan and a recovery plan for the health center. In a spirit of collaboration, the community of Kabala Secteur and the staff of the health centers agreed to commit to improving the gaps observed.

The above workshop was followed by one from March 21-22, with the Bon Berger and Christ-Roi health centers, Bipemba Commune, Mbuji Mayi. It was attended by 54 members including 23 women and 18 young people. As with the other workshops, two recovery plans were developed.

This was followed by a scorecard workshop with the health centers of Lukalaba Ouest and Sud Kalonji in Bakwa Kalonji Chefferie, Kasaï Oriental on March 28-29. It was attended by 56 members including 8 women and 48 men, including 18 people under the age of 35. Participants included managers from the two USAID IGA partner health centers, CODESA members from these two health centers, representatives of the ETD, the three stakehodler CSOs, and community leaders. The Bakwa Kalonji Chiefdom community and service providers in both health centers agree to make a commitment to alleviate bottlenecks and improve service delivery in a strong collaborative spirit.

At the same time, a scorecard workshop was held with the Kasulu and Manika health centers in Kolwezi from March 28-29. It was attended by 56 members including 27 women and 11 were people under 35 years of age. Participants included the managers of the health centers, the CODESA members, representatives of the ETD, the three stakeholder CSOs and community leaders. Recovery plans were developed at this workshop as well.

Activity 9.4 GeoPoll Surveys of citizens perceptions using SMS The scheduled February survey was delayed due to the uncertainties regarding the project scope.

Activity 10.1 Complete CSO assessments in targeted ETDs In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

Activity 10.2 Strengthen provincial level CSOs, and their linkages with national and local CSOs The scheduled February survey was delayed due to the uncertainties regarding the project scope.

Activity 10.3 Strengthen organizational and managerial capacity of partner CSOs Following the citizen engagement process put in place by USAID IGA and on the basis of the documents produced during the diagnostic exercises in particular, ETD development plans, the CODESA, COPA and COGES support plans, the recovery plan for schools and health center, stakeholder CSOs developed and submitted awareness building plans to the IGA program.

The completion of these exercises made it possible to highlight the important data likely to engage the stakeholders in a process of improving the quality of service delivery in the education and health sectors. Based on these awareness building plans, a selection of relevant activities that could form part of the assistance package was launched for all IGA provinces.

20 Activity 10.5 Train partner CSOs in effective advocacy In accordance with the approved Workplan for FY 2019, no activities took place during the quarter.

NORC Progress was generally good and the first phase of training and community scorecards has been completed. Implementation delays occurred due to disruptions in late December and January caused by the election. The other main cause of delay was vaccination campaigns, during which the staff from the DPS who supported the training events were not allowed to participate. Another was the time required and logistical complexity of reaching the health centers concerned. In the end activities were completed about eight weeks later than planned. The charts below show activities implemented during the quarter.

Sud-Kivu Health Center Training and Score Card Activities

Zone Center 1/7/2019 1/14/2019 1/21/2019 1/28/2019 2/4/2019 2/11/2019 2/18/2019 2/25/2019 3/4/2019 3/11/2019 3/18/2019 3/25/2019 Second round health center training Chega, Chibinda, Kashesha, Mule, Rwamikundu, Bumonga, Chaminunu, Chigiri, Cholobera, Kachuba Community Score Card activities Kalonge CS Bumonga CS Chigiri CS Cholobera CS Kachuba Kaniola CS Cagala CS Culwe CS Mudirhi Kaziba CS Cibanda CS Kafindjo CS Mushenyi CS Ngali CS Ntagereka Kamituga CS Bungalama CS Isopo CS Kele CS Ngolole Minova CS Bwisha CS Karongo CS Muchibwe CS Ruhunde

21 Haut Katanga: Community Score Card activities

Zone Health center 1/7/2019 1/14/2019 1/21/2019 1/28/2019 2/4/2019 2/11/2019 2/18/2019 2/25/2019 3/4/2019 3/11/2019 3/18/2019 3/25/2019 Mufunga Sampwe CS Kalera CS Mufunga CSMukana CSMuvule CS Nsangwa CS Sumpwa CSTomombo Lukafu CS Lutandula Kambove CS Kyaba CS Kabungu Kapolowe CS Kapulwa CS Kyembe 1

3. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND USAID FORWARD PRIORITIES

USAID IGA has developed an approach of mapping influential actors within communities. This process includes a significant number of women community leaders who take part in the workshops organized by the program. Between 35% and 40% of the community leaders attending the workshops are women. Workshop facilitators take care to give women participants their own voice as in DRC, especially in rural areas, women typically defer to men. Last quarter’s school community score card work has been followed by a similar process in health centers. This training has empowered women to conduct focus groups and develop assessments of the services provided by health centers. Meanwhile school recovery plans generated by earlier score card workshops have been evaluated. In many cases these have shown the capacity of the local communities to mobilize human and financial resources – often led by women. In its approach to citizen involvement, IGA focuses particularly on women and young people, by deliberately giving them space to express their point of view and make proposals for improvements. The most significant activity during this quarter was training women to exercise citizen oversight using the community score card in the education sector. This training has empowered women to conduct focus groups and develop assessments of the services provided by the schools. In all provinces, they have contributed significant ideas for improving the quality of education, including soliciting the separation of girls’ and boys’ toilets in many schools, and ensuring the availability of potable water. The school recovery plans generated by this process took into account these gender concerns in schools. CSO assistance packages prepared by USAID IGA will help to implement solutions advocated by women.

22 3.1 Youth Engagement

Young people are involved in all activities being conducted by USAID IGA, and particular attention is given to their participation. For example, in the two most recent health center score cards workshops in Kasai Oriental, one third of the participants were youth.

3.2 Local Capacity Development

USAID IGA’s capacity development approach includes convening all stakeholders in the community so that they work together to plan development of their entity. This approach creates mutual trust and allows the actors to consider upstream collaborative bridges in order to achieve harmonious development. The community score card process continues to bring together the management of schools and health centers, influential actors identified in the mapping process, interface CSOs and other CSOs in the sector concerned, and their citizen oversight body (COPAs and CODESAs). This community empowerment allows actors to better understand their role and gives them the tools to collaborate more effectively with community challenges. IGA provided technical assistance to the Secteur of Wanianga in the field of accounting and financial management. This is part of USAID IGA’s program to strengthen their administration so as to be ready to manage the substantial increase in capital funds that it will receive from the royalties paid by the neighboring mine, Alphamin.

3.3 Integration and Collaboration

During the quarter there were less opportunities for collaboration and integration due to uncertainties regarding the future and objectives of both USAID IGA and other USAID projects. Nevertheless, there were some items to note:

The development of the Kolwezi development plan, financed by the World Bank through the Urban Development Project (PDU): A follow-up meeting was held on 17 February to present and approve the Kolwezi Local Development Plan 2019- 2023, that had been prepared under the World Bank-funded PDU. Preparation of the plan has been supported by USAID IGA since September 2018. The meeting was chaired by the head of the project implementation unit, Kaoze Kitenge, and attended by 14 people from the Ministry in charge of decentralization, the project implementation unit, and USAID IGA. Several observations on the document were made by the participants that the PDU was asked to take into account in the final report.

Training on school auditing: A second round of training school inspectors was given in Bukavu, in March. It was conducted by those who received audit training from COREF (with the support of the World Bank). The modules used were those developed by COREF and adapted to the target beneficiaries. The purpose of the training was to introduce an audit culture, and thereby improve the management and transparency of public finances in schools.

Presentation of the findings of the IPS Study: On February 26, the lead consultant for the study presented the findings to USAID. USAID health office representatives commented on how the findings provided useful material that could be used in both current and future programming in the health sector.

23 3.4 Sustainability

Sustainability is a very important part of the ownership process. During the last quarter, mechanisms were put in place to ensure sustainability, including:

 A second training event on school auditing was held in March in Bukavu and attended by 13 Inspectors of Education. They will be responsible for duplicating this training in select provinces.

 To ensure sustainability, USAID IGA conducts workshops to train CSOs to reproduce the training received in other localities. The same is true of accountability or citizen control exercises, all of which are led by CSOs with technical support from USAID IGA. CSOs in Kolwezi and Sud Kivu have already updated stakeholder mapping and those in the education sector are preparing to complete Phase 2 of the community education score card. IGA's technical assistance continues to strengthen them to ensure their proper role.

3.5 Environmental Compliance

Nothing to report during this reporting period.

24 4. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT

During the quarter, USAID IGA continued to meet with stakeholder in the target sectors with interest in collaboration and involvement in USAID IGA program activities.

Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019) January 9 Mbuji Mayi PROVED Participation in the Education Maintain permanent contact with other ACCELERE Sous PROVED Cluster: partners 1 and 2; as well as with the Provincial Division of Donors in the education Exchanges and sharing with Education and Divisions for exchanges for a synergy of sector other partners in the actions and improvement of the quality of the school. education sector on:  Capacity building of members of the education sub-cluster.  The development of the contingency plan for the protection of students during the post-election period.  The organization of sensitization to the schooling of children.  Monitoring the situation of education in Kasai Oriental province.  Provision of support to students in schools affected by the crisis or conflicts in Kasai Oriental province.  The fight against drug addiction in schools

25 USAID IGA Quarterly Progress Report, FY19 Q2 Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019) January 23 Mbuji Mayi COGES and COPA of Support for the finalization of Support the 2 schools in the implementation and follow- Tuendele and Mutombo the preparation of recovery up of the implementation of the recovery plans of the schools plans for these schools. schools; Support and follow-up of COPA support plans. OSC interface: FODAGRI, ADID, Governance + January 25 Haut Katanga, PROSANI USAID / Kinshasa Examine the lines of Presentation of the lines of collaboration between Lubumbashi and Lubumbashi collaboration and synergy of PROSANI and IGA / USAID. activities to be carried out in the field. January 30- Haut Katanga, Katuba ETD, interface CSOs, Preparatory meeting with Sensitization and preparation of stakeholders of February 6 Lubumbashi COPA and COGES of stakeholders on the planned Katuba Commune for the visit of the Ambassador. the Katuba 1 and Shaba visit on March 15 of the US schools, and Katuba Health Ambassador to Haut Katanga. zone and the Citizen House. January 31 Kolwezi Kolwezi Town Hall (Head of The meeting was to Support to civil society actors in the drafting of the public the 1st Bureau, Head of the consider the strategies for awareness action plan on its adoption by the Kolwezi Urban Plan Office), PDU effective involvement of civil Town Council PDL, and its involvement in the good Kolwezi civil society, PDU / society in implementing the management of infrastructure and the payment of taxes World Bank Communications local development plan. from February 4 to 5. Officer, Ms.Solange Mwindja and the Lualaba Civil Society Dialogue Framework. February1 - 8 Kolwezi Manika Health Zone, Participation in the Manika IGA has pledged to build the capacity of CODESA Kasuloand Manika Health Health Zone Management members and service providers of Centers and CODESA Manika Committee meeting. the Kasulo and Manika Health Centers, Community Scoring and the CODESA Handbook. A workshop to achieve this was organized from 25 to 29 March 2019. DATE Kasai Central PROVED Disaggregated Update data on schools in the city Kananga Sous PROVED KANANGA1 data collection by Global School Data Kananga, school year 2018-2019 Sous PROVED KANANGA2 sex, on students, teachers and administrative personnel. Updating of data on the number of classes and private

26 Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019) students in Kindergarten and primary schools.

February 2 South Kivu, DPS, Health Zone of Kadutu Community score card Inform the DPS formally - diplomatically - that the IGA Bukavu / ETD preparation meeting to program is no longer going to work with state Kadutu improve the quality of health institutions. services in Katuba commune and discussion on contractual aspects with the DPS. February 4-8 South Kivu, Health Zones, target health Participation in the community Technical, institutional and organizational capacity Bukavu / ETD centers, IT, CODESA, ETD score card workshop for buildingof CSOs on advocacy, accountability. Kadutu Executives, CSOs, community improving the quality of health leaders services in Kadutu commune. February 5 and Haut Katanga, IPS Haut Katanga Exchanges with the Provincial Expectation of the Ambassador's actual visit program to 25 Lubumbashi Inspector of Haut Katanga on Lubumbashi. the completion of the staff recruitment process and the training needs of the OPJ for new staff. Preparation of the planned visit in March of the US Ambassador to Lubumbashi. February 6 – 8 Kasai Oriental, DPS, BCZS, PTFs Health Participation in the technical Integration of Objectives 2 and 3 of IGA into the Annual Mbuji Mayi Partners: PROSANI, Save The approval workshop of Plans of the program's targeted areas; Children International Operational Action Plans of Support of CS and CODESA targeted by IGA in the the Health Zones of Kasaï implementation of these plans Oriental Province. February 6, Lualaba, Administration of the Collect data on the Data that should IGA for planning actions subsequent to Kolwezi Provincial Assembly and the provisional composition of the this structure CENI / Lualaba Provincial Assembly of Lualaba. February 7 Lualaba, OSC REPAFE Support to the OSC REPAFE The workshop has been postponed. Kolwezi in the preparation of the training of its members on entrepreneurship and financial

27 Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019) management, scheduled for February 20.

February 11-14 Mbuji Mayi DPS, BCZS, PTFs Health IGA participated in the Integration of IGA health activities 2 and 3 in the Partners: PROSANI, Save The Provincial / Health programmatic part of the PAO Provincial 2019, for the Children International Operational Action Plan benefit of four target health zones (BIPEMBA, DIBINDI, Consolidation Workshop - KASANSA and TSHISHIMBI) and support of the PAO 2019. CODESA in relation to this PAO. February 11-15, Kasai Central PROVED Collection of disaggregated Update data on schools in the city Kananga Sous PROVED KANANGA1 data in sex of Students, Global school data, Kananga school year 2018-2019 Sous PROVED KANANGA2 Teachers and Administrative Staff Updating data on the number of classes and private students in Kindergarten and Primary Schools. February 12-13 Haut Katanga, Principals of Katuba1 and Assessment meetings of the  Schools and COPA must prepare the required Lubumbashi Shaba schools, COPA school recovery plan and the narrative specifications and needs statements that will Presidents, COGES Members COPA support plan. be used as a foundation for advocacy and resource and CSO Interface / Education mobilization contacts. Representatives  Schools should consider opening bank accounts for possible channeling of resources that will be mobilized for the implementation of plans.  To integrate in a transversal way, an advocacy and resource mobilization strategy to negotiate the financing of the activities February 13 Lualaba Ms. Hortense, Kayind Chair Exchange on the involvement Linking SWAA with the OSC CIDECO, IGA's partner in Kolwezi SWA CSO of CSOs in the health sector. the health sector.

February 14 Haut Katanga, Mrs. Fabienne Mymy, Request lists of elected Recommend to contact the provincial assembly as the Lubumbashi Provincial Office Head of the provincial deputies. lists have been sent to the prosecution. CENI (National Independent Electoral Commission)

28 Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019) February 19 Haut Katanga, Leading community and Review of the steering Define and harmonize supports and tools for monitoring Lubumbashi representatives of the Maison process of the school and advocacy to be carried out in the context of du Citoyen SED Katuba recovery plan and the COPA mobilizing the resources needed to carry out the Commune. support plan. activities defined in the two plans. February 21 Kasai Oriental DPS, BCZS, PTFs Health: EUP Participation in the meeting of Maintain contacts with the provincial steering committee Mbuji Mayi FASS, EUP FDSS, PROSANI, the technical secretariat of the of the health sector and other TFPs for harmonization of Save The Children provincial steering committee actions. International of the health sector of Kasaï Oriental.

February 21 Haut Katanga, Director of Administration of Collection of information and Data transmission to the IGA USAID Implementation Lubumbashi the Provincial Assembly of data on the configuration of Coordinator, therefore: For a total of 48 MPs there are Haut Katanga the newly elected members of 9 women, in total 85% of MPs make their first entry to the Provincial Assembly of the assembly, 15% are alumni who are re-elected, the 9 Haut Katanga. women represent 18% (all newly elected). February 22 Haut Katanga, Education Thematic Group of Meeting of the Thematic  Receive reports from all the sous PROVED of the city Lubumbashi the educational division of the Education Group convened by of Lubumbashi on cases of cholera found in their province of Haut Katanga1 the PROVED of Haut schools and mobilization of response interventions. Katanga1.  Establishment of a core mission to develop the TDR proposal of the Thematic Group for the year 2019. February 22 Central Kasai DPS, BCZS, PTFs Health: EUP Participation in the meeting of Maintain contacts with the provincial steering committee Mbuji Mayi FASS, EUP FDSS, PROSANI, the Provincial Steering of the health sector and other TFPs for harmonization of Save The Children Committee of the health actions. International sector of Kasai Oriental.

February 25, and South Kivu, PROVED Exchange and preparatory Harmonization of lists of the list of participants in the March 6 Bukavu meetings of the training of training of trainers on school auditing. trainers workshop on school auditing.

February 26 Lualaba COPA and COGES of Working session with the A Parents' General Assembly was held on Saturday 9 Kolwezi Kamanyola school COPA and COGES of the March 2019 (fees collected, expenses incurred, school Kamanyola, on the attendance, violence at school, information on TENAFEP, collaboration between the presentation of the school project, etc.).

29 Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019) COPA and the COGES, the holding of the GA, the actions of advocacy to lead for the school February 27 - Lualaba DPS, Kolwezi ville, Manika Start of preparations for the This workshop was held from 25 to 29 March with the March 13 Kolwezi Commune, Manika Health activity on the community participation of the DPS, the Town Hall, ZS Manika, the Zone, head nurses, CODESA scorecard for improving the Commune Manika, of CODESA, IT and Community quality of health in ETDs and and Community Relay Kasulo Health Centers of Manika, Representatives training of CS facilitators and CSOs CIDECO, REPAFE and CDJP. of Kasulo and Manika health members of CODESA on the centers, CIDECO, REPAFE, CODESA Handbook: CDJP and CCPSC Information and list constitution some participants. February 27 Haut Katanga, IGA Meeting with the IHP- Preparation for the visit by Material preparation and logistics. Lubumbashi USAID-PROSANI Project, Mrs. Alma Golden., of USAID Deputy Director Dr. Pascal Washington Banza

February 25 - Kasai Central, IT Salongo Mwimba Follow up after organizational PICAL + Post Activity Tracking. March 1 Ville of Kananga ZS Ndesha: MCZ and institutional evaluations of health structures. Supervisor ZS Ndesha

February 28 Kasai Oriental, Kabala Sector, Working session for the Organization of the community scorecard workshop and Kabala Tshishimbi health zone, preparation of the workshop training of CS facilitators and CODESA members on the Interface OSC, Mukeba and on the community scorecard CODESA / KABALA Handbook. Tshishimbi health centers and training of CS facilitators and CODESA members on the CODESA / KABALA Handbook. February 28 Kasai Oriental, OSC ADID, OSC G +, OSC Assisting CSOs / COPAs / Continue the support of these structures for the Mbuji Mayi FODAGRI, COPA and COGES Mutombo Kaci school implementation of COPA support plans and school recovery plans.

30 Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019) COGES Mutombo Kaci school March 4 Haut Katanga, ACCELERE! 2: Workshop to Review and approval of Only 10% of recommendations have been implemented Lubumbashi approve the recommendations of the so far, it will be necessary to wait for the arrival of new recommendations of the school promotion. decision makers for the continuation of the process. school promotion organized by the Ministry of Education. March 4-8 Kasai Central Lukonga and Kananga Health To carry out the follow-up of To know if integrated DAI / PGI activities are not Kananga Zone the implementation of the implemented in the first quarter. Sr. Clementine BAMBI: Focal annual plan of the Lukonga Contact the participants for the status quo workshop of Point KANANGA / OSC, and BC Kananga health zones. Kananga commune and Nganza commune. NDUMBI Douglas Focal Point Preparations for status quo NGANZA / OSC workshop with Kananga commune and Nganza commune. March 4 Lualaba, Director of the Manika school Working meeting on On school fees, the Manika school complex started the Kolwezi monitoring developments and construction of a fence. achievements related to the school recovery plan. March 4 South Kivu, South Kivu provincial Meeting on the axes of Intensify collaboration be IGA and PROSANI. Sharing of Bukavu coordinator of PROSANI collaboration and synergy PICAL + assessment tools, organization of joint missions between the new health and participation in activities. project PROSANI and IGA. March 5 Kasai Oriental, PROSANI Contacts and exchange Maintain permanent contact and exchange very often on Mbuji Mayi meeting with the USAID IHP / the activities to be carried out with PROSANI for a PROSANI Program Manager synergy of actions and a perfect integration in Kasaï Oriental March 5 Haut Katanga, USAID delegation (Ms. Alma Collect information from the Presentation of the various integration activities as well Lubumbashi Golden, Christopher Barrett, local actors on how the as mechanisms for community ownership of the actions. Nesra Faltas, Richard integration of the various Matendo, Olivier Kabeya and activities are on the ground, as well as the functioning of the Alain Mukeba) mechanism of appropriation of the actions by the beneficiary communities.

31 Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019) March 7 Lualaba Management Board of the Working meeting on Part of the school fees is used for the purchase of the Kolwezi Kamanyola school monitoring developments and class and materials tables to start the construction of the achievements related to the fence. school recovery plan. March 7 Kasai Oriental DPS and IPS Exchange meeting on the Organization of workshops community health score card Mbuji Mayi community scorecard and training on the CODESA Handbook. workshops. March 7-8 Haut Katanga, OSC Interface Education and Technical assistance in the Establishment of the steering committee, preparation of Lubumbashi Economic Growth and follow-up of the activities of specifications for the work to be done. Members of COGES and the school recovery plans and COPA Katuba1 and Shaba plans of support to COPA of schools selected primary schools. March 11- 15 Central Kasai KANANGA: Secretary and Realization of Local Dynamics Participate in workshops with non-state actors. Kananga Head of Office Locales States NGANZA: Mayor and Kananga and Nganza Participate in Focus and Restitutions in the 4 Lukonga Secretary communes of and Kananga schools. COPA & COGES focus group LUMUMBA 2, Lukonga, Contact participants for Ndesha and Katoka locations. Tutungunuka, and Prepare workshop for Ndesha Mudikolele and Katoka schools Sophie Kapinga, Focal Point OSC / NDESHA Emérance Nsonga: Focal Point CSOs / Katoka March 12 South Kivu, MERCY Corps, AZOP, Quarterly stakeholder Strengthen collaboration between IGA and other Bukavu REGIDESO, OSC, Kadutu meeting of the governance governance projects implemented in South Kivu ETD and Bagira component of the Mercy province. Corps IMAGINE Project March 12-16, Kasai Oriental, BCZS, CS Tshishimbi and Organization of the Assist the health centers and their CODESA in the Kabala Mukeba, Kabala Secteur, community scorecard implementation of the recovery plans and support plans TShishimbi and Mukeba workshop, health center and produced during this workshop. CODESAs, Kabala Interface training of CS and CODESA OSC, Kabala Community facilitators on the CODESA / Leaders Kabala sector manual.

32 Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019)

March 12 Lualaba, CDJP, CIDECO and REPAFE Work sessions for the Update of community animation and support plans for Kolwezi revitalization of CSO partners civic engagement in the different areas concerned by for their involvement in IGA. supporting citizen engagement of the population and mobilization on the workshop on the CODESA Handbook. March 12-13 Haut Katanga, Provincial Ministry of Health: Examination in different Approving IPS and DPS PAOs. Lubumbashi Work to finalize and validate groups by PAO strategic axis Resource mobilization and implementation of their the PAO of the DPS of Haut of the DPS and the IPS. annual plan. Katanga Presentation of amendments Adoption and validation of the DPAs of the DPS and the IPS. March 13 - 20 Lualaba, Chief Pool Inspectors of Start of preparations for the Choice and mobilization of the itinerant primary Kolwezi Kolwezi East and Kolwezi workshop "Training Primary inspectors of these two pools to participate in this West Inspectors in School Auditing workshop, and proposal of trainers to come from Kolwezi Subdivisions 1 & 2", Lubumbashi. scheduled from 12 to 25 April 2019. March 13-23, South Kivu, Proved, IPP, IPAF, sous Training of trainers on school Organization of the training of South Kivu provincial Bukavu Proved and inspool and the auditing. trainers on school audit. financiers of the primary pools and provincial subdivisions Kabare I and Kabare II March 14 Haut Katanga, Conference on Presentation Facilitate the interaction Subscription to this application for a monthly fee of $1 Lubumbashi of the Information and between the school and the per student per month. Communication Technologies parents of students, in order for Education (ICT) Project in to ensure a good follow-up by Lubumbashi Modern Schools parents in real time, and monitoring of the educational

33 Meeting Date Location Stakeholders Key takeaways Follow-up Actions (Jan-Apr 2019) program, statistics of the school. Enable schools to improve the quality of education. March 18 Lualaba, Provincial Chief Inspector of Workshop on the community The workshop produced the animation plans of Kolwezi Lualaba scorecard for improving the CODESA and the recovery plans of the concerned CSs. quality of health in ETDs and training of SC facilitators and CODESA members on the CODESA Handbook March 18-22, Kasai Oriental, BCZS Bupemba, Good Organization of the Assist the health centers and their CODESAs in the Mbuji Mayi Shepherd and Christ Roi community scorecard implementation of the recovery plans and support plans, health centers, CSOs workshop, health center and produced during this workshop. of Bipemba Commune: G +, training of CS and CODESA facilitators on the CODESA ADID, FODAGRI, Bipemba manual / Bipemba commune. Community Leaders March 18-22 Kasai Central Mayor of Ndesha and Katoka Assessment of local dynamics Participate in workshops on the state of play of local Kananga Rural Development Inspector of local dynamics Ndesha and dynamics. Ndesha Katoka. School Directors NGANZA, KATOKA & NDESHA: EP Secretary & Relationship Establishment of focus group 1 NGANZA, EP NKOMBWA, EP TSHISUMBU, Manager Katoka COPA & COGES and KELEKELE STATE, MUFUNDUKU & EP2 NDESHA School Directors of Nganza, restitutions. LUSAMBO Katoka, and Ndesha: I Nganza, Preparations for a workshop Contact LUKONGA participants. Nkombwa, Tshisumbu, on the status quo of Lukonga. Kelekele state, Mufunduku and EP2 Ndesha Lusambo schools; Crispin Ntambwe : Focal Point OSC / Lukonga March 25-29, Kasai Oriental, BCZS, Kalonji South and Organization of the Accompany the 2 SCs and their CODESA in the 2019 Bakwa Kolonji West Lukalaba health community scorecard implementation of the recovery plans and support plans, workshop, health center and produced during this workshop. centers, CODESAs, Bakwa training of CS facilitators and Kalonji interface OSC, CODESA on the CODESA community leaders manual /Bakwa kalonji.

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March 20, 2019 Haut Katanga, Stakeholder mapping in the Capitalize the actions of all  Clear cartography, both in geographic and thematic Lubumbashi educational province of Haut partners working to promote terms available. Katanga the right to education of every  Inventory of all the actions carried out. child throughout the province  The points of achievements and successful of Haut Katanga. experiences are shared.  Strengths and weaknesses and difficulties are identified with recommendations to improve trade.  The possible methods of synergizing the different actions are defined.  Suggestions for refining the functioning of the coordination mechanism are made. March 25-29, South Kivu, Ngweshe Chefferie, Deputy Participation in ETD Ngweshe Follow up on the implementation of the 2019 Ngweshe Division Walungu Walungu workshop to develop a recommendations summarized in the monitoring sheet. health zone, CSO Civil Development Plan and Budget Society Walungu. March 25-29, Lualaba, DPS, the Mayor, the Manika Workshop on the community The workshop produced revival plans for the CODESA 2019 Kolwezi Commune, the head of the scorecard for improving the and recovery plans of the concerned health centers Manika health zone, the quality of health in ETDs and Kasulo and Manika health training of health center staff centers, the CODESAs and CODESA members on and the CCPSC, JPEC, the CODESA Handbook. REPAFE and CIDECO March 25-31, Central Kasai, Mayor TSHIPANDA Marcel Realization of local dynamics Participate in workshops on the state of play of local 2019 Kananga Secretary: MUAMBA of local dynamics of Lukonga dynamics. Lukonga MULAMBA Commune RECEIVER: LUSHIMBA Contact for information Preparations for Lukonga and Katoka development plans. Head of Office: NKONGOLO held during the MBAMBU development workshop Local Action Plan. Bourgmestre of KATOKA Commune

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March 26 Kasai Oriental, PROVED and IPP Meeting of preparations and Organize the training of trainers workshop in school Mbuji mayi exchanges on the training of audit. trainers workshop in school audit. March 26 Haut Katanga, ETD Katuba Commune Ensure that all stakeholders  Only the bourgmestre and the representative had a Lubumbashi have a copy of the 2019 action copy of the budget. plan and budget as approved  Multiply copies to deliver to other health sectors, by the province for the education and economic growth. Katuba Joint ETD. March 31 Lualaba DPS Participation in the IGA congratulated for its actions in favor of CODESA, Kolwezi ZS of Manika, Management Committee and and undertakes to accompany their animation plans. CODESA of the CSs of the Board of Manika Health Manika and Kasulo Zone.

36 5. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES 5.1 Submitted Deliverables

During this quarter, the following deliverables were submitted and/or approved:

Deliverable Name Submission Date Status FY19 Q1 Quarterly Report 30 January 2019 Approved Revised Y3 Workplan 27 February 2019 Approved

5.2 Provincial Offices

During this quarter, USAID IGA received a vehicle, a TOYOTA Land Cruiser, from WWF-DRC with USAID approval. This vehicle, which is currently in Goma, will be assigned to the USAID IGA office in Lubumbashi. Following the review of bids received for the air freight services of this vehicle from Goma to Lubumbashi, Air Service Company was selected for the cost of $ 5,500.

In addition, the USAID DRC mission transferred an old 22 KVA generator from the EDC-ELYKIA project to USAID IGA in Lubumbashi. This generator, which requires some repairs, will be assigned to the IGA office in Kolwezi.

6. MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING

As previously noted, USAID IGA activities were reduced this quarter due to factors beyond the control of the project which resulted in delays in the improvement of project indicators, as well as other impacts on the monitoring and evaluation unit.. Given the funding uncertainties, IGA delayed hiring for the MEL Manager position and continued engaging a consultant. USAID IGA’s FY19 first quarter report explained the need to significantly update the program’s performance indicator. Better alignment with the refined results chain and revised Theory of Change previously submitted was necessary, as well as taking into account lessons learned on the feasibility of conducting certain types of data collection. To that end, a revised indicator set was proposed by the previous MEL team and refined during the first quarter. This work was put on hold (although refinements continued), pending further information on the impacts of various potential activity/workplan changes due to TIP. However, during this quarter discussions were held with USAID on possible changes and a short version of the revised Theory of Change was presented. USAID noted the need for more quantitative data to better track the project’s progress on a quarterly basis as well as performing trends analyses. The revised indicator set takes this into account and the MEL unit will continue to review and revise based on these comments, along with further technical team inputs, pending clarity on potential future project changes. In particular, the potential increase in emphasis on community engagement was examined and a slight modification to the objectives and Theory of Change for Objective 3 was proposed. In fact, earlier analysis already indicated that the original MELP was weak for this objective and was therefore identified for reinforcement. These modifications are designed to better align to the technical team’s methodology for establishing effective community engagement, as follows:

37 USAID IGA Quarterly Progress Report, FY19 Q2 To establish effective community engagement:

Community Public Local Community structures awareness government participation are is accountability is active functional widespread is achieved

By aligning Objective 3 indicators to these steps, it has the additional advantage of providing a smooth, logical narrative to illustrate how the project progressively achieves effective community engagement. The following modification to Objective 3 is proposed:

Objective 3: Citizen Demand for Accountable, Transparent, Participatory Services Increased.

IR A IR B IR C IR D Community Structures Public Awareness Citizen Participation Local Accountability

Local citizen Citizen awareness is Effective participation Through IR A-C, local engagement increased in supported and collaboration of communities have an organizations exist local communities of the population is increased impact on that are functional and local services, increased to assume a local government representative of their accountability greater role in local service delivery community, structures and planning, decision structures such that processes, in health, making, and they become more education, EG and monitoring of accountable and ETD (including service government services. responsive to local standards and needs. performance).

Some clarity on the consequences of recent USG decisions was received at the end of this quarter. Consequently, the final proposal for the revised indicator set and Theory of Change is underway for discussion with and approval from USAID in April.6 The MELP and PIRS will be revised in function of this process. Concurrently, various specialized tools were discussed and/or modified for some of these indicators; for example, a tool to measure improvement in transparency. In particular, the Results/Change Log was revised, in collaboration with the technical team. It will be a crucial tool to document organizational changes in several key indicators for targeted institutions and will constitute one of the

6 Note, however, that future USG decisions may require these to be revised again

38 most important means to demonstrate the effectiveness and success of the project. It will be field tested in the third quarter. A quarterly summary report was developed during this period as a new internal systems tool to help analyze the After-Action Reviews generated from field activities. The purpose of this report is to identify common problems as well as best practices across project interventions and provinces for dissemination and to improve systems and processes. It is being completed now with data from the first quarter and will also be used to determine the practicality of these reviews and potentially refine them. A control tool was also developed during this quarter to identify all assisted organizations and systematically records their participation in project activities. This is primarily to avoid double counts, but will also be potentially useful for some other ad hoc analyses. Subsequent to above-mentioned potential changes, the MEL unit performed two ad hoc reviews. The first review was to identify the indicators to prioritize using the “old” money in order to maximize their validity. This was done as certain indicators could be affected by the suspension of activities and support to government entities and, even if these activities are later reinstituted, it could introduce bias. If, for example, training to ETDs is temporarily suspended, and an organizational assessment were to be implemented later, as planned, the attitude of the ETD staff could be tainted compared to an assessment done prior to the suspension of activities. The technical team will be reviewing the affected indicators to determine which should be prioritized within the available budget and time constraints. These indicators are, for the most part, important for objectives specific to ETDs as well as some sectoral outputs.

Another subjective review was to determine the potential impact of the suspension of certain activities on project goals and objectives. The following observations were made:

39 Potential TIP impacts on Project Goals and Objectives

1. Impact 1: Improved public service delivery in the health, education and economic growth sectors, leading to increased services use by the local population (including marginalized groups) a. This could still be shown through project indicators b. The degree to which it can be illustrated will depend on, partially, to what extent non- governmental service delivery structures (FBO or private) can be included/added 2. Impact 2: Targeted communities experience increased confidence in their local governments and therefore an increased willingness to pay local taxes a. This will be more difficult b. To the extent that health zones can be included as local government, it would be possible to illustrate impact where there are significant non-governmental structures (e.g. MIBA manages 2 HZ and the Presbyterian church manages Dibindi HZ, all in Mbuji Mayi) c. ETD and tax components will depend on what workarounds can be developed for ETDs 3. Objective 1: Strengthened Capacity of Government Institutions to Fulfill Mandates a. This objective was already problematic due to lack of political will b. It would not have a significant impact on the project’s overall results 4. Objective 2: Subnational Entities Collaborate with Citizens for More Effective Development a. ETDs will be affected as noted in point 2.c above b. Provincial sectoral entities would be affected but their impact on overall project goals would be negligible c. Sub-provincial sectoral entities would be affected but partially mitigated to the extent that alternate non-governmental structures could be identified (as in point 2.b above) d. Service delivery structures would still show measurable impact to the extent that non- governmental structures can be included (as in Point 1.b above) 5. Objective 3: Citizen Demand for Accountable, Transparent, Participatory Services Increased a. This objective will be largely unaffected

Note as well, that project objectives attained to date will still be measurable even though the overall number of some activities may be reduced. It will then be a question of the degree to which these changes have already taken place if certain activities are not continued.

The spreadsheet in Annex C shows all of the potential indicators and sub-indicators for the project. TIP Impact column key:  1 – no or negligible effect  2 – still measurable and can illustrate project results; they will be affected only to the extent that the focus is on non-governmental entities (thus potentially reducing overall numbers)  3 –potentially valid, but will be more affected by refocusing on non-governmental entities  4 – these will be impacted most heavily. Adaptations may be possible depending on the indicator; it will depend on to what extent workarounds can be developed for ETDs  N – although these indicators will not be possible, their overall effect on project results will be negligible; they are primarily those indicators related to Objective 1 (point 3 above)

This current overview indicates that, of potential indicators and sub-indicators:  40 should not be significantly affected negatively (9 in category 1, 21 from 2, and 10 for N)  7 would be moderately affected (category 3)  15 would be more seriously affected (category 4) and workarounds would be indicated; some could be dropped as less important

40 7. SPECIAL EVENTS FOR NEXT QUARTER

During the next reporting period, USAID IGA anticipates the following special events:  School audits in Kolwezi to be conducted by the newly trained Itinerant Inspectors;  Assistance package / grants to be issued to Interface CSOs;  Activities strengthening links between local and provincial CSOs; and  Collection of evidences of change through the process of mentoring.

8. HOW USAID IGA HAS ADDRESSED A/COR COMMENTS FROM THE LAST QUARTERLY OR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

USAID A/COR Comment from FY19 Q1 Quarterly USAID IGA Response Report Activity 2.1 Study regarding provincial financial IGA has been told that DFID has decided management and the retrocession system: not to proceed with the study. IGA hopes to undertake this study with joint funding from DFID. DFID had hoped to start the work in 2018, but procurement difficulties delayed the work. These were resolved in December, and IGA plans to finalize the terms of reference with DFID in January and start work in the second quarter of 2019. Was that finalize, could you share a copy? I think a study is not a direct support to the GDRC. Activity 2.2 Review the legal framework Agreed of decentralization: I think there is a misunderstanding from CTAD side of the objective of the forum, given the TIP and potential reshuffling of the GDRC, it is better to suspend this activity. Activity 3.1 Strengthening ETD financial The main criterion used was to avoid the management: How decision was made to security risks of working outside Kananga. integrate all these ETDs? What are the criteria IGA therefore made the decision to work used? with ALL the communes in the city as well as the ville itself, thereby getting a critical mass for change. IGA is hopeful that the experiment will succeed. Activity 6.3 Strengthen the system for school This process of training in school audit inspections and audits: It is unclear how the capitalized on the experiences acquired by collaboration between COREF, WB, IGA under the General Inspection of the EPSP during this section. Were those activities planned the training provided by COREF with funding jointly or DAI found out that other partners from the World Bank. Five staff members were already involved therefore limited its from the General Inspectorate of the EPSP interventions to avoid duplication. received this training based on modules prepared by COREF. They facilitated the training referred to using the modules developed by COREF but adapted to the target audience. (Note that these experts trained by COREF, audited five national

41 USAID A/COR Comment from FY19 Q1 Quarterly USAID IGA Response Report structures of the EPSP including the Directorate of Planning). The training consisted of: Financial and accounting management (4 days); risk mapping (4 days); conducting an audit assignment (2 days); practical risk assessment exercises in schools were followed by a visit to the field. This training will be extended to two other sites (Bukavu and Mbuji-Mayi). “The practical exercises on school risk The General Inspectorate of Education of the assessments were followed by a field trip. This EPSP led the events. training will be extended to two other sites (Bukavu and Mbuji-Mayi)”: Which organization will take the lead for the events? “The revised indicator set and simplified theory Now that IGA has an approved, post TIP, of change will be discussed as soon as possible workplan, a revised TOC will be prepared with USAID to finalize them and prepare a and should be completed by mid-April. revised MELP and PIRS for approval. These discussions will depend on other factors that may change aspects of the scope of work, explained elsewhere in this document.”: When are we going to receive the final product?

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