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USAID IGPA/TAKAMUL IRAQ GOVERNANCE & PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (IGPA/TAKAMUL) FY2019 ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 1, 2018 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 Program Title Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability Project (IGPA/Takamul) Sponsoring USAID Office USAID Iraq Contract Number AID-267-H-17-00001 Contractor DAI Global LLC Date of publication October 30, 2019 Author IGPA/Takamul Project Team Cover A member of the Social Accountability Group interviews a Christian minority in Ninewa Plains about her opinion of public delivery services. The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. CONTENTS ACRONYMS PROJECT SNAPSHOT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 5 الموجز التنفيذي CHAPTER 1: PROJECT PROGRESS 7 OBJECTIVE 1: ENHANCE IRAQI GOVERNMENT’S SERVICE DELIVERY CAPACITY 7 SUCCESS STORY – When Women are Safe, Everyone is Safe 29 SUCCESS STORY – At Last, Potable Water for Ramadi Homes and Farms 54 OBJECTIVE 2: IMPROVE PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 55 SUCCESS STORY – Filling a Critical Knowledge Gap in Public Works 76 OBJECTIVE 3: SERVICE DELIVERY AND PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT 77 SUCCESS STORY – Water Conservation Campaign Promotes Partnerships 96 OBJECTIVE 4: SUPPORTING IRAQI CHANGE AGENTS 97 TASK ORDER 1: ASSISTANCE TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTRY OF OIL 101 TASK ORDER 3: KRG INFORMATION SYSTEMS REFORMS 108 TASK ORDER 4: NINEWA INVESTMENT FACILITATION INITIATIVE 113 TASK ORDER 5: ANTI-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEGISLATION 115 CHAPTER II: MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING 119 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 119 IGPA/TAKAMUL MEL SYSTEM 124 PROJECT LEARNING 125 TRAINING EVALUATION FINDINGS 130 CHAPTER III: CONTEXT MONITORING: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GOVERNANCE IN IRAQ 133 SECTION 1: POLITICAL CONTEXT AND GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES 133 SECTION 2: CONFLICT SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 151 SECTION 3: IGPA/TAKAMUL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AND ENTRY POINTS 159 MAIN FINDINGS 159 IGPA/TAKAMUL IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY 160 ANNEXES 167 ANNEXES ANNEX 1: MONITORING & EVALUATION DISAGGREGATED DATA & TABLES .................................... 167 ANNEX 2: OUTCOMES OF BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING ............................................................... 170 ANNEX 3: BPR INTEGRATED WITHIN THE YEAR 3 ASSISTANCE PACKAGES ....................................... 174 ANNEX 4: PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE – PROJECTS AWARDED USING STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS, FY2019 ........................................................................................................... 177 ANNEX 5: CONTRACT DELIVERABLES .................................................................................................................... 187 ANNEX 6: CONTEXT MONITORING REPORT ..................................................................................................... 189 ANNEX 7: FINANCIAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................... 190 ANNEX 8: OVERVIEW OF SUBCONTRACTORS .................................................................................................. 194 ANNEX 9: TRAINING & WORKSHOPS DELIVERED BY OBJECTIVE 2 – PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT............................................................................................................................................. 198 ANNEX 10: ACTIVITIES OF OBJECTIVE 3 – OVERSIGHT & ACCOUNTABILITY ......................................... 202 ANNEX 11: SUCCESS STORIES (ARABIC VERSION) ............................................................................................... 215 TABLES TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF RESULTS ............................................................................................................................ 1 TABLE 2: WATER ASSISTANCE PACKAGES ....................................................................................................... 10 TABLE 3: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PACKAGES ......................................................... 13 TABLE 4: BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING – ROUND 2 ..................................................................... 20 TABLE 5: SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS .................................................................................................... 30 TABLE 6: SUMMARY OF CONTRACTS AWARDED (FY19) .......................................................................... 34 TABLE 8: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DEPARTMENT SCORES, BY PROVINCE .......................... 123 TABLE 9: CHANGES IN THE GOVERNORS’ POSITION 2018-2019 .......................................................... 136 TABLE 10: NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TRAINED, FY19 .............................................................................. 167 TABLE 11: BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING – ROUNDS 3 & 4 ......................................................... 174 TABLES 12-18: OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIVITIES .................................................................... 202 ATTACHMENTS – SUBMITTED SEPARATELY 1. CAM REPORT 2. GENDER AND VULNERABILITY INCLUSION STRATEGY: YEAR 2 PERFORMANCE REVIEW 3. TECHNICAL MATERIALS (IN AN EXTERNAL LINK) 4. SUB-ACTIVITY REPORT 5. MEDIA COVERAGE 6. QUARTERS 1-3 SUCCESS STORIES (IN ENGLISH & ARABIC) 7. RECOGNITIONS/APPRECIATIONS RECEIVED BY IGPA/TAKAMUL 8. PROPOSED CHANGES TO WORK PLAN 9. GOI BURDEN SHARING AND SUSTAINABILITY PLAN 10. GIS DATA CODE BOOKS 11. ANNUAL INVENTORY REPORT 12. IGPA/TAKAMUL-ENGAGED CSOs ACRONYMS AAH As’aib Ahl al-Haq AD Accounting Department ADV Anti-Domestic Violence AFAD Administrative and Financial Affairs Directorate AMELP Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan AP Assistance Package BDC Business Development Center BPR Business Process Reengineering CAM Complex Awareness Monitoring CB CrossBoundary CBI Central Bank of Iraq CFD Cash Forecasting Division CIO Chief Information Officer CM Context Monitoring COC Chambers of Commerce COM Council of Ministers COMSec Council of Ministers’ Secretariat COR Council of Representatives CSA Conflict Sensitivity Analysis CSI Conflict Sensitivity Indicators CSO Civil Society Organization CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CSTF Cross Sector Task Force DG Director General DMFAS Debt Management and Financial Analysis System DMO Debt Management Office DPM Deputy Prime Minister DPMO Deputy Prime Minister’s Office E&I Equality and Inclusion GO Governor’s Office GOI Government of Iraq GRI Gender Resources, Inc. HCCPSec Higher Commission for Coordination among Provinces’ Secretariat HRMS Human Resource Management System ICT Information and Communication Technology IDP Internally Displaced Person IFMIS Integrated Financial Management and Information System IGPA Iraq Governance and Performance Accountability IHEC Independent High Electoral Commission IMF International Monetary Fund IMS Identity Management System IPP Independent Power Producer IRCG Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps IRCTF International Reform Coordination Taskforce KDP Kurdistan Democratic Party KRG Kurdistan Regional Government KRI Kurdistan Region of Iraq LOP Life of Project M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MEL Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning MOE Ministry of Energy MOF Ministry of Finance MOFE Ministry of Finance and Economy MOH Ministry of Health MOJ Ministry of Justice MOMT Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism MOO Ministry of Oil MOP Ministry of Planning MOU Memorandum of Understanding MOWR Ministry of Water Resources MP Member of Parliament NIC National Investment Commission NIF Ninewa Investment Forum O&M Operations and Maintenance PC Provincial Council PDD Public Debt Department PDIA Problem-Driver Iterative Adaptation PEA Political Economy Analysis PEACAMU Political Economy and Complexity Aware Unit PED Provincial Evaluation Department PFM Public Financial Management PFO Peace and Freedom Organization PG Provincial Government PI Performance Indicator PM Prime Minster PMF Popular Mobilization Forces PMO Prime Minister’s Office POS Public Opinion Survey PPDC Provincial Planning and Development Council PPL Policy and Project List PPP Public-Private Partnership PUK Patriot Union of Kurdistan PWED Provincial Women’s Empowerment Directorate RFP Request for Proposal SAG Social Accountability Group SBD Standard Bidding Document SDP Sectoral Development Plan SFC Supreme Federal Court SJC Supreme Judicial Council SME Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise SOE State-owned enterprise SOP Standard Operating Procedure SOW Scope of Work STTA Short Term Technical Assistance SWM Solid Waste Management TAMIS Technical and Administrative Management Information System TO Task Order TOT Training-of-Trainers TSA Treasury Single Account TWG Technical Working Group UIMS United Iraqi Medical Society for Relief and Development UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development U.S. United States USAID United States Agency for International Development USCC United States Chambers of Commerce WED Women’s Empowerment Department WHO World Health Organization WOLA Women Legal Assistance PROJECT SNAPSHOT Table 1: SUMMARY OF RESULTS FY19 ACTUAL FY19 ACTUAL LIFE OF FY18 % NO. INDICATORS CUMULATIVE CUMULATIVE PROJECT TOTAL ACHIEVED Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 (Q1+2+3+4) FY18 & FY19 TARGET Percentage of citizens reporting improvements to 34.41 % 34.4% 143% 1 16.16% 0 0 0 N/A 24% service delivery platforms 38.9% 38.9% 162%2 Number of functional PPDCs in IGPA/Takamul- 2 1 4 4 0 4 12 13 8 162.5% supported provinces Score on Performance Evaluation Departments 3 0.75 6.5 5 0.75 0.25
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