Quarterly Report April 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019
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USAID IGPA/TAKAMUL IRAQ GOVERNANCE & PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT (IGPA/TAKAMUL) QUARTERLY REPORT APRIL 1, 2019 – JUNE 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 July 30, 2019 Author IGPA/Takamul Project Team Cover Construction of the Bettah Bridge in Babil. This project was awarded to a local company using the IGPA/Takamul’s standard bidding documents. 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 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 5 الموجز التنفيذي CHAPTER 1: PROJECT PROGRESS 7 OBJECTIVE 1: ENHANCE IRAQI GOVERNMENT SERVICE DELIVERY CAPACITY 7 RESULT 1.1 IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY OUTCOMES IN SECTORS WITH HIGH IMPACT/VISIBILITY 8 RESULT 1.2 STRENGTHEN THE STRATEGIC APPROACH AND CAPACITY OF THE FEDERAL LINE MINISTRIES AND PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATES TO BETTER ALIGN SERVICE DELIVERY OUTCOMES WITH PRIORITIES OF PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL POPULATIONS 29 RESULT 1.3 ENHANCE REGULATORY AND PROCEDURAL CERTAINTY TO ATTRACT PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT 34 SUCCESS STORY: BASRAH’S GARBAGE TRUCKS IN HASTE TO REMOVE WASTE 36 OBJECTIVE 2: IMPROVE PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 37 RESULT 2.1 STRENGTHEN CAPACITIES OF PROVINCIAL OFFICES AND SUPPORT THEIR CONVERSION INTO FULLY OPERATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICES 38 RESULT 2.2 SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS, SUCH AS FINANCIAL AUDIT PROCEDURES OF PROVINCIAL FINANCES 41 RESULT 2.3 ENHANCE PROVINCIAL REVENUE GENERATION, COLLECTION, AND MANAGEMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE OIL SECTOR 43 RESULT 2.4 ENHANCE BUDGET-CYCLE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION AGAINST DECENTRALIZED EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS 45 SUCCESS STORY: SIXTY PERCENT RISE IN WATER SERVICE FEE KEEPS WATER FLOWING IN DHI QAR 49 OBJECTIVE 3: SERVICE DELIVERY AND PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MONITORING AND OVERSIGHT 50 RESULT 3.1 STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF SELECTED PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND OUTREACH MECHANISMS 51 RESULT 3.2 ENHANCE PUBLIC CAPABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN PLANNING, MONITORING, AND EVALUATING PUBLIC SERVICES 64 SUCCESS STORY: NEW PIPES IN BABIL RESTORE WATER AND TRUST 67 OBJECTIVE 4: SUPPORTING CHANGE AGENTS 68 TASK ORDER 1: ASSISTANCE TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND MINISTRY OF OIL 70 TASK ORDER 3: KRG INFORMATION SYSTEMS REFORMS 72 TASK ORDER 4: NINEWA INVESTMENT FACILITATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 73 TASK ORDER 5: ANTI-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEGISLATION 74 CHAPTER II: MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING 77 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 77 IGPA/TAKAMUL MEL SYSTEM 88 PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS 88 PROJECT LEARNING 89 COMPLEXITY AWARE MONITORING 90 CHAPTER III: OPERATIONAL CONTEXT, CHALLENGES, AND LESSONS LEARNED 100 OPERATIONAL CONTEXT 100 POLITICAL CONTEXT AND IMPACT ON IGPA/TAKAMUL 109 CHAPTER IV: CONFLICT SENSITIVITY AND SECURITY CHALLENGES 111 CONFLICT SENSITIVITY AND IGPA/TAKAMUL PROGRAMMING 111 MAJOR CONFLICT DYNAMICS AND DRIVERS 111 ANNEXES 117 ANNEXES ANNEX 1: MONITORING & EVALUATION DISAGGREGATED DATA & TABLES ................................................................................................................................. 118 ANNEX 2: RESULTS OF BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING ........................................ 121 ANNEX 3: PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE – PROJECTS AWARDED USING STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 ....................... 126 ANNEX 4: PROVINCIAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL – SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................. 132 ANNEX 5: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION ........................................................... 133 ANNEX 6: CONTRACT DELIVERABLES ......................................................................................... 136 ANNEX 7: CONTEXT MONITORING REPORTS ...................................................................... 137 ANNEX 8: SELECTED ACTIVITIES FOR ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ..................................... 138 ANNEX 9: BORU’S SEQUENTIAL QUESTIONS FOR IGPA/TAKAMUL’S CAM REPORT ................................................................................................................................... 142 ANNEX 10: SUBCONTRACTORS’ OVERVIEW ............................................................................. 143 ANNEX 11: SUCCESS STORIES IN ARABIC .................................................................................... 146 ANNEX 12: MEDIA COVERAGE OF MONITORING & OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES ........ 149 ANNEX 13: SUB-ACTIVITY REPORT .................................................................................................. 152 ANNEX 14: MEDIA COVERAGE ............................................................................................................ 164 TABLES Table 1: SUMMARY OF RESULTS ............................................................................................. 1 Table 2: BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING ROUND 3 .......................................... 17 TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF CONTRACTS AWARDED (APRIL-JUNE 2019) .................... 27 TABLE 4: NUMBER OF CHANGE AGENTS SELECTED BASED ON THE NEW REFINED CRITERIA ...................................................................... 69 Table 5: NAMES AND POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS OF THE COR COMMITTEE CHAIRS .............................................................................................. 108 Table 6: PARTICIPANTS TRAINED – FY2019 QUARTER-3 ......................................... 118 Table 7: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DEPARTMENT SCORES, BY PROVINCE ............................................................................................................ 120 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 SFPMOH Stakeholder Feedback, Process Monitoring of Impact, and Outcome Harvesting 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: