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USAID Gold Quarter 1 FY20 Quarterly Report October 1 – December 31, 2019 USAID Governance for Local Development USAID Governance for Local Development (USAID/GoLD) Quarterly Report October 1 – December 31, 2019 Cooperative Agreement # AID-685-A-16-00006 Prepared for Samba Barry Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) USAID-Senegal Democracy and Governance Office Prepared by RTI International 3040 East Cornwallis Road Post Office Box 12194 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194 RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach, an approach that integrates expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development. We believe in the promise of science, and we push ourselves every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses around the world. For more information, visit www.rti.org. RTI International is a trade name of Research Triangle Institute. RTI and the RTI logo are US registered trademarks of Research Triangle Institute. January 2020 This report was prepared for USAID. It was prepared by RTI International. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. The photos contained in this report, unless otherwise stated, are from RTI International. TABLE OF CONTENTS Figures, tables and appendices v Acronyms and Abbreviations vii 1 Executive Summary 1 1.1 Main Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Major Successes ............................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Major Challenges ............................................................................................................................................. 2 2 Program and Activity Management 4 2.1 National Office ................................................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Regional Offices .............................................................................................................................................. 6 3 Coordination and integration 8 3.1 Summary ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Partnerships ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.2.1 RSS+, CMU ............................................................................................................................................ 9 3.2.2 USAID Neema, PNLP ............................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.3 USAID Accès ........................................................................................................................................ 10 3.2.4 USAID Passerelles ............................................................................................................................... 10 3.2.5 Rural Association for AIDS Control and Economic and Social Development (ARLS/DES) ................... 10 3.2.6 UNCDF ................................................................................................................................................. 11 3.2.7 Spanish Cooperation and the University of Zaragoza ........................................................................... 11 3.2.8 Oshun ................................................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.9 Power Africa .......................................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.10 Enda-ECOPOP/MCTDAT ..................................................................................................................... 12 3.3 Planning for the Next Quarter ........................................................................................................................ 13 4 Social Inclusion 14 4.1 ANALYSIS ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.1.1 Improving the participation of women and young people in capacity-building sessions ........................ 14 4.1.2 Women’s central role in the mobilization of financial resources ............................................................ 14 4.1.3 Planning for the next quarter ................................................................................................................. 15 5 Communication 16 5.1 Lessons learned, Success Stories and Good Practices................................................................................. 16 5.2 Major Challenges ........................................................................................................................................... 16 5.3 Main Achievements........................................................................................................................................ 16 5.4 Planning for the Next Quarter ........................................................................................................................ 17 6 Improved Capacity of Local Government to Respond to Citizens’ Demands 18 6.1 Lessons learned, Success Stories, and Good Practices ................................................................................ 18 6.2 Major Challenges ........................................................................................................................................... 18 6.3 Summary of Progress on Outcome 1 ............................................................................................................. 18 6.3.1 SR 1.1: Enhanced leadership capacity of CT councilors as elected officials ........................................ 18 iii USAID/GoLD – Quarterly Report, October 1 – December 31, 2019 iii 6.3.2 SR 1.2: Enhanced organizational capacities (planning, budgeting, and implementation processes) of decentralized government structures .............................................................................. 19 6.4 Planning for the Next Quarter ........................................................................................................................ 20 7 Improved Mobilization and Management of Local Public Resources 21 7.1 Lessons learned, Success Stories and Good Practices................................................................................. 21 7.2 Summary of Progress on Outcome 2 ............................................................................................................. 21 7.2.1 SR 2.1: Increased CTs’ own resources ................................................................................................. 21 7.2.2 SR 2.2: CT planning and budgeting integrates development partner resources ................................... 24 7.3 Planning for the Next Quarter ........................................................................................................................ 25 8 Increased community participation in the management of service delivery (Health, Education, WASH, Agriculture) 26 8.1 Lessons learned, Success Stories and Good Practices................................................................................. 26 8.2 Major challenges ............................................................................................................................................ 26 8.3 Summary of Progress on Outcome 3 ............................................................................................................. 27 8.3.1 SR 3.1: Enhanced CSO capacities for collective action on priority public needs .................................. 27 8.3.2 SR 3.2: Existing opportunities to engage in dialogue on public needs are taken advantage of by stakeholders (government, non-government affiliates, donors, etc.). .................................................... 29 8.4 Planning for the Next Quarter ........................................................................................................................ 34 9 Grants Program 36 10 Cost Share 36 11 Financial Performance 36 12 Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) 37 12.1 Activity 1: Operationalizing the monitoring and evaluation system ................................................................ 37 12.2 Activity 2: Collaborative and learning activities .............................................................................................. 39 12.3 Summary Table of Indicators, Targets and Outcomes, October 1 to December 31, 2019 ............................. 41 iv USAID/GoLD – Quarterly Report, October 1 – December 31, 2019 FIGURES, TABLES AND APPENDICES List of figures Figure 1. USAID/GoLD Logical Framework Reminder ................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2. Women’s potential contribution to tax collection ..........................................................................................
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