Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Contract (MECC): Assessment Report – Public Policy Opportunities Assessment AID-660-TO-16-00002 October 15, 2019 Final Submission December 10, 2019 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) under IDIQ AID-OAA-I-15-00022, Task Order AID-660-TO- 16- 00002. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND COORDINATION CONTRACT: ASSESSMENT REPORT Public Policy Opportunities Assessment June - October 2019 October 15, 2019 Final Submission December 10, 2019 International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) In the US: 8618 Westwood Center Drive Suite 400 Vienna, VA 22182 USA +1.703.749.0100 In Kinshasa: 63, Av. Col. Mondjiba, Concession COTEX, Bat. 7A Ngaliema, Kinshasa, DRC AID-660-TO-16-00002 DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government Table of Contents ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................................................. i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................................ 4 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Elucidating Priorities 5 Data Collection and Analysis 6 Limitations to the Methodology 6 Cross-Cutting Priorities: Timely Opportunities 7 HEALTH .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Summary of Findings 8 Recommendations 12 EDUCATION........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Summary of Findings 14 Recommendations 16 ECONOMIC GROWTH ........................................................................................................................... 18 Summary of Findings 18 Recommendations 21 DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOVERNANCE ..................................................................... 23 Summary of Findings 23 Recommendations 25 PEACE AND SECURITY ......................................................................................................................... 27 Summary of Findings 27 Recommendations 27 ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................................................... 28 Summary of Findings 28 Recommendations 29 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................................ 29 ANNEX A – PPOA MECC Statement of Work ........................................................................................ 31 Statement of Work for a Specialized Assessment on Public Policy Opportunities in DRC .............................. 34 I. Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 34 II. Background ............................................................................................................................................... 34 Democracy and Governance 34 Health 35 Education 36 Economic Growth 37 Environment 37 Security and Anti-State Capture 37 III. Scope of Work ............................................................................................................................... 37 IV. Deliverables................................................................................................................................................ 38 V. Experience/background required ..................................................................................................... 38 VII. Period of performance .................................................................................................................... 38 ANNEX B – Priorities Determination ....................................................................................................... 39 ANNEX C – Data Gathering Tools ............................................................................................................ 53 ANNEX D – Health Findings..................................................................................................................... 66 ANNEX E – Education Findings ............................................................................................................... 75 ANNEX F – Economic Growth Findings .................................................................................................. 82 ANNEX G – Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Findings ........................................................ 89 ANNEX H – Peace and Security Findings ................................................................................................. 96 ANNEX I – Environment Findings ........................................................................................................... 99 ANNEX J – Decentralization Findings .................................................................................................... 103 ANNEX K – Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 106 Table of Tables Table 1 Summary of Findings on Public Policy and Legal Document Gaps .......................................................... 1 Table 2 Summary of Potential Donor Partners by Sector as Identified by Respondents ......................................... 2 Table 3Top Priority Areas for the GDRC and USAID/DRC ............................................................................... 5 Table 4Convergence of GDRC and USAID/DRC Top Priority Areas ................................................................. 6 Table 5 Distribution of Datasets by Sector and Type........................................................................................... 6 Table 6 Current State of Public Policies within the Health Sector ........................................................................ 8 Table 7 Prioritization of Current Challenges to Progress in the Health Sector .................................................... 10 Table 8 Prioritization of Potential Areas for Strategic USAID Engagement (Health) ......................................... 10 Table 9 Current State of Public Policies within the Education Sector ................................................................ 14 Table 10 Prioritization of Challenges to Progress in the Education Sector ......................................................... 15 Table 11 Prioritization of Potential Areas for Strategic USAID Engagement (Education) .................................. 15 Table 12 Current State of Policies within the Economic Growth Sector ............................................................. 18 Table 13 Prioritization of Current Challenges to Progress in the Economic Growth Sector ................................ 19 Table 14 Prioritization of Potential Areas for Strategic USAID Engagement (Economic Growth) ...................... 20 Table 15 Current State of Public Policies within the Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Sector............ 23 Table 16 Prioritization of Current Challenges to Progress in Democracy, Human Rights and Governance .......... 24 Table 17 Prioritization of Potential Areas for Strategic USAID Engagement (Democracy, Human Rights and Governance) .................................................................................................................................................... 24 ACRONYMS ACCELERE Accès, Lecture, Rétention et Redevabilité AFRICOM United States Department of Defense’s Africa Command CARPE Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment CDCS Country Development Cooperation Strategy CODESA Comité de la Santé CSO Civil Society Organization DART Disaster Assistance Response Team DDRR Disarmament, Demobilization, Reinsertion and Reintegration DFID United Kingdom Department for International Development DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo DRG Democracy, Human Rights and Governance EG Economic Growth ETD Entités Territoriales Décentralisés EU European Union GDRC Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo IBTCI International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. IP Implementing Partner MECC Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Contract MOA Ministry of Agriculture MOE Ministry of Education MOH Ministry of Health MEPSP Ministère de l’Enseignement Primaire, Secondaire et Professionnel MSI Management Systems International NGO Non-Governmental Organization PMP Performance Management Plan PS Peace and Security RBF Results Based Financing SME Small/Medium Enterprise SSEF Stratégie Sectorielle de l’Éducation et de la Formation 2016-2025