| Component VI : Strenghtening AFRISTAT’s working capacities |
| General objective VI :Provide AFRISTAT with the requisite resources to provide efficient support to strengthening national statistical systems |
| Specific objectives/expected results |
Activities |
Objectively verifiable indicators |
Sources or means of verification |
Specific objective 15 : Scale up AFRISTAT’s human, material and financial resources
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| Outcome 15.1: AFRISTAT intervention and management capacities are strengthened |
15.1.1. Increase AFRISTAT’s staff strength (recruitment of experts and administrative and financial support staff) |
Number of expoerts and administrative and financial support staff recruited |
New employment contracts signed |
| 15.1.2. Revision of administrative management and accounting procedures |
Administrative and accounting manual of procedures revised |
Audit report and staff opinion polls |
| 15.1.3. Continuous training for AFRISTAT personnel |
Number of staff trained by category and by area |
Progress and training reports |
| 15.1.4. Pursue policy on use of external consultants |
Number of paid consultations |
AFRISTAT Management budget reports |
| Outcome 15.2: Management has requisite equipment to perform its duties |
15.2.1. Acquisition of furniture, specialized data processing equipment and sundry supplies |
Number and specification of acquired equipment |
Delivery slips and registration numbers |
| 15.2.2. Acquisition of requisite computer software |
Number and nature of specialized software acquired |
Delivery slips |
| Outcome 15.3: Member State contributions to the AFRISTAT Fund for the period 2006-2015 are fully paid up and AFRISTAT receives additional funding from Technical and Financial Partners (TFP) |
15.3.1. Awareness actions targeting Member States and TFP |
Annual level of contributions mobilized |
AFRISTAT Fund |
| 15.3.2. Design of projects for funding |
Number of projects designed and submitted to donors |
Progress report of AFRISTAT Management |
| Outcome 15.4: AFRISTAT’s statutory meetings are organised and the implementation of AFRISTAT’s strategic plan of activities is examined regularly |
15.4.0. Organisation of statutory meetings |
Number of meetings |
Summary of meeting conclusions and AFRISTAT progress reports |
Specific objective 16 : Make AFRISTAT known widely (its statutes, missions, activities, achievements, etc.) through well targeted awareness raising and communication actions
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| Outcome 16.0: AFRISTAT’s communication strategy is designed and implemented |
16.0.1. Design AFRISTAT’s communication strategy |
Communication strategy designed |
AFRISTAT progress reports |
| 16.0.2. Design of communication media |
Communication media designed and printed where necessary |
AFRISTAT progress reports |
| 16.0.3. Information and awareness of Member States and technical and financial partners on AFRISTAT activities |
Information media designed, number of press conferences, number of articles or boxes in La lettre d'AFRISTAT (AFRISTAT Newsletter) and other publications and number of communication events or actions organized |
AFRISTAT progress reports |
| 16.0.4. Participation of AFRISTAT experts e in symposia and conferences organised by Member States and partners |
Number of meetings |
Mission reports and AFRISTAT progress reports |
Specific objective 17: Strengthen AFRISTAT’s dissemination and publishing capacities
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| Outcome 17.1: AFRISTAT regional database (AFRILDB) is updated regularly |
17.1.1. Incorporation of PRSP and MDG indicators in AFRILDB |
List of indicators completed |
Compendium of indicators published |
| 17.1.2. Timely collection, verification and processing of data |
Computer files and content of data base |
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| 17.1.3. Publication of AFRILDB data |
Nature and number of publications |
AFRISTAT progress reports |
| Outcome 17.2: A regional databank is developed |
17.2.1. Consolidation of methodology and development of the regional data base |
Existing methodology |
AFRISTAT progress reports |
| 17.2.2. Formalizing data sharing protocols with countries |
MOU signed |
AFRISTAT progress reports |
| 17.2.3. Survey data collection in Member States |
Collected data |
Data collected and inserted in database |
| 17.2.4. Digitization, formatting and archiving |
Databank content |
AFRISTAT progress reports |
| 17.2.5. Establishment of dataflow systems via the Internet |
System operational |
www.afristat.org |
| Outcome 17.3:AFRISTAT’s documentation centre has appropriate equipment and large number of books that are relevant to AFRISTAT’s missions |
17.3.1. Listing and purchase of equipment, regular book updates and acquisition of new publications |
Number of equipment and books |
Annual expenses earmarked for the acquisition of equipment and books and AFRISTAT progress reports |
| 17.3.2. Improving the management of the documentation centre |
Borrowing procedures designed, number of users and/or borrowed books |
Borrowing management document of Centre. AFRISTAT progress reports |