Capacity Building Intitiative for Poverty Reduction Programming, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (PRIME – SIERRA LEONE)

Project Name:
Capacity Building Intitiative for Poverty Reduction Programming, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (PRIME – SIERRA LEONE)
Institution :
The Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone

Core Competence:
Economic Policy Analysis and Management
Project Region :
West & Central Africa
Country :
Sierra Leone
Status :
Closed
Grant Number :
178

Grant Amount (USD):
1 000 000

Commitment Date:
2006

Closing Date:
2010

Introduction:
The PRIME Initiative was part of the Foundation’s efforts to enhance its support for poverty reduction processes as a response to specific African countries’ challenges in relation to second-generation Poverty Reduction Strategies(PRS). On the 21^stof July 2006 ACBF signed a grant for the funding Program of the Capacity Building Initiative for Poverty Reduction Programming, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation (PRIME) in Sierra Leone.

Project Description:
Under the PRIME Initiative, the Foundation’s goals were to provide more systematic and targeted support to strengthen capacity for poverty reduction strategy processes.The PRIME Initiative specifically aimed to strengthen capacity for three clusters of functions, including: (i) Improved poverty analysis and profiling; (ii) Enhanced accountability including top-down as well as mutual accountability between donors and governments; and (iii) Generation and sharing of PRS-related cross-country knowledge at regional level.

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.

H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.

H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.

Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.

Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.

Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana

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