Evaluation of Technical Assistance to Post-Conflict Countries-Mozambique and Rwanda

Policy Papers, February 23, 2009

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Evaluation covers technical assistance (TA) in statistics for two post-conflict countries: Mozambique and Rwanda during the period 2000–08.
TA included training and spanned the broad spectrum of the Statistics Department’s (STA) program.
Collaboration partners cited: East Africa Regional Technical Assistance Center (East AFRITAC), the U. K. Department for International Development (DFID), and the Japanese-funded General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) projects, as well as TA funded directly from the IMF’s budget.
Emerging lessons intended to guide future TA to non-English-speaking countries.
Publication date: February 23, 2009.

Geographic focus: Mozambique and Rwanda.
Timeframe: 2000–08.
TA modalities covered: missions, training, collaboration with regional and donor projects, and IMF-budget-funded TA.
Evaluation approach:
- Missions to each country.
- Responses to questionnaires.
- Desk reviews of available data.
- Discussions with country authorities, donors, data users, and national officials who participated in IMF courses in statistics.

TA addressed a broad spectrum of STA program activities in post-conflict contexts.
Collaboration between STA and partners (East AFRITAC, DFID, GDDS projects) was a central element of TA delivery.
The evaluation emphasizes applicability of lessons to non-English-speaking countries receiving statistical TA.
Stakeholder engagement in the evaluation included country authorities, donors, data users, and course participants, indicating a multi-stakeholder assessment approach.

Use lessons from Mozambique and Rwanda to inform design and delivery of future statistical TA in post-conflict and non-English-speaking country contexts.
Continue collaboration with regional technical assistance centers and donor-funded programs to leverage resources and expertise.
Maintain a mix of TA modalities including missions, training, and IMF-budget-funded support to address the broad spectrum of statistical capacity needs.
Ensure evaluation processes incorporate missions, questionnaires, desk reviews, and direct consultations with local authorities and data users to capture practical outcomes and user perspectives.

International Monetary Fund. Evaluation of Technical Assistance to Post-Conflict Countries-Mozambique and Rwanda. February 23, 2009.