Making a difference
National Nutrition Strategy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Posted on:
- Country:
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Period:
- September 2015 – April 2016
- Clients:
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- National Nutrition Program, Ministry of Health (PRONANUT);
- UNICEF-Kinshasa
- Donor:
- UNICEF
- Budget:
- US$ 173,000
UNICEF mandated ACT for Performance to facilitate a participatory planning process to develop the National Multisectoral Nutrition Strategy for DRC, including an operational plan and a detailed cost estimate. After an extensive document reviews and an international benchmarking study, our team had meetings with all stakeholders, organized strategic planning and operationalization workshops and developed a financing model to estimate into detail the implementation costs. Relevant stakeholders validated the proposed strategy at a National Forum.
Evaluation of the project “Accelerating Nutrition Improvements in Sub-Saharan Africa”
- Posted on:
- Country:
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Period:
- June – December 2015
- Clients:
- Department of Nutrition of Health and Development World Health Organization (WHO)
- Donor:
- Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and International Development, Canada
- Budget:
- € 182,000
WHO mandated ACT for Performance to evaluate its Project “Accelerating Nutrition Improvements in Sub-Saharan Africa”, which was financed by Canada (18 million USD). Our team evaluated the relevance, results, effectiveness and efficiency of the project and formulated recommendations with regard to possible adjustments for the remainder of the project period and to improve overall project management.
Decentralization study to assess the costs of the transfer of exclusive competencies from the central government to the local governments in the Equateur, Eastern Kasai and North Kivu Provinces
- Posted on:
- Country:
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Period:
- May – July 2015
- Clients:
- Ministry of Decentralization and Customary Affairs
- Donor:
- UNDP
- Budget:
- US$ 80,000
ACT for Performance has been mandated by UNDP to conduct a study to assess the costs induced by the decentralization of competencies from the central government to local governments in the Equateur, Eastern Kasai and North Kivu Provinces. In addition to the cost-estimation, the team was asked to propose a progressive approach following priorities in the transfer of skills and resources, and also to identify and document the commitments and actions taken.
Providing logistic support to the organization of workshops across three provinces : North Kivu, Eastern Kasaï , and the Eastern Province
- Posted on:
- Country:
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Period:
- May – June 2015
- Client:
- FEWS NET, Famine Early Warning System Network and Chemonics International Inc
- Donor:
- USAID
- Budget:
- US$ 120,000
ACT for Performance was asked by FEWS-Net and Chemonix to provide logistic and administrative support to the organization of workshops on food security in three provinces across the country (DRC).
Organizational audit of the Revenue Agency of the Western Kasaï Province (DGRKOC)
- Posted on:
- Country:
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Period:
- May 2014- August 2014
- Client:
- Governance capacity building project PRCG
- Donor:
- World Bank
- Budget:
- US$ 50,000
ACT for Performance conducted an organizational audit of the Revenue Agency of the Western Kasai Province, designed an institutional development plan, and developed recommendations to revitalize the Agency.