The Joint Donor Staff Training on Partnership for Poverty Reduction was organized to strengthen donor coordination by providing an opportunity to share lessons learnt, experiences, and to strive for a common approach to the poverty reduction strategy processes (PRSP).

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• Contacts
• List of participants (Group 1, Group 2)

Agenda and Learning Materials

MODULE 1: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE PRSP PROCESS

• SESSION 1 - The Political Economy of the PRSP Process – Constraints and
  Opportunities
• SESSION 2 – Case Study in the Political Economy of Pro-Poor Policies – Country ownership, Policy Reform and the PRSP process in the Kyrgyz Republic
• SESSION 3 – The PRSP Process so far – a review of the Reviews and the way ahead.
  • The PRSP process so FarAccomplishments, Shortcomings and Challenges
  • The PRSP process in Albania
• SESSION 4 – PRSP Implementation at the sectoral level.

MODULE 2: PRSPs, BUDGETS AND AID INSTRUMENTS

• SESSION 1 - Linking policies and budgets.
• SESSION 2 - Achieving pro-poor outcomes in Eastern Europe/CIS
• SESSION 3 - How donors can facilitate pro-poor budget outcomes

MODULE 3: MONITORING OF PRSPs

• SESSION 1 – Monitoring of PRSPs
• SESSION 2 – Setting up monitoring systems for PRS
• SESSION 3/4 - PRSC in Albania

MODULE 4: INNOVATIVE DONOR PRACTICES IN SUPPORT OF PRSPs

• SESSION 1 – Donor Coordination, alignment and harmonisation
  • Innovative donor practices in support of PRSPs
  • PRSP-related coordination challenges in Europe: the case of Albania
    
• SESSION 2 – Putting lessons into practise: working group discussions and actionplanning

Contacts

Rosa Alonso i Terme
Ralonsoiterme@worldbank.org

Mark van den Boogaard
mvandenboogaard@worldbank.org

Profiles of Course Presenters