| Grant Profile: |
| Project Title: |
Contribution towards Zimbabwe Programmatic Multi-Donor Trust Fund (Zim-MDTF) |
| PCF/LICUS/SPF: |
LICUS |
Status: |
Open |
| File Number: |
| Region: |
AFR |
| Sector: |
Multisector |
Country: |
Zimbabwe |
| FY approved: |
2009 |
Grant Theme : |
Public sector governance |
| Keyword(s): |
Multi-Donor Trust Funds |
Approved Amount: |
$1,000,000.00 |
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Grant Recipient:
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Grant Purpose:
The overall objective of the Zim-MDTF is to contribute to the recovery and development effort in Zimbabwe. The Zim-MDTF would also foster donor harmonization. Critical to the achievement of these goals are: financial and technical support to activities that are consistent with the government’s recovery priorities; mobilization of pooled donor resources based on a common understanding of the country’s recovery needs, linked to effective coordination with other related activities funded outside the trust fund; and efficient monitoring and evaluation of outputs and impact.
The State- and Peace-Building Fund at the World Bank would contribute towards increased donor collaboration and partnership as well as sub-projects funded by the Zim-MDTF.
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Grant Activities:
The activities of the Zimbabwe MDTF would be grounded in the Short-Term Emergency Recovery Programme of the new government and the 100-day action plan in the short term. In the longer term, Zim-MDTF activities would be guided by a national transition plan that would come out of joint needs assessment carried out by government and partners; such an assessment would determine the country’s recovery and developmental needs for a transition period. Initial areas of support are expected to include the provision of basic social services, infrastructure rehabilitation, social protection, agricultural recovery, and institution and capacity development
Numerous consultations have been held on the Zim-MDTF framework with donor and UN partners, and since March 2009, with the new inclusive government.
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News:
In May 2009, the World Bank scaled up its assistance to priority development issues in Zimbabwe. Following the Global Political Agreement in September 2008 and the formation of a new Government of National Unity in the beginning of 2009, the World Bank established a Programmatic Multi-Donor Trust Fund aiming to support recovery in the country that has been in severe economic, political and social turmoil for the past several years. The project builds on the Accra Agenda for Action and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and is considered to be an important step towards donor re-engagement and harmonization in the country.
The new inclusive government in Zimbabwe launched a comprehensive Short-Term Emergency Recovery Program (STERP) in March this year. STERP is an emergency stabilization program that aims at improving growth of the economy in the country. The Programmatic Multi-Donor Trust Fund aims to support activities that are consistent with the government’s recovery priorities, including provision of basic social services, infrastructure rehabilitation, social protection, agricultural recovery, and institution and capacity development.
The Programmatic Trust Fund (Zim-MDTF) follows an analytical multi-donor trust fund (A-MDTF), with contributions from nine donors and the Low Income Countries Under Stress Trust Fund at the World Bank . The A-MDTF was established by the Bank in 2008 to generate knowledge in priority areas for development in the country, and to provide a forum for coordinated support for knowledge building. It has promoted dialogue among stakeholders around what challenges Zimbabwe faces, and how they could be tackled. As a result, a draft Zimbabwe Emergency Recovery Program was prepared to serve as a consultative document assessing priority areas for recovery in the country.
Zim-MDTF is expected to enhance effective, coordinated approaches in Zimbabwe. The initiative contributes to increased donor collaboration and partnership, as well as to a variety of sub-projects that aim to improve basic services, infrastructure, productivity, and safety nets for the vulnerable.
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