2010 Progress Report – Draft - NFP Facility

2010 Progress ReportFacility1. Developingpartnershipsbetween theFacility andeligiblecountriesInterventionLogic1.1 Invitingcountries toapplyObjectivelyVerifiable Indicators− Number ofcountries invited− Nature andnumber ofinitiatives/eventsused to publicizeFacility support tocountriesReporting against Logical Framework− Official letters of invitation were sent (through the FAO or UNDPCountry Offices) to all 108 eligible countries (Medium and Low HumanDevelopment Index); 95 of these countries have replied by sending aproposal (Concept Note); 70 are now partners; of the 49 LeastDeveloped Countries (LDC), 34 are Facility partner (or 69% of allLDCs).− The Facility website and Flyer, international events such as the WorldForestry Congress, CLI, COFO, FAO’s Regional Commissions, UNFF,UNCCC-Bali, etc.Sources of Verification− Facility Progress Reports− Facility Country SupportDatabase− Reports from the NMSCs− Reports from RecipientOrganizations (receivingFacility grants)− In 2010, the Facility coaches have visited the Facility PartnerCountries at least once (except some countries for security reasons,and some non-responding countries).− Back to Office Reports fromFacility “coaches”2. Supportingstakeholders inpartnercountries1.2 Evaluatingapplications− Number ofapplicationsreceived; qualityand relevance ofConcept Notesand correspondingapplications− Number ofrespectivedecisions of theSteeringCommittee andFacilitymanagement− 95 countries and 7 sub-regional organizations have applied for FacilityPartnerships by submitting a Concept Note− 70 partner countries and 4 partner Regional organizations wereselected after a ranking and selection process in differentprioritization sessions spread over 8 years. In detail:2002: 8 partners admitted: Chile, China, ACICAFOC, Malawi,Mongolia, Nigeria, Thailand, Tanzania2003 (June): 7 partners admitted: CCAD, Ghana, Indonesia, Mali,Namibia, Philippines, Senegal2003 (December): 15 partners admitted: Colombia, Cuba, DR Congo,Ecuador, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger,Paraguay, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda2004: 8 partners admitted: Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala,Georgia, Jamaica, Pakistan, Sudan, Vanuatu2005: 8 partners admitted: Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Palau,Viet Nam, Zambia, SPC, CANARI2007: 11 countries admitted: Sierra Leone, Angola, Ethiopia,Uzbekistan, Dominican Rep., Nepal, Guinea, El Salvador, Laos,Cambodia, Belize2008: 4 countries were admitted: Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Yemen− Concept Notes received− Proposals received− Signed PartnershipAgreements− Signed Second PhasePartnership Agreements− Appendixes of thePartnership Agreements(Monitoring tool)− Workshop reports andproceedings− 2009: 13 new countries have been accepted as partner, based on theConcept Note (Bhutan, Bolivia, Burundi, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire,Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Peru, Suriname, Togo, andZimbabwe)− Scored indicators in thenfp-matrix, done in aparticipatory way, duringNMSC meeting or wkshop2010: no new partner countries were accepted44