Posted by Eckhard on November 1, 2008
By Elvira Beracochea, MIDEGO
Are we really making a difference? Should we account for our work and present transparent results, good and bad to our peers, host country partners and funding agencies?
This year the IH section hosted the second panel on “Aid Effectiveness and Accountability.” This panel is a follow on to the one we had last year. I am happy that the topic of Aid Effectiveness is raising more attention. I want to thank two guest presenters: Michael Hammer, Executive Director of the One World Trust, who came from the UK for this panel and Elisabeth Sandor of the OECD, who came from Paris for this panel.
One World Trus (www.oneworldtrust.org) is a fifty-year old non-profit organization in the UK evaluating and holding accountable organizations such as DfID, Aga Khan Foundation, etc. Their accountability report is a must for those working in IH. Last year the OECD decided to include health as its tracer sector and is monitoring progress towards the MDGs and the commitments made in Paris Declaration. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in APHA IH Section, Aid Effectiveness, MDG | Tagged: Aid Effectiveness, Global accountability report, MDG, One World Trust | 1 Comment »
Posted by Eckhard on February 9, 2008
“At the midway point between their adoption in 2000 and the 2015 target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, sub-Saharan Africa is not on track to achieve any of the Goals”. http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/docs/MDGafrica07.pdf
Yes, according to William Easterly, author of “The White Man’s Burden”, at a February 6 event, Africa was set up to fail by the way MDG targets were set and indicators defined (http://www.brookings.edu/events/2008/0206_africa.aspx). With wit and by taking occasional cheap shots at those who developed the MDG goals and targets, Easterly held the attention of a large audience. Using data and trends, he made a compelling case why MDGs did not give sub-Saharan Africa credit for its considerable progress, thus contributing to the stereotype of “Africa’s failure”. In his response, Danny Leipziger of the World Bank took issue with many of Easterly’s claims pointing out, for example, that Tanzania was treated no different from Nepal for most MDG goals. Here is the question: Do you believe that MDGs are fair or unfair to Africa? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in MDG | Tagged: Evaluation, Family Planning, Least developed countries, MDG, MDG indicators, MDG targets, MDGs, Monitoring, Population growth | 8 Comments »
Are we really making a difference? Should we account for our work and present transparent results, good and bad to our peers, host country partners and funding agencies?
