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Expertise to Support Economic Reform in Sierra Leone
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme provides technical assistance to the government of Sierra Leone on i. public financial management and revenue generation, and ii. private investment in energy and water infrastructure. It aims to i. improve the integrity, efficiency and control of public spending and increase tax revenue, thereby supporting macroeconomic stability, and ii. attract higher levels of responsible private sector infrastructure investment. In combination, this should support economic growth.
Public Resource Management in Somalia - Phase II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To build on progress achieved in PREMIS I by improving the capacity of Somalia’s new federal system of government by establishing and improving systems for tax, spend and civil service management at all levels including Public finance management , Public administration and work on decentralisation federalism.
Empowering Palestinian Institutions and Civil Society in the Occupied Palestinian Territories - EPICS OPTs
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
EPICS aims to improve the viability, legitimacy and inclusion of governance and service delivery, to protect and support civic space, and to empower women, in the OPTs. It will provide technical assistance to PA institutions across governance sectors, with a particular focus on financial viability and provision of essential services, in order to protect the fiscal viability and legitimacy of the PA in a declining context. EPICS will protect and support Palestinian civic space by supporting CSOs to hold the PA and other local duty bearers to account for governance and service delivery. EPICS will strengthen women’s empowerment, primarily through supporting coalition building among local and grassroots organisations. Through improving PA viability and legitimacy, it will help reduce the drivers of instability and extremism.
Programme to support accountability and inclusion (Programme d'Appui à la Redevabilité et l'Inclusion) (PARI)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme aims to increase the transparency, accountability and effectiveness of governance institutions at central level and in selected provinces to deliver better pro-poor services and support democracy and lasting stability in DRC.
Iraq Catalytic Economic Diversification (ICED) programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme seeks to catalyse economic development and diversification in Iraq, focussing on creating a thriving private sector and removing barriers to entrepreneurship. This programme supports stability in Iraq, increasing job opportunities (with a focus on female economic empowerment and green jobs) for the rapidly growing population and fiscal space for increased investment in basic services. It will reinforce the Government of Iraq’s (GoI’s) ambitious economic reform agenda – supporting diversification of the oil dependent economy, whilst also providing direct support to the private sector to catalyse investment and growth. Through improving the business environment and create better functioning markets the programme aims to mobilise investment (both domestic and foreign), in particular commercial capital for non-oil sectors.
Ghana Governance Programme (GGP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Ghana Governance Programme (GGP) will promote an effective, transparent, and accountable governance system that protects civil and political rights. It will achieve this by supporting Election Management Bodies, engaging with political parties, promoting effective citizens engagement and supporting civil society to observe the elections to promote non-violent and credible elections in 2024 and 2024. The programme will also drive organised civil society demand for good governance by promoting transparency and accountability through effective citizen engagement to influence a pro-poor development agenda and drive demand for structural reforms. Additionally, it will support innovative solutions to build state capacity to address key systemic weaknesses to enhance transparency and accountability and reduce corruption and advance human rights priorities in Ghana using a flexible and opportunistic approach to respond to weaknesses in areas such as media freedom or minority rights.
Kenya Devolution Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme aims to strengthen the effectiveness of Kenya's devolution. It will support county governments to better plan, deliver and monitor the delivery of public services in key sectors including agriculture, climate change, education, health, water and urban services.
Improving the management of public funds for the benefit of people in Myanmar
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve the use of public finances so that they benefit the people of Myanmar. The expected results include contributing to increasing tax collection from large tax payers by 40% by 2020. The UK will fund a World Bank led programme to work with the Ministry of Planning and Finance to improve their ability to manage public funds and the capacity of parliament to provide oversight of public spending. The programme will also separately support tax administration, fiscal decentralisation, social accountability, and Myanmar’s involvement in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
Twiyubakire – Effective and Accountable Governance for Development
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Twiyubakire will be the UK’s flagship governance programme in Rwanda and a key tool to deliver the Political, Governance and Security objective of our country plan. The programme will also contribute to wider country plan objectives: more efficient, effective, and accountable local governance and PFM systems are important to mitigate risks of UK financial aid across sectors, and will support our education, social protection, and economic development goals.
Partnership for Agile Governance and Climate Engagement (PACE)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The PACE is designed to support more accountable and inclusive institutions to respond to Nigeria’s governance and climate change challenges. This is a governance programme, seeking to address the governance challenges that undermine development and perpetuate social exclusion in Nigeria.
Public Finance Resource Centre (PFRC)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The PFRC offers technical assistance to ODA eligible countries in the fields of tax, public financial management (PFM) and broader macro-fiscal work, including debt management. The PFRC is intended to mobilise flexible technical assistance more quickly than is currently available, responding to clear demand for such support from partner countries. The PFRC is one of 3 pillars of the UK Centre of Expertise for Public Finance to help partner countries access technical expertise.
Strengthening public financial management and revenue collection in Rwanda.
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve Local Government Public Financial Management, audit and domestic revenue generation in Rwanda. Stronger public financial management will directly support poverty reduction by increasing economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the use of public resources. Increased domestic revenue collection will reduce Rwanda's dependence on aid and will support sustainable growth.
Economic Development In the Caribbean
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will support inclusive economic growth and build economic resilience in the ODA eligible Caribbean countries (Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) enabling the region to better respond to economic and climate shocks. The programme will have three core pillars: 1) small business development focusing on key growth sectors and diversification; 2) macroeconomic sustainability to generate fiscal buffers and strengthen government capacity in economic management; 3) strategic inclusive economic development interventions, focusing on core policy themes including women’s economic empowerment, social inclusion, skills and data. The main implementing partners include the IMF and the IDB. Caribbean governments will benefit through technical assistance, and businesses will benefit through business advisory support.
Mauritius Multi-Sector Development Programme (MMDP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
A multi-sector portfolio of flexible, small projects designed to be catalytic and to support the Government of Mauritius' implementation of its Vision 20230 development strategy, and advancing HMG global development priorities including on climate change, women and youth empowerment, and illicit financial flows. This small investment has the potential to be a discrete programme or as a foundation on which to build a more ambitious long term bilateral package.
Fiscal Transparency and Accountability Initiative
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To support the analysis of public financial management and the openness of governments in FCDO priority countries about their financial transactions to help to identify financial risks and provide evidence for planning reforms. Aims to strengthen budget oversight, with a particular focus on supreme audit institutions and scrutiny on law-making, and the links with others who are part of the network of accountability. To improve budget transparency, including open budgets and open contracting as key elements of financial accountability and management. Also supporting IFAC to build the managerial and technical capacity of professional accountancy organisations in countries and regions of focus for FCDO to ensure a sustainable supply of professional accountants that support high quality accounting practices and financial information in both the public and private sectors. This contributes towards delivery of SDG 16 by developing effective, accountable and transparent institutions.
Sub-National Governance Programme -II (SNG-II)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will improve government’s management of its public finances and thereby the provision of basic services for the poorest, and the most vulnerable, including women, girls and people with disabilities. It will also strengthen citizens’ perceptions of its performance. This programme will also work across four themes, all aimed at getting the right systems and resources in place for the effective functioning of government and the delivery of services. These themes are: Planning and reform, Budgeting and transparency, Fiscal Space and Innovations.
Poorest States Inclusive Growth Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To enhance economic value generated for the poor as producers, consumers and employees by investing in impact enterprises. This will benefit up to 30 enterprises and generate employment incomes of at least £10m.To ensure poor and vulnerable people in low income states (especially women) benefit from economic growth through better access to financial services, and investing in private sector projects that will benefit the poor as producers, consumers and employers. This will benefit 12 million low income households with improved access to financial services and upto 30 enterprises in attracting additional investments worth £56 million.
Zimbabwe Economic Stability and Transformation (ZEST) programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will support reforms to improve the economic and business environment in Zimbabwe, in order to unlock Zimbabwe’s prosperity potential. This will help reduce poverty in Zimbabwe through putting the country on a pathway to economic development and job creation. It will also benefit the UK through fostering trade and investment links
Western Balkans – Freedom and Resilience Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will address long-term, structural issues across the region, including ethno-nationalist division, and support transparency and accountability in government, as well as underlying society challenges such as discrimination and violence against women and girls. The Programme will comprise a portfolio of interventions in three areas: reconciliation and peacebuilding in conflict-affected communities; empowering women and girls and tackling Conflict Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) and gender-based violence; and strengthening government capacity, transparency and accountability. Programming will be country-led, with Posts able to bid for funds in support of projects in line with their priorities.
Good Governance Fund (Phase 3) Eastern Neighbourhood: Supporting Governance and Economic Reform
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Good Governance Fund Phase 3 will deliver demand-led support to governance reforms that allow open societies and economies to flourish. The Good Governance Fund will focus on improving democratic and economic governance, primarily through strategically targeted technical assistance. The Good Governance Fund programme will deliver interventions on a flexible basis, based on identified needs and/or requests from government counterparts or civil society in beneficiary countries (Armenia, Georgia and Moldova) in support of governance and economic reforms. This will support delivery and seek to prevent/reverse democratic backsliding. The Good Governance Fund is part of an integrated portfolio of programmes operating in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate region and supports the delivery of four National Security Council strategies and the Integrated Review.
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