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1 PRESENTATION MECOVI PROJECT MECOVI MECOVI is the Spanish acronym for Programme for Improvement of Surveys and Measurement of Living Conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean. 2 Purpose of Project To provide institutional


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PRESENTATION

MECOVI PROJECT

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MECOVI

MECOVI is the Spanish acronym for Programme for Improvement of Surveys and Measurement of Living Conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Purpose of Project

To provide institutional strengthening for Statistics Offices in five selected OECS countries to enable them to plan and implement Surveys of Living Conditions.

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Selected Countries

Countries:

Dominica Grenada

  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent & Grenadines
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Duration and Cost of Project

  • Duration: Three (3) years – October 2003 –

October 2006.

  • Financing: World Bank
  • Cost of project:
  • a. Original cost: US$400,000.00
  • b. Revised cost: US$482,520.00
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SPARC/MECOVI Project

MECOVI is a component of the “Support

for Poverty Assessment And Reduction in the Caribbean (SPARC) Programme”.

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Focus

  • 1. Poverty Reduction

Enhancing capacity for developing and evaluating poverty reduction policies and strategies

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Focus

  • 2. Data Collection/Analysis

Strengthening national Statistics Offices to enable them to collect and analyse data necessary for poverty measurements.

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Components of MECOVI

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Strengthening of survey design and implementation;

2.

Promotion of wide use of survey results and dissemination;

3.

Building capacity for poverty monitoring and program evaluation.

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Component 1 - Activities

  • 1. Strengthening of survey design and

implementation:

  • a. Construction of sample frames and selection
  • f samples.
  • b. Designing and development of core

questionnaire and enumerator manual to conduct Survey of Living Conditions (SLCs).

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Component 1 - Activities

d. Updating and development of survey maps. e. Assessment of Statistics Offices capacity to conduct SLCs. f. Assessment of Statistics Offices capacity to conduct statistical analyses of SLCs outputs.

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Component 1- Activities

g. Designing and development of strategies and methodologies for data processing.

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Component 2 – Activities

2. Promotion of wide use of survey results and dissemination:

a.

Modernisation of Statistical Information System

b.

Designing and development of Regional Statistical Data Base.

c.

Designing and development of data dissemination strategies.

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Component 3 - Activities

3.

Building capacities for poverty monitoring and program evaluation.

a.

Training Seminars & Workshops in poverty measurement and social policy analysis.

b.

Profiling of living conditions and building poverty indicator framework

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Achievements /Status

Convening of Project Inception Meeting Technical & Advisory Committee established

and functioning.

Completion of activities in component one (1). Commencement of activities in component

three (3).

Meeting with CDB and UNDP to collaborate

  • n project implementation.
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Deliverables Met

Sample frames are available to Statistics

Offices for the selection of samples for upcoming SLCs.

Core questionnaire and enumerator manual

available to all Statistics Offices.

Some Statistics Offices have been provided

with updated and new survey maps.

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Deliverables Met

Recommendations for improving Statistics

Offices capacity to conduct SLCs.

Recommendations for improving Statistics

Offices capacity to conduct statistical analysis from SLC data.

Strategies and methodologies to conduct

data processing.

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Deliverables Met

Training seminar to enhance poverty

measurement and social policy analysis capacity of staffs from Statistics Offices, Ministries of Finance and Social Transformation.

Meeting of Technical & Advisory Committee

to review project implementation and execution.

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Deliverables Met

Collaboration between OECS Secretariat,

CDB and UNDP in executing certain aspects

  • f the project.
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Activities To Be Undertaken

Meeting Technical & Advisory Committee –

three (3).

Continued implementation of activities in

components three (3). Training seminar planned for Grenada from 7th – 18th November.

Distribution of Consultants reports and other

deliverables to Statistics Offices.

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Activities To Be Undertaken

Training Seminars in Social Policy analysis

and poverty measurements – two (2). Micro Soft Access training – one (1).

SPSS training – one (1). Teleform Software training – one (1). Production of enumeration district maps and

canvassing training – one (1).

Survey and sample design training – one (1).

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Follow Up

Request project extension to support capacity

building in poverty measurement and social policy analysis

Continue collaboration with other agencies

and organizations in implementing project.

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Estimated Cost To Fund Ongoing And Planned Project Activities

Estimated budget (July 2005 – June

2006): US$282,520.00

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