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Excellent report card |
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A recent independent evaluation of the use of the Fund
commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
gave the Fund and its administration excellent marks.
Summary findings included:
- The
use of the Fund is fully transparent, and all expenditure
can be checked against completed activities. No irregularities
were found.
- NETF
financing has had many positive impacts in beneficiary
countries and the World Bank and in stimulating partnerships
with other external agencies.
- "Taken
as a whole, the [NETF] has been a successful venture,
and with minor adjustments based on the experience
of the [five] years it has been in existence, should
continue to provide support to key activities to leverage
the much larger funds needed to remove barriers, and
ensure basic education for all in Africa" (ex.
Summary, p. iv)
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