This regional workshop will bring together participants from African countries that currently implement Program-for-Results (PforR) operations and those who are considering this financing instrument. Government officials, representatives of multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, civil society organizations and operational practitioners from the World Bank will discuss recent accomplishments and challenges in PforR. They will share lessons and build on each other’s practical experiences.
08:00 – 09:00 Registration and Coffee
09:00 – 9:40 Welcome Remarks and PforR Introduction
Opening & logistics
Yara Salem, Master of Ceremony
Welcome Remarks
Mr. January Makamba, Minister of Environment, Tanzania
World Bank in Africa and the role of PforR- Opening Presentation
Bella Bird, Tanzania Country Director (WB)
09:40 – 11:00 Session 1: PforR from the perspective of Ministries of Finance
Moderator: Hassan Zaman, Director OPSPQ (WB)
Panelist:
Ethiopia: Mr. Melaku Kifle, Director, Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation
Uganda: Mr. Kenneth Mugambe, Director, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Kenya: Mr. Kennedy Nyachiro, Chief Economist, The National Treasury
Tanzania: Ministry of Finance (TBC)
Discussion, Q&A
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 1:00 Session 2: PforR from the perspective of Sectoral Ministries
Moderator: Gayle Martin, Program Leader, Tanzania
Panelist:
Tanzania: Mr. Gerald Mweli, Acting Director of Policy and Planning, Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.
Ethiopia: Mr. Tiumzghy Berhe, Acting Director, Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
Kenya: Martin Anyango, Acting Director, Devolution, Ministry of Devolution and Planning
Burkina Faso: M. Jacques Sosthène Dingara, Permanent secretary of administrative reform, Ministry of Civil Service
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch
2:00 – 3:30 Session 3: Leveraging Aid Partnerships through PforR
Moderator: Gandham Ramana, Program Leader , WB (TBC)
Discussants:
Client Countries
Dr.(Ms.) Mekdim Enkossa, Adviser, Ethiopian Ministry of Health
Dr. Octave Semwaga, Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture
Development Partners
Ms. Namawu Alolo Alhassan, African Development Bank (AfDB)
Mr. Ian Attfield- Department for International Development (DFID)
3:30 - 4:00 Coffee Break & Group Photo
4:00 - 5:30 Session 4: – PforR Overview
Presenters:
Imad Saleh, Operations Advisor
David Webber, Advisor
Rajat Narula, Lead Financial Management Specialist
Discussion, Q&A
Dinner Buffet and Networking
9:00 – 9:15 Coffee
9:15 – 9:30 Flow of the day - Yara Salem: Master of Ceremony
9:30 – 11:00 Session 5: PforR Café- Thematic Roundtables Discussion (1)
Thematic groups
Group 1: Public Sector Management
Moderator: Rajat Narula, Lead Financial Management Specialist, WB
Group 2: Education System
Moderator: Arun Joshi, Lead Education Specialist, WB
Group 3: Local Governance
Moderator: Christopher Finch, Senior Social Development Specialist, WB
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30 Session 6: PforR Café - Thematic Roundtables Discussion (2)
Thematic groups
Group 4: Health Services – Moderator: Gandham Ramana, Program Leader, WB
Group 5: Infrastructure Services– Moderator: Andre Bald, Program Leader, WB
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 Session 7: PforR in Challenging Situations
Moderator: Bella Bird, Tanzania Country Director(WB)
Panelists:
Yasser El-Gammal, Rwanda, Country Manager (WB)
Suleiman Atolagbe Alege, Commissioner of Health - Kwara State, Nigeria
Diego Garrido Martin: Senior Operations Officer, WB
Discussion, Q&A
3:30 – 4:00 Coffee Break
4:00 – 5:00 Reflections, Wrap Up & Closing Remarks
Hassan Zaman, Director OPSPQ & Bella Bird, Tanzania Country Director (WB)
7:00 – 10:00 Dinner -Terrace at Slipway
