| Component I : Strengthening the institutional capacities of Member States and sub-regional integration institutions in respect of the organisation of statistical systems |
| General objective I : Providing support and technical assistance to national statistical systems and sub-regional institutions in the areas of institutional organisation, formulation of statistical development strategies and statistical training |
| Specific objectives and expected results |
Activities |
Objectively verifiable indicators |
Sources or means of verification |
Specific objective 1 : Assist NSS to improve the organisation and coordination of their activities, and support them in fundraising
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| Outcome 1.1:Support is provided to NSS for drafting or revising basic instruments organizing statistical activities |
1.1.1. Updating of the general review of the institutional organisation of NSS |
Study report |
AFRISTAT progress report |
| 1.1.2. Support to the drafting of basic instruments organizing NSS |
Draft instruments prepared |
AFRISTAT progress report |
| 1.1.3. Running of national seminars to examine instruments |
Number of seminars and participants |
AFRISTAT progress report |
| Outcome 1.2: Support is provided to NSS for the formulation or reform of national statistical development strategies or programmes |
1.2.1. Support to the formulation of national statistical development strategies or programmes |
Proposals on formulated strategies or programmes |
AFRISTAT progress report |
| 1.2.2. Holding of national seminars to examine strategies or programmes |
Number of seminars and participants |
AFRISTAT progress report |
| Outcome 1.3: Cooperation and partnership are established with statistical training centres |
1.3.1. Organisation of workshops, seminars and courses at the request of the statistical training centres |
Number of seminars and course hours per centre |
AFRISTAT progress report |
| 1.3.2. Attendance at statutory meetings of each partner |
Number of meetings |
AFRISTAT progress report |
| 1.3.3. Reception of trainees |
Number of trainees per training centre |
AFRISTAT progress report |
| 1.3.4. Participation of lecturers in AFRISTAT applied research programmes |
Number of lecturers per training centre |
AFRISTAT progress report |
| Outcome 1.4: Information on financing opportunities and procedures of technical and financial partners are compiled and forwarded to NSS |
1.4.0. Compilation and channelling of information on the opportunities and procedures of technical and financial partners |
Information sheets |
AFRISTAT progress report |
Specific objective 2 : Provide support to NSO of Member States for the design and implementation of communication strategies
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| Outcome 2.1: Support is provided to Member States for the design and implementation of their statistical communication strategies |
2.1.1. Support to the design of a communication strategy |
Communication strategies of NSO designed and adopted |
Available comunication strategies |
| 2.1.2. Support to the development of communication media |
Media developed |
NSO progress reports |
| 2.1.3. Support to the dissemination of results of NSS projects |
Regular information |
Internet sites and NSO progress reports |
| Outcome 2.2. Support is provided to Member States for the creation and/or revival of their documentation centres |
2.2.1. Enhancement of the documentary holding of NSO |
Funds earmarked for the purchase of books |
Subscriptions and delivery slips |
| 2.2.2. Installation of documentary databases in NSO |
Database installed |
Functional database |
| 2.2.3. Training of NSO information officers in database management |
Number of information officers trained |
Training reports, well-managed database |
| 2.2.4. Further support to the management of internet sites |
Number of countries supported |
Expert mission reports and AFRISTAT progress reports |
Specific objective 3: Contribute to the development of initial training and ongoing training on statistics in Member States
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| Outcome 3.1: Support to initial training is provided to statistical training schools (ENSEA, ISSEA, DSD/ENEA) |
3.1.1. Participation in the design of training courses on the initiative of schools |
Course content prepared |
AFRISTAT progress reports |
| 3.1.2. Courses delivered by AFRISTAT experts at the demand of schools |
Number of course hours per subject |
School time-tables and AFRISTAT expert mission reports |
| 3.1.3. Joint organisation of training workshops and seminars in schools at their demand |
Number of seminars and workshops organized per theme |
Seminar and workshop reports |
| 3.1.4. Supervision of trainees from schools |
Number of trainees received |
Available internship reports |
| 3.1.5. Participation in preparatory arrangements for the competitive entrance examination into schools of statistics |
Examination results |
Reports on preparations |
| Outcome 3.2. Design and implementation of a regional ongoing training plan |
3.2.1. Design of a regional continued training plan |
Training plan designed and adopted |
Adopted training plan available |
| 3.2.2. Design of training modules (with the collaboration of schools) |
Number of modules designed and identified stakeholders |
Modules designed |
| 3.2.3. Regular identification of training programmes (specialized programmes and centres) and dissemination to States |
List of programmes drawn up and published |
AFRISTAT Internet site |
| 3.2.4. Organisation of training seminars on various fields |
Number of seminars run and number of persons trained |
Seminar reports |
Specific objective 4: Develop partnership with sub-regional economic institutions
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| Outcome 4.0. Cooperation agreements are signed with sub-regional integration institutions |
4.0.1. Formalizing collaboration frameworks with sub-regional bodies (ECOWAS, WAEMU, CEMAC, etc.) |
MOUs prepared and discussed |
MOU signed |
| 4.0.2. Implementation of statistical development actions in Member States |
Number of common actions on statistical development |
AFRISTAT progress reports |