MDTF

1
MDTF SouthProgress Challenges

• Moses Mabior
• Director Aid Co-ordination
• MoFEP, GoSS

2
Overview

• By End December 2006
• 10 projects approved (Phase 1)
• 6 operational
• 4 or 5 more proposed projects in the pipeline
• Only 1 project (Rapid Impact) more than 50
  disbursed

3
Delivery Challenges in 2006

• GoSS not fully aware of World Bank procedures,
  particularly on procurement
• Procurement procedures lengthy, so implementation
  not immediate
• Took a long time for WB and UN agencies to reach
  agreements (e.g. WFP roads contract, UNICEF
  school books etc)

4
Improvements

• Procurement training for GoSS Officials in Addis
  December 2006
• Procurement Agent now in place in Juba
• Standard WB-UN agreements agreed
• Proposal for regular meetings of MDTF Project
  Managers, for experience sharing (all MDTF
  projects are led by GoSS Directors)

5
Areas of Concern - Cashflow

• During 2006, a total of 93m was paid into the
  MDTF Pooled Accounts, of which GoSS contribution
  was 64m
• By the end of 2006, only 36m had been utilised,
  whilst 57m remained in the accounts
• Two grant agreements signed during 2006 required
  GoSS to make initial deposits into the Pooled
  Accounts for grant effectiveness
• These deposits sat unused in the Pooled Accounts
  for the rest of the year
• Cashflow management of MDTF funds needs to
  improve, as GoSS can no longer afford to have its
  cash tied up in this way

6
Areas of Concern - Funding

• 10 projects have been approved to date, but donor
  funding has only been committed for the Phase 1
  of each project
• Current donor commitments are insufficient to
  finance Phases 2 3 of all 10 approved projects,
  let alone fund new projects
• Current donor financing shortfall is 243m
• Lack of donor funding predictability can
  undermine project delivery
• Donor pledges are required for 2008 2009, to
  ensure, at a minimum, that current projects can
  be financed to completion