Project Title
Support to the UGP-PMNDPE in setting up a pilot Results-Based Financing experience for community interventions in nutrition and early childhood.
Project Development Objective
The project consisted of supporting the UGP-PMNDPE in preparing the tools, procedures, and documents necessary for the operationalization of a pilot community RBF mechanism, aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of nutrition and early childhood development interventions.
Components / Objectives
The intervention was part of the three main components of PMNDPE:
- Nutrition and early childhood development;
- Governance and management of nutrition;
- Project management.
The establishment of community RBF constituted a key component of the first component.
Expected Services
The mission included the development of a methodology, analysis of the existing mechanism, preparation of community RBF procedures and tools, definition of a performance framework, development of costing, as well as support for document validation and production of mission reports.
Services Provided
At the end of the mission, several major results were achieved:
- validation of the working methodology;
- integration of multisectoral community indicators into eligible services;
- development of contracting, verification, and payment procedures;
- design of community RBF annex tools;
- definition of multisectoral costing for the pilot experience;
- participation in validation workshops and results presentation.
Deliverables and Products
The mission produced:
- an inception report;
- an operationalization manual;
- a harmonized list of community RBF indicators;
- costing and index tools;
- a declaration and verification guide;
- a contract model;
- a final consultancy report and documents from validation workshops.
Lessons Learned
Several key lessons emerge:
- the need for appropriate incentive mechanisms to strengthen the engagement of community actors;
- the importance of involving local structures in defining funded services;
- the determining role of PMNDPE leadership for the proper conduct of the process;
- the need to secure financial management mechanisms of the system, building on previous experiences and rigorous monitoring and evaluation.
Country and Coverage Area
Côte d'Ivoire – Interventions carried out in 14 administrative regions of the North, North-East, North-West, Center, Center-East, and Center-West.
Implementation Period
December 2023 – March 2024.
Client
UGP-PMNDPE.
Funding / Donors
International Development Association (IDA).
Areas of Intervention / Themes
Public health, capacity building, leadership, action-research, and results-based financing.
