Implementation Arrangements
Institutional Responsibilities
Management and Organization
Implementation of Infrastructure
Investment
Implementation of the
Land Sector Strategy
Implementation of Agricultural,
Livestock and Forest Development Activities
Rural Enterprise Development
Rural Financial Services
Financial and Contract Management
Monitoring and Evaluation/Indicators
and Triggers
Possible Modifications to
the Loan Agreements
Institutional Responsibilities
National Level. The government responsibility for
UCRIDP has passed from the Ministry of Finance and Economic
Planning (MINECOFIN) to the Ministry of Local Administration,
Information and Social Affairs (MINALOC). This means that
the Secretary General of MINALOC has now assumed chairmanship
of the Programme’s National Steering Committee and thus overall
responsibility for the Programme. The other ministries involved
in the implementation of UCRIDP are: (i) Ministry of
Agriculture, Animal Resources and Forestry, for these three
sectors; (ii) Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Environment,
for land tenure, land management and the environment; (iii) Ministry
of Infrastructure for both water and roads programmes; (iv) the
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, for rural enterprise
development and marketing aspects; and (v) the Ministry
of Gender and Family Promotion (MIGEPRO), for gender and women’s
empowerment. In addition, the Programme has been working with
the National Commission for Unity and Reconciliation (NCUR).
Provincial Level. The province –
a deconcentrated arm of central government has the overriding
authority for the project. Each of the deconcentrated arms
of the central ministries (above) in the Province of Umutara
are involved in project implementation and have a responsibility
for providing technical backstopping for those activities
that relate to their mandates. In the new decentralized structure,
these provincial departments do not have direct responsibility
for implementation – that is with the districts. But, working
together with the PCU, they have an obligation to ensure that
the Programme activities are consistent with national policies
and legislation. The provincial agencies must also take the
lead in coordinating regional initiatives. Furthermore, they
have a responsibility for ongoing evaluation of the performance
and effectiveness of Programme activities that fall within
their sectors.
District Level. In the new implementation
framework, the districts assume the prime responsibility for
implementation of Programme components and activities. As
such, and in partnership with district communities (user groups,
cells, sectors), they are responsible for: (i) planning
programme activities; (ii) determining with the PCU the allocation
of programme funds to the different activities; (iii) tendering,
evaluating and selecting service providers that will undertake
programme contracts; (iv) operating and maintaining infrastructure;
and (v) generally managing and monitoring the programme operations
in the district. However, the full assumption of these responsibilities
will only take place progressively as the districts build
up capacity. Every year, an assessment of district capacity
and performance will determine which responsibilities each
district is able to assume on its own, and which responsibilities
will still be exerted with the PCU and/or the province. This
will require considerable backstopping from the PCU (and the
provincial officials), especially in the first couple of years
when the districts are building up their skills and capacity
to handle all these aspects.
|
