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in 2002, CGAP joined with DFID Secretary of State Clare Short and other
Ministers and agency heads to launch a unique aid effectiveness initiative:
Microfinance Donor Peer Reviews. A total of 17 bilateral and multilateral
agencies have signed on to the review exercise, and three field visits
to Uganda, India, and Mali have also been completed.
The Donor Peer Reviews address aid effectiveness from a unique perspective.
Rather than concentrate on constraints at the country level (governance,
corruption, macroeconomic instability, etc.), the reviews focus on what
donor agencies can most directly influence: their own procedures, practices,
processes and systems. The reviews identify success factors and constraints
to good practices in microfinance and provide concrete recommendations
for each agency. Reviews are collegial, supportive exercises conducted
by a team composed of two senior technical staff from donor agencies and
two CGAP staff. CGAP facilitates and documents the reviews on behalf of
donors, and provides follow-on technical support.
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