An independent review of World Bank support for capacity building in Africa : the case of Mozambique

An Independent Review of World Bank Support for Capacity Building in Africa: The Case of Mozambique April 6, 2005 Corporate Evaluation and Methods Operations Evaluation Department Document of the World Bank  Contents Acronyms............................................................................................................................ i Executive Summary.......................................................................................................... ii 1. Introduction..................................................................................................................1 Objectives.................................................................................................................1 Methodology ............................................................................................................1 2. Country Context...........................................................................................................2 Political and Economic Transition..........................................................................2 Government Reform Strategies and Capacity Building...........................................4 3. The World Bank's Capacity Building Support.......................................................11 The Bank's Strategy...............................................................................................11 The Level of the Bank's Capacity Building Support..............................................13 4. Assessment of Bank Support for Capacity Building: Relevance...........................14 Alignment...............................................................................................................14 Diagnosis ...............................................................................................................15 Design ....................................................................................................................19 Summary ................................................................................................................22 5. Assessment of Bank Support for Capacity Building: Effectiveness......................24 Assessment of Effectiveness by Sectors..................................................................24 Assessment of Effectiveness by Dimensions of Capacity.......................................32 Institutional Transformation and Improvement.........................................33 Organizational Strengthening ....................................................................35 Human Resources Development................................................................37 Summary ................................................................................................................41 6. Additional Issues Related to the Delivery of the Bank's Support .........................43 Role of Project Implementing Units.......................................................................44 Donor Coordination...............................................................................................45 Commitments for Capacity Building Components.................................................46 7. Bank and Borrower Performance............................................................................48 8. Summary of Findings ................................................................................................51  Annex A: List of Informants...........................................................................................54 Annex B: Documents and Projects Reviewed ...............................................................57 Annex D: Other References ............................................................................................58 Annex C: Effectiveness of Bank Support: Functional Assessment.............................60 Tables Table 3.1: Objectives for World Bank CASs (1995-2003)................................................11 Table 5.1: PFM Projects: Capacity Building Objectives, Outputs and Achievements......25 Table 5.2: OED Ratings of PFM Projects..........................................................................27 Table 5.3: Education Projects: Capacity Building Objectives, Outputs and Achievements.....................................................................................................................28 Table 5.4: Road Projects: Capacity Building Objectives, Outputs and Achievements .....31 Table 5.5: Health Projects: Capacity Building Objectives, Outputs and Achievements...32 Table 5.6: Institutional Transformation Achievements, by Sector....................................33 Table 5.7: Achievements in Organizational Strengthening, by Sector..............................35 Table 6.1: Commitments for Capacity Building Components, 1994-2003 .......................47 Table 7.1: OED Evaluation of Bank and Borrower Performance .....................................48 Figures Figure 2.1: Real Pay, Various Functions in Public Sector, 1975