Special Report ACBF
to a good reputation in a competitive environment, while presenting the risk of diverting the organisation from its core business function. Between 2004 and 2010, the ESRF was able to mobilise new financing partners. The total amount of co-financing mobilised over the period stood at $5,321,860, more than doubling the ESRF’s budget of $2,164,389.
a graduate training programme, leading to a Master’s Degree in Public Sector Management for middle and high-level public sector managers from Anglophone West Africa – Ghana, Nigeria, The Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The PSMTP agreement was also
intended to build the capacity of GIMPA to enable it to manage a network of
the programme to the extent that both the governments and the private sector in the region are willing to pay for their staff to be trained. By the end of 2010, the number of fee-paying students had doubled. Since entering into partnership with
the ACBF, GIMPA has become visible in public sector management training, to the extent that in 2010, the institution was offered a tender by the Association of African Universities to develop a manual on leadership development in African universities. In addition, GIMPA was invited to train middle and high-level public sector managers in the youngest state of Africa, Southern Sudan.
Cameroon: CAMERCAP II Approved in December 2007, the Projet de Renforcement des Capacités en Gestion Economique et Financière de la République du Cameroun (CAMERCAP, Phase II) aims at improving the effectiveness of the public sector. In 2010, the performance of
CAMERCAP II was very encouraging and can be summarised in two points: (i) innovation in the implementation of training activities for greater impact on beneficiaries, and (ii) undertaking relevant studies for the benefit of the government. Since its inception, the programme’s
training courses have involved 30 officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and helped provide them with tools, know-how and management methods needed in the management of public programmes and projects.
The organisation was ranked among
the “Top 25 Think-Tanks in Sub-Saharan Africa” in the Global “Go-to Think-Tanks” 2010 report published by the United Nations University.
Ghana: Public Sector Management Training Programme (PSMTP-GIMPA) The ACBF approved a grant of $3m to the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), part of the University of Ghana (Legon), to host
institutions of public administration and management in Anglophone West Africa. In 2010, the ACBF continued to support
GIMPA in strengthening its institutional and human capacities. Thus, GIMPA has attracted reputable lecturers to the programme who have marketed the institution through their quality work. As a result, in 2010 GIMPA witnessed
an increased demand for the training programme from participating countries. GIMPA has successfully run
Kenya: Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) KIPPRA is an autonomous public institute formally established in 1997. Its creation was triggered by the need to develop indigenous experts to take over the policy analysis process and to make more realistic policies for Kenya’s developmental needs. Thus the institute was established by the Government of Kenya (GoK) to improve the quality of public policy making. To date, most of KIPPRA’s work informs and influences public policy formulation. The KIPPRA project was approved by the Executive Board of ACBF in May 1995 for four years. ACBF’s partnership with KIPPRA lasted over ten years, spanning two phases of
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