impact evaluation of a community development program in the central african republic radu ban, world...
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DIME – FRAGILE STATESDUBAI, MAY 31 – JUNE 4
Impact Evaluation of a Community Development Program in the Central African Republic
Radu Ban, World BankMatthias Rieger, Graduate Institute Geneva
Central African Republic
PDCAGV details
Projet de Développement Communautaire et Aide aux Groups Vulnérables
PDCAGV details
Projet de Développement Communautaire et Aide aux Groups Vulnérables
USD 8 million project
PDCAGV details
Projet de Développement Communautaire et Aide aux Groups Vulnérables
USD 8 million project3 Project components
PDCAGV details
Projet de Développement Communautaire et Aide aux Groups Vulnérables
USD 8 million project4 Project components
Capacity building for local development 1.5m
Priority response fund 1.86m Local development fund 2.79m Project management, monitoring, and
evaluation 1.85m
Recall CDD unanswered questions
Recall CDD unanswered questions
What is the impact of participation by itself?
Recall CDD unanswered questions
What is the impact of participation by itself?
What is the impact of the community driven approach relative to a centralized counterfactual?
What, if any, are the complementarities between a community driven and centralized approach
How will this IE answer these questions?
How will this IE answer these questions?By using a randomized roll-out of the
different project components
How will this IE answer these questions?By using a randomized roll-out of the
different project components The capacity building component will be
a “participation shock” The two funding interventions (PRF and
LDF) will provide an opportunity to assess the relative effectiveness of the community-driven and centralize approach
Project implementation and identification
The project targets 102 communes in 10 prefectures
Project implementation and identification
Project implementation and identification
The project targets 102 communes in 10 prefectures
To identify the effects of the program these 102 communes are divided into 4 random groups and the different project components are rolled out as follows:
Project implementation and identification
Group (number of communes by group)
1(48) 2(18) 3(18) 4(18)Stage1 CB - CB+PAF CB+PAF2 - CB LDF -3 - LDF - -
•CB : capacity building•PAF: priority action fund•LDF: local development fund
Surveys
Group (number of communes by group)
1(48) 2(18) 3(18) 4(18)Stage
1 CB - CB+PAF
CB+PAF
2 - CB LDF -
3 - LDF - -
•CB : capacity building•PAF: priority action fund•LDF: local development fund
BASELINE
1st FOLLOW
2nd FOLLOW
Measuring the effects
Baseline means:
1st follow up means:
2nd follow up means:
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Measuring the effects
Capacity building effect =
PRF impact =
LDF impact =
)()( 20211011 YYYY
)()( 10113031 YYYY
)()( 40433033 YYYY
Survey instruments
Measuring a wealth of indicators: socio-economics child anthropometrics access to public services social capital (for now only with
surveys, games later) conflict resolution and other interesting topics
Survey instruments
Survey instruments
How much does this cost?
How much does this cost Item Per unit
cost (USD) Number of items
Total Responsibility
Data collection costs Survey (3600 HH, 360 village) 170,000 3 510,000 PDCAGV Supervision costs Field coordinator fee (STC, 60
days per year, USD 200/day) 12,000 3 36,000 DIME
Field coordinator trips (economy roundtrip)
2,000 6 12,000 DIME
Field coordinator accommodation and per diem (20 days per year,
USD 150 per day)
3,000 3 9,000 DIME
Technical assistance costs Coordinator fee (20 weeks/year) 25,000 3 75,000 DIME
Coordinator trips (economy roundtrip)
2,000 3 6,000 DIME
Coordinator accommodation and per diem (10 days per year, USD
150 per day)
1,500 3 4,500 DIME
External consultant fee (STC 5 days, USD 500/day)
2,500 2 5,000 DIME
External consultant trips (economy roundtrip)
2,000 2 4,000 DIME
External consultant accommodation and per diem (5 days per year USD 150 per day)
750 2 1,500 DIME
TOTAL 663,000
TOTAL PDCAGV
510,000
TOTAL DIME 153,000