Egypt reveals results of monitoring, evaluation of projects by development partners

CAIRO - 7 February 2022: In the 2021 annual report of the Ministry of International Cooperation, titled "Engaging for Impact Towards Our Common Future", the Ministry’s efforts in pushing reform in public administration are highlighted to ensure data-driven and evidence-based decision-making, track SDG achievement, and monitor alignment of national policies and frameworks with international roadmaps.

 

The report revealed that, according to the results of the follow-up and evaluation efforts at the end of June 2021, the proportion of projects funded by development partners that still face challenges in their implementation decreased to only 1%, while 80% of projects are facing no challenges in their implementation.

 

Monitoring alignment of national policies and frameworks with international roadmaps, the report highlights that the ongoing portfolio of the Ministry of International Cooperation includes 372 projects across several sectors worth $26.5 billion. The three top SDGs that have received the most development financing include: Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) with $5.9 billion in financing, constituting 22.3% of the total current portfolio, Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) with $5.3 billion in financing, constituting 20.3% of the current portfolio, and Goal 7 (Clean and Affordable Energy), worth $4.6 billion, constituting 17.5% of the current portfolio.

 

Monitoring and evaluation of projects seek to ensure efficient delivery of development outcomes by reviewing performance, using evidence for strategic decision-making, and learning from experience for results achievement

 

Over the years of 2020 and 2021, the General Administration for Project Follow-up held a large number of meetings among development partners, government agencies, including the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank, to review the status of the implementation of ongoing projects and develop mechanisms to find solutions to the challenges that may face these projects, and organizing field visits to projects that are being implemented in all governorates.

 

In the past year, the Ministry of International Cooperation secured $10.2 billion in development financing in total, including $8.7 billion for the public sector, and $1.5 billion for the private sector.