Implementation Completion and Results Report - Second Economic Governance Technical Assistance Project
Summary — This report assesses the implementation and results of the Second Economic Governance Technical Assistance Project in Haiti. The project aimed to strengthen institutional capacity in public sector resource management but faced challenges due to complex design, external shocks, and weak implementation.
Key Findings
- The project's design was overly complex and ambitious given the limited financing and implementation challenges.
- External shocks, including the 2010 earthquake, significantly disrupted project implementation.
- The project's monitoring and evaluation system was inadequate.
- The project failed to achieve its development objectives related to budget formulation, execution, monitoring, and control.
- The project's institutional development impact was limited.
Full Description
The Implementation Completion and Results Report evaluates the Second Economic Governance Technical Assistance Project (EGTAG II) in Haiti, funded by the World Bank. The project's original objective was to assist the Government in strengthening its institutional capacity in public sector resource management and improving responsiveness to citizen needs. However, the project design was overly complex, with broad objectives and numerous activities. External shocks, including the 2010 earthquake, further disrupted implementation. The project was restructured in 2009 to narrow its scope, but faced continued challenges. Ultimately, the project's outcomes were rated as unsatisfactory due to limited achievements and low efficiency in the use of funds.