Institutionalizing Impact Evaluation: South Asian Perspective - Bhutan’s Perspective
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Institutionalizing Impact Evaluation: South Institutionalizing Impact Evaluation: South Asian PerspectiveAsian Perspective
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Bhutan’s PerspectiveBhutan’s Perspective
Karma Galleg, Gross National Happiness CommissionMarch , 2009
Country backgroundCountry background
A small Himalayan country located between India & A small Himalayan country located between India & ChinaChina
Area - 38,394 sq.kmArea - 38,394 sq.km Population – 634,982Population – 634,982 GDP per capita(US$) - 4,800 (2008)GDP per capita(US$) - 4,800 (2008) HDI Ranking – 131 out of 179 countries (2008)HDI Ranking – 131 out of 179 countries (2008) Government – Constitutional MonarchyGovernment – Constitutional Monarchy
Evaluation System in BhutanEvaluation System in Bhutan
GNH Commission (erstwhile Planning Commission) is GNH Commission (erstwhile Planning Commission) is the central coordinating agency for development the central coordinating agency for development planning and monitoring in Bhutanplanning and monitoring in Bhutan
Monitoring and evaluation is the key mandate of Monitoring and evaluation is the key mandate of GNHCGNHC
GNHC developed National M&E System to institute GNHC developed National M&E System to institute systematic mechanism for tracking plans and systematic mechanism for tracking plans and programsprograms
M&E Guidelines drafted & will be operational from M&E Guidelines drafted & will be operational from 2009 onwards 2009 onwards
Institutional Set-up for M&E Institutional Set-up for M&E
GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS COMMISSION
COMMISSION
GNH COMMISSION SECRETARIAT
GNH COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENTS/ NON-DEPARTMENTAL
BODIES
POLICY & PLANNING DIVISION
DIVISIONS/ SECTIONS/UNITS
DZONGKHAG TSHOGDU
REGIONAL CENTRES/ PROGRAMMES/
PROJECTS DZONGKHAG SECTOR
OFFICES DZONGKHAG PLANNING
UNIT
GEWOG TSHOGDE
GEWOG EXTENSION OFFICES
GUP’s OFFICE (GEWOG ADM. OFFICER)
DPA
DNB
NSB Research Institutes
DZONGKHAG ADMINISTRATION
GEWOG ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL LEVEL
CENTRAL MINISTRY/ A GENCY LEVEL
DISTRICT LEVEL
BLOCK LEVEL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Key: Co-ordination Reporting & Feedback
Status of Impact Evaluation in BhutanStatus of Impact Evaluation in Bhutan
Limited demand for impact evaluations by policy Limited demand for impact evaluations by policy makersmakers
Demand for impact evaluation mainly driven by Demand for impact evaluation mainly driven by international donorsinternational donors
Low level of participation by research institutes, civil Low level of participation by research institutes, civil society organizations, private sector in impact society organizations, private sector in impact evaluationsevaluations
Limited capacity even at national level (GNHC) for Limited capacity even at national level (GNHC) for impact evaluationsimpact evaluations
Opportunities & strategies for promoting Opportunities & strategies for promoting impact evaluationimpact evaluation
GNH Commission as the central policy and planning GNH Commission as the central policy and planning agency is well placed to create demand by the policy agency is well placed to create demand by the policy makersmakers
A separate Research and Evaluation Division created A separate Research and Evaluation Division created in GNHC to commission evaluations and frame in GNHC to commission evaluations and frame evaluation guidelines including impact evaluations evaluation guidelines including impact evaluations
Develop network with regional and international Develop network with regional and international evaluation networks and associationsevaluation networks and associations
Good support from development partners in Good support from development partners in developing institutional capacity and mechanism in developing institutional capacity and mechanism in promoting impact evaluations promoting impact evaluations
Conducted nation-wide impact assessment Conducted nation-wide impact assessment of rural development (RRDIA 2007) of rural development (RRDIA 2007)
Conducted capacity development outcome Conducted capacity development outcome evaluation of Danish supported evaluation of Danish supported organizations in Bhutan in partnership with organizations in Bhutan in partnership with Danish Evaluation Department (2006)Danish Evaluation Department (2006)
Terminal Review of 9Terminal Review of 9thth Five Year Planned in Five Year Planned in 20092009
Few impact evaluations on selected Few impact evaluations on selected themes and development priorities themes and development priorities proposed as a part of Terminal Reviewproposed as a part of Terminal Review