Strong Strategic Plan (EDPRS): A Tool for Resource Mobilization for Local Governments to Manage HIV and AIDS: Rwanda’s Experience

Outline

1.  Introduction

2.  What is the EDPRS?

3.  How is EDPRS different from PRSP1 ?

4.  DDPs Elaboration Process

5.  Historical review of HIV Response

6.  Review of HIV Response from sectors

7.  Review of HIV Response from Districts

8.  Integration into EDPRS

9.  Achievements: Key HI V actions integrated into EDPRS sectors

10.              From EDPRS to Sector and Districts Development plans

11.              Way Forward

12.              Conclusion

 Introduction

 

•         For the development of the country, Rwanda has vision called « Vision 2020 »;

•         The achieve the overall goal of the vision, the country has developed a national strategy for poverty reduction and Economic Development « EDPRS » that cover all sectors;

•         In the fight against HIV&AIDS, the strategy is “integration of HIV &AIDS into EDPRS;

•         To implement EDPRS all districts developed their DDP’s

 

What is the EDPRS?

• Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS):

•         Is the second generation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) with balance between productive and social sectors;

•         It is a medium term framework for achieving Rwanda’s Vision 2020 ; the 7years GoR Program and  MDGs;

•         Covers the period 2008 to 2012 (medium-term)

• EDPRS is a road map to GoR, DP, the private sector and civil society which indicates:

•         where Rwanda wants to go by 2012

•         what needs to do to get there

•         How it is going to do it

•         what the journey is going to cost

•         How it will be financed

•         How it will know that it gets there

• EDPRS aims at:

•         Improving the quality of life of all Rwandans ;

•         Guiding the actions of the Government in 2008-12;

•         Mobilizing resources from donors, and

•         Involving the private sector and civil society

 

How is EDPRS different from PRSP 1?

 

•         EDPRS is a different way of doing things;

•         Evaluation of PRSP1 showed Good progress in social sectors (health, education) but quality & better targeting are required;

•         For PRSP1 the fighting against HIV was understood as health issue and the response were focused in that sector, but now with the EDPRS HIV is considered as a CCI.  

Historical review of HIV Response integration into EDPRS and DDPs

• The integration has passed through the whole process of development of EDPRS

–        Development of Checklist

–        Each CCI sub group developed a checklist showing the link with the vision 2020 and EDPRS, the goal and the purpose.

• HIV/AIDS Checklist:

–        Goal:

Ø  By 2015 have halted and stabilised the HIV                                          prevalence rate at 3 %

Ø   By 2020 decrease HIV/AIDS to reduce poverty

–        Purpose:

Ø  By the completion of the EDPRS in 2012, action taken in HIV/AIDS can be demonstrated in the key areas identified below:

This will be measured and verified using National HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators to show that the country is on track.   

 

	Integration into EDPRS
	Steps for development of EDPRS: •         Evaluation of PRSP 1:March-July 2006 •         Agree High-level Objective: August, 2006 •         Sector mapping exercise: August-September, 2006 •         Create a logical flow from high level objectives to specific interventions in every sector: September, 2006 •         Strengthen tools for monitoring and evaluation •         Costing Sector strategies: October – November 2006 •         Institutional Capacity assessment: November-December 2006 •         Drafting the EDPRS document: January-July, 2007 •         Approval of the EDPRS document by the cabinet and DPs: November 2007
	Sector capacity needs assessment v  Key findings: •         HIV indicators integrated into sector log frames •         HIV activities not included in most 2008 sectors Annual Work Plans •         Limited human resources •         Source of funds for implementation unclear. v  Key recommendations: •         Undertake deep sector analysis (in some sectors) as basis for evidence-based approach; •         Ensure integration of HIV in sector strategic plans, MTEFs, and Annual work plans •         Strengthen sector ownership of HIV response HIV Planning process •         HIV Policy; •         HIV and AIDS National Multisectoral Strategic Plan 2005-2009; •         Annual priorities setting with each program (Global Fund, PEPFAR….) •         District priorities (involve the District & community in planning process); •         Planning process based on the national decentralization system (Districts); •         Annual activities are planned with districts (authorities, health facilities, community implementers…)