Measuring, monitoring and demonstrating development results of projects and programs the Bank supports is critical—our shareholders, the donor community and stakeholders expect it. Several important initiatives are underway to strengthen our ability to meet this objective.
LAUNCH OF CORE SECTOR INDICATORS
Since July 2009, the Bank has strengthened how it measures results by introducing the collection and aggregation of standardized data from projects supported by IDA in seven sectors—education, health, roads, water supply, micro and small and medium enterprise, urban development, and information and communication technology. Core sector indicators for additional sectors and themes are under discussion, and the scope of the exercise is being expanded to include the IBRD portfolio as well.
This newly aggregated information supplements the more-detailed project, country and sector results data previously available. To facilitate the capture of this key data, Bank systems have been updated to allow teams to add relevant core sector indicators to the project results frameworks.
These indicators enable staff to gather data on a uniform set of indicators at the project level in a more consistent and automated fashion and improve our ability to aggregate and report on results at the country, sectoral and institutional level—across the results chain. In addition, the core indicators strengthen our learning across projects, and improve the linkage between project-level and country-level results. Other donors and agencies are also working on the preparation of core indicators, and we will continue our efforts to harmonize these indicators in conjunction with our key partners.
The use of standardized core sector indicators was launched on July 1, 2009.The data collected is preliminary, but the early results are encouraging and show that IDA 14 and IDA 15 projects have already contributed to the achievement of significant results.
Education
Over 1 million additional teachers became qualified to teach at the primary level
Over 600,000 additional classrooms were constructed or rehabilitated
Health
More than 11 million people gained access to a basic package of health, nutrition, or population services
About 450,000 health personnel received training
Over 2,500 health facilities were constructed, renovated and/or equipped
Almost 13 million children have been immunized and close to 8 million received a dose of Vitamin A
About 28 million insecticide-treated malaria nets were purchased and/or distributed
Over 28,500 adults and children with HIV received antiretroviral combination therapy
Road Transport
About 3,790 km of rural roads and 1,900 km of non-rural roads were constructed or rehabilitated
Water Supply
Almost 6.8 million people in project areas were provided with access to Improved Water Sources
About 11,600 community water points were constructed or rehabilitated
About 334,000 new piped household water connections were established, and another 157,000 were rehabilitated
Close to 1,280 water utilities and water service providers are being supported
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