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ADVOCACY FOR RESOURCE MOBILIZATION IN THE 2010 ROUND OF CENSUSES

This document, authored by Samson Lamlen, Technical Adviser at UNFPA, critically examines the recent experiences in census-taking across Africa, focusing on countries that have faced challenges due to internal crises, poor planning, and lack of resources. It highlights the importance of mobilizing resources to ensure comprehensive population and housing censuses, which are vital for development planning. Strategies for effective resource mobilization are outlined, including the preparation of detailed project documents and engaging with donor agencies to secure funding.

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ADVOCACY FOR RESOURCE MOBILIZATION IN THE 2010 ROUND OF CENSUSES

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  1. ADVOCACY FOR RESOURCE MOBILIZATION IN THE 2010 ROUND OF CENSUSES By Samson LAMLENN Technical Adviser, UNFPA/HRB New York

  2. RECENT EXPERIENCES IN CENSUS TAKING IN AFRICA • Countries which have been respecting the 10-yearly interval for their 3 last censuses: • South Africa - Gambia • Lesotho - Namibia • Botswana - Kenya • Mauritius - Malawi • Burkina-Faso - Sao Tome • Cape Verde - Zimbabwe* • Swaziland - Zambia*

  3. RECENT EXPERIENCES IN CENSUS TAKING IN AFRICA • Countries with no census over a 15-year period: • Chad (1993)* • Equatorial Guinea (1994) • Guinea Bissau (1991)* • Madagascar (1993)* • Countries with no detailed census results over a 15-year period: • Burundi (1990)* (2008) - Ethiopia(1994)*(2007) • Nigeria (1991)* (2006) • Sudan (1993)* (2008)

  4. RECENT EXPERIENCES IN CENSUS TAKING IN AFRICA • Countries with no census over a 20-year period: • Angola (1970) - Eritrea (1984) • Togo (1981) - DRC (1984) • Djibouti (1983) - Somalia (1987) • Countries with no detailed census results over a 20-year period: • Cameroon (1987) (2005)* • Congo –Brazza (1984) (2007)* • Liberia (1984) (2008)**

  5. MAIN REASONS FOR DELAYS IN CENSUS TAKING • Internal crises – civil wars, political instability, etc • Poor prioritization • Conflicting development agenda • Poor planning • Poor conceptualization • Non-respect of calendar of implementation • Inadequate human and financial resources • Brain drain and high staff turnover • Scarcity of external resources • Inadequacy and uncertainly of internal funding • Poor accountability – unclear procedures, poor follow-up, embezzlement • Diminished confidence over the reliability and usefulness of census data – inadequate political will • Improper political involvement – rejection of results

  6. WHY MOBILIZE RESOURCES? • Population and housing censuses generally require more substantial resources because: • They are designed to cover the entire country and resident population • They entail use of a large amount of human and material resources • They are multi-year projects (3-5 years) • Population censuses must compete for scarce resources with many other data collection operations and development priorities • To ensure the smooth implementation of all phases of a census, it is preferable that most/all of the required funds be mobilized/committed from the outset.

  7. STRATEGIES FOR RESOURCE MOBILIZATION • Prepare a detailed census project document • Design a user-friendly resource mobilization document from the project document • Identify key donor agencies and submit resource mobilization document with appeals for funds • Convene a donors’ conference with view to obtaining firm commitments • Identify funding gaps and pursue resource mobilization at various levels within and outside the country

  8. BROAD COMPONENTS OF A RESOURCE MOBILIZATION DOCUMENT • Justification – Added value of the census • Objectives of the census project • Main strategies to be adopted for: • overall project implementation (phases, capacity strengthening, benchmarks, partnerships, innovative techniques to be employed; etc) • quality control, monitoring & evaluation, accountability • Key variables to be collected and expected outputs • Work plan by phase • Budget by phase (with evidence of government funding)

  9. Discussions

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