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Thu, 09 Jul, 2015 12:05:21 AM FTimes Report, July 9
An independent review of the effectiveness of Finland's development cooperation has found it of a good average standard and that it produces positive results in developing countries.
A draft of the review was published in early June, said a press release of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued on Wednesday.
The review entitled “Results on the Ground? – An Independent Review of Finnish Aid” has been written by Doctor of Economics and a long-time director at the World Bank Ritva Reinikka.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs commissioned the review at the request of Parliament at the beginning of this year.
"I clarify my proposals concerning closer cooperation between CSOs and Finland's other development cooperation. Fostering close cooperation is not meant to deprive CSOs of their independence but to produce even better results than have been achieved before," Ritva Reinikka says.
An open discussion event on the draft review was arranged in Helsinki on 4 June. Reinikka has complemented the review on the basis of that discussion and feedback that she has received.
”Finnish people can be proud of these successes," Reinikka says.
In the revised version of the review, the role of fragile states in development cooperation and their link to security policy are underlined, and a more detailed account is given of the activities of CSOs supported by the Foreign Ministry.
The review raises both strengths and targets of improvement in development cooperation. It celebrates the effectiveness of Finland's development cooperation especially in the water, education and forest sectors and in the work to improve the status of girls and women.
"Finland's score among the donor community is at a good average level. However, for a country in many international comparisons has ranked to be a top performer, should not suffice," Reinikka states.
According to the review, areas for development can be found in targeting of resources and in collection of data and evidence of results.
The review recommends that Finland focus more carefully on certain strategically chosen sectors and countries.
It says particular attention should be paid to the measurement of results in order to get information to support decision-making and to ensure that the achievements do not remain unnoticed.
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