2011 Pilot Aid Transparency Index
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Update (December 2011)
The Global Fund signed up to IATI and published to the IATI Registry on November 25th 2011.Summary
The Global Fund has signed IATI and has committed to publishing in October 2011.
The Global Fund ranks 2nd overall, performing particularly well on the organisation and activity level indicators. The information is provided in a comprehensive project level database on the Global Fund website, which can be downloaded in Excel. There is a very high level of information provided for all projects, including project documents and agreements. The data could be converted relatively easily to the IATI format.
The Global Fund should begin publication of information through the IATI Registry in line with its implementation schedule. As an organisation that already has an online project database, it should also ensure that the database is IATI compatible.
Results
Click on an indicator to see the definition of that indicator and, if information is published for the indicator, the evidence as a URL.
| 1. FOIA | Yes |
Definition: The definition used in the report for a Freedom of Information Act is that it has to be a law in the strict sense, it must include the right of access to information, this right has to be enforceable and there must be complaint, court and high court appeal possibilities. (Decrees are included if they meet the same standards.) In addition, the FOIA must be in use for at least the executive part of the government, therefore FOIAs which are only adopted, approved or still in draft form were not counted. For multilateral donors, IFIs and foundations, a disclosure or transparency policy was accepted as equivalent to a FOIA. All organisations with a disclosure or transparency policy were accepted as having a policy irrespective of the appeals process and exceptions. |
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| 2. IATI | Publisher |
Definition: Donors are engaged in IATI either as signatories or observers. Of the 21 signatories, some are already implementing, i.e. they are publishing to the IATI Registry; others are planning to publish before HLF-4; a third group are planning to implement after HLF-4; and a fourth group have not yet confirmed when they expect to publish to the Registry. |
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| 3. Allocation policy | Always published |
Definition: Aid allocation policies and procedures are the detailed policy and procedures documents by which the organisation chooses where to spend its resources, on which countries or themes rather than others. Source: www.theglobalfund.org/en/application/ |
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| 4. Procurement policy | Always published |
Definition: An organisation’s procurement procedures explain the process used to tender and contract (invite bids for) goods and services. This must fully explain the criteria on which decisions are made, and could be in a single procurement policy document or attached to each tender. Source: www.theglobalfund.org/en/activities/psm/ |
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| 5. Organisation budget | Always published |
Definition: The total organisation budget is the total amount that the organisation will be allocated by the government or its funders for at least the next three years. This is money going to the organisation, and can be indicative. Both rolling budgets and non-rolling budgets were accepted. Source: www.theglobalfund.org/en/about/donors/ Comments: Total commitments from individual donors to the Global Fund are available for each year. |
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| 6. Forward budget | Collected |
Definition: The organisation’s annual forward planning budget for assistance is the budget that the organisation or agency will spend on different countries, programmes and institutions for at least the next three years. This is money being spent by the donor organisation, and could be indicative. Ideally we would have distinguished between rolling and long term budgets (e.g. a five year budget) but for the purpose of the survey both rolling budgets and long term budgets were accepted. Some organisations such as the UNDP were at the end of their budget cycle, and therefore did not have a budget for the next three years. In this case they did not receive points for this question. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/DataDownloads/Index Comments: Detailed commitments and disbursements are given for each funding round and tranche to each grant. |
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| 7. Audit | Always published |
Definition: The organisation’s annual audit of its activities is an official inspection of the accounts and activities of this organisation, typically by an independent body. This was originally designed as a country level question in the Tracker survey, but as organisations rarely carry out annual audits at the country level and we were asking about current projects, the question was in practice answered at the organisation level and therefore the survey results have been moved into this level. Source: www.theglobalfund.org/en/oig/reports/ |
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| 8. Country strategy | Collected |
Definition: A country strategy paper sets out the organisation’s planned approach and activities in the recipient country. For it to be accepted it needed to be a detailed document rather than just a paragraph on the organisation’s website. Comments: Single Stream of Funding' through Country Coordinating Mechanism could lead to country strategies. |
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| 9. Country forward budget | Collected |
Definition: The organisation’s annual forward planning budget for assistance is the budget that the organisation will spend on this country for at least the next three years. This is money being spent by the organisation and can be indicative. As above, both rolling budgets and non-rolling budgets were accepted in this survey round. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/DataDownloads/Index Comments: Detailed commitments and disbursements are given for each funding round and tranche to each grant in specific recipient countries. |
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| 10. Evaluation | Always published |
Definition: Evaluation documents consider what activities achieved, whether the intended objectives were met, what the major factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of the objectives were and an assessment of the impact and effects of the activities. This information may be on a specific evaluation section of the organisation’s website. This was originally designed as an activity level question, but as evaluations are often carried out only when an activity has finished, the answers that we received were at the country level. This question will be revisited in future surveys. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 11. Results | Always published |
Definition: The results show whether activities achieved their intended results. This may be within a specific evaluation section of the organisation’s website. This was originally designed as an activity level question, but as results, outcomes and outputs are only available when an activity has finished, this should more appropriately be asked at the country level. Again, this question will be revisited in future surveys. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 12. Project Implementer | Always published |
Definition: The implementer of the activity is the organisation which is principally responsible for delivering this activity. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 13. Collaboration type | Sometimes published |
Definition: The collaboration type shows how the activity is funded – whether directly from one government to another (bilaterally), through institutions such as the World Bank or UN (multilaterally), or otherwise. This needed to be explicitly stated. To be accepted, responses had to be stated per activity, or once in a country strategy paper or a clear place on the website, if there is only one collaboration type for the whole organisation (e.g. “all aid is funded bilaterally”). Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 14. Flow type: ODA / OOF | Collected |
Definition: The flow type shows whether the organisation states this activity counts as ODA, OOF, climate finance or any other type of flow. This again had to be explicitly stated per activity, or once in a country strategy paper or a clear place on the website if there is only one flow type for the whole organisation (e.g. “all aid is ODA”). |
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| 15. Project / budget support | Collected |
Definition: The type of aid shows whether the activity is classed as budget support, a project, technical assistance, debt relief, administrative costs, etc. This needed to be explicitly stated per activity, or once in a country strategy paper or a clear place on the website if there is only one aid type for the whole organisation (e.g. "all aid is project-type interventions"). |
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| 16. Grant / loan | Always published |
Definition: The type of finance shows whether the aid activity is a grant, loan, export credit, or debt relief. This has to be explicitly stated per activity, or once in a country strategy paper or a clear place on the website, if there is only one finance type provided by this agencyfor the whole organisation (e.g. “all aid is grants”). Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 17. Unique ID | Always published |
Definition: The activity identifier is a unique reference ID for the activity (e.g. a project number). It allows an activity to be referred to and to search for information by a code which can be used to retrieve the project from a database or filing system. On occasion, organisations pointed to the URL as a unique activity identifier. If the URL included the complete project code or reference used internally, this was accepted. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 18. Project Title | Always published |
Definition: The title of the activity is the name of the activity. This was preferably the formal name of the activity, but did not have to be. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 19. Description | Always published |
Definition: The description of the activity is a descriptive text, longer than the title, explaining what the activity is. Sometimes it was just a short sentence but may also be more detailed. Either was accepted. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 20. Sectors | Always published |
Definition: The sectors of the activity explain whether this is, for example, a health or education project. It did not count if it is just mentioned incidentally within the title / description / etc. It needed to be stated separately and explicitly. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 21. Planned dates | Always published |
Definition: The planned dates are the dates that the activity is scheduled to start and end on. If there are one set of dates but they are not explicitly planned or actual dates, given that these are for activities which are current (i.e. being implemented at the time of data collection) it was assumed that they were planned dates. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 22. Actual dates | Always published |
Definition: These are the dates that the activity actually started (and ended on, if the activity has finished). If there was only one set of dates but they are not explicitly stated as planned or actual dates, then it was assumed they were planned dates. Actual dates were accepted where specific events occurred, for example the date the project/programme agreement was signed, a board presentation or an appraisal date. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 23. Tied aid status | Collected |
Definition: The tied aid status shows whether the organisation states that this activity counts as “tied” (e.g. procurement is restricted to the donor organisation country) or “untied” (open procurement). This had to be explicitly stated per activity, or once in a country strategy paper or a clear place on the website if there was only one tied aid status (e.g. “all aid is untied”). |
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| 24. Overall cost | Always published |
Definition: The overall financial cost or amount is a summary total financial sum for the activity. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 25. Transactions | Always published |
Definition: Individual financial disbursements must be related to individual activities, and must be on a per-transaction basis. Each activity is likely to have several transactions. This information is unlikely to be made available if the organisation does not publish to IATI. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/DataDownloads/Index |
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| 26. Current status | Always published |
Definition: This shows whether the activity is currently under design, being implemented, has finished or is cancelled. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 27. Contact details | Always published |
Definition: This shows who can be contacted in relation to this activity. This does not have to be the contact information for an individual or project manager and could refer you to a central contact or information desk. Contacts for either the funding organisation or the implementing organisation were accepted. This had to be stated alongside the activity or on an obvious “contact us” link alongside the activity. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 28. Project website | Always published |
Definition: This is a specific link to more detailed and contextual information about this activity. This was either a website or a document on a larger website with more than just basic information about the activity. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 29. Impact appraisal | Always published |
Definition: Pre- and post-project impact appraisals explain the totality of positive and negative, primary and secondary effects produced by a development intervention. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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| 30. Objectives | Always published |
Definition: The objectives or purposes of the activity are those that the activity intends to achieve. Source: www.theglobalfund.org/grantDocuments/NGA-R09-TB_Proposal_0_en |
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| 31. Beneficiaries | Always published |
Definition: The ultimate intended beneficiaries are the individuals or groups that the activity is intended to benefit (e.g. 80,000 children inoculated; 3 million people provided with clean drinking water; under 5s or indigenous peoples). Source: www.theglobalfund.org/grantDocuments/NGA-R09-TB_Proposal_0_en |
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| 32. Conditions | Always published |
Definition: The terms and conditions of the activity may also be referred to as benchmarks, priors, or involve words such as “subject to...”. They are specific to an individual activity and explain what the recipient must do in order to be eligible for the funds to be released. Source: www.theglobalfund.org/grantDocuments/NGA-T-IHVN_GA_0_en |
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| 33. Budget docs | Always published |
Definition: This is a specific budget detailing what the intended spending is for the different lines of the individual activity. Source: www.theglobalfund.org/grantDocuments/NGA-R09-TB_Proposal_0_en |
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| 34. Tender docs | Collected |
Definition: The individual contract to which bids or proposal are invited from companies, organisations or individuals to provide goods and services for the activity. Could be on a procurement section of the organisation’s website, on a separate website, or possibly on a central government procurement website. |
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| 35. Contract docs | Collected |
Definition: The individual contract which is signed with the company, organisation or individual that provide goods and services for the activity. Again this could be on a procurement section of the organisation’s website, on a separate website or possibly on a central government procurement website. Summary information about the contract was not accepted as sufficient. The contract itself had to be published. |
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| 36. MoU / agreement | Always published |
Definition: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is a document which details the agreement usually between the organisation and recipient government for the provision of aid in the country. Source: www.theglobalfund.org/grantDocuments/NGA-T-IHVN_GA_0_en |
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| 37. Project design docs | Always published |
Definition: Design documents are detailed documents which show how the activity should be undertaken. This needed to be a similar level of detail to the activity budget. Source: portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/List/NGA portfolio.theglobalfund.org/en/Grant/Index/NGA-T-IHVN |
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