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Definition of Terms used in the Report
Donor –
The
origin of funds for development assistance (multilateral, bilateral and
non-governmental organizations).
Program/project title –
The
project/program title that appears in the project/program official
document.
Program/project start date –
The
actual start date of the implementation of the project/program.
Program/project completion date –
Actual, if already completed, or planned completion date of the
project/program.
Total program/project budget –
The
total resources committed to the project/program from all source of funds.
Source of program/project funds –
In the
case of multi-lateral institutions whose programs are sometimes funded
through a mix of their "own resources" and resources mobilized from other
in-country sources, such as bi-lateral donors, a potential problem of
double counting arises. The double counting problem can result if the
multi-lateral institutions include in their reported disbursements both
their "own resources" as well as resources mobilized from other sources
(e.g. in-country bi-lateral donor contributions) while at the same time
the bi-lateral donors also report these disbursements in their reports. To
minimize this problem the data on disbursements for each program or
project delivered by a multi-lateral institution has been disaggregated
into funds provided from multi-lateral institution's "own resources" and
"other sources". Multi-lateral institution's "own resources" represent
funds that flow through the institution's Headquarter to its country
office. The multi-lateral institution funds from "other sources" represent
resources mobilized from other sources such as in-country bilateral
donors.
Sector –
Whereas projects' areas of focus relate to development objectives,
sectoral classifications organize projects according to their spheres of
societal endeavour. For example, "productive" sectors create economic
value by generating and distributing goods and services. "Infrastructure"
sectors provide the basic installations and facilities on which
communities depend. "Social" sectors provide for the mental, physical, and
spiritual well-being of individuals and their communities. "Environmental"
sectors sustain the earth's physical and biological assets. "Governance"
sectors guide and administer the affairs of a state, community,
organization or association. Sectoral classifications help provide the
social and economic benchmarks used to measure a programme or project's
impact. A project's sector will normally be the sector its implementing
agency works in.
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