tailieunhanh - Evaluation of the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund)

At the same time, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that have a permanent consulta- tive forum with the World Bank (WB), the WB-NGO Committee, identified social funds as the most significant Bank-supported portfolio of programs that effectively include civil society or- ganizations in their design, management, and implementation. In the spring of 1996, the com- mittee requested the Bank’s management to organize an international learning event on social funds. The separate initiatives on social funds of the EDI and of the WB-NGO Committee were thus combined successfully into one, with Bank management’s support, and EDI’s prepara- tions for the workshop integrated the WB-NGO Committee’s objectives | UTENRIKSDEPARTEMENTET Ministry of Foreign Affairs Evaluation Report 1 2003 Evaluation of the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries Norfund Information from the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry s Information Section provides information with regard to current foreign policy trade policy and development cooperation policy. Material can be ordered from fax no. 47 22 24 27 87 Foreign Ministry switchboard Tel. 47 22 24 36 00 Fax 47 22 24 95 80 or 47 22 24 95 81 Information is available on the Internet at http ud Information to the media The Ministry s Press Spokesperson and the Senior Information Officer on Development Cooperation can be contacted through the Foreign Ministry switchboard Foreign journalists The Norway International Press Centre NIPS is the Foreign Ministry service centre for foreign journalists in Norway tel. 47 22 83 83 10 In countries outside of Norway information on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs may be obtained from Norwegian embassies or consulates Published by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs April 2003 Printed by Hatlehols AS Brattvaag 030654-04 Circulation 1200 E-752 E ISBN 82-7177-712-2 Evaluation of the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries Norfund A report prepared by Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research and Nordic Consulting Group Bjorne Grimsrud team leader Jens Claussen Stein Hansen Torunn Kvinge Responsibility for the contents and presentation of findings and recommendations rests with the evaluation team. The views and opinions expressed in the report do not necessarily correspond with those of the Ministry of Foreign .