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The World Bank Group as an Effective Development Partner: Year Comparison
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Year comparison:
As indicated in the chart below, respondents of this year’s Country Survey gave significantly lower ratings for several qualities of the WBG as an effective
development partner, compared to respondents in the FY’08 orand FY’12 Country
Surveys.
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Only qualities that are included in both the FY’12, FY’08, and FY’15 Country Surveys are presented in this chart.
All means in this chart are calculated based on weighted data.
7.2 6.7
6.5 6.4
6.4 6.2
5.8 5.7
5.6 4.7
7.3 6.8
6.6 7.2
6.5 6.4
6.6 6.3
6.2 5.9
7.2 6.6
6.6
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
Collaboration with the Government¹ Straightforwardness and honesty¹
Flexibility in terms of changing country circumstances¹
Collaboration with other donors and development partners¹
Collaboration with civil society¹ Responsiveness to needs¹
Fle i ilit i te s of the i stitutio ’s p odu ts a d services¹
Openness sharing data and other information¹ Being inclusive¹
Staff accessibility¹ Mean Rating
FY2015 FY2012
FY2008
To what extent is the World Bank Group an effective development partner in Afghanistan in terms of each of the following? 1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree
Significantly different between FY15 and FY08; Significantly different between FY15 and FY12 ¹Indicator Question
Note: Means in this chart are calculated based on weighted data
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The World Bank Group as an Effective Development Partner: Collaboration
Collaboration: Respondents who currently collaborate with the WBG gave significantly
higher ratings for the WBG’s “responsiveness to needs” and “collaboration with the government
” compared to respondents who never collaborated with the WBG. Interestingly, respondents who previously collaborated with the WBG had significantly
higher ratings for the WBG’s “collaboration with other donors and development partners
” than respondents who currently collaborate or never collaborated with the
institution.
8.5 8.3
7.3 7.0
6.9 6.3
6.3 6.2
6.2 5.9
5.8 5.6
5.1 5.0
7.7 7.1
7.1 6.8
6.7 7.6
5.7 7.6
6.3 5.4
5.3 4.2
4.5 4.7
7.1 8.0
6.4 6.1
5.7 6.1
7.3 6.4
6.4 5.7
5.2 5.2
4.5 5.6
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
Colla o atio ith the Go e e t¹ⁱ
Being a long-term partner¹ Straightforwardness and honesty¹
The speed in which it gets things accomplished on the ground¹
Respo si e ess to eeds¹ⁱ Collaboration with the private sector¹
Flexibility in terms of changing country circumstances¹
Collaboration with other donors and development pa t e s¹ⁱ
Collaboration with civil society¹ Fle i ilit i te s of the i stitutio ’s p odu ts a d
services¹ Being inclusive¹
Ease of access to the people at the World Bank Group who are making decisions important to my work¹
Staff accessibility¹ Openness sharing data and other information¹
Mean Rating
Currently collaborating
Previously collaborated
Never collaborated
To what extent is the World Bank Group an effective development partner in Afghanistan in terms of each of the following? 1-To no degree at all, 10-To a very significant degree
ⁱ“ignifi antly different a ross le els of olla oration ¹Indicator Question
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The Wo ld Ba k G oup’s App oa h to Risk i Afghanistan
Making Decisions about the WBG Program in Afghanistan
The Wo ld Ba k G oup’s Lo al P ese e i Afgha ista
41 26
23 10
Dont know The World Bank Group does not take enough
risk in Afghanistan The Wo ld Ba k G oup’s app oa h to isk is
appropriate The World Bank Group takes too much risk in
Afghanistan Percentage of Respondents N=395
Whi h of the follo i g est des i es the a the Wo ld Ba k G oup ope ates i Afgha ista ? Respondents chose from a list.
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39
13 At the Headquarters in Washington D.C.
Dont know
In the country Percentage of Respondents N=393
Whe e a e the Wo ld Ba k G oups de isio s ade p i a il that suppo t the p og a i Afgha ista ? Respondents chose from a list.
80 8
8 4
More local presence The current level of local presence is
adequate Dont know
Less local presence Percentage of Respondents N=385
To e a o e effe ti e de elop e t pa t e i Afgha ista , do ou elie e thatthe Wo ld Ba k G oup should ha e...? Respondents chose from a list.
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The World Bank G oup’s Colla o atio ith UN
“ele ti it of the Wo ld Ba k G oup’s “uppo t
30 29
28 13
The same level of effective collaboration Dont know
Less effective collaboration More effective collaboration
Percentage of Respondents N=390
I the past ea , ha e ou see o e, less, o just a out the sa e le el of effe ti e olla o atio et ee the UN a d the Wo ld Ba k G oup i ou ou t ?
Respondents chose from a list.
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36
22 The World Bank Group is sufficiently selective
and focuses on the most important development challenges in Afghanistan
Do ’t k o
The World Bank Group is not sufficiently selective in Afghanistan, and it is involved in
too many areas of development Percentage of Respondents N=391
Whi h of the follo i g est des i es the WBG’s suppo t i Afgha ista ? Respondents chose from a list.
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VIII. The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund ARTF
Familiarity with ARTF
Year comparison
: Respondents in this year’s Survey were significantly more familiar weighted mean = 6.3
with the ARTF than respondents in respondents in the FY’08 and FY’12 Surveys weighted mean = 4.4 and 5.1 respectively.
Stakeholder groups and geographic locations: Respondents across stakeholder groups
and geographic locations had statistically similar levels of familiarity with the ARTF.
Collaboration: Respondents who currently collaborate with the WBG had significantly
higher levels of familiarity with the ARTF than respondents who previously or never collaborated with the institution.
5.8
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
9 10
All Respondents Mean Familiarity Rating
How familiar are you with the work of the ARTF in Afghanistan? 1 - Not familiar at all, 10 - Extremely familiar
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Qualities of ARTF’s Wo k
Year comparison
: Although this year’s respondents were significantly more familiar with the ARTF, their levels of agreement with most of the statements below were
significantly lower than they were in FY’08. For more details, please see appendix F.
Stakeholder groups: Respondents from local governments had significantly higher
levels of agreement with the statements that “the ARTF collaborates well with the Afghanistan Government
” and “the WBG collaborates well with other donors,” whereas respondents from the media had significantly lower levels of agreement with them.
Geographic locations: Respondents located outside Kabul had significantly higher levels
of agreement with the statements that “the ARTF is flexible and responds to changing conditions in Afghanistan
” and “the WBG collaborates well with other donors” compared to respondents located in Kabul.
Collaboration: Respondents who currently collaborate with the WBG had significantly
higher levels of agreement with the statements that “the ARTF collaborates well with the Afghanistan Government
,” “the ARTF distributes resources fairly and equally throughout the country
,” “the ARTF distributes resources in a way that effectively supports the key development priorities in Afghanistan,
” and “the ARTF efforts are leading to sustainable results on the ground
,” compared to respondents who previously or never collaborated.
6.9 6.4
