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Institutionalizing Impact Evaluation: South
Asian Perspective
Bhutan’s Perspective
Karma Galleg,
Gross National Happiness
Commission
March , 2009
Country background
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A small Himalayan country located between India & China
Area - 38,394 sq.km
Population – 634,982
GDP per capita(US$) - 4,800 (2008)
HDI Ranking – 131 out of 179 countries (2008)
Government – Constitutional Monarchy
Evaluation System in Bhutan
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GNH Commission (erstwhile Planning Commission) is the
central coordinating agency for development planning and
monitoring in Bhutan
Monitoring and evaluation is the key mandate of GNHC
GNHC developed National M&E System to institute
systematic mechanism for tracking plans and programs
M&E Guidelines drafted & will be operational from 2009
onwards
Institutional Set-up for M&E
GROSS NATIONAL
HAPPINESS COMMISSION
COMMISSION
NATIONAL
LEVEL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DNB
GNH COMMISSION
SECRETARIAT
Research
Institutes
DPA
NSB
CENTRAL
MINISTRY/
A GENCY
LEVEL
GNH
POLICY & PLANNING
DIVISION
COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENTS/
NON-DEPARTMENTAL
BODIES
DIVISIONS/
SECTIONS/UNITS
DZONGKHAG
TSHOGDU
DISTRICT
LEVEL
DZONGKHAG ADMINISTRATION
DZONGKHAG SECTOR
OFFICES
DZONGKHAG PLANNING
UNIT
GEWOG
TSHOGDE
BLOCK LEVEL
GEWOG ADMINISTRATION
GUP’s OFFICE
(GEWOG ADM. OFFICER)
GEWOG
EXTENSION OFFICES
Key:
Co-ordination
Reporting & Feedback
REGIONAL
CENTRES/PROGRAMMES/
PROJECTS
Status of Impact Evaluation in Bhutan
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Limited demand for impact evaluations by policy makers
Demand for impact evaluation mainly driven by international
donors
Low level of participation by research institutes, civil society
organizations, private sector in impact evaluations
Limited capacity even at national level (GNHC) for impact
evaluations
Opportunities & strategies for promoting
impact evaluation
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GNH Commission as the central policy and planning agency
is well placed to create demand by the policy makers
A separate Research and Evaluation Division created in
GNHC to commission evaluations and frame evaluation
guidelines including impact evaluations
Develop network with regional and international evaluation
networks and associations
Good support from development partners in developing
institutional capacity and mechanism in promoting impact
evaluations
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Conducted nation-wide impact assessment of
rural development (RRDIA 2007)
Conducted capacity development outcome
evaluation of Danish supported organizations in
Bhutan in partnership with Danish Evaluation
Department (2006)
Terminal Review of 9th Five Year Planned in
2009
Few impact evaluations on selected themes and
development priorities proposed as a part of
Terminal Review