Contents of Country Programme Document

Cover page

Standard administrative data

Introduction

2. Summary of the Country Level Context

Context for the thematic programme and development engagements (and budget support if relevant)

Brief resume of the country policy paper including strategic objectives

Highlight synergies between thematic programmes and overall strategic objectives

Update national political, social, economic and human rights context as outlined in the country policy paper if relevant;

Adherence to the aid effectiveness agenda including alignment to national objectives and partner strategies

Country level Results Framework (objectives)

Contextual risks

Budget for the country programme at thematic programme level

3. Thematic Programmes (Note: to be repeated for each thematic programme).

3.1. Strategic considerations and justification of the thematic programme

Overall strategic considerations (supported by political, economic and social analyses, a human rights assessment, and a summary of budget support criteria);

Justification in terms of the priority country’s development priorities, Danish development policies, and adherence to the development effectiveness agenda;

Justification for programme design based on the five quality criteria; relevance, impact, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability;

Integration of experience and results from previous cooperation

3.2 Thematic Programme summary

Thematic programme objective

Short summary of development engagements

Results framework, including outcome indicators for all outcomes as per thematic programme

Choice of development engagement partner, modalities, capacity building and technical assistance to engagement partners

Monitoring framework

Budget at outcome level

Summary of risk analysis and risk response for programmatic and institutional risk factors. Joint management arrangements

4. Overview of management set-up at country programme level

Present the organization and handling of the management of the country programme across the thematic programmes.

Outline how management and administration of the country programme will be effective and lean

Outline how the management set-up supports alignment and division of labour with other development partners

5. Country programme budget

Break down the budget at development engagement-level;

Include unallocated funds – both unallocated funds earmarked to already defined engagements and unallocated funds only defined by thematic objectives.

Annexes:

Country policy paper

Partners – brief descriptions

Results Framework at output level

Budget at output level

Risk Management Matrix

Approved response by representation to summary of appraisal recommendations

List of supplementary material

To be available on request:

Development engagement documentation (draft engagement documents and partner’s programme documents for all programmed development engagements)

HRBA / Gender Screening Note

Climate Change and Green Growth Screening Note

Assessment according to the five budget support principles

National partner strategies (final or draft versions)

Other documents deemed relevant