Civil Society Consultative Group is a network of CSOs working with WB,

Nigeria and her partners to add value to her development efforts in Nigeria The network was formed in 2007 with

active members mostly in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria.

Between March - June, 2011, CCG received grant (US $ 23,000) from the WB to facilitate Civil Society monitoring and reporting of project performance to support the preparation of 2011 ISR in Nigeria.

The initiative, is in furtherance of the WB Access to Information Reforms which seeks to guarantees civil society (including CSOs, FBOs, associations, media and beneficiaries) with the right to access critical information on Bank projects, including also the assessment of project performance and

independence reporting.

To improve monitoring and subsequent effectiveness of Bank-supported projects in Nigeria through the engagement of a body of civil society representatives in the monitoring of the performance of Bank-supported projects.

The Pilot EISR+ covered 4 Projects: Fadama III project (covering 36 states & FCT)Commercial Agriculture DevelopmentProject – CADP (covering 5 states) Community and Social Development

Project – CSDP (covering … states)Malaria Control Booster Project - MCBP

(covering 7 States)

The Pilot EISR field mission Covered 8 states (2 per project)

16 LGAs (2 Per State)

32 communities (2 per LGA - 1 Urban & 1 Rural to the extent possible).

Setting up of Technical Coordinating Team,

Development of Monitoring Tools,

Training / Orientation of Field Mission Team Members,

Field Mission, and

Data Analysis and Report Writing

For the 3 CDD projects (CADP, CSDP & FADAMA III):

The quality and inclusiveness of community, participation and decision-making (including gender and social inclusion)

Beneficiaries’ satisfaction with service delivery, including sub-project implementation rates, accessibility and quality of services

The socio-economic impact of the project on target beneficiaries

For the MCBP project: Institutional capacity-building; Availability, access to and quality of malaria services being provided to beneficiaries;

Community participation in decision-making on malaria service provision Gender and social inclusion

CCG / WB/ Government collaborative Partnership in EISR+ in Nigeria

Open Access, What Stakeholders know about it?; Promotion of integrity and independence of CSOs’ actors as development partners not antagonistic