Strategic alliances and cooperative relationships

This section is designed to facilitate the creation of strategic alliances and cooperative relationships between the Nigerien Monitoring & Evaluation Network (ReNSE) and other institutions (national M&E networks/societies, universities, development agencies, ministries, NGOs, etc).

We invite all interested individuals or institutions to contact us to discuss potential alliances to strengthen the monitoring & evaluation culture and practice. If you are interested in exploring potential synergies with ReNSE, please contact Robert Ndamobissi, Nigerien Monitoring & Evaluation Network (ReNSE), c/o UNICEF Niger, BP 12481, Niamey, Niger - Email: rndamobissi@unicef.org - Phone: +227 72 30 08.

For your information, please find below a list of institutions with whom we are currently cooperating.

Strategic alliances

Institution	Activity
UNDP Niger	Convener and Secretariat of ReNSE (2002-2004) Hosting of meetings VSAT internet access for members at the UN Documentation Centre (Niamey) Funding for the 1st issue of ReNSE half-yearly newsletter Hosting of the new ReNSE web site Funding of national consultancies for technical assistance to ReNSE activities (translation into French of training modules, evaluators database, evaluation mission of ReNSE) Funding of the participation of ReNSE coordinator to DAC/OECD Conference on Aid Evaluation, Paris, 25-26/3/2003 and to the Inaugural Assembly of the IOCE in Lima, Peru, 28-29/3/2003
CARE INTERNATIONAL Niger	Regional expansion by nominating 8 focal points in CARE branches in the country Financial support for editing and printing the first edition of the Lettre du ReNSE (ReNSE Newsletter) in 200 copies
French Cooperation Office in Niamey	Invitation for 3 members to attend a 1 week training in M&E of agricultural projects held in Niamey in September 2002 by an international expert
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)	Funding for 1 member of ReNSE to attend the AfrEA annual Conference in Nairobi and make a presentation on Agric. Research and Development
African Development Bank	Funding for 1 member of ReNSE to attend the AfrEA annual Conference in Nairobi and make a presentation on Evaluation Capacity Development
World Bank	Funding for 1 member of ReNSE to attend the AfrEA annual Conference in Nairobi
UNICEF Niger	Convenor of ReNSE (1999-2001) Secretariat of ReNSE (1999-2001) Hosting of the 1st and 2nd ReNSE Meeting
IRD Niger - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement	First host of the ReNSE Website (1999-2002)
Société Française d’Evaluation - SFE	Invitation to one member of the ReNSE Coordination Committee (Mr. Mamani Sani Sanda) to the SFE Annual Conference in France (2000)
Agence Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie - ACCT	Posting of ACCT announcements in the ReNSE website Funding for 1 member to attend the Annual Conference of AfrEA in Nairobi and make a presentation in the Education Strand Funding for one member of the ReNSE Coordination Committee to participate in the SFE Annual Conference in France (2000)
African Evaluation Association - AfrEA	Invitation to one member of the ReNSE Coordination Committee (Mr. Ben Adji Mamadou) to the AfrEA Annual Conference in Kenya (1999)

Cooperative relationships

Institution	Activity
Private aid Group	Hosting of the 18th meeting
UNDP Niger	Hosting of the 17th meeting
Natural Ressources Management Program - World Bank	Hosting of the 13th meeting
Ministry of Plan, Government of Niger	Hosting of the 3th ReNSE Meeting
SNV Niger (Dutch Cooperation)	Hosting of the 4th ReNSE Meeting Presentation of the SNV Monitoring System
Ministry of Water Resources, Gov. of Niger	Hosting of the 5th ReNSE Meeting
SIGNER - Geographical Information System of Niger	Presentation of SIGNER
GTZ Niger (German Cooperation)	Presentation of the software to decentralize the health information system
CERMES Niger	Presentation of HealthMapper for Dracunculiasis Eradication Programme
Agrhymet Niger	Presentation of Ap3a, Projet alert précoce et prévision des Productions Agricoles
CRDI - Canada	Book donation
American Evaluation Association - USA	Book donation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation - USA	Book donation
Kluwer Academic Publishers	Book donation