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Cooperation with Japan: Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (2000)

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III. Implementation Arrangements

A. Processing Procedures

22. Activities will be prepared and proposed by relevant operational and other departments in cooperation with beneficiary communities, and NGOs or other organizations as relevant. Programs Departments including resident missions will coordinate the no objection and processing of each proposal with DMC governments. Departments/Offices concerned will forward proposals to the Strategy and Policy Department, Poverty Reduction Unit (PRU) for consideration and advice. Upon clearance by PRU, Departments/Offices concerned will forward the proposals to the Office of Co-Financing Operations (OCO) for submission to the Government for approval. After Government approval, the proposals will then be forwarded through the relevant operational Vice President to the President for approval or for Board consideration.

23. Board approval for the proposed activity will be required for all activities for which JFPR financing exceeds $1.0 million, while the President will be authorized to approve all activities for which JFPR financing is $1.0 million or below. All proposed activities approved by the President will be circulated to the Board for information. Among other considerations, the Board will review likely impact of JFPR financing on ADB financed projects.

24. Following approval of the proposed activity, ADB, on behalf of the Government, will enter into a JFPR assistance letter of agreement with the executing agency to channel such portion of the proceeds of the JFPR as shall be required to carry out the approved activity.

25. It is expected that the World Bank will operate a similar fund, financed by the Government.³ Coordination between ADB and the World Bank with respect to each such fund will be carried out.

B. Procurement

26. ADB will review and approve all relevant actions undertaken by executing agencies associated with the JFPR (i.e., recruitment of consultants, procurement of goods and services, and disbursement) in accordance with established procedures. In cases where ADB itself recruit consultants, all relevant procedures governing such recruitment will be followed.

27. The recruitment of consultants will also be carried out in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants as amended from time to time. Procurement of goods and services will also be carried out in accordance with ADB's Guidelines for Procurement as amended from time to time.

C. Monitoring and Evaluation

28. ADB will monitor and evaluate JFPR financed activities in the same manner as all other ADB financed projects and in accordance with established ADB procedures.

29. ADB will prepare an annual report on the evaluation of activities financed by the JFPR that will be submitted to the Government.

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