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| Botswana |
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- 2005
- Training in planning and organizing sample surveys
World Bank
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| Gave six-week training course in all aspects of sample survey work, with special emphasis on sampling and questionnaire design. The training was done as part of a General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) project in Africa. |
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Burkina
Faso |
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1997
Evaluation
of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) MICS 1
UNICEF
The
team's evaluation report of MICS 1 is available here |
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| Burkina
Faso was one of the three countries I visited, along with another consultant.
(The other two countries were Lesotho and the
Islamic Republic of Iran.) The visit was part
of UNICEF's review of how well the MICS methodology (for measuring the achievement
of mid-decade goals) was implemented in about 60 countries around the world.
Met with key government and UNICEF staff involved in the MICS survey. |
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| Burundi |
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1982
National
Household Survey Capability Programme (NHSCP)
UN
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |
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| Joint
visit with adviser from NHSCP headquarters in New York and adviser from
FAO in Rome. Helped to formulate a project proposal for Burundi's participation
in the NHSCP, and attempted to interest potential bilateral donors in funding
the programme. |
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| Cameroon |
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1979
National
Household Survey Capability Programme (NHSCP)
UN
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |
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| Joint
visit with the ILO Regional Expert on Household Surveys. Assisted the Department
of Statistics to move forward with their planning for a national household
survey on income, expenditure and consumption. Gave detailed technical advice
on sample design, questionnaire modules, cost estimates, and the arrangements
for a pilot survey. |
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| Cape Verde |
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2009
Labour Force Survey
ILO (Dakar) |
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| Assisted the national statistics office (INE) with sampling and questionnaire design issues for a new labour force survey, which was to include questions on the informal sector and social protection. |
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| Chad |
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1978-1979
Manpower
Survey Specialist
US
Agency for International Development (USAID)
Comprehensive
Human Resources Development in Chad |
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| Member
of a 7-person team. Designed a system for computerizing the records of all
scholarship holders, to improve the flow of information on students currently
studying at higher institutions, whether in Chad or abroad. However, this
project could not be implemented, because my 16-month contract for USAID
was terminated after seven months due to the outbreak of civil war. Spent
three months as an evacuee in Yaounde, Cameroon, after being rescued by
the Red Cross and evacuated by the French military. |
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| Djibouti |
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1997
Djibouti
Household Survey 1996
World
Bank |
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| Evaluated
the reliability of estimates of the sedentary population of the city of
Djibouti based on the results of the survey, as compared with the estimates
derived from the 1983 Census and the 1991 demographic survey. Checked sampling
frames, maps, previous survey reports, and also did field checks of coverage
around the city. |
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| Ethiopia |
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1979
& 1982
National
Household Survey Capability Programme (NHSCP)
UN
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |
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This was a global United Nations project, aimed at helping governments to set up or improve their survey organisations for collecting household data, and to ensure that data are analysed in a suitable manner. I was based in the Statistics Division of ECA, at its headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Countries visited:
1979 - Cameroon, Sudan, Sierra Leone;
1982 - Mali, Burundi, Sudan
2004
Improvement of labour statistics
World Bank
Advised the Central Statistical Authority on various aspects of labour statistics, including labour force survey, bi-annual employment-unemployment survey, wage and salary statistics, and occupational injury statistics. The visit was undertaken as part of a General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) project in Africa. |
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| Ghana |
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1991
Training
course on report writing
UK
Department for International Development (DFID) |
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| Along
with another consultant, ran a ten-day training course in the techniques
of report writing for about 15 staff of the Ghana Statistical Service. |
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1992-1996
Statistical
Adviser
Ghana
Living Standards Survey
UK
Department for International Development (DFID) |
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Advised
and assisted the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) with the conduct, processing,
analysis and dissemination of data from the Ghana Living Standards Survey
(GLSS). The GLSS was an element in the Social Dimensions of Adjustment project,
which Ghana was carrying out as part of its economic recovery programme,
with support from the World Bank, DFID, and other donors. Also helped GSS
to carry out socio-economic analyses of GLSS data, to assist policy makers
in the area of poverty alleviation. |
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1996
Measurement
of income from employment
International
Labour Organization (Geneva) |
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| Prepared
a desk study on issues relating to the measurement of income from paid and
self-employment, which was an input to an ILO meeting of experts on labour
statistics held in October 1997. The study was based on an analysis of data
from the Ghana Living Standards Survey. The 16th International Conference
of Labour Statisticians in 1998 adopted a new resolution on the measurement
of employment-related income. |
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| Lesotho |
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1997
Evaluation
of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) MICS 1
UNICEF
The
team's evaluation report of MICS 1 is available here |
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was one of the three countries I visited, along with another consultant.
(The other two countries were Burkina
Faso and the Islamic Republic of Iran.)
The visit was part of UNICEF's review of how well the MICS methodology (for
measuring the achievement of mid-decade goals) was implemented in about
60 countries around the world. Met with key government and UNICEF staff
involved in the MICS survey. |
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| Liberia |
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2007, 2008
Developing labour market information and analysis
International Labour Organization (Abuja office) |
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| Helped the Ministry of Labour to improve labour market information and analysis (LMIA). Produced the first set of employment statistics in many years, based on an analysis of data from the Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire (CWIQ) survey, and prepared an LMIA project document for external funding. |
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2009, 2010
Senior Labour Market Information Specialist
ILO (Abuja and Geneva) |
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| Designed a national labour force survey for LISGIS and the Ministry of Labour. After the survey, analysed and wrote up the results.
The report can be found here. |
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| Malawi |
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2000
Assessing
data on rural households
UK
Department for International Development (DFID) |
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Three
visits. As part of the 1999/2000 Starter Pack Evaluation Programme, assisted
a Malawian team with the design and analysis of field research to improve
the estimates of the size of the rural population.
My main report can be found here
Extensive use has been made of the report, in trying to show how participatory methods can be used to generate national statistics for the benefit of policy makers. |
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| Mali |
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1982
National
Household Survey Capability Programme (NHSCP)
UN
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |
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| Joint
visit with adviser from NHSCP headquarters in New York. Clarified with UNDP
the situation over funding arrangements for Mali's household survey programme,
assessed the progress made so far on household surveys, and reviewed the
need for recruiting outside technical assistance. |
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| Namibia |
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1999
Review
and development of agricultural statistics
UK
Department for International Development (DFID) |
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| Offered
suggestions for improving the methods of collecting and compiling agricultural
data, particularly data coming from administrative sources. |
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| Sierra
Leone |
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1979
National
Household Survey Capability Programme (NHSCP)
UN
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |
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| Assessed
progress made so far with the ongoing programme of household surveys organized
by the Central Statistics Office, and suggested remedies for the delays
experienced in processing data from two earlier surveys. |
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2005
Development of labour statistics
World Bank |
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| Worked on labour statistics, including a review of data needs. Attached to the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Industrial Relations. The visit was undertaken as part of a General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) project in Africa. |
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2009
Labour force survey
ILO (Geneva) |
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| Advised Statistics Sierra Leone on the key steps involved in their proposed labour force survey, particularly sampling and questionnaire design. |
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| Somalia |
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2006
Review of survey methodology
United Nations Development Programme (Somalia), Nairobi |
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Reviewed survey methodology, sample design and estimation procedures used in recent surveys, and those currently proposed for forthcoming surveys, in Somalia, and assisted in the development of a national sampling frame.
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| Sudan |
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1979
National
Household Survey Capability Programme (NHSCP)
UN
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |
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| Advised
the Department of Statistics on a suitable weighting scheme to be applied
to the data collected from the rural sample in a recent household budget
and consumption survey. |
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1982
National
Household Survey Capability Programme (NHSCP)
UN
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) |
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| Analysed
the data for Khartoum from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 1978-80,
and prepared a survey report which was subsequently published. Also advised
the Department of Statistics on an appropriate sample design for the forthcoming
population census. |
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2008
Development of labour statistics
World Bank
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Assisted the Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resources Development in the area of labour statistics, especially the design of labour force and informal sector surveys.
The visit was undertaken as part of a General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) project in Africa. |
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2008 (Southern Sudan)
National poverty survey
UNDP (Juba)
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Assisted the Southern Sudan Commission for Census, Statistics & Evaluation (SSCCSE) with initial planning for its first national poverty survey. |
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| Swaziland |
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1976-1978
Statistician,
then Manpower Adviser
National
Manpower Survey
UK
Department for International Development (DFID) |
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| Two-year
contract for DFID. Spent first four months designing a family expenditure
survey for the Central Statistical Office. Then switched over to the Ministry
of Finance and Economic Planning. Conducted a national survey of skilled
manpower, and helped a consultant to
prepare a report on the survey, including manpower projections. The survey
findings were subsequently used as a major input to Swaziland's Third National
Development Plan. |
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2006
Preparing project proposal for labour force survey/informal sector survey
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
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| Prepared a project proposal for the Central Statistical Office and the Ministry of Enterprise and Employment for a planned labour force and informal sector survey. |
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| Tanzania |
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1964
Alliance
Secondary School, Dodoma
Voluntary
Service Overseas (VSO) |
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| Taught
maths and English for nine months at a secondary school in central Tanzania.
Politically, it was an eventful time in East Africa. In January (just a
day or two after my arrival) there was an army mutiny, and in April the
country changed its name from Tanganyika to Tanzania, following the union
with Zanzibar. |
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2001
Multi-year
survey programme for poverty monitoring
Department
for International Development (DFID) |
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| Assisted
a Tanzanian research institute in developing a multi-year survey programme
for the National Bureau of Statistics. The aim was to have a sequencing
of censuses/surveys relevant to poverty monitoring, in connection with Tanzania's
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The report can be seen at: http://www.tzonline.org/pdf/developingamultyearsurveyprogramme.pdf |
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| Uganda |
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2004
Support for the development of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics
UK Department for International Development (DFID) |
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| Member (Official Statistics Adviser) of a long-term team providing assistance to the change management process in UBOS. |
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| Zambia |
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2001-2004
Statistical
adviser on poverty indicators
European
Union (EU Delegation, Lusaka) |
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| Seven visits spread over two contracts. Provided assistance and advice to the Ministry of Finance and National
Planning on the construction, production and dissemination of statistical
poverty indicators, in connection with Zambia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). |
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